[PATCH V2] checkpatch: prefer dev_<level>( todev_printk(KERN_<LEVEL>

From: Joe Perches
Date: Thu Jan 03 2013 - 11:49:40 EST


Add YA check to printk style.

dev_<level> uses are functions and generate smaller
object code than dev_printk(KERN_<LEVEL>.

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
V2: Remove unnecessary copy/paste logic from pr_<level>
conversion above it.

scripts/checkpatch.pl | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 9de3a69..9a1ae72 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2425,6 +2425,15 @@ sub process {
"Prefer pr_warn(... to pr_warning(...\n" . $herecurr);
}

+ if ($line =~ /\bdev_printk\s*\(\s*KERN_([A-Z]+)/) {
+ my $orig = $1;
+ my $level = lc($orig);
+ $level = "warn" if ($level eq "warning");
+ $level = "dbg" if ($level eq "debug");
+ WARN("PREFER_DEV_LEVEL",
+ "Prefer dev_$level(... to dev_printk(KERN_$orig, ...\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# function brace can't be on same line, except for #defines of do while,
# or if closed on same line
if (($line=~/$Type\s*$Ident\(.*\).*\s{/) and



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