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Re: [PATCH 00/26] constify local structures

From Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH 00/26] constify local structures
Date 2016-09-12 11:00 +0200
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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(-)
>

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[PATCH 00/26] constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:30 +0200
  [PATCH 02/26] lib: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:30 +0200
  [PATCH 13/26] [media]: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:30 +0200
  [PATCH 01/26] ALSA: pci: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 01/26] ALSA: pci: constify local structures Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2016-09-12 08:20 +0200
  [PATCH 24/26] ACPI / APD: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 24/26] ACPI / APD: constify local structures "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net> - 2016-09-14 02:50 +0200
  [PATCH 25/26] pch_gbe: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 25/26] pch_gbe: constify local structures David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2016-09-12 04:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 25/26] pch_gbe: constify local structures Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-12 11:10 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 25/26] pch_gbe: constify local structures David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2016-09-12 18:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 25/26] pch_gbe: constify local structures Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-12 14:30 +0200
  [PATCH 22/26] esas2r: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:30 +0200
  [PATCH 21/26] rtlwifi: rtl818x: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:30 +0200
  [PATCH 15/26] platform/chrome: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:40 +0200
  [PATCH 07/26] net/mlx4_core: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 07/26] net/mlx4_core: constify local structures Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org> - 2016-09-12 07:10 +0200
  [PATCH 05/26] ARCNET: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 05/26] ARCNET: constify local structures Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-12 14:40 +0200
  [PATCH 04/26] matroxfb: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:40 +0200
  [PATCH 18/26] intel_scu_ipc: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 18/26] intel_scu_ipc: constify local structures Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-12 14:40 +0200
  [PATCH 03/26] staging: rtl8192e: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:40 +0200
  [PATCH 11/26] can: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 11/26] can: constify local structures Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-12 14:40 +0200
  [PATCH 08/26] iwlegacy: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 08/26] iwlegacy: constify local structures Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@redhat.com> - 2016-09-12 13:30 +0200
  [PATCH 17/26] intel_telemetry_debugfs: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:40 +0200
  [PATCH 19/26] intel_pstate: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 19/26] intel_pstate: constify local structures Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org> - 2016-09-12 08:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 19/26] intel_pstate: constify local structures "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net> - 2016-09-14 03:00 +0200
  [PATCH 10/26] tpm: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 10/26] tpm: constify local structures Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com> - 2016-09-11 19:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 10/26] tpm: constify local structures Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-12 10:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 10/26] tpm: constify local structures Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com> - 2016-09-12 21:30 +0200
  [PATCH 09/26] i40iw: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:40 +0200
  [PATCH 16/26] ezusb: constify local structures Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 15:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 00/26] constify local structures Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com> - 2016-09-11 19:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 00/26] constify local structures Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-12 11:00 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 00/26] constify local structures Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com> - 2016-09-12 15:20 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 00/26] constify local structures Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-12 15:30 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 00/26] constify local structures Felipe Balbi <felipe.balbi@linux.intel.com> - 2016-09-12 15:50 +0200
          Re: [PATCH 00/26] constify local structures Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> - 2016-09-12 16:00 +0200
          Re: [PATCH 00/26] constify local structures Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-12 16:00 +0200
            Re: [PATCH 00/26] constify local structures Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com> - 2016-09-12 21:00 +0200
          Re: [PATCH 00/26] constify local structures Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com> - 2016-09-12 22:20 +0200
            Re: [PATCH 00/26] constify local structures Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-12 23:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 00/26] constify local structures Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> - 2016-09-11 20:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 00/26] constify local structures Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-11 21:20 +0200

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