checkpatch: prefer __printf over __attribute__((format(printf,...)))

Add a warn for not using __printf.

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 885e3b43d64a..e94626ca77cf 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3114,6 +3114,12 @@ sub process {
                              "__aligned(size) is preferred over __attribute__((aligned(size)))\n" . $herecurr);
                 }
 
+# Check for __attribute__ format(printf, prefer __printf
+                if ($line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(\s*format\s*\(\s*printf/) {
+                        WARN("PREFER_PRINTF",
+                             "__printf(string-index, first-to-check) is preferred over __attribute__((format(printf, string-index, first-to-check)))\n" . $herecurr);
+                }
+
 # check for sizeof(&)
                 if ($line =~ /\bsizeof\s*\(\s*\&/) {
                         WARN("SIZEOF_ADDRESS",