checkpatch: add a "prefer __aligned" check

Prefer the use of __aligned(size) over __attribute__((__aligned___(size))) Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20110609094526.1571774c.akpm@linux-foundation.org

Joe Perches committed 15 years ago

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@@ -2891,6 +2891,11 @@ sub process { · 2890 unmodified lines
2891	2891	WARN("__packed is preferred over __attribute__((packed))\n" . $herecurr);
2892	2892	}
2893	2893
	2894	+# Check for __attribute__ aligned, prefer __aligned
	2895	+ if ($line =~ /\b__attribute__\s\(\s\(.*aligned/) {
	2896	+ WARN("__aligned(size) is preferred over __attribute__((aligned(size)))\n" . $herecurr);
	2897	+ }
	2898	+
2894	2899	# check for sizeof(&)
2895	2900	if ($line =~ /\bsizeof\s\(\s\&/) {
2896	2901	WARN("sizeof(& should be avoided\n" . $herecurr);