linux-kernel - [PATCH] checkpatch: Warn on #include <uapi/...

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Date:	Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:53:11 -0800
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Cc:	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>,
	Alexander Graf <agraf@...e.de>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch: Warn on #include <uapi/...

Avoid specifying include paths with uapi/...
as userspace should not use that path.

Neaten message line wrapping above.

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
cc: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl |    7 +++++--
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 054a293..d0c11ee 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2238,8 +2238,11 @@ sub process {
 			my $path = $1;
 			if ($path =~ m{//}) {
 				ERROR("MALFORMED_INCLUDE",
-				      "malformed #include filename\n" .
-					$herecurr);
+				      "malformed #include filename\n" . $herecurr);
+			}
+			if ($path =~ "^uapi/") {
+				ERROR("UAPI_INCLUDE",
+				      "#include should not start with uapi/\n" . $herecurr);
 			}
 		}
 
-- 
1.7.8.112.g3fd21

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