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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-05-21 10:48:32 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-05-21 10:48:32 -0700
commitd6fb1db02e02aea98f2d7e121fd30e24c84639d6 (patch)
tree865546f0388c40d52cf98febe2c6d21039915ea2 /scripts/checkpatch.pl
parentb4e6b09738fde057ce885703705f71cc953d0512 (diff)
parenta1b3f594dc5faab91d3a218c7019e9b5edd9fe1a (diff)
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6: (38 commits) net: Expose all network devices in a namespaces in sysfs hotplug: netns aware uevent_helper kobj: Send hotplug events in the proper namespace. netlink: Implment netlink_broadcast_filtered net/sysfs: Fix the bitrot in network device kobject namespace support netns: Teach network device kobjects which namespace they are in. kobject: Send hotplug events in all network namespaces driver-core: fix Typo in drivers/base/core.c for CONFIG_MODULE pci: check caps from sysfs file open to read device dependent config space sysfs: add struct file* to bin_attr callbacks sysfs: Remove usage of S_BIAS to avoid merge conflict with the vfs tree sysfs: Don't use enums in inline function declaration. sysfs-namespaces: add a high-level Documentation file sysfs: Comment sysfs directory tagging logic driver core: Implement ns directory support for device classes. sysfs: Implement sysfs_delete_link sysfs: Add support for tagged directories with untagged members. sysfs: Implement sysfs tagged directory support. kobj: Add basic infrastructure for dealing with namespaces. sysfs: Remove double free sysfs_get_sb ...
Diffstat (limited to 'scripts/checkpatch.pl')
-rwxr-xr-xscripts/checkpatch.pl11
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index a4d74344d80..f2bbea90070 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2656,6 +2656,7 @@ sub process {
# check for semaphores used as mutexes
if ($line =~ /^.\s*init_MUTEX_LOCKED\s*\(/) {
WARN("consider using a completion\n" . $herecurr);
+
}
# recommend strict_strto* over simple_strto*
if ($line =~ /\bsimple_(strto.*?)\s*\(/) {
@@ -2740,6 +2741,16 @@ sub process {
WARN("use of in_atomic() is incorrect outside core kernel code\n" . $herecurr);
}
}
+
+# check for lockdep_set_novalidate_class
+ if ($line =~ /^.\s*lockdep_set_novalidate_class\s*\(/ ||
+ $line =~ /__lockdep_no_validate__\s*\)/ ) {
+ if ($realfile !~ m@^kernel/lockdep@ &&
+ $realfile !~ m@^include/linux/lockdep@ &&
+ $realfile !~ m@^drivers/base/core@) {
+ ERROR("lockdep_no_validate class is reserved for device->mutex.\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+ }
}
# If we have no input at all, then there is nothing to report on