[PATCH] checkpatch: Warn on #include <uapi/...

From: Joe Perches
Date: Tue Dec 18 2012 - 12:53:01 EST


Avoid specifying include paths with uapi/...
as userspace should not use that path.

Neaten message line wrapping above.

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
cc: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 7 +++++--
1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 054a293..d0c11ee 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2238,8 +2238,11 @@ sub process {
my $path = $1;
if ($path =~ m{//}) {
ERROR("MALFORMED_INCLUDE",
- "malformed #include filename\n" .
- $herecurr);
+ "malformed #include filename\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+ if ($path =~ "^uapi/") {
+ ERROR("UAPI_INCLUDE",
+ "#include should not start with uapi/\n" . $herecurr);
}
}

--
1.7.8.112.g3fd21

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