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    SubjectRe: [PATCH with Coccinelle?] Deletion of unnecessary checks before specific function calls
    > If you are convinced that dropping the null tests is a good idea, then you 
    > can submit the patch that makes the change to the relevant maintainers and
    > mailing lists.

    Hello,

    A couple of functions perform input parameter validation before their
    implementations will try further actions with side effects. Some calling
    functions perform similar safety checks.

    Functions which release a system resource are often documented in the way that
    they tolerate the passing of a null pointer for example. I do not see a need
    because of this fact that a function caller repeats a corresponding check.

    Now I would like to propose such a change again.

    1. Extension of the infrastructure for the analysis tool "coccicheck"
    Semantic patch patterns can help to identify update candidates also in the
    Linux source file hierarchy.

    https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/tree/scripts/coccinelle?id=79f0345fefaafb7cde301a830471edd21a37989b

    2. Clarification for some automated update suggestions
    My source code search approach found seventy functions at least which might
    need another review and corresponding corrections for Linux 3.14-rc5. Further
    software development will point out even more potentially open issues.

    Regards,
    Markus


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