>> Would the following script (for the semantic patch language) >> be useful enough for further development considerations? >> >> usage_of_kmalloc_array1-excerpt2.cocci: >> @replacement2@ >> expression count, pointer, target; >> @@ >> target = >> - kmalloc(sizeof(*pointer) * (count) >> + kmalloc_array(count, sizeof(*pointer) >> , ...); > > Why don't you include the _exact_ script that you run? I showed only the "excerpt" above because of the current situation that this single SmPL rule triggered the software change which I suggested for the referenced source file. How do you think about to try a command out like the following also in your development (or test) environment? elfring@Sonne:~/Projekte/Linux/next-patched> spatch.opt ~/Projekte/Coccinelle/janitor/usage_of_kmalloc_array1-excerpt2.cocci arch/x86/kernel/ksysfs.c Regards, Markus -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html