linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 14/14] checkpatch.pl: Suggest lockdep instead of asserting !spin_is

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Date:   Sun, 11 Nov 2018 11:29:04 -0800
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, jiangshanlai@...il.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
        josh@...htriplett.org, tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, dhowells@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
        fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com, joel@...lfernandes.org,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 14/14] checkpatch.pl: Suggest lockdep instead of asserting !spin_is_locked()

This commit points people who might otherwise code up something like
WARN_ON(!spin_is_locked(&mylock)) to lockdep_assert_held(&mylock).

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Cc: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index dd29e3c28166..377f373db6c0 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -6389,6 +6389,12 @@ sub process {
 			     "please use device_initcall() or more appropriate function instead of __initcall() (see include/linux/init.h)\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
+# check for spin_is_locked(), suggest lockdep instead
+		if ($line =~ /\bspin_is_locked\(/) {
+			WARN("USE_LOCKDEP",
+			     "Where possible, use lockdep_assert_held instead of assertions based on spin_is_locked\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # check for deprecated apis
 		if ($line =~ /\b($deprecated_apis_search)\b\s*\(/) {
 			my $deprecated_api = $1;
-- 
2.17.1