[PATCH] checkpatch: Resolve improper warning for krealloc arg reuse

From: Manish Narani
Date: Wed Jul 18 2018 - 09:56:19 EST


Correct the check for reuse of krealloc. It gives false warning when a
structure member variable name and krealloc argument name is same.

For Example:
{
...
abc.def_var = krealloc(def_var, sizeof(*def_var),
GFP_KERNEL);
...
}

$ ./scripts/checkpatch.pl -f file.c

WARNING: Reusing the krealloc arg is almost always a bug
+ abc.def_var = krealloc(def_var, sizeof(*def_var),

This patch resolves the above false warning.

Signed-off-by: Manish Narani <manish.narani@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 447857f..db9b666 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -6119,7 +6119,7 @@ sub process {

# 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*,/) {
+ $line =~ /\b($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*krealloc\s*\(\s*\1\s*,/ && $line !~ m/[\.|\-\>].*\s*\=\s*.*/) {
WARN("KREALLOC_ARG_REUSE",
"Reusing the krealloc arg is almost always a bug\n" . $herecurr);
}
--
2.1.1