[PATCH] kbuild: check for leaked CONFIG_ symbols to userspace

From: Sam Ravnborg
Date: Sat Dec 27 2008 - 13:52:20 EST


Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/headers_check.pl | 11 ++++++++++-
1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/headers_check.pl b/scripts/headers_check.pl
index 5bdd975..72924a7 100644
--- a/scripts/headers_check.pl
+++ b/scripts/headers_check.pl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
#
# 2) It is checked that prototypes does not use "extern"
#
-# 3) TODO: check for leaked CONFIG_ symbols
+# 3) Check for leaked CONFIG_ symbols

use strict;

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ foreach my $file (@files) {
$lineno++;
check_include();
check_prototypes();
+ check_config();
}
close FH;
}
@@ -64,3 +65,11 @@ sub check_prototypes
printf STDERR "$filename:$lineno: extern's make no sense in userspace\n";
}
}
+
+sub check_config
+{
+ if ($line =~ m/[^a-zA-Z0-9_]+CONFIG_([a-zA-Z0-9]+)[^a-zA-Z0-9]/) {
+ printf STDERR "$filename:$lineno: leaks CONFIG_$1 to userspace where it is not valid\n";
+ }
+}
+
--
1.6.0.2.GIT

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