Please check for false positives in the output before submitting a patch. When using "patch" mode, carefully review the patch before submitting it. /home/cocci/testing/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_interrupt.c:249:2-9: line 249 is redundant because platform_get_irq() already prints an error warning: line 134: should no_llseek be a metavariable? warning: line 141: should noop_llseek be a metavariable? warning: line 223: should nonseekable_open be a metavariable? warning: line 290: should nonseekable_open be a metavariable? warning: line 338: should nonseekable_open be a metavariable? /home/cocci/testing/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c:4103:32-37: ERROR: invalid reference to the index variable of the iterator on line 4057 /home/cocci/testing/net/unix/af_unix.c:2530:1-7: preceding lock on line 2439 /home/cocci/testing/net/unix/af_unix.c:3299:3-9: preceding lock on line 3295 /home/cocci/testing/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-imx.c:102:5-8: Unneeded variable: "ret". Return "0" on line 105