linux-kernel - [PATCH] checkpatch: Add PREFER_IS

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Date:	Sun, 27 Mar 2016 19:52:18 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch: Add PREFER_IS_ENABLED test

Using #if defined CONFIG_<FOO> || defined CONFIG_<FOO>_MODULE is
more verbose than necessary and IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_<FOO>) is preferred.

So add a test and a message for it.

--fix it to if desired.

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index d574d13..eb8f887 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5637,6 +5637,16 @@ sub process {
 			}
 		}
 
+# check for #if defined CONFIG_<FOO> || defined CONFIG_<FOO>_MODULE
+		if ($line =~ /^\+\s*#\s*if\s+defined(?:\s*\(?\s*|\s+)(CONFIG_[A-Z_]+)\s*\)?\s*\|\|\s*defined(?:\s*\(?\s*|\s+)\1_MODULE\s*\)?\s*$/) {
+			my $config = $1;
+			if (WARN("PREFER_IS_ENABLED",
+				 "Prefer IS_ENABLED(<FOO>) to CONFIG_<FOO> || CONFIG_<FOO>_MODULE\n" . $herecurr) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] = "\+#if IS_ENABLED($config)";
+			}
+		}
+
 # check for case / default statements not preceded by break/fallthrough/switch
 		if ($line =~ /^.\s*(?:case\s+(?:$Ident|$Constant)\s*|default):/) {
 			my $has_break = 0;
-- 
2.7.4