| /// Remove casting the values returned by memory allocation functions |
| /// like kmalloc, kzalloc, kmem_cache_alloc, kmem_cache_zalloc etc. |
| /// |
| //# This makes an effort to find cases of casting of values returned by |
| //# kmalloc, kzalloc, kcalloc, kmem_cache_alloc, kmem_cache_zalloc, |
| //# kmem_cache_alloc_node, kmalloc_node and kzalloc_node and removes |
| //# the casting as it is not required. The result in the patch case may |
| //#need some reformatting. |
| // |
| // Confidence: High |
| // Copyright: 2014, Himangi Saraogi GPLv2. |
| // Comments: |
| // Options: --no-includes --include-headers |
| // |
| |
| virtual context |
| virtual patch |
| virtual org |
| virtual report |
| |
| //---------------------------------------------------------- |
| // For context mode |
| //---------------------------------------------------------- |
| |
| @depends on context@ |
| type T; |
| @@ |
| |
| * (T *) |
| \(kmalloc\|kzalloc\|kcalloc\|kmem_cache_alloc\|kmem_cache_zalloc\| |
| kmem_cache_alloc_node\|kmalloc_node\|kzalloc_node\)(...) |
| |
| //---------------------------------------------------------- |
| // For patch mode |
| //---------------------------------------------------------- |
| |
| @depends on patch@ |
| type T; |
| @@ |
| |
| - (T *) |
| (\(kmalloc\|kzalloc\|kcalloc\|kmem_cache_alloc\|kmem_cache_zalloc\| |
| kmem_cache_alloc_node\|kmalloc_node\|kzalloc_node\)(...)) |
| |
| //---------------------------------------------------------- |
| // For org and report mode |
| //---------------------------------------------------------- |
| |
| @r depends on org || report@ |
| type T; |
| position p; |
| @@ |
| |
| (T@p *)\(kmalloc\|kzalloc\|kcalloc\|kmem_cache_alloc\|kmem_cache_zalloc\| |
| kmem_cache_alloc_node\|kmalloc_node\|kzalloc_node\)(...) |
| |
| @script:python depends on org@ |
| p << r.p; |
| t << r.T; |
| @@ |
| |
| coccilib.org.print_safe_todo(p[0], t) |
| |
| @script:python depends on report@ |
| p << r.p; |
| t << r.T; |
| @@ |
| |
| msg="WARNING: casting value returned by memory allocation function to (%s *) is useless." % (t) |
| coccilib.report.print_report(p[0], msg) |
| |
| |
