>>>> So Coccinelle should be fixed if it reports an error for that. >>> >>> Redundant function calls can occasionally be avoided accordingly, >>> can't they? >> >> Sure they can, but is that worth it here ? > > Coccinelle does what the developer of the semantic patch tells it to do. > It doesn't spontaneously report errors for anything.
Some special source code search and transformation patterns are occasionally applied. The corresponding change acceptance can often be challenging. Regards, Markus
