linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 15/25] scripts: checkpatch: diagnose uses of `%pA` in the C side

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Date:   Sun, 22 May 2022 19:17:29 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>,
        Wedson Almeida Filho <wedsonaf@...gle.com>,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
        Dwaipayan Ray <dwaipayanray1@...il.com>,
        Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 15/25] scripts: checkpatch: diagnose uses of `%pA` in
 the C side

On Mon, 2022-05-23 at 04:01 +0200, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> The `%pA` format specifier is only intended to be used from Rust.
> 
> `checkpatch.pl` already gives a warning for invalid specificers:
> 
>     WARNING: Invalid vsprintf pointer extension '%pA'
> 
> With this change, we introduce an error message with further
> explanation:
> 
>     ERROR: '%pA' is only intended to be used from Rust code
> 
> Suggested-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> Co-developed-by: Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>
> Co-developed-by: Wedson Almeida Filho <wedsonaf@...gle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Wedson Almeida Filho <wedsonaf@...gle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>

How many developers are required for a trivial patch?

> diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
[]
> @@ -6784,6 +6784,10 @@ sub process {
>  					my $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
>  					my $ext_type = "Invalid";
>  					my $use = "";
> +					if ($bad_specifier =~ /pA/) {
> +						ERROR("VSPRINTF_RUST",
> +							"'\%pA' is only intended to be used from Rust code\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
> +					}
>  					if ($bad_specifier =~ /p[Ff]/) {

and this should now use elsif

>  						$use = " - use %pS instead";
>  						$use =~ s/pS/ps/ if ($bad_specifier =~ /pf/);