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Re:Dtrace for Linux by adrianratnapala on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @05:14PM (#16379998)
So then it is not correct to say a semantic patch is a lint rule. Rather semantic patches are both tools that attack the same problem from different angles. Arguably semantic patches are far superior if they can really be made to work.
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Re:Dtrace for Linux by quotemstr on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @09:03PM (#16381391)
Linux uses Coccinelle (the semantic patch program) as a lint engine --- a job for which it's surprisingly well-suited. Try this:

  make coccicheck
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