Re: [PATCH] Coccinelle: zalloc-simple: Fix patch mode for dma_alloc_coherent()
From: Alex Dewar
Date: Tue Apr 07 2020 - 12:03:59 EST
On Sat, Apr 04, 2020 at 09:06:46AM +0200, Markus Elfring wrote:
> > Commit dfd32cad146e ("dma-mapping: remove dma_zalloc_coherent()"), in
> > removing dma_zalloc_coherent() treewide, inadvertently removed the patch
> > rule for dma_alloc_coherent(), leaving Coccinelle unable to auto-generate
> > patches for this case. Fix this.
>
> I suggest to reconsider also the distribution of recipients for your patch
> according to the fields âCcâ and âToâ.
Good point.
>
> Will the software development attention grow in a way so that further
> implementation details can be adjusted also for the mentioned SmPL script?
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Would you mind clarifying?
Best,
Alex
>
> Regards,
> Markus