From: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: checkpatch: warn on logging continuations pr_cont(...) and printk(KERN_CONT ...) uses should be discouraged as their output can be interleaved by multiple logging processes. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/7100ba00098694ec81471a299583ed068975fd05.1483465888.git.joe@xxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff -puN scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-warn-on-logging-continuations scripts/checkpatch.pl --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-warn-on-logging-continuations +++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -5287,6 +5287,12 @@ sub process { } } +# check for logging continuations + if ($line =~ /\bprintk\s*\(\s*KERN_CONT\b|\bpr_cont\s*\(/) { + WARN("LOGGING_CONTINUATION", + "Avoid logging continuation uses where feasible\n" . $herecurr); + } + # check for mask then right shift without a parentheses if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 && $line =~ /$LvalOrFunc\s*\&\s*($LvalOrFunc)\s*>>/ && _ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
