lwn.git/scripts/checkpatch.pl, branch docs-4.15-fixes

checkpatch: do not check missing blank line before builtin_*_driver

2017-11-18T00:10:02+00:00

checkpatch.pl does not check missing blank line before module_*_driver. I want it to behave likewise for builtin_*_driver. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1505700081-12854-1-git-send-email-yamada.masahiro@socionext.com Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada Acked-by: Joe Perches Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

checkpatch: add --strict test for lines ending in [ or (

2017-11-18T00:10:02+00:00

Lines that end in an open bracket or open parenthesis are generally hard to follow. Lines following those ending with open parenthesis are also rarely aligned to that open parenthesis. Suggest not ending lines with '[' or '(' Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/8fd0b2b4a7482064254e37931eb9302a81d5aa2f.1508340786.git.joe@perches.com Signed-off-by: Joe Perches Suggested-by: Vivien Didelot Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

checkpatch: add TP_printk to list of logging functions

2017-11-18T00:10:02+00:00

So the line length check can be bypassed by its callers. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/7de542c08a6e79f2ebe7c1416c9f403c23fdcc09.1508282823.git.joe@perches.com Signed-off-by: Joe Perches Reported-by: Song Liu Tested-by: Song Liu Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

checkpatch: allow DEFINE_PER_CPU definitions to exceed line length

2017-11-18T00:10:02+00:00

Some of the definitions are very long and can't be split into multiple lines because ctags is limited. Exempt these lines from the line length checks. See commit 25528213fe9f ("tags: Fix DEFINE_PER_CPU expansions") for more details. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1508170320.6530.15.camel@perches.com Signed-off-by: Joe Perches Acked-by: Mark Rutland Cc: Daniel Lezcano Cc: Marc Zyngier Cc: Thomas Gleixner Cc: Ard Biesheuvel Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

checkpatch: printks always need a KERN_

2017-11-18T00:10:02+00:00

There was code in checkpatch that allowed continuation printks to be used without KERN_CONT. Remove the continuation check and always require a KERN_. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/61980ef41d5b9b6543da1c49055042e0ab74d308.1507047008.git.joe@perches.com Signed-off-by: Joe Perches Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

scripts/checkpatch.pl: avoid false warning missing break

2017-11-18T00:10:02+00:00

void foo(int a) switch (a) { case 'h': fun1(); exit(1); default: } creates a warning "Possible switch case/default not preceded by break or fallthrough comment". exit( should be treated like return. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20170910154618.25819-1-xypron.glpk@gmx.de Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt Acked-by: Joe Perches Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

checkpatch: support function pointers for unnamed function definition arguments

2017-11-18T00:10:02+00:00

Current unnamed function definition argument does not include function pointer cases and it reports something like: WARNING: function definition argument 'void' should also have an identifier name +unsigned int (*dummy)(void); Support function pointers for unnamed function arguments Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1505389925-31087-1-git-send-email-miles.chen@mediatek.com Signed-off-by: Miles Chen Acked-by: Joe Perches Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

checkpatch: fix ignoring cover-letter logic

2017-10-04T00:54:26+00:00

Currently running checkpatch on a directory with a cover-letter.patch file reports the following error: ----------------------------------------- patches/smp-v2/v2-0000-cover-letter.patch ----------------------------------------- ERROR: Does not appear to be a unified-diff format patch The logic to suppress the unified-diff check for cover letters is there but is checking $file instead of $filename. Fix the variable to use the correct one. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20170909090406.31523-1-shorne@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Stafford Horne Acked-by: Joe Perches Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

checkpatch: add 6 missing types to --list-types

2017-09-09T01:26:50+00:00

Unlike all other types, LONG_LINE, LONG_LINE_COMMENT and LONG_LINE_STRING are passed to WARN() through a variable. This causes the parser in list_types() to miss them and consequently they are not present in the output of --list-types. Additionally, types TYPO_SPELLING, FSF_MAILING_ADDRESS and AVOID_BUG are passed with a variable level, causing the parser to miss them too. So modify the regex to also catch these special cases. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20170902175610.7e4a7c9d@endymion Fixes: 3beb42eced39 ("checkpatch: add --list-types to show message types to show or ignore") Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare Acked-by: Joe Perches Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

checkpatch: rename variables to avoid confusion

2017-09-09T01:26:50+00:00

The variable name "$msg_type" is sometimes used to set the message type, and sometimes used to set the message level. This works but is kind of confusing. Use "$msg_level" in the latter case instead, to make the code clearer. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20170902175345.175db33a@endymion Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare Acked-by: Joe Perches Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds