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WARN("ALLOC_ARRAY_ARGS",
"$1 uses number as first arg, sizeof is generally wrong\n" . $herecurr);
}

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# check for multiple semicolons
if ($line =~ /;\s*;\s*$/) {
if (WARN("ONE_SEMICOLON",
"Statements terminations use 1 semicolon\n" . $herecurr) &&
$fix) {
$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/(\s*;\s*){2,}$/;/g;
}
}
# check for switch/default statements without a break;
if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
defined $stat &&
$stat =~ /^\+[$;\s]*(?:case[$;\s]+\w+[$;\s]*:[$;\s]*|)*[$;\s]*\bdefault[$;\s]*:[$;\s]*;/g) {
my $ctx = '';
my $herectx = $here . "\n";
my $cnt = statement_rawlines($stat);
for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
$herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";
}
WARN("DEFAULT_NO_BREAK",
"switch default: should use break\n" . $herectx);

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}
# check for gcc specific __FUNCTION__
if ($line =~ /\b__FUNCTION__\b/) {
if (WARN("USE_FUNC",
"__func__ should be used instead of gcc specific __FUNCTION__\n" . $herecurr) &&
$fix) {
$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/\b__FUNCTION__\b/__func__/g;
}
# check for use of yield()
if ($line =~ /\byield\s*\(\s*\)/) {
WARN("YIELD",
"Using yield() is generally wrong. See yield() kernel-doc (sched/core.c)\n" . $herecurr);
}
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# check for comparisons against true and false
if ($line =~ /\+\s*(.*?)\b(true|false|$Lval)\s*(==|\!=)\s*(true|false|$Lval)\b(.*)$/i) {
my $lead = $1;
my $arg = $2;
my $test = $3;
my $otype = $4;
my $trail = $5;
my $op = "!";
($arg, $otype) = ($otype, $arg) if ($arg =~ /^(?:true|false)$/i);
my $type = lc($otype);
if ($type =~ /^(?:true|false)$/) {
if (("$test" eq "==" && "$type" eq "true") ||
("$test" eq "!=" && "$type" eq "false")) {
$op = "";
}
CHK("BOOL_COMPARISON",
"Using comparison to $otype is error prone\n" . $herecurr);
## maybe suggesting a correct construct would better
## "Using comparison to $otype is error prone. Perhaps use '${lead}${op}${arg}${trail}'\n" . $herecurr);
}
}
# check for semaphores initialized locked
if ($line =~ /^.\s*sema_init.+,\W?0\W?\)/) {
WARN("CONSIDER_COMPLETION",
"consider using a completion\n" . $herecurr);
# recommend kstrto* over simple_strto* and strict_strto*
if ($line =~ /\b((simple|strict)_(strto(l|ll|ul|ull)))\s*\(/) {
WARN("CONSIDER_KSTRTO",
"$1 is obsolete, use k$3 instead\n" . $herecurr);
# check for __initcall(), use device_initcall() explicitly please
if ($line =~ /^.\s*__initcall\s*\(/) {
WARN("USE_DEVICE_INITCALL",
"please use device_initcall() instead of __initcall()\n" . $herecurr);
}
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# check for various ops structs, ensure they are const.
my $struct_ops = qr{acpi_dock_ops|
address_space_operations|
backlight_ops|
block_device_operations|
dentry_operations|
dev_pm_ops|
dma_map_ops|
extent_io_ops|
file_lock_operations|
file_operations|
hv_ops|
ide_dma_ops|
intel_dvo_dev_ops|
item_operations|
iwl_ops|
kgdb_arch|
kgdb_io|
kset_uevent_ops|
lock_manager_operations|
microcode_ops|
mtrr_ops|
neigh_ops|
nlmsvc_binding|
pci_raw_ops|
pipe_buf_operations|
platform_hibernation_ops|
platform_suspend_ops|
proto_ops|
rpc_pipe_ops|
seq_operations|
snd_ac97_build_ops|
soc_pcmcia_socket_ops|
stacktrace_ops|
sysfs_ops|
tty_operations|
usb_mon_operations|
wd_ops}x;
if ($line !~ /\bconst\b/ &&
$line =~ /\bstruct\s+($struct_ops)\b/) {
WARN("CONST_STRUCT",
"struct $1 should normally be const\n" .
$herecurr);
# use of NR_CPUS is usually wrong
# ignore definitions of NR_CPUS and usage to define arrays as likely right
if ($line =~ /\bNR_CPUS\b/ &&
$line !~ /^.\s*\s*#\s*if\b.*\bNR_CPUS\b/ &&
$line !~ /^.\s*\s*#\s*define\b.*\bNR_CPUS\b/ &&
$line !~ /^.\s*$Declare\s.*\[[^\]]*NR_CPUS[^\]]*\]/ &&
$line !~ /\[[^\]]*\.\.\.[^\]]*NR_CPUS[^\]]*\]/ &&
$line !~ /\[[^\]]*NR_CPUS[^\]]*\.\.\.[^\]]*\]/)
WARN("NR_CPUS",
"usage of NR_CPUS is often wrong - consider using cpu_possible(), num_possible_cpus(), for_each_possible_cpu(), etc\n" . $herecurr);
# check for %L{u,d,i} in strings
my $string;
while ($line =~ /(?:^|")([X\t]*)(?:"|$)/g) {
$string = substr($rawline, $-[1], $+[1] - $-[1]);
$string =~ s/%%/__/g;
if ($string =~ /(?<!%)%L[udi]/) {
WARN("PRINTF_L",
"\%Ld/%Lu are not-standard C, use %lld/%llu\n" . $herecurr);
# whine mightly about in_atomic
if ($line =~ /\bin_atomic\s*\(/) {
if ($realfile =~ m@^drivers/@) {
ERROR("IN_ATOMIC",
"do not use in_atomic in drivers\n" . $herecurr);
} elsif ($realfile !~ m@^kernel/@) {
WARN("IN_ATOMIC",
"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",
"lockdep_no_validate class is reserved for device->mutex.\n" . $herecurr);
if ($line =~ /debugfs_create_file.*S_IWUGO/ ||
$line =~ /DEVICE_ATTR.*S_IWUGO/ ) {
WARN("EXPORTED_WORLD_WRITABLE",
"Exporting world writable files is usually an error. Consider more restrictive permissions.\n" . $herecurr);
}
# If we have no input at all, then there is nothing to report on
# so just keep quiet.
if ($#rawlines == -1) {
exit(0);
# In mailback mode only produce a report in the negative, for
# things that appear to be patches.
if ($mailback && ($clean == 1 || !$is_patch)) {
exit(0);
}
# This is not a patch, and we are are in 'no-patch' mode so
# just keep quiet.
if (!$chk_patch && !$is_patch) {
exit(0);
}
if (!$is_patch) {
ERROR("NOT_UNIFIED_DIFF",
"Does not appear to be a unified-diff format patch\n");
}
if ($is_patch && $chk_signoff && $signoff == 0) {
ERROR("MISSING_SIGN_OFF",
"Missing Signed-off-by: line(s)\n");
if ($summary && !($clean == 1 && $quiet == 1)) {
print "$filename " if ($summary_file);
print "total: $cnt_error errors, $cnt_warn warnings, " .
(($check)? "$cnt_chk checks, " : "") .
"$cnt_lines lines checked\n";
print "\n" if ($quiet == 0);
if ($quiet == 0) {
if ($^V lt 5.10.0) {
print("NOTE: perl $^V is not modern enough to detect all possible issues.\n");
print("An upgrade to at least perl v5.10.0 is suggested.\n\n");
}
# If there were whitespace errors which cleanpatch can fix
# then suggest that.
if ($rpt_cleaners) {
print "NOTE: whitespace errors detected, you may wish to use scripts/cleanpatch or\n";
print " scripts/cleanfile\n\n";
}
}
hash_show_words(\%use_type, "Used");
hash_show_words(\%ignore_type, "Ignored");
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if ($clean == 0 && $fix && "@rawlines" ne "@fixed") {
my $newfile = $filename . ".EXPERIMENTAL-checkpatch-fixes";
my $linecount = 0;
my $f;
open($f, '>', $newfile)
or die "$P: Can't open $newfile for write\n";
foreach my $fixed_line (@fixed) {
$linecount++;
if ($file) {
if ($linecount > 3) {
$fixed_line =~ s/^\+//;
print $f $fixed_line. "\n";
}
} else {
print $f $fixed_line . "\n";
}
}
close($f);
if (!$quiet) {
print << "EOM";
Wrote EXPERIMENTAL --fix correction(s) to '$newfile'
Do _NOT_ trust the results written to this file.
Do _NOT_ submit these changes without inspecting them for correctness.
This EXPERIMENTAL file is simply a convenience to help rewrite patches.
No warranties, expressed or implied...
EOM
}
}
print "$vname has no obvious style problems and is ready for submission.\n"
}
if ($clean == 0 && $quiet == 0) {
print << "EOM";
$vname has style problems, please review.
If any of these errors are false positives, please report
them to the maintainer, see CHECKPATCH in MAINTAINERS.
EOM