linux-kernel - [PATCH 08/13] headers_check.pl: disallow extern's

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Date:	Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:53:18 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	linux-kbuild <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>, Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Subject: [PATCH 08/13] headers_check.pl: disallow extern's

From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>

Since prototypes with "extern" refer to kernel functions, they make no
sense in userspace, so reject them automatically.

Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
[sam: made it into a warning]
Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
---
 scripts/headers_check.pl |   12 +++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/headers_check.pl b/scripts/headers_check.pl
index 488a3b1..5bdd975 100644
--- a/scripts/headers_check.pl
+++ b/scripts/headers_check.pl
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 #    Only include files located in asm* and linux* are checked.
 #    The rest are assumed to be system include files.
 #
-# 2) TODO: check for leaked CONFIG_ symbols
+# 2) It is checked that prototypes does not use "extern"
+#
+# 3) TODO: check for leaked CONFIG_ symbols
 
 use strict;
 
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ foreach my $file (@files) {
 	while ($line = <FH>) {
 		$lineno++;
 		check_include();
+		check_prototypes();
 	}
 	close FH;
 }
@@ -54,3 +57,10 @@ sub check_include
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+sub check_prototypes
+{
+	if ($line =~ m/^\s*extern\b/) {
+		printf STDERR "$filename:$lineno: extern's make no sense in userspace\n";
+	}
+}
-- 
1.6.0.2.GIT

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