gfp.h and page_alloc.c already specify that __GFP_NOFAIL is deprecated and no new users should be added. Add a warning to checkpatch to catch this.
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| @@ -4113,6 +4113,12 @@ sub process { · 4112 unmodified lines | |||
| 4113 | "$1 uses number as first arg, sizeof is generally wrong\n" . $herecurr); | 4113 | "$1 uses number as first arg, sizeof is generally wrong\n" . $herecurr); |
| 4114 | } | 4114 | } |
| 4115 | 4115 | ||
| 4116 | # check for GFP_NOWAIT use | ||
| 4117 | if ($line =~ /\b__GFP_NOFAIL\b/) { | ||
| 4118 | WARN("__GFP_NOFAIL", | ||
| 4119 | "Use of __GFP_NOFAIL is deprecated, no new users should be added\n" . $herecurr); | ||
| 4120 | } | ||
| 4121 | |||
| 4116 | # check for multiple semicolons | 4122 | # check for multiple semicolons |
| 4117 | if ($line =~ /;\s*;\s*$/) { | 4123 | if ($line =~ /;\s*;\s*$/) { |
| 4118 | if (WARN("ONE_SEMICOLON", | 4124 | if (WARN("ONE_SEMICOLON", |