The patch titled
Subject: checkpatch: warn on unnecessary __dev<foo> section markings
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
checkpatch-warn-on-unnecessary-__devfoo-section-markings.patch
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From: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: checkpatch: warn on unnecessary __dev<foo> section markings
Get people to stop adding __devinit and __devexit section markings.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff -puN scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-warn-on-unnecessary-__devfoo-section-markings scripts/checkpatch.pl
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-warn-on-unnecessary-__devfoo-section-markings
+++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1931,6 +1931,12 @@ sub process {
"use the SSYNC() macro in asm/blackfin.h\n" . $herevet);
}
+# check for old HOTPLUG __dev<foo> section markings
+ if ($line =~ /\b(__dev(init|exit)(data|const|))\b/) {
+ WARN("HOTPLUG_SECTION",
+ "Using $1 is unnecessary\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# Check for potential 'bare' types
my ($stat, $cond, $line_nr_next, $remain_next, $off_next,
$realline_next);
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from joe@xxxxxxxxxxx are
printk-fix-incorrect-length-from-print_time-when-seconds-99999.patch
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
get_maintainerpl-find-maintainers-for-removed-files.patch
checkpatch-prefer-dev_level-to-dev_printkkern_level.patch
checkpatch-warn-on-unnecessary-__devfoo-section-markings.patch
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