Mats Kindahl c07decfe94 Check for missing memory context switch back
If memory context is switched temporarily and there is no switch back,
it will cause strange errors.

This adds a Coccinelle rule that checks for a case where the memory
context is saved in a temporary variable but this variable is not used
to switch back to the original memory context.

Co-authored-by: Fabrízio de Royes Mello <fabrizio@timescale.com>
2024-03-07 13:12:46 +01:00
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This directory contains scripts to check the codebase for defective programming patterns, eg use after free or not freeing resources.

Coccinelle is a static code analysis program. It uses a semantic patch language which resembles unified diff output. The semantic patches may inline python or ocaml code for more advanced use cases.

A coccinelle patch file consists of multiple blocks. Example block header:

@ name @
Expression var1;
Expression var2;
@@

The block header may contain variable definitions. It may also contain required matches or non-matches in previous blocks. Examples for blocks with required previous matches:

@ b2 depends on name @
@@
@ b3 depends on name && !b2 @
@@

Variables inside a block can also reference matches from previous blocks.

@ b2 depends on name @
Expression name.var1;
@@

var1 inside this block will be the match from the name block.