> scripts/checkpatch.pl | 4 ++++
> 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> index d867081..9d2eab5 100755
> --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> @@ -2868,6 +2868,10 @@ sub process {
> WARN("usage of NR_CPUS is often wrong - consider using cpu_possible(), num_possible_cpus(), for_each_possible_cpu(), etc\n" . $herecurr);
> }
>
> +# check for current->comm usage
> + if ($line =~ /current->comm/) {
> + WARN("comm access needs to be protected. Use get_task_comm, or printk's \%ptc formatting.\n" . $herecurr);
I think we should convert all of task->comm usage. not only current. At least, you plan to remove task_lock() from
%ptc patch later.
thanks.
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