Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 4 Jul 2014 16:11:28 +0100 | From | Andy Whitcroft <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Emit a warning on file add/move/delete |
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On Thu, Jul 03, 2014 at 05:46:56PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote: > Whenever files are added, moved, or deleted, the > MAINTAINERS file patterns can be out of sync or > outdated. > > To try to keep MAINTAINERS more up-to-date, add a > one-time warning whenever a patch does any of those. > > Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> > --- > scripts/checkpatch.pl | 13 ++++++++++++- > 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl > index 496f9ab..0cf8b98 100755 > --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl > +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl > @@ -1679,7 +1679,7 @@ sub process { > > my $in_header_lines = $file ? 0 : 1; > my $in_commit_log = 0; #Scanning lines before patch > - > + my $reported_maintainer_file = 0; > my $non_utf8_charset = 0; > > my $last_blank_line = 0; > @@ -2012,6 +2012,17 @@ sub process { > "Please use 12 to 16 chars for the git commit ID like: '${init_char}ommit $id (\"$desc\")'\n" . $herecurr); > } > > +# Check for added, moved or deleted files > + if (!$reported_maintainer_file && !$in_commit_log && > + ($line =~ /^(?:new|deleted) file mode\s*\d+\s*$/ || > + $line =~ /^rename (?:from|to) [\w\/\.\-]+\s*$/ || > + ($line =~ /\{\s*([\w\/\.\-]*)\s*\=\>\s*([\w\/\.\-]*)\s*\}/ && > + (defined($1) || defined($2))))) { > + $reported_maintainer_file = 1; > + WARN("FILE_PATH_CHANGES", > + "added, moved or deleted file(s), does MAINTAINERS need updating?\n" . $herecurr); > + } > + > # Check for wrappage within a valid hunk of the file > if ($realcnt != 0 && $line !~ m{^(?:\+|-| |\\ No newline|$)}) { > ERROR("CORRUPTED_PATCH",
That seems like a sensible plan. Sometime we might try and work out if any entries are affected or needed.
I think you are checking against the git ways of mentioning this only, don't know if there is any milage in checking the dates which also convey add/remove info via datea at the epoch.
Acked-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
-apw
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