linux-kernel - [PATCH] checkpatch: Prefer kstrto<foo> to sscanf(buf, "%<lhuidx>", &bar);

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Date:	Wed, 28 May 2014 16:29:21 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch: Prefer kstrto<foo> to sscanf(buf, "%<lhuidx>",
 &bar);

Use the kstrto<foo> functions in preference to sscanf.

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 7774025..862cc7a 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4314,6 +4314,27 @@ sub process {
 			     "unchecked sscanf return value\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
 		}
 
+# check for simple sscanf that should be kstrto<foo>
+		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+		    defined $stat &&
+		    $line =~ /\bsscanf\b/) {
+			my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
+			$lc = $lc + $linenr;
+			my $stat_real = raw_line($linenr, 0);
+		        for (my $count = $linenr + 1; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
+				$stat_real = $stat_real . "\n" . raw_line($count, 0);
+			}
+			if ($stat_real =~ /\bsscanf\b\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*("[^"]+")/) {
+				my $format = $6;
+				my $count = $format =~ tr@%@%@;
+				if ($count == 1 &&
+				    $format =~ /^"\%(?i:ll[udxi]|[udxi]ll|ll|[hl]h?[udxi]|[udxi][hl]h?|[hl]h?|[udxi])"$/) {
+					WARN("SSCANF_TO_KSTRTO",
+					     "Prefer kstrto<type> to single variable sscanf\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 # check for new externs in .h files.
 		if ($realfile =~ /\.h$/ &&
 		    $line =~ /^\+\s*(extern\s+)$Type\s*$Ident\s*\(/s) {


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