Re: [Cocci] [RFC PATCH] scripts: Fix coccicheck failed

[Markus Elfring]

> Maybe the problem would be solved by putting virtual report at the top of the rule.

I assume that support for the operation mode âpatchâ can eventually be considered.


> But it might still fail because nothing can happen without a value
> for the virtual metavariable ns.

I imagine that the safe handling of this command line input parameter
will trigger further software development concerns.


> Should the coccinelle directory be only for things that work with make coccicheck,

I hope not.

But it seems that a filter command expressed such a restriction so far.
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/scripts/coccicheck?id=02dc96ef6c25f990452c114c59d75c368a1f4c8f#n257

Is this place an update candidate now?


> or for all Coccinelle scripts?

I would prefer file storage selections in this direction.
How do you think about to improve the software taxonomy accordingly?

Regards,
Markus