Re: sched: make struct task_struct::state 32-bit

[Markus Elfring]

>>> identifier task_state =~ "^TASK_";
>>
>> Are there a lot of options?  You can also enumerate them in {}, ie
>>
>> identifier task_state = {TASK_BLAH, TASK_BLAHBLAH};
>
> Around a dozen, can be enumerated easily and is indeed probably better than
> a regexp.

Can the application of a regular expression be more convenient
for such an use case?


>> You want to look at the definitions of called functions?
>> Coccinelle doesn't really support that,

I got an other impression.


>> but there are hackish ways to add that.

How do you think about to discuss corresponding software development challenges?

Regards,
Markus