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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 00085308ed9d..4b2775fd31d9 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3390,13 +3390,6 @@ sub process {
}
}
-# discourage the use of boolean for type definition attributes of Kconfig options
- if ($realfile =~ /Kconfig/ &&
- $line =~ /^\+\s*\bboolean\b/) {
- WARN("CONFIG_TYPE_BOOLEAN",
- "Use of boolean is deprecated, please use bool instead.\n" . $herecurr);
- }
-
if (($realfile =~ /Makefile.*/ || $realfile =~ /Kbuild.*/) &&
($line =~ /\+(EXTRA_[A-Z]+FLAGS).*/)) {
my $flag = $1;
@@ -6646,6 +6639,12 @@ sub process {
# }
# }
+# strlcpy uses that should likely be strscpy
+ if ($line =~ /\bstrlcpy\s*\(/) {
+ WARN("STRLCPY",
+ "Prefer strscpy over strlcpy - see: https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAHk-=wgfRnXz0W3D37d01q3JFkr_i_uTL=V6A6G1oUZcprmknw\@mail.gmail.com/\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# typecasts on min/max could be min_t/max_t
if ($perl_version_ok &&
defined $stat &&
@@ -7063,12 +7062,6 @@ sub process {
}
}
-# check for mutex_trylock_recursive usage
- if ($line =~ /mutex_trylock_recursive/) {
- ERROR("LOCKING",
- "recursive locking is bad, do not use this ever.\n" . $herecurr);
- }
-
# check for lockdep_set_novalidate_class
if ($line =~ /^.\s*lockdep_set_novalidate_class\s*\(/ ||
$line =~ /__lockdep_no_validate__\s*\)/ ) {