checkpatch: suggest pr_<level> over printk(KERN_<LEVEL>

Suggest the shorter pr_<level> instead of printk(KERN_<LEVEL>. Prefer to use pr_<level> over bare printks. Prefer to use pr_warn over pr_warning. Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <[email protected]> Cc: Andy Whitcroft <[email protected]> Cc: Theodore Ts'o <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <[email protected]>
mna · Jun 1, 2012 · 243f380 · 243f380
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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2382,6 +2382,19 @@ sub process {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if ($line =~ /\bprintk\s*\(\s*KERN_([A-Z]+)/) {
+			my $orig = $1;
+			my $level = lc($orig);
+			$level = "warn" if ($level eq "warning");
+			WARN("PREFER_PR_LEVEL",
+			     "Prefer pr_$level(... to printk(KERN_$1, ...\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
+		if ($line =~ /\bpr_warning\s*\(/) {
+			WARN("PREFER_PR_LEVEL",
+			     "Prefer pr_warn(... to pr_warning(...\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # function brace can't be on same line, except for #defines of do while,
 # or if closed on same line
 		if (($line=~/$Type\s*$Ident\(.*\).*\s{/) and