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checkpatch.pl: extend list of expected-to-be-const structures
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checkpatchpl-extend-list-of-expected-to-be-const-structures.patch
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Subject: checkpatch.pl: extend list of expected-to-be-const structures
From: Emese Revfy <re.emese@xxxxxxxxx>
Based on Arjan's suggestion, extend the list of ops structures that should
be const.
Signed-off-by: Emese Revfy <re.emese@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff -puN scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatchpl-extend-list-of-expected-to-be-const-structures scripts/checkpatch.pl
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatchpl-extend-list-of-expected-to-be-const-structures
+++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2654,9 +2654,46 @@ sub process {
if ($line =~ /^.\s*__initcall\s*\(/) {
WARN("please use device_initcall() instead of __initcall()\n" . $herecurr);
}
-# check for struct file_operations, ensure they are const.
+# check for various ops structs, ensure they are const.
+ my $struct_ops = qr{acpi_dock_ops|
+ address_space_operations|
+ backlight_ops|
+ block_device_operations|
+ dentry_operations|
+ dev_pm_ops|
+ dma_map_ops|
+ extent_io_ops|
+ file_lock_operations|
+ file_operations|
+ hv_ops|
+ ide_dma_ops|
+ intel_dvo_dev_ops|
+ item_operations|
+ iwl_ops|
+ kgdb_arch|
+ kgdb_io|
+ kset_uevent_ops|
+ lock_manager_operations|
+ microcode_ops|
+ mtrr_ops|
+ neigh_ops|
+ nlmsvc_binding|
+ pci_raw_ops|
+ pipe_buf_operations|
+ platform_hibernation_ops|
+ platform_suspend_ops|
+ proto_ops|
+ rpc_pipe_ops|
+ seq_operations|
+ snd_ac97_build_ops|
+ soc_pcmcia_socket_ops|
+ stacktrace_ops|
+ sysfs_ops|
+ tty_operations|
+ usb_mon_operations|
+ wd_ops}x;
if ($line !~ /\bconst\b/ &&
- $line =~ /\bstruct\s+(file_operations|seq_operations)\b/) {
+ $line =~ /\bstruct\s+($struct_ops)\b/) {
WARN("struct $1 should normally be const\n" .
$herecurr);
}
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from re.emese@xxxxxxxxx are
linux-next.patch
checkpatchpl-extend-list-of-expected-to-be-const-structures.patch
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