[PATCH 09/13] kbuild: check for leaked CONFIG_ symbols to userspace

[Sam Ravnborg]

Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 scripts/headers_check.pl |   11 ++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/headers_check.pl b/scripts/headers_check.pl
index 5bdd975..72924a7 100644
--- a/scripts/headers_check.pl
+++ b/scripts/headers_check.pl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # 2) It is checked that prototypes does not use "extern"
 #
-# 3) TODO: check for leaked CONFIG_ symbols
+# 3) Check for leaked CONFIG_ symbols
 
 use strict;
 
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ foreach my $file (@files) {
 		$lineno++;
 		check_include();
 		check_prototypes();
+		check_config();
 	}
 	close FH;
 }
@@ -64,3 +65,11 @@ sub check_prototypes
 		printf STDERR "$filename:$lineno: extern's make no sense in userspace\n";
 	}
 }
+
+sub check_config
+{
+	if ($line =~ m/[^a-zA-Z0-9_]+CONFIG_([a-zA-Z0-9]+)[^a-zA-Z0-9]/) {
+		printf STDERR "$filename:$lineno: leaks CONFIG_$1 to userspace where it is not valid\n";
+	}
+}
+
-- 
1.6.0.2.GIT

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