Based on these Linux kernel commits
> 309c00c73f053a90 checkpatch: warn about memset with swapped arguments
> 554e165cf32610ec checkpatch: check for common memset parameter issues against statments
Signed-off-by: Antony Pavlov <antonynpavlov@xxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 4b9b9d06f3..d8a8e5004f 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2961,6 +2961,28 @@ sub process {
"sizeof(& should be avoided\n" . $herecurr);
}
+# Check for misused memsets
+ if (defined $stat && $stat =~ /\bmemset\s*\((.*)\)/s) {
+ my $args = $1;
+
+ # Flatten any parentheses and braces
+ while ($args =~ s/\([^\(\)]*\)/10/s ||
+ $args =~ s/\{[^\{\}]*\}/10/s ||
+ $args =~ s/\[[^\[\]]*\]/10/s)
+ {
+ }
+ # Extract the simplified arguments.
+ my ($ms_addr, $ms_val, $ms_size) =
+ split(/\s*,\s*/, $args);
+ if ($ms_size =~ /^(0x|)0$/i) {
+ ERROR("MEMSET",
+ "memset size is 3rd argument, not the second.\n" . $herecurr);
+ } elsif ($ms_size =~ /^(0x|)1$/i) {
+ WARN("MEMSET",
+ "single byte memset is suspicious. Swapped 2nd/3rd argument?\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+ }
+
# check for new externs in .c files.
if ($realfile =~ /\.c$/ && defined $stat &&
$stat =~ /^.\s*(?:extern\s+)?$Type\s+($Ident)(\s*)\(/s)
--
2.20.0.rc2
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