Re: Report on Coverity

From: Kinkie <gkinkie_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:11:39 +0200

> A) Squid code review practices eliminate nearly all real bugs
> that static analysis can find. Thus, SA is not very helpful.
>
> B) We have already found (the "hard way") and fixed nearly all
> real bugs so static analysis cannot find them until new bugs
> are added. When they are added, SA will be helpful so that we
> do not need to find those bugs the "hard way".
>
> I wonder if it makes sense to test a much earlier version of Squid
> (e.g., 3.1.0 or perhaps even 3.0.1). That way, we can see whether
> Coverity can detect the real bugs that we have found the "hard way" (and
> since fixed)?

I fully agree with your analysis.

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    /kinkie
Received on Wed Oct 24 2012 - 17:11:45 MDT

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