The complate semantic patch that finds this problem is as follows:
(http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/)
// <smpl>
@ok exists@
identifier f,ret,i;
expression e;
constant c;
@@
// identify a function that returns a negative return value at least once.
f(...) {
... when any
(
return -c at i;
|
ret = -c at i;
... when != ret = e
return ret;
|
if (ret < 0) { ... return ret; }
)
... when any
}
@r exists@
identifier ret,ok.f,fn;
expression e1,e2,e3,e4,e5,e6,x;
statement S,S1;
position p1,p2,p3;
@@
// identify a case where the return variable is set to a non-negative value
// and then returned in error-handling code
f(...) {
... when any
(
if at p1 (\(ret < 0\|ret != 0\))
{ ... return ret; }
|
ret at p1 = 0
)
... when != \(ret = e1\|ret++\|ret--\|ret+=e1\|ret-=e1\)
when != &ret
when any
(
if (<+... ret = e5 ...+>) S1
|
if (<+... &ret ...+>) S1
|
if at p2(<+...x = fn(...)...+>)
{
... when != ret = e6
when forall
return at p3 ret;
}
|
break;
|
x = fn(...)
... when != \(ret = e4\|ret++\|ret--\|ret+=e4\|ret-=e4\)
when != &ret
(
if (<+... ret = e3 ...+>) S
|
if (<+... &ret ...+>) S
|
if at p2(<+...\(x != 0\|x < 0\|x == NULL\|IS_ERR(x)\)...+>)
{
... when != ret = e2
when forall
return at p3 ret;
}
)
)
... when any
}
@printer depends on r@
position p;
identifier ok.f,pr;
constant char [] c;
@@
f(...) { <...pr at p(...,c,...)...> }
@bad0 exists@
identifier r.ret,ok.f,g != {ERR_PTR,IS_ERR};
position p != printer.p;
@@
f(...) { ... when any
g at p(...,ret,...)
... when any
}
@bad depends on !bad0 exists@
position r.p1,r.p2;
statement S1,S2;
identifier r.ret;
expression e1;
@@
// ignore the above if there is some path where the variable is set to
// something else
(
if at p1 (\(ret < 0\|ret != 0\)) S1
|
ret at p1 = 0
)
... when any
\(ret = e1\|ret++\|ret--\|ret+=e1\|ret-=e1\|&ret\)
... when any
if at p2(...) S2
@bad1 depends on !bad0 && !bad exists@
position r.p2;
statement S2;
identifier r.ret;
expression e1;
constant c;
@@
ret = -c
... when != \(ret = e1\|ret++\|ret--\|ret+=e1\|ret-=e1\)
when != &ret
when any
if at p2(...) S2
@bad2 depends on !bad0 && !bad && !bad1 exists@
position r.p1,r.p2;
identifier r.ret;
expression e1;
statement S2;
constant c;
@@
// likewise ignore it if there has been an intervening return
ret at p1 = 0
... when != if (...) { ... ret = e1 ... return ret; }
when != if (...) { ... return -c; }
when any
if at p2(...) S2
@script:python depends on !bad0 && !bad && !bad1 && !bad2@
p1 << r.p1;
p2 << r.p2;
p3 << r.p3;
@@
cocci.print_main("",p1)
cocci.print_secs("",p2)
cocci.print_secs("",p3)
// </smpl>
