linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Add test for positional misuse of section specifiers like _

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Date:	Sat, 31 Aug 2013 09:04:09 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch:  Add test for positional misuse of section
 specifiers like __initdata

On Sat, 2013-08-31 at 16:31 +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > A similar patch was suggested by Andi Kleen
> > https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/8/5/648
> 
> My patch checked for const <-> initdata / non const initconst  mistakes.
> 
> I don't think your patch does that?

Hi Andi.

No it doesn't.

This patch is just warning when using
	struct __initdata foo bar;
instead of
	struct foo bar __initdata;

I'll get around to adding tests for your
cases soonish.

cheers, Joe

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