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Subject[PATCH] checkpatch: Add --strict preference for p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p)...
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Add another test for memory allocation style to follow
Documentation/CodingStyle:

Chapter 14: Allocating memory

The preferred form for passing a size of a struct is the following:

p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), ...);

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index b954de5..1803907 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3495,6 +3495,14 @@ sub process {
"unnecessary cast may hide bugs, see http://c-faq.com/malloc/mallocnocast.html\n" . $herecurr);
}

+# alloc style
+# p = alloc(sizeof(struct foo), ...) should be p = alloc(sizeof(*p), ...)
+ if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+ $line =~ /\b($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*([kv][mz]alloc(?:_node)?)\s*\(\s*(sizeof\s*\(\s*struct\s+$Lval\s*\))/) {
+ CHK("ALLOC_SIZEOF_STRUCT",
+ "Prefer $3(sizeof(*$1)...) over $3($4...)\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# check for krealloc arg reuse
if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
$line =~ /\b($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*krealloc\s*\(\s*\1\s*,/) {



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