Re: Lint tool for kernel source

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On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 10:52:01AM +0000, D Qi wrote:

[don't crosspost between lists, this fits best on kernelnewbies]

> Which lint tool do you use when you are doing kernel thing? I tried to 
> setup the splint to do some check on my code but encountered quite a lot 
>  error, mostly in the source tree includes. Of course I know this is 
> due to my setup of the splint rather than the problem with the kernel 
> source.

Lint assumes it has to process userland source, and therefore has some
assumptions about include files and their contents. The kernel doesn't
use any userland include file, so lint's assumptions are wrong and
therefore it will most likely fail.

I've used lclint in the past and I know you can teach it about other
header files, though it's not easy for a large sourcetree like the
linux kernel.


Erik

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