Messages in this thread Patch in this message | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | From | Gregory.Dietsche@cuw ... | Subject | [RESEND 2/2] coccinelle.txt: update documentation to include M= option | Date | Sat, 5 Nov 2011 20:59:44 -0500 |
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From: Greg Dietsche <Gregory.Dietsche@cuw.edu>
Adding documentation for the new M= option which limits Coccinelle to a specific set of directories.
Signed-off-by: Greg Dietsche <Gregory.Dietsche@cuw.edu> --- Documentation/coccinelle.txt | 10 ++++++++-- 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/coccinelle.txt b/Documentation/coccinelle.txt index 96b6903..cf44eb6 100644 --- a/Documentation/coccinelle.txt +++ b/Documentation/coccinelle.txt @@ -102,9 +102,15 @@ or make coccicheck COCCI=<my_SP.cocci> MODE=report - Using Coccinelle on (modified) files -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + Controlling Which Files are Processed by Coccinelle +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +By default the entire kernel source tree is checked. + +To apply Coccinelle to a specific directory, M= can be used. +For example, to check drivers/net/wireless/ one may write: + make coccicheck M=drivers/net/wireless/ + To apply Coccinelle on a file basis, instead of a directory basis, the following command may be used: -- 1.7.6.4
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