jschopp wrote:
>> +# check for pointless casting of kmalloc return
>> +if ($rawline =~ /\*\)[ ]k[czm]alloc/) {
>
> It looks to me like this will catch
>
> foo = (char *) kmalloc(512);
>
> but not
>
> for = (char* )kmalloc(512);
>
> I haven't tried it but how about something like:
>
>
On 8/8/07, jschopp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > +WARN("No need to cast return value.\n");
> > >
> > > Could the warning be more descriptive? This describes what, but it
> > should also describe
> > > why; after all if somebody made this error they may not know th
> > +WARN("No need to cast return value.\n");
>
> Could the warning be more descriptive? This describes what, but it should also describe
> why; after all if somebody made this error they may not know they why.
I'm open to suggestions..
How about
WARN("No need to ca
On Wed, 8 Aug 2007, Dave Jones wrote:
> > I haven't tried it but how about something like:
> >
> > if($rawline =~/\(.*\)\s*k[czm]alloc/){
>
> Hmm, could even just drop the check for the '*'
> )[ ]k.. should be good enough.
There is none, both the '*'s are qualifiers :)
> > which if I got
On Wed, Aug 08, 2007 at 12:05:13PM -0500, jschopp wrote:
> > +# check for pointless casting of kmalloc return
> > + if ($rawline =~ /\*\)[ ]k[czm]alloc/) {
>
> It looks to me like this will catch
>
> foo = (char *) kmalloc(512);
>
> but not
>
> for = (char* )kmalloc(512);
>
+# check for pointless casting of kmalloc return
+ if ($rawline =~ /\*\)[ ]k[czm]alloc/) {
It looks to me like this will catch
foo = (char *) kmalloc(512);
but not
for = (char* )kmalloc(512);
I haven't tried it but how about something like:
if($rawline =~/\(.*\)\s*k[czm]alloc/
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