Avoid specifying include paths with uapi/... as userspace should not use that path.
Neaten message line wrapping above. Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <[email protected]> cc: David Howells <[email protected]> --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 7 +++++-- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index 054a293..d0c11ee 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -2238,8 +2238,11 @@ sub process { my $path = $1; if ($path =~ m{//}) { ERROR("MALFORMED_INCLUDE", - "malformed #include filename\n" . - $herecurr); + "malformed #include filename\n" . $herecurr); + } + if ($path =~ "^uapi/") { + ERROR("UAPI_INCLUDE", + "#include should not start with uapi/\n" . $herecurr); } } -- 1.7.8.112.g3fd21 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

