linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] perf/x86/uncore: fix missing end markers for SNB/IVB/HSW IMC PMU

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Date:	Thu, 13 Mar 2014 10:17:07 -0700
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...e.hu,
	zheng.z.yan@...el.com, bp@...en8.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf/x86/uncore: fix missing end markers for SNB/IVB/HSW IMC PMU

Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com> writes:

> This patch fixes a bug with the SNB/IVB/HSW uncore
> mmeory controller support.
>
> The PCI Ids tables for the memory controller were missing end markers.
> That could cause random crashes on boot during or after PCI device
> registration.

I wonder if there's a way to check this in checkpatch.pl ?

Or maybe a sparse check could be added, with a new type attribute 
that says "needs to be 0 terminate"

-Andi

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