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authorJoe Perches <joe@perches.com>2012-01-10 15:09:52 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2012-01-10 16:30:50 -0800
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checkpatch: prefer __printf over __attribute__((format(printf,...)))
Add a warn for not using __printf. Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 885e3b43d64a..e94626ca77cf 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3114,6 +3114,12 @@ sub process {
"__aligned(size) is preferred over __attribute__((aligned(size)))\n" . $herecurr);
}
+# Check for __attribute__ format(printf, prefer __printf
+ if ($line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(\s*format\s*\(\s*printf/) {
+ WARN("PREFER_PRINTF",
+ "__printf(string-index, first-to-check) is preferred over __attribute__((format(printf, string-index, first-to-check)))\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# check for sizeof(&)
if ($line =~ /\bsizeof\s*\(\s*\&/) {
WARN("SIZEOF_ADDRESS",