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checkpatch: warn on unnecessary __dev<foo> section markings

Get people to stop adding __devinit and __devexit section markings.

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Acked-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Joe Perches 12 years ago
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      scripts/checkpatch.pl

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scripts/checkpatch.pl

@@ -1931,6 +1931,12 @@ sub process {
 			      "use the SSYNC() macro in asm/blackfin.h\n" . $herevet);
 		}
 
+# check for old HOTPLUG __dev<foo> section markings
+		if ($line =~ /\b(__dev(init|exit)(data|const|))\b/) {
+			WARN("HOTPLUG_SECTION",
+			     "Using $1 is unnecessary\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # Check for potential 'bare' types
 		my ($stat, $cond, $line_nr_next, $remain_next, $off_next,
 		    $realline_next);