checkpatch: prefer dev_<level>( to dev_printk(KERN_<LEVEL>
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@perches.com>
Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 2bb08a9..f9afd07 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2430,6 +2430,15 @@
"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