Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] checkpatch: add a warning for basename/dirname

[Julia Suvorova <jusual@mail.ru>]

On 02.03.2018 11:56, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> On 02/03/2018 09:22, Julia Suvorova wrote:
>> Signed-off-by: Julia Suvorova <jusual@mail.ru>
>> ---
>>  scripts/checkpatch.pl | 5 +++++
>>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
>> index 1b4b812..6c4fb42 100755
>> --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
>> +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
>> @@ -2584,6 +2584,11 @@ sub process {
>>  			ERROR("__func__ should be used instead of gcc specific __FUNCTION__\n"  . $herecurr);
>>  		}
>>  
>> +# recommend g_path_get_* over basename(3) and dirname(3)
>> +		if ($line =~ /\b(basename|dirname)\s*\(/) {
>> +			WARN("consider using g_path_get_$1 in preference to $1(3)\n" . $herecurr);
>> +		}
>> +
>>  # recommend qemu_strto* over strto* for numeric conversions
>>  		if ($line =~ /\b(strto[^kd].*?)\s*\(/) {
>>  			ERROR("consider using qemu_$1 in preference to $1\n" . $herecurr);
>>
> 
> Hi Julia, the patch is fine, but given Alex's objections let's warn only
> if you are doing g_strdup(basename(...)) or g_strdup(dirname(...)).
> 

Ok.

> (No other action is needed on your other patch).
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Paolo
>