linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] checkpatch.pl: Add check for current->comm references

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Date:	Mon, 16 May 2011 14:23:12 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>
cc:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, "Ted Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>,
	Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] checkpatch.pl: Add check for current->comm
 references

On Fri, 13 May 2011, Michal Nazarewicz wrote:

> On Fri, 13 May 2011 08:33:39 +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> > This should be something like \b(current|task|tsk|t)->comm\b to catch
> > also non-current comm accesses...
> 
> Or \b(?:current|task|tsk|t)\s*->\s*comm\b.
> 

Add 'p' to the mix :)

$ grep -r "struct task_struct \*p[; ]" * | wc -l
119
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