checkpatch: make in_atomic ok in the core

We say that in_atomic() is ok in the core kernel, but then always report it regardless of where in the kernel it is. Keep quiet if it is used in kernel/*. Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <[email protected]>
niw · Feb 28, 2009 · f4a8773 · f4a8773
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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2560,7 +2560,7 @@ sub process {
 		if ($line =~ /\bin_atomic\s*\(/) {
 			if ($realfile =~ m@^drivers/@) {
 				ERROR("do not use in_atomic in drivers\n" . $herecurr);
-			} else {
+			} elsif ($realfile !~ m@^kernel/@) {
 				WARN("use of in_atomic() is incorrect outside core kernel code\n" . $herecurr);
 			}
 		}