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-rwxr-xr-xscripts/checkpatch.pl5
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index fd9560ea976c..4c0383da1c9a 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2743,6 +2743,11 @@ sub process {
WARN("plain inline is preferred over $1\n" . $herecurr);
}
+# Check for __attribute__ packed, prefer __packed
+ if ($line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(.*\bpacked\b/) {
+ WARN("__packed is preferred over __attribute__((packed))\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# check for sizeof(&)
if ($line =~ /\bsizeof\s*\(\s*\&/) {
WARN("sizeof(& should be avoided\n" . $herecurr);