scripts/checkpatch.pl: add WARN on sizeof(&foo)

sizeof(&foo) is frequently an error.  Warn on its use.

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

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 3257d3d96767..309050f30874 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2572,6 +2572,11 @@ sub process {
                         WARN("plain inline is preferred over $1\n" . $herecurr);
                 }
 
+# check for sizeof(&)
+                if ($line =~ /\bsizeof\s*\(\s*\&/) {
+                        WARN("sizeof(& should be avoided\n" . $herecurr);
+                }
+
 # check for new externs in .c files.
                 if ($realfile =~ /\.c$/ && defined $stat &&
                     $stat =~ /^.\s*(?:extern\s+)?$Type\s+($Ident)(\s*)\(/s)