[PATCH] checkpatch: Add check for sscanf without return use

[Joe Perches]

Naked use sscanf can be troublesome.
Add a warning when the sscanf return value is not used.

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 23d55bf..ba8af49 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4012,6 +4012,23 @@ sub process {
 			}
 		}
 
+# check for naked sscanf
+		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+		    defined $stat &&
+		    $stat =~ /\bsscanf\b/ &&
+		    ($stat !~ /$Ident\s*=\s*sscanf\s*$balanced_parens/ &&
+		     $stat !~ /\bsscanf\s*$balanced_parens\s*(?:==|\!=)/ &&
+		     $stat !~ /(?:==|\!=)\s*\bsscanf\s*$balanced_parens/)) {
+			my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
+			$lc = $lc + $linenr;
+			my $stat_real = raw_line($linenr, 0);
+		        for (my $count = $linenr + 1; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
+				$stat_real = $stat_real . "\n" . raw_line($count, 0);
+			}
+			WARN("NAKED_SSCANF",
+			     "unchecked sscanf return value\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
+		}
+
 # check for new externs in .h files.
 		if ($realfile =~ /\.h$/ &&
 		    $line =~ /^\+\s*(extern\s+)$Type\s*$Ident\s*\(/s) {


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