linux-kernel - [PATCH] checkpatch: Complain about more executable files

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Date:	Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:52:19 -0700
From:	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch: Complain about more executable files

We don't want executable permissions set on files such as
devicetree syntax files, text files, defconfig files, or binary
hex files.

Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Cc: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index b28cc38..591867e 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ sub process {
 # Check for incorrect file permissions
 		if ($line =~ /^new (file )?mode.*[7531]\d{0,2}$/) {
 			my $permhere = $here . "FILE: $realfile\n";
-			if ($realfile =~ /(Makefile|Kconfig|\.c|\.h|\.S|\.tmpl)$/) {
+			if ($realfile =~ /(Makefile|Kconfig|\.c|\.h|\.S|\.tmpl|\.dts|\.dtsi|defconfig|\.txt|\.hex|\.HEX|\.ihex)$/) {
 				ERROR("EXECUTE_PERMISSIONS",
 				      "do not set execute permissions for source files\n" . $permhere);
 			}
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