From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:44:14 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: checkpatch: warn on unnecessary __dev<foo> section markings
X-Git-Tag: MMI-PSA29.97-13-9~14988^2~49
X-Git-Url: https://git.stricted.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=56e77d709df72eefe50ce97a701bd2d5614d0009;p=GitHub%2FMotorolaMobilityLLC%2Fkernel-slsi.git

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>
---

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index f9afd075e109..3dcfbc9c6db4 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);