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checkpatch: warn on unnecessary __dev<foo> section markings

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Get people to stop adding __devinit and __devexit section markings.

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Acked-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Joe Perches 2013-02-21 16:44:14 -08:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
parent dc1393130b
commit 56e77d709d
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scripts/checkpatch.pl
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@ -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);