__initdata tag should be placed between the variable name and equal
sign for the variable to be placed in the intended .init.data section.
Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnier...@samsung.com>
Signed-off-by: Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.p...@samsung.com>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 23d55bf..88d07a6 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4275,6 +4275,12 @@ sub process {
WARN("EXPORTED_WORLD_WRITABLE",
"Exporting world writable files is usually an
error. Consider more restrictive permissions.\n" . $herecurr);
}
+
+# check for incorrect __initdata placement
+ if ($line =~ /\bstruct\s+__initdata.*\=/) {
+ WARN("INITDATA_PLACEMENT",
+ "__initdata tag should be placed between the
variable name and equal sign\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
}
# If we have no input at all, then there is nothing to report on
--
1.8.2.3
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