linux-kernel - [PATCH 11/11] checkpatch: Check for spin_is

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Message-Id: <1331924464-18023-12-git-send-email-andi@firstfloor.org>
Date:	Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:01:04 -0700
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>, Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Subject: [PATCH 11/11] checkpatch: Check for spin_is_locked

From: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>

spin_is_locked is usually misued. In checkpatch.pl

- warn when it is used at all
- error out when it is asserted on free, because that's usually broken
(e.g. doesn't work on on uni processor builds). Recommend
lockdep_assert_held() instead.

Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl |   14 ++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index a3b9782..9904547 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3330,6 +3330,20 @@ sub process {
 			}
 		}
 
+# spin_is_locked is usually misused. warn about it.
+		if ($line =~ /\bspin_is_locked\s*\(/) {
+			# BUG_ON/WARN_ON(!spin_is_locked() is generally a bug
+			if ($line =~ /(BUG_ON|WARN_ON|ASSERT)\s*\(!spin_is_locked/) {
+				ERROR("ASSERT_SPIN_IS_LOCKED",
+				     "Use lockdep_assert_held() instead of asserts on !spin_is_locked\n"
+				      . $herecurr);
+			} else {
+				WARN("SPIN_IS_LOCKED",
+				     "spin_is_locked is very rarely correctly used. Please reconsider\n"
+					. $herecurr)
+			}
+		}
+
 # check for lockdep_set_novalidate_class
 		if ($line =~ /^.\s*lockdep_set_novalidate_class\s*\(/ ||
 		    $line =~ /__lockdep_no_validate__\s*\)/ ) {
-- 
1.7.7.6

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