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authorJames Morris <jmorris@namei.org>2011-06-30 18:43:56 +1000
committerJames Morris <jmorris@namei.org>2011-06-30 18:43:56 +1000
commit5b944a71a192977c1c018bbcfa0c52dca48e2368 (patch)
tree9f234c4a93bb28890ad086c846d2bf0b35f7f7ae /scripts/checkpatch.pl
parent0e4ae0e0dec634b2ae53ac57d14141b140467dbe (diff)
parentc017d0d1351f916c0ced3f358afc491fdcf490b4 (diff)
Merge branch 'linus' into next
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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 8657f99bfb2b..b0aa2c680593 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1943,6 +1943,11 @@ sub process {
WARN("LINUX_VERSION_CODE should be avoided, code should be for the version to which it is merged\n" . $herecurr);
}
+# check for uses of printk_ratelimit
+ if ($line =~ /\bprintk_ratelimit\s*\(/) {
+ WARN("Prefer printk_ratelimited or pr_<level>_ratelimited to printk_ratelimit\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# printk should use KERN_* levels. Note that follow on printk's on the
# same line do not need a level, so we use the current block context
# to try and find and validate the current printk. In summary the current