Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] checkpatch: add Kconfig 'default n' test

From: Yingjoe Chen
Date: Tue May 03 2016 - 21:06:26 EST


On Fri, 2016-04-22 at 22:32 +0800, Yingjoe Chen wrote:
> If a Kconfig config option doesn't specify 'default', the default
> will be n. Adding 'default n' is unnecessary.
>
> Add a test to warn about this.
>
> Signed-off-by: Yingjoe Chen <yingjoe.chen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Change in v2:
> - Change according to Joe Perches' suggestion
>
> scripts/checkpatch.pl | 7 +++++++
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> index d574d13..3cb7c2d 100755
> --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> @@ -2600,6 +2600,13 @@ sub process {
> "Use of boolean is deprecated, please use bool instead.\n" . $herecurr);
> }
>
> +# discourage the use of default n
> + if ($realfile =~ /Kconfig/ &&
> + $line =~ /^\+\s*default\s*n\s*(#.*|$)/i) {
> + WARN("CONFIG_DEFAULT_N",
> + "Use of default n is unnecessary, default is n when omitted.\n" . $herecurr);
> + }
> +
> if (($realfile =~ /Makefile.*/ || $realfile =~ /Kbuild.*/) &&
> ($line =~ /\+(EXTRA_[A-Z]+FLAGS).*/)) {
> my $flag = $1;

Hi,

Any suggestion for this new round?

Joe.C