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| -rwxr-xr-x | scripts/checkpatch.pl | 7 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index 4de4bc48493..a820249a3fc 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -3477,6 +3477,13 @@ sub process { "unnecessary cast may hide bugs, see http://c-faq.com/malloc/mallocnocast.html\n" . $herecurr); } +# check for krealloc arg reuse + if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 && + $line =~ /\b($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*krealloc\s*\(\s*\1\s*,/) { + WARN("KREALLOC_ARG_REUSE", + "Reusing the krealloc arg is almost always a bug\n" . $herecurr); + } + # check for alloc argument mismatch if ($line =~ /\b(kcalloc|kmalloc_array)\s*\(\s*sizeof\b/) { WARN("ALLOC_ARRAY_ARGS", |