The patch titled
Subject: checkpatch: prefer dev_<level>( to dev_printk(KERN_<LEVEL>
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
checkpatch-prefer-dev_level-to-dev_printkkern_level.patch
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From: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: checkpatch: prefer dev_<level>( to dev_printk(KERN_<LEVEL>
Add YA check to printk style.
dev_<level> uses are functions and generate smaller
object code than dev_printk(KERN_<LEVEL>.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff -puN scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-prefer-dev_level-to-dev_printkkern_level scripts/checkpatch.pl
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-prefer-dev_level-to-dev_printkkern_level
+++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2430,6 +2430,15 @@ sub process {
"Prefer pr_warn(... to pr_warning(...\n" . $herecurr);
}
+ if ($line =~ /\bdev_printk\s*\(\s*KERN_([A-Z]+)/) {
+ my $orig = $1;
+ my $level = lc($orig);
+ $level = "warn" if ($level eq "warning");
+ $level = "dbg" if ($level eq "debug");
+ WARN("PREFER_DEV_LEVEL",
+ "Prefer dev_$level(... to dev_printk(KERN_$orig, ...\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# function brace can't be on same line, except for #defines of do while,
# or if closed on same line
if (($line=~/$Type\s*$Ident\(.*\).*\s{/) and
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Patches currently in -mm which might be from joe@xxxxxxxxxxx are
linux-next.patch
compiler-gcc4h-reorder-macros-based-upon-gcc-ver.patch
compiler-gcch-add-gcc-recommended-gcc_version-macro.patch
compiler-gcc34h-use-gcc_version-macro.patch
compiler-gcc4h-bugh-remove-duplicate-macros.patch
bugh-fix-build_bug_on-macro-in-__checker__.patch
bugh-prevent-double-evaulation-of-in-build_bug_on.patch
bugh-make-build_bug_on-generate-compile-time-error.patch
compilerh-bugh-prevent-double-error-messages-with-build_bug_on.patch
bugh-compilerh-introduce-compiletime_assert-build_bug_on_msg.patch
printk-fix-incorrect-length-from-print_time-when-seconds-99999.patch
get_maintainerpl-find-maintainers-for-removed-files.patch
checkpatch-prefer-dev_level-to-dev_printkkern_level.patch
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