1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 3e04f80375de..4bad5700670a 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3313,6 +3313,22 @@ sub process {
                         }
                 }
 
+# check usleep_range arguments
+                if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+                    defined $stat &&
+                    $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\busleep_range\s*\(\s*($FuncArg)\s*,\s*($FuncArg)\s*\)/) {
+                        my $min = $1;
+                        my $max = $7;
+                        if ($min eq $max) {
+                                WARN("USLEEP_RANGE",
+                                     "usleep_range should not use min == max args; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.txt\n" . "$here\n$stat\n");
+                        } elsif ($min =~ /^\d+$/ && $max =~ /^\d+$/ &&
+                                 $min > $max) {
+                                WARN("USLEEP_RANGE",
+                                     "usleep_range args reversed, use min then max; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.txt\n" . "$here\n$stat\n");
+                        }
+                }
+
 # check for new externs in .c files.
                 if ($realfile =~ /\.c$/ && defined $stat &&
                     $stat =~ /^.\s*(?:extern\s+)?$Type\s+($Ident)(\s*)\(/s)