From: "Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>
To: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, "Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox.com>,
"SZEDER Gábor" <szeder.dev@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 00/11] cocci: make "incremental" possible + a ccache-like tool
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:36:46 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <221017.86czaqjnhy.gmgdl@evledraar.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Y02V0E0JRSNa4Sb9@coredump.intra.peff.net>
On Mon, Oct 17 2022, Jeff King wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 05:31:16PM +0200, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
>
>> The big change in this belated v3 is that we now run against a
>> concatenated version of all our *.cocci files. This is something I
>> discussed with Jeff King at Git Merge, after having confirmed the
>> viability of that approach on the cocci mailing list.
>
> Is that safe? The last time it was brought up on this list (AFAIK) was
> in:
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/git/alpine.DEB.2.20.1808030755350.2446@hadrien/
>
> where Julia said:
>
> I'm surprised that the above cat command would work. Semantic patch rules
> have names, and Coccinelle will not be happy isf two rules have the same
> name. Some may also have variables declared in initializers, although
> perhaps the ones in the kernel don't do this. Causing these variables to
> be shared would not have a good effect.
>
> Putting everything together can also go counter to the optimizations that
> Coccinelle provides. [...]
>
> Maybe we don't do any of the things that could trigger problems in our
> spatch rules. But it's not clear to me what we're risking. Do you have a
> link for further discussion?
I think 10/11's commit message should answer your question:
https://lore.kernel.org/git/patch-v3-10.11-52177ea2a68-20221014T152553Z-avarab@gmail.com/
The tl;dr is that it's not safe in the general case, as noted in the
post you & the more recent one I linked to in 10/11.
So, with this series doing:
perl -pi -e 's/swap/preincrement/g' contrib/coccinelle/swap.cocci
Will error it if you run it with "SPATCH_CONCAT_COCCI=Y", but not with
"SPATCH_CONCAT_COCCI=", as the rule names conflict in the ALL.cocci.
But as 10/11 notes we can just avoid this by not picking conflicting
names, which doesn't seem like an undue burden.
AFAICT we have 5 named rules, and seemingly only 1/4 actually needs its
name, the rest are apparently only using it for self-documentation, and
we could either remove the name, or accomplish the same with a comment:
diff --git a/contrib/coccinelle/hashmap.cocci b/contrib/coccinelle/hashmap.cocci
index d69e120ccff..c5dbb4557b5 100644
--- a/contrib/coccinelle/hashmap.cocci
+++ b/contrib/coccinelle/hashmap.cocci
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@ hashmap_entry_init_usage @
+@@
expression E;
struct hashmap_entry HME;
@@
diff --git a/contrib/coccinelle/preincr.cocci b/contrib/coccinelle/preincr.cocci
index 7fe1e8d2d9a..ae42cb07302 100644
--- a/contrib/coccinelle/preincr.cocci
+++ b/contrib/coccinelle/preincr.cocci
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@ preincrement @
+@@
identifier i;
@@
- ++i > 1
diff --git a/contrib/coccinelle/strbuf.cocci b/contrib/coccinelle/strbuf.cocci
index 0970d98ad72..5f06105df6d 100644
--- a/contrib/coccinelle/strbuf.cocci
+++ b/contrib/coccinelle/strbuf.cocci
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@ strbuf_addf_with_format_only @
+@@
expression E;
constant fmt !~ "%";
@@
diff --git a/contrib/coccinelle/swap.cocci b/contrib/coccinelle/swap.cocci
index a0934d1fdaf..522177afb66 100644
--- a/contrib/coccinelle/swap.cocci
+++ b/contrib/coccinelle/swap.cocci
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@ swap_with_declaration @
+@@
type T;
identifier tmp;
T a, b;
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2022-08-25 14:36 [PATCH 0/5] cocci: make "incremental" possible + a ccache-like tool Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-08-25 14:36 ` [PATCH 1/5] Makefile: add ability to TAB-complete cocci *.patch rules Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-08-25 14:36 ` [PATCH 2/5] Makefile: have "coccicheck" re-run if flags change Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-08-25 15:29 ` SZEDER Gábor
2022-08-25 14:36 ` [PATCH 3/5] cocci: make "coccicheck" rule incremental Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-08-25 19:44 ` SZEDER Gábor
2022-08-25 22:18 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-08-26 10:43 ` SZEDER Gábor
2022-08-25 14:36 ` [PATCH 4/5] cocci: make incremental compilation even faster Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-08-25 14:36 ` [PATCH 5/5] spatchcache: add a ccache-alike for "spatch" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-08-31 20:57 ` [PATCH v2 0/9] cocci: make "incremental" possible + a ccache-like tool Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-08-31 20:57 ` [PATCH v2 1/9] cocci rules: remove unused "F" metavariable from pending rule Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-08-31 20:57 ` [PATCH v2 2/9] Makefile: add ability to TAB-complete cocci *.patch rules Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-08-31 20:57 ` [PATCH v2 3/9] Makefile: have "coccicheck" re-run if flags change Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-08-31 20:57 ` [PATCH v2 4/9] Makefile: split off SPATCH_BATCH_SIZE comment from "cocci" heading Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-08-31 20:57 ` [PATCH v2 5/9] cocci: split off include-less "tests" from SPATCH_FLAGS Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-08-31 20:57 ` [PATCH v2 6/9] cocci: split off "--all-includes" " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-08-31 20:57 ` [PATCH v2 7/9] cocci: make "coccicheck" rule incremental Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-09-01 16:38 ` SZEDER Gábor
2022-09-01 18:04 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-08-31 20:57 ` [PATCH v2 8/9] cocci: optimistically use COMPUTE_HEADER_DEPENDENCIES Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-08-31 20:57 ` [PATCH v2 9/9] spatchcache: add a ccache-alike for "spatch" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-14 15:31 ` [PATCH v3 00/11] cocci: make "incremental" possible + a ccache-like tool Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-14 15:31 ` [PATCH v3 01/11] Makefile + shared.mak: rename and indent $(QUIET_SPATCH_T) Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-14 15:31 ` [PATCH v3 02/11] cocci rules: remove unused "F" metavariable from pending rule Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-14 15:31 ` [PATCH v3 03/11] Makefile: add ability to TAB-complete cocci *.patch rules Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-14 15:31 ` [PATCH v3 04/11] Makefile: have "coccicheck" re-run if flags change Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-14 15:31 ` [PATCH v3 05/11] Makefile: split off SPATCH_BATCH_SIZE comment from "cocci" heading Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-14 20:39 ` Taylor Blau
2022-10-14 15:31 ` [PATCH v3 06/11] cocci: split off include-less "tests" from SPATCH_FLAGS Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-14 15:31 ` [PATCH v3 07/11] cocci: split off "--all-includes" " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-14 15:31 ` [PATCH v3 08/11] cocci: make "coccicheck" rule incremental Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-14 15:31 ` [PATCH v3 09/11] cocci: optimistically use COMPUTE_HEADER_DEPENDENCIES Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-14 15:31 ` [PATCH v3 10/11] cocci: run against a generated ALL.cocci Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-14 15:31 ` [PATCH v3 11/11] spatchcache: add a ccache-alike for "spatch" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-17 17:50 ` [PATCH v3 00/11] cocci: make "incremental" possible + a ccache-like tool Jeff King
2022-10-17 18:36 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason [this message]
2022-10-17 19:08 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-10-17 19:18 ` Jeff King
2022-10-26 14:20 ` [PATCH v4 00/12] " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-26 14:20 ` [PATCH v4 01/12] Makefile + shared.mak: rename and indent $(QUIET_SPATCH_T) Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-26 14:20 ` [PATCH v4 02/12] cocci rules: remove unused "F" metavariable from pending rule Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-26 14:20 ` [PATCH v4 03/12] Makefile: add ability to TAB-complete cocci *.patch rules Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-26 14:20 ` [PATCH v4 04/12] Makefile: have "coccicheck" re-run if flags change Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-26 14:20 ` [PATCH v4 05/12] Makefile: split off SPATCH_BATCH_SIZE comment from "cocci" heading Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-26 14:20 ` [PATCH v4 06/12] cocci: split off include-less "tests" from SPATCH_FLAGS Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-26 14:20 ` [PATCH v4 07/12] cocci: split off "--all-includes" " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-26 14:20 ` [PATCH v4 08/12] cocci: make "coccicheck" rule incremental Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-26 14:20 ` [PATCH v4 09/12] cocci: optimistically use COMPUTE_HEADER_DEPENDENCIES Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-26 14:20 ` [PATCH v4 10/12] cocci rules: remove <id>'s from rules that don't need them Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-26 14:20 ` [PATCH v4 11/12] cocci: run against a generated ALL.cocci Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-28 12:58 ` SZEDER Gábor
2022-10-26 14:20 ` [PATCH v4 12/12] spatchcache: add a ccache-alike for "spatch" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-01 22:35 ` [PATCH v5 00/13] cocci: make "incremental" possible + a ccache-like tool Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-01 22:35 ` [PATCH v5 01/13] Makefile + shared.mak: rename and indent $(QUIET_SPATCH_T) Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-01 22:35 ` [PATCH v5 02/13] cocci rules: remove unused "F" metavariable from pending rule Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-01 22:35 ` [PATCH v5 03/13] Makefile: add ability to TAB-complete cocci *.patch rules Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-01 22:35 ` [PATCH v5 04/13] Makefile: have "coccicheck" re-run if flags change Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-01 22:35 ` [PATCH v5 05/13] Makefile: split off SPATCH_BATCH_SIZE comment from "cocci" heading Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-01 22:35 ` [PATCH v5 06/13] cocci: split off include-less "tests" from SPATCH_FLAGS Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-01 22:35 ` [PATCH v5 07/13] cocci: split off "--all-includes" " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-01 22:35 ` [PATCH v5 08/13] cocci: make "coccicheck" rule incremental Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-09 14:57 ` SZEDER Gábor
2022-11-01 22:35 ` [PATCH v5 09/13] cocci: optimistically use COMPUTE_HEADER_DEPENDENCIES Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-01 22:35 ` [PATCH v5 10/13] Makefile: copy contrib/coccinelle/*.cocci to build/ Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-09 15:05 ` SZEDER Gábor
2022-11-09 15:42 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-10 16:14 ` [PATCH] Makefile: don't create a ".build/.build/" for cocci, fix output Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-11 22:22 ` Taylor Blau
2022-11-01 22:35 ` [PATCH v5 11/13] cocci rules: remove <id>'s from rules that don't need them Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-01 22:35 ` [PATCH v5 12/13] cocci: run against a generated ALL.cocci Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-01 22:35 ` [PATCH v5 13/13] spatchcache: add a ccache-alike for "spatch" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
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