get_abi.pl currently collects every file in Documentation/ABI. This
causes a UnicodeDecodeError in Documentation/sphinx/kernel_api.py,
when it finds my Vim swap files (.foo.swp) in the directory.
To avoid such issues, ignore hidden files in get_api.pl.
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Neuschäfer <j.neuschaefer@xxxxxxx>
---
scripts/get_abi.pl | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/scripts/get_abi.pl b/scripts/get_abi.pl
index 6212f58b69c61..47b7eca5b0b71 100755
--- a/scripts/get_abi.pl
+++ b/scripts/get_abi.pl
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ sub parse_abi {
my $mode = (stat($file))[2];
return if ($mode & S_IFDIR);
return if ($file =~ m,/README,);
+ return if ($file =~ m,/\.,);
my $name = $file;
$name =~ s,.*/,,;
--
2.34.1
