Linux kernel doesn't like floating point, say so.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <[email protected]>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 7 +++++++
1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index c3a2162..96685c6 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2332,6 +2332,13 @@ sub process {
"do not add new typedefs\n" . $herecurr);
}
+# check for floating point constants
+
+ if ($line =~ /\b$Float\b/) {
+ WARN("KERNEL_FLOAT",
+ "Floating point is not supported in linux kernel
source\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# * goes on variable not on type
# (char*[ const])
while ($line =~
m{(\($NonptrType(\s*(?:$Modifier\b\s*|\*\s*)+)\))}g) {
--
1.7.8.112.g3fd21
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