On Wed, 18 Oct 2017 02:18:46 -0700
Joe Perches [off-list ref] wrote:

On Wed, 2017-10-18 at 11:00 +0200, SF Markus Elfring wrote:

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The printk removals do change the objects.

The value of that type of change is only for resource limited
systems.  

I imagine that such small code adjustments are also useful for
other systems.  

Your imagination and mine differ.
Where do you _think_ it matters?

For instance, nothing about

	sizeof(type)
vs
	sizeof(*ptr)

makes it easier for a human to read the code.

However, it makes it less error-prone to modify the code.

If you do ptr = malloc(sizeof(*ptr)) and later you change the type of
the pointer the code is still correct whereas ptr = malloc(sizeof(some
type) no longer is.

That is the reason the source analysis tool warns about this usage and
you do not really need any more explanation for *this* change.

The others are not so clear.

Thanks

Michal