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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/headers_check.pl b/scripts/headers_check.pl
index 56f90a48089..db1dd7a549f 100644
--- a/scripts/headers_check.pl
+++ b/scripts/headers_check.pl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
#
# headers_check.pl execute a number of trivial consistency checks
#
-# Usage: headers_check.pl dir [files...]
+# Usage: headers_check.pl dir arch [files...]
# dir: dir to look for included files
# arch: architecture
# files: list of files to check
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ foreach my $file (@files) {
&check_include();
&check_asm_types();
&check_sizetypes();
- &check_prototypes();
+ &check_declarations();
# Dropped for now. Too much noise &check_config();
}
close FH;
@@ -61,16 +61,18 @@ sub check_include
}
}
-sub check_prototypes
+sub check_declarations
{
- if ($line =~ m/^\s*extern\b/) {
- printf STDERR "$filename:$lineno: extern's make no sense in userspace\n";
+ if ($line =~m/^\s*extern\b/) {
+ printf STDERR "$filename:$lineno: " .
+ "userspace cannot call function or variable " .
+ "defined in the kernel\n";
}
}
sub check_config
{
- if ($line =~ m/[^a-zA-Z0-9_]+CONFIG_([a-zA-Z0-9]+)[^a-zA-Z0-9]/) {
+ if ($line =~ m/[^a-zA-Z0-9_]+CONFIG_([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)[^a-zA-Z0-9_]/) {
printf STDERR "$filename:$lineno: leaks CONFIG_$1 to userspace where it is not valid\n";
}
}