[PATCH] scripts: checkstack: Convert to Python

From: Breno Rodrigues Alves

Date: Mon Oct 19 2026 - 09:52:10 EST


Convert checkstack.pl to Python to unify kernel tooling in a single
language. This reduces the maintenance burden of dealing with two
different sets of idioms for the same class of scripts.

The conversion introduces a robust parse_size helper to handle dynamic
stack adjustments (e.g., sub %eax, %esp). In Perl, hex() silently
evaluates non-numeric strings to 0; Python's int() raises a ValueError.
The new helper ensures 1:1 behavioral parity without crashing on valid
objdump output.

Tested by comparing the output of checkstack.pl and checkstack.py
against a full objdump of /bin/bash on x86_64; the outputs were identical.

Assisted-by: DeepSeek
Signed-off-by: Breno Rodrigues Alves <breno3011alves@xxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/checkstack.py | 16 ++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkstack.py b/scripts/checkstack.py
index 8be3861b3..c3821c860 100755
--- a/scripts/checkstack.py
+++ b/scripts/checkstack.py
@@ -65,7 +65,18 @@ def config_for(arch):


def parse_size(s):
- return int(s, 16) if s.startswith('0x') else int(s)
+ """
+ Mimics Perl's implicit numeric conversion.
+ In Perl, hex("%eax") silently evaluates to 0.
+ In Python, int("%eax") raises ValueError, so we catch it
+ to maintain 1:1 parity and prevent script crashes.
+ """
+ if not s:
+ return 0
+ try:
+ return int(s, 16) if s.startswith('0x') else int(s)
+ except ValueError:
+ return 0


def main(argv):
@@ -81,7 +92,8 @@ def main(argv):
total = 0

for raw in sys.stdin:
- line = raw.rstrip('\n')
+ # Fix: Use rstrip('\r\n') to handle Windows-formatted objdump files safely
+ line = raw.rstrip('\r\n')

m = RE_FUNC.match(line)
if m:
--
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