How to browse the code

[Mandeep Sandhu]

On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 2:46 PM, Mandeep Sandhu <mandeepsandhu.chd at gmail.com
> wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 2:41 PM, Code Soldier1 <codesoldier1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Yes that is possible but it is very time consuming. Let's say I get
>> 500 hits ? Try searching for destructor in linux kernel code. I am
>> only interested in the one that is defined in sk_buff.
>>
>
> Look at cscope & ctags for such queries. Both tools will list all
> instances where the said identifier is declared. If a field is defined in
> multiple structs, you will get multiple results from which you have to sift
> through (it will still be less than free-text search that you'd do on lxr
> though).
>
> Also, please reply to the list (and not to me directly). Others on this
> list might have better suggestions.
>

(and I myself forgot to CC the list! :P)

-mandeep


> HTH,
> -mandeep
>
>
>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 2:28 PM, Mandeep Sandhu
>> <mandeepsandhu.chd at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 2:25 PM, Code Soldier1 <codesoldier1 at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Thanks. This does not completely solve my issue. I am looking for
>> >> something that can associate a field name with the structure.
>> >
>> >
>> > Well, you can search for a field's use using free-text search, then
>> looks at
>> > the line of code to figure out what struct it's part of, no? :)
>> >
>> > -mandeep
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 1:13 PM, Mandeep Sandhu
>> >> <mandeepsandhu.chd at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I am looking for something that can list all the places that a
>> certain
>> >> >> field of a certain structure is used. For example, sk_buff has a
>> field
>> >> >> called destructor, but so do many other data structures. How do I
>> >> >> search for places where just the destructor field of sk_buff.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > I think lxr has an identifier & free-text search (powered by
>> google). If
>> >> > that doesn't do it for you, you can go "old school" and try cscope
>> >> > maybe?
>> >> >
>> >> > HTH,
>> >> > -mandeep
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks a lot.
>> >> >>
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