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| author | Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> | 2013-02-22 00:44:14 (GMT) |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2013-02-22 01:22:26 (GMT) |
| commit | 56e77d709df72eefe50ce97a701bd2d5614d0009 (patch) | |
| tree | 6aaed6701b4dc7db919dd345afb9181466fbd277 /scripts/checkpatch.pl | |
| parent | dc1393130b026908c54d4538abbb5c2badbfabbe (diff) | |
| download | linux-fsl-qoriq-56e77d709df72eefe50ce97a701bd2d5614d0009.tar.xz | |
checkpatch: warn on unnecessary __dev<foo> section markings
Get people to stop adding __devinit and __devexit section markings.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Acked-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'scripts/checkpatch.pl')
| -rwxr-xr-x | scripts/checkpatch.pl | 6 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index f9afd07..3dcfbc9 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); |