Re: [PATCH 00/26] constify local structures

Julia Lawall
2016-09-12T08:54:07Z

On Sun, 11 Sep 2016, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:

> On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 03:05:42PM +0200, Julia Lawall wrote:
> > Constify local structures.
> >
> > The semantic patch that makes this change is as follows:
> > (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/)
>
> Just my two cents but:
>
> 1. You *can* use a static analysis too to find bugs or other issues.
> 2. However, you should manually do the commits and proper commit
> messages to subsystems based on your findings. And I generally think
> that if one contributes code one should also at least smoke test changes
> somehow.
>
> I don't know if I'm alone with my opinion. I just think that one should
> also do the analysis part and not blindly create and submit patches.

All of the patches are compile tested. And the individual patches are
submitted to the relevant maintainers. The individual commit messages
give a more detailed explanation of the strategy used to decide that the
structure was constifiable. It seemed redundant to put that in the cover
letter, which will not be committed anyway.

julia

>
> Anyway, I'll apply the TPM change at some point. As I said they were
> for better. Thanks.
>
> /Jarkko
>
> > // <smpl>
> > // The first rule ignores some cases that posed problems
> > @r disable optional_qualifier@
> > identifier s != {peri_clk_data,threshold_attr,tracer_flags,tracer};
> > identifier i != {s5k5baf_cis_rect,smtcfb_fix};
> > position p;
> > @@
> > static struct s i@p = { ... };
> >
> > @lstruct@
> > identifier r.s;
> > @@
> > struct s { ... };
> >
> > @used depends on lstruct@
> > identifier r.i;
> > @@
> > i
> >
> > @bad1@
> > expression e;
> > identifier r.i;
> > assignment operator a;
> > @@
> > (<+...i...+>) a e
> >
> > @bad2@
> > identifier r.i;
> > @@
> > &(<+...i...+>)
> >
> > @bad3@
> > identifier r.i;
> > declarer d;
> > @@
> > d(...,<+...i...+>,...);
> >
> > @bad4@
> > identifier r.i;
> > type T;
> > T[] e;
> > identifier f;
> > position p;
> > @@
> >
> > f@p(...,
> > (
> > (<+...i...+>)
> > &
> > e
> > )
> > ,...)
> >
> > @bad4a@
> > identifier r.i;
> > type T;
> > T *e;
> > identifier f;
> > position p;
> > @@
> >
> > f@p(...,
> > (
> > (<+...i...+>)
> > &
> > e
> > )
> > ,...)
> >
> > @ok5@
> > expression *e;
> > identifier r.i;
> > position p;
> > @@
> > e =@p i
> >
> > @bad5@
> > expression *e;
> > identifier r.i;
> > position p != ok5.p;
> > @@
> > e =@p (<+...i...+>)
> >
> > @rr depends on used && !bad1 && !bad2 && !bad3 && !bad4 && !bad4a && !bad5@
> > identifier s,r.i;
> > position r.p;
> > @@
> >
> > static
> > +const
> > struct s i@p = { ... };
> >
> > @depends on used && !bad1 && !bad2 && !bad3 && !bad4 && !bad4a && !bad5
> > disable optional_qualifier@
> > identifier rr.s,r.i;
> > @@
> >
> > static
> > +const
> > struct s i;
> > // </smpl>
> >
> > ---
> >
> > drivers/acpi/acpi_apd.c | 8 +++---
> > drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c | 10 ++++----
> > drivers/char/tpm/tpm-sysfs.c | 2 -
> > drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 8 +++---
> > drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_uk.c | 6 ++---
> > drivers/media/i2c/tvp514x.c | 2 -
> > drivers/media/pci/ddbridge/ddbridge-core.c | 18 +++++++--------
> > drivers/media/pci/ngene/ngene-cards.c | 14 ++++++------
> > drivers/media/pci/smipcie/smipcie-main.c | 8 +++---
> > drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_uv.c | 2 -
> > drivers/net/arcnet/com20020-pci.c | 10 ++++----
> > drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_pci.c | 4 +--
> > drivers/net/can/sja1000/plx_pci.c | 20 ++++++++---------
> > drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c | 4 +--
> > drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c | 2 -
> > drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c | 14 ++++++------
> > drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_pci.c | 2 -
> > drivers/net/wireless/ath/dfs_pattern_detector.c | 2 -
> > drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/3945.c | 4 +--
> > drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8188ee/sw.c | 2 -
> > drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/sw.c | 2 -
> > drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/sw.c | 2 -
> > drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192ee/sw.c | 2 -
> > drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/sw.c | 2 -
> > drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723ae/sw.c | 2 -
> > drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723be/sw.c | 2 -
> > drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/sw.c | 2 -
> > drivers/platform/chrome/chromeos_laptop.c | 22 +++++++++----------
> > drivers/platform/x86/intel_scu_ipc.c | 6 ++---
> > drivers/platform/x86/intel_telemetry_debugfs.c | 2 -
> > drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r_flash.c | 2 -
> > drivers/scsi/hptiop.c | 6 ++---
> > drivers/spi/spi-dw-pci.c | 4 +--
> > drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c | 2 -
> > drivers/usb/misc/ezusb.c | 2 -
> > drivers/video/fbdev/matrox/matroxfb_g450.c | 2 -
> > lib/crc64_ecma.c | 2 -
> > sound/pci/ctxfi/ctatc.c | 2 -
> > sound/pci/hda/patch_ca0132.c | 10 ++++----
> > sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c | 2 -
> > 40 files changed, 110 insertions(+), 110 deletions(-)
>