Currently checkpatch warns when asm/file.h is included and linux/file.h exists. That conversion can be made when linux/file.h includes asm/file.h which is not always the case.(See signal.h)
Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <f...@skynet.be> --- V3: Only grep when $root/$checkfile exists (suggested by Joe Perches) V2: Apply suggestions by Joe Perches: -Remove superfluous -i in grep -Use $root to make checkpatch callable from anywhere -Process all include cases. scripts/checkpatch.pl | 18 +++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index d54a814..c72e7ee 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -4242,7 +4242,8 @@ sub process { } } -#warn if <asm/foo.h> is #included and <linux/foo.h> is available (uses RAW line) +# warn if <asm/foo.h> is #included and <linux/foo.h> is available and includes +# itself <asm/foo.h> (uses RAW line) if ($tree && $rawline =~ m{^.\s*\#\s*include\s*\<asm\/(.*)\.h\>}) { my $file = "$1.h"; my $checkfile = "include/linux/$file"; @@ -4250,12 +4251,15 @@ sub process { $realfile ne $checkfile && $1 !~ /$allowed_asm_includes/) { - if ($realfile =~ m{^arch/}) { - CHK("ARCH_INCLUDE_LINUX", - "Consider using #include <linux/$file> instead of <asm/$file>\n" . $herecurr); - } else { - WARN("INCLUDE_LINUX", - "Use #include <linux/$file> instead of <asm/$file>\n" . $herecurr); + my $asminclude = `grep -Ec "#include\\s+<asm/$file>" $root/$checkfile`; + if ($asminclude > 0) { + if ($realfile =~ m{^arch/}) { + CHK("ARCH_INCLUDE_LINUX", + "Consider using #include <linux/$file> instead of <asm/$file>\n" . $herecurr); + } else { + WARN("INCLUDE_LINUX", + "Use #include <linux/$file> instead of <asm/$file>\n" . $herecurr); + } } } } -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/