checkpatch: whinge about bool bitfields

Using bool in a bitfield isn't a good idea as the alignment behavior is arch implementation defined. Suggest using unsigned int or u<8|16|32> instead. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/[email protected] Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <[email protected]> Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <[email protected]>
pointlessone · Apr 11, 2018 · 5d43090 · 5d43090
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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -6251,6 +6251,12 @@ sub process {
 			}
 		}
 
+# check for bool bitfields
+		if ($sline =~ /^.\s+bool\s*$Ident\s*:\s*\d+\s*;/) {
+			WARN("BOOL_BITFIELD",
+			     "Avoid using bool as bitfield.  Prefer bool bitfields as unsigned int or u<8|16|32>\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # check for semaphores initialized locked
 		if ($line =~ /^.\s*sema_init.+,\W?0\W?\)/) {
 			WARN("CONSIDER_COMPLETION",