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authorJoel Becker <jlbec@evilplan.org>2011-08-22 08:02:57 +0400
committerJoel Becker <jlbec@evilplan.org>2011-08-22 08:02:57 +0400
commit99b1bb61b225c3eb4d3b196d4f1d041695b19a7e (patch)
tree06cabdc34538f3b38a39e3b802ecc1a2ab2aae00 /scripts/checkpatch.pl
parentc7e25e6e0b0486492c5faaf6312b37413642c48e (diff)
parent93862d5e1ab875664c6cc95254fc365028a48bb1 (diff)
downloadlinux-99b1bb61b225c3eb4d3b196d4f1d041695b19a7e.tar.xz
Merge branch 'mw-3.1-jul25' of git://oss.oracle.com/git/smushran/linux-2.6 into ocfs2-fixes
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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
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@@ -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