Re: [cocci] [1/36] coccinelle: misc: add cond_return_no_effect.cocci

From: Markus Elfring

Date: Fri Jul 24 2026 - 13:07:07 EST


>> Further metavariables can eventually be shared for an SmPL rule.
>>
>> How do you think about to avoid repeated search efforts by separate SmPL rules
>> (for the patch mode)?
>
> Are there impressive performance improvements from merging the rules?

I got the impression that representative benchmarking systems are not available
for detailed system tests of the Coccinelle software (including coccicheck scripts)
so far.


> If so, could you share an example or numbers?
The evaluation of some SmPL scripts gets occasionally measured.

Regards,
Markus