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Diffstat (limited to 'scripts')
| -rwxr-xr-x | scripts/checkpatch.pl | 7 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index 2287a0bca86..4142f5c837e 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -5616,6 +5616,13 @@ sub process { "__packed is preferred over __attribute__((packed))\n" . $herecurr); } +# Check for new packed members, warn to use care + if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ && + $line =~ /\b(__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(.*\bpacked|__packed)\b/) { + WARN("NEW_PACKED", + "Adding new packed members is to be done with care\n" . $herecurr); + } + # Check for __attribute__ aligned, prefer __aligned if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ && $line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(.*aligned/) { |