> One problem with the kernel QC process is that I think everyone marks
> the bug as "old/dealt with"
Will this view trigger any more clarifications?
> so it was only because I was added a new
> check for resource leaks that it was found when it was re-introduced.
I would like to point once more out that the commit 786ae133e07f2a6b352a0efad16b555ee45a2898
("lib: fix test_hmm.c reference after free" from 2020-06-26)
indicated questionable implementation details according to a coccicheck run.
The available scripts for the semantic patch language can also remind you again
for desirable software improvements.
Examples:
* https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/scripts/coccinelle/free/kfree.cocci?id=7c7ec3226f5f33f9c050d85ec20f18419c622ad6#n2
* https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/scripts/coccinelle/null/deref_null.cocci?id=7c7ec3226f5f33f9c050d85ec20f18419c622ad6#n3
Will any more adjustments be achieved with the help of advanced source code
analysis tools?
Regards,
Markus
