linux-kernel - [PATCH] checkpatch: add new warning when lookup_symbol

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Date:   Thu, 17 Dec 2020 18:11:11 +0100
From:   Helge Deller <deller@....de>
To:     Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch: add new warning when lookup_symbol_name() is used

In most cases people use lookup_symbol_name() to resolve a kernel symbol
and then print it via printk().

In such cases using the %ps, %pS, %pSR or %pB printk formats are easier
to use and thus should be preferred.

Signed-off-by: Helge Deller <deller@....de>

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index fab38b493cef..0d5515a3d875 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4317,6 +4317,12 @@ sub process {
 			     "LINUX_VERSION_CODE should be avoided, code should be for the version to which it is merged\n" . $herecurr);
 		}

+# avoid lookup_symbol_name()
+		if ($line =~ /\blookup_symbol_name\b/) {
+			WARN("PREFER_PRINTK_FORMAT",
+			     "If possible prefer %ps or %pS printk format string to print symbol name instead of using lookup_symbol_name()\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # check for uses of printk_ratelimit
 		if ($line =~ /\bprintk_ratelimit\s*\(/) {
 			WARN("PRINTK_RATELIMITED",