Re: [PATCH] coccinelle: semantic patch to check for inappropriate do_div() calls

[Markus Elfring]

> +virtual context
> +virtual org
> +virtual report

The operation mode âpatchâ is not supported here.
Should the term âsemantic code searchâ be used instead in the subject again?


> +@@
> +(
> +* do_div(f, l);
> +|
> +* do_div(f, ul);
> +|
> +* do_div(f, ul64);
> +|
> +* do_div(f, sl64);
> +)

I suggest to avoid the specification of duplicate SmPL code.

+@@
+*do_div(f, \( l \| ul \| ul64 \| sl64 \) );


Will any more case distinctions become helpful?


> +@script:python depends on report@
> +p << r.p;
> +@@
> +
> +msg="WARNING: WARNING: do_div() does a 64-by-32 division, which may truncation the divisor to 32-bit"
> +coccilib.report.print_report(p[0], msg)

Please improve the message construction.

Regards,
Markus