This config item has not carried much meaning for a while now and is
almost always enabled by default. As agreed during the Linux kernel
summit, it is being removed.  This will discourage future addition of
CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL while it is being phased out.

Cc: Andy Whitcroft <a...@canonical.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keesc...@chromium.org>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl |    7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 21a9f5d..37dc932 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1757,6 +1757,13 @@ sub process {
                        #print "is_start<$is_start> is_end<$is_end> 
length<$length>\n";
                }
 
+# Discourage the addition of CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL in Kconfig.
+               if ($realfile =~ /Kconfig/ &&
+                   $line =~ /.\s*depends on\s+.*\bEXPERIMENTAL\b/) {
+                       WARN("CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL",
+                            "Use of CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is deprecated.\n");
+               }
+
                if (($realfile =~ /Makefile.*/ || $realfile =~ /Kbuild.*/) &&
                    ($line =~ /\+(EXTRA_[A-Z]+FLAGS).*/)) {
                        my $flag = $1;
-- 
1.7.9.5

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