From f90610e6a7825f5aac21ae663467a0b2d0a2d465 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefano Stabellini Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:45:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs/misra/rules.rst: allow string literals with memcmp Rule 21.16 is about the types of arguments allowed for memcmp. Add string literals to the allow-list under specific conditions. Suggested-by: Jan Beulich Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini Acked-by: Jan Beulich --- docs/misra/rules.rst | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/misra/rules.rst b/docs/misra/rules.rst index e1c26030e8..3e014a6298 100644 --- a/docs/misra/rules.rst +++ b/docs/misra/rules.rst @@ -813,7 +813,9 @@ maintainers if you want to suggest a change. shall point to either a pointer type, an essentially signed type, an essentially unsigned type, an essentially Boolean type or an essentially enum type - - void* arguments are allowed + - void* arguments are allowed. string literal arguments are allowed + when the last argument passed for the comparison is less or equal + to the size of the string. * - `Rule 21.17 `_ - Mandatory