[Ksummit-discuss] [CORE TOPIC] Kernel tinification: shrinking the kernel and avoiding size regressions

[Julia Lawall]

> One prime example of this would be the "static-ification" of DT, e.g.
> replacing calls to lookup DT info with constants (via macros or some other
> source replacement trick), so that we can leverage the compiler's
> optimizations for constant propagation and dead code removal.

Could Coccinelle help with this somehow?  The requirement would be that
there is some pattern that can be recognized, and the desired change is
static, ie a modification in the source code.

julia