Subject: Re: [Cocci] [PATCH v2] coccinelle: api: check for propagation of error from platform_get_irq

From: SF Markus Elfring <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 08:58:33 +0100

> The error return value of platform_get_irq seems to often get dropped.

How do you think about any more fine-tuning here?

Commit message:
* … of the platform_get_irq() function seems to get dropped too often.

* Why do you concentrate on a single function name?
  Do you plan to extend this source code analysis approach?

> +@script:python r_report depends on report@
> +j0 << r.j0;
> +j1 << r.j1;
> +@@
> +
> +msg = "Propagate return value of platform_get_irq around line %s." % (j1[0].line)

Are there more unchecked return values which are interesting
for further considerations?
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/252.html

Regards,
Markus
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