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1 files changed, 24 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 2bb08a962ce..747bcd768da 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1931,6 +1931,12 @@ sub process {
"use the SSYNC() macro in asm/blackfin.h\n" . $herevet);
}
+# check for old HOTPLUG __dev<foo> section markings
+ if ($line =~ /\b(__dev(init|exit)(data|const|))\b/) {
+ WARN("HOTPLUG_SECTION",
+ "Using $1 is unnecessary\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# Check for potential 'bare' types
my ($stat, $cond, $line_nr_next, $remain_next, $off_next,
$realline_next);
@@ -2430,6 +2436,15 @@ sub process {
"Prefer pr_warn(... to pr_warning(...\n" . $herecurr);
}
+ if ($line =~ /\bdev_printk\s*\(\s*KERN_([A-Z]+)/) {
+ my $orig = $1;
+ my $level = lc($orig);
+ $level = "warn" if ($level eq "warning");
+ $level = "dbg" if ($level eq "debug");
+ WARN("PREFER_DEV_LEVEL",
+ "Prefer dev_$level(... to dev_printk(KERN_$orig, ...\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# function brace can't be on same line, except for #defines of do while,
# or if closed on same line
if (($line=~/$Type\s*$Ident\(.*\).*\s{/) and
@@ -2915,6 +2930,7 @@ sub process {
my $var = $1;
if ($var !~ /$Constant/ &&
$var =~ /[A-Z]\w*[a-z]|[a-z]\w*[A-Z]/ &&
+ $var !~ /^Page[A-Z]/ &&
!defined $camelcase{$var}) {
$camelcase{$var} = 1;
WARN("CAMELCASE",
@@ -3237,9 +3253,9 @@ sub process {
}
# prefer usleep_range over udelay
- if ($line =~ /\budelay\s*\(\s*(\w+)\s*\)/) {
+ if ($line =~ /\budelay\s*\(\s*(\d+)\s*\)/) {
# ignore udelay's < 10, however
- if (! (($1 =~ /(\d+)/) && ($1 < 10)) ) {
+ if (! ($1 < 10) ) {
CHK("USLEEP_RANGE",
"usleep_range is preferred over udelay; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.txt\n" . $line);
}
@@ -3460,6 +3476,12 @@ sub process {
"unnecessary cast may hide bugs, see http://c-faq.com/malloc/mallocnocast.html\n" . $herecurr);
}
+# check for alloc argument mismatch
+ if ($line =~ /\b(kcalloc|kmalloc_array)\s*\(\s*sizeof\b/) {
+ WARN("ALLOC_ARRAY_ARGS",
+ "$1 uses number as first arg, sizeof is generally wrong\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# check for multiple semicolons
if ($line =~ /;\s*;\s*$/) {
WARN("ONE_SEMICOLON",