The patch titled
checkpatch.pl: add "prefer __packed" check
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checkpatchpl-add-prefer-__packed-check.patch
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Subject: checkpatch.pl: add "prefer __packed" check
From: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
There's a __packed #define for __attribute__((packed)). Add a checkpatch
to tell people about it.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff -puN scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatchpl-add-prefer-__packed-check scripts/checkpatch.pl
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatchpl-add-prefer-__packed-check
+++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2743,6 +2743,11 @@ sub process {
WARN("plain inline is preferred over $1\n" . $herecurr);
}
+# Check for __attribute__ packed, prefer __packed
+ if ($line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(.*\bpacked\b/) {
+ WARN("__packed is preferred over __attribute__((packed))\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# check for sizeof(&)
if ($line =~ /\bsizeof\s*\(\s*\&/) {
WARN("sizeof(& should be avoided\n" . $herecurr);
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from joe@xxxxxxxxxxx are
linux-next.patch
mm-convert-sprintf_symbol-to-%ps.patch
include-linux-printkh-move-console-functions-and-variables-together.patch
include-linux-printkh-use-space-after-define.patch
include-linux-printkh-use-and-neaten-no_printk.patch
include-linux-printkh-add-pr_level_once-macros.patch
include-linux-printkh-lib-hexdumpc-neatening-and-add-config_printk-guard.patch
include-linux-printkh-organize-printk_ratelimited-macros.patch
include-linux-printkh-use-tab-not-spaces-for-indent.patch
scripts-get_maintainerpl-make-rolestats-the-default.patch
scripts-get_maintainerpl-use-git-fallback-more-often.patch
scripts-checkpatchpl-add-check-for-multiple-terminating-semicolons-and-casts-of-vmalloc.patch
checkpatchpl-add-prefer-__packed-check.patch
fs-proc-basec-kernel-latencytopc-convert-sprintf_symbol-to-%ps.patch
fs-proc-basec-kernel-latencytopc-convert-sprintf_symbol-to-%ps-checkpatch-fixes.patch
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