Commit 3766511de1ce for kernel
commit 3766511de1ce62472898d0ffafeb2551c880b161
Author: Songwei Chai <quic_songchai@quicinc.com>
Date: Fri Jun 6 14:09:36 2025 +0800
scripts: coccicheck: filter *.cocci files by MODE
Enhance the coccicheck script to filter *.cocci files based on the
specified MODE (e.g., report, patch). This ensures that only compatible
semantic patch files are executed, preventing errors such as:
"virtual rule report not supported"
This error occurs when a .cocci file does not define a 'virtual <MODE>'
rule, yet is executed in that mode.
For example:
make coccicheck M=drivers/hwtracing/coresight/ MODE=report
In this case, running "secs_to_jiffies.cocci" would trigger the error
because it lacks support for 'report' mode. With this change, such files
are skipped automatically, improving robustness and developer
experience.
Signed-off-by: Songwei Chai <quic_songchai@quicinc.com>
Reviewed-by: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@inria.fr>
diff --git a/scripts/coccicheck b/scripts/coccicheck
index 0e6bc5a10320..89d591af5f3e 100755
--- a/scripts/coccicheck
+++ b/scripts/coccicheck
@@ -270,7 +270,11 @@ fi
if [ "$COCCI" = "" ] ; then
for f in `find $srctree/scripts/coccinelle/ -name '*.cocci' -type f | sort`; do
- coccinelle $f
+ if grep -q "virtual[[:space:]]\+$MODE" "$f"; then
+ coccinelle $f
+ else
+ echo "warning: Skipping $f as it does not match mode '$MODE'"
+ fi
done
else
coccinelle $COCCI