Re: [v3] coccinelle: semantic patch to check for inappropriate do_div() calls
From: Markus Elfring
Date: Sat Jan 11 2020 - 03:04:23 EST
>> Can the avoidance of duplicate source code (according to SmPL disjunctions)
>> trigger positive effects on run time characteristics and software maintenance?
>
> Markus. Please stop asking this question.
This will not happen for a while.
> You are bothering people with this advice,
I present just another view.
> why don't _you_ figure out once and for all whether the change
> that you suggest has any "positive effects on the run time characteristics"?
> Hint: it will not.
* How much attention do you give to the software development principle
"Don't repeat yourself"?
* Can the file size of a SmPL script matter a bit?
> Coccinelle has a pass that propagates disjunctions at the sub-statement level
> to the statement level.
This data processing can probably trigger further development considerations.
Regards,
Markus