> I think that something like > > if (IS_ERR(e)) > { > <+... > *dev_err(...) > ...+> > } > > would be more appropriate. Whether there is a return or not doesn't > really matter. Do you find the following SmPL change specification useful and acceptable? @deletion depends on patch@ expression e; @@ e = devm_ioremap_resource(...); if (IS_ERR(e)) ( -{ - dev_err(...); return (...); -} |{ <+... - dev_err(...); ...+> } ) Would this approach need a version check for the Coccinelle software? Regards, Markus