[PATCH 002/193] checkpatch: warn about using CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL

Kees Cook
2012-10-23T20:04:58Z

summit, it is being removed. This will discourage future addition of
CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL while it is being phased out.

Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@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