>> static int rcar_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>> {
>> struct rcar_i2c_priv *priv;
…
>> struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
>> // deleted part
>> priv->res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
>>
>> priv->io = devm_ioremap_resource(dev, priv->res);
…
>> }
…
> Probably Coccinelle is not able to determine that priv->res and priv->io
> are pointers, if you have not given it enough encouragement to look for
> header files to find the defintion of the type of the priv structure.
The system configuration might need another bit of fine-tuning for
my test approach.
> I don't think that there is any need for the * in the metavariable
> declaration.
I tried out to specify the desired change by a specification which
can be a bit more precise.
> If the various expressions are not pointers, the C compiler
> would have complained.
The omission of the asterisk did also not trigger a known patch
for the mentioned function implementation while patches are generated
for code variations from other source files as expected.
Regards,
Markus
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