1 files changed, 182 insertions, 102 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index b6bbbcdc557e..6971bf078d13 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use strict;
 my $P = $0;
 $P =~ s@.*/@@g;
 
-my $V = '0.18';
+my $V = '0.19';
 
 use Getopt::Long qw(:config no_auto_abbrev);
 
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ our $Attribute	= qr{
                         __kprobes|
                         __(?:mem|cpu|dev|)(?:initdata|init)
                   }x;
+our $Modifier;
 our $Inline     = qr{inline|__always_inline|noinline};
 our $Member     = qr{->$Ident|\.$Ident|\[[^]]*\]};
 our $Lval       = qr{$Ident(?:$Member)*};
@@ -144,17 +145,17 @@ our $UTF8	= qr {
 
 our @typeList = (
         qr{void},
-        qr{char},
-        qr{short},
-        qr{int},
-        qr{long},
+        qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?char},
+        qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?short},
+        qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?int},
+        qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?long},
+        qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?long\s+int},
+        qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?long\s+long},
+        qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?long\s+long\s+int},
         qr{unsigned},
         qr{float},
         qr{double},
         qr{bool},
-        qr{long\s+int},
-        qr{long\s+long},
-        qr{long\s+long\s+int},
         qr{(?:__)?(?:u|s|be|le)(?:8|16|32|64)},
         qr{struct\s+$Ident},
         qr{union\s+$Ident},
@@ -163,26 +164,29 @@ our @typeList = (
         qr{${Ident}_handler},
         qr{${Ident}_handler_fn},
 );
+our @modifierList = (
+        qr{fastcall},
+);
 
 sub build_types {
+        my $mods = "(?:  \n" . join("|\n  ", @modifierList) . "\n)";
         my $all = "(?:  \n" . join("|\n  ", @typeList) . "\n)";
         $NonptrType     = qr{
-                        \b
                         (?:const\s+)?
-                        (?:unsigned\s+)?
+                        (?:$mods\s+)?
                         (?:
-                                $all|
-                                (?:typeof|__typeof__)\s*\(\s*\**\s*$Ident\s*\)
+                                (?:typeof|__typeof__)\s*\(\s*\**\s*$Ident\s*\)|
+                                (?:${all}\b)
                         )
                         (?:\s+$Sparse|\s+const)*
-                        \b
                   }x;
         $Type   = qr{
-                        \b$NonptrType\b
+                        $NonptrType
                         (?:\s*\*+\s*const|\s*\*+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
-                        (?:\s+$Inline|\s+$Sparse|\s+$Attribute)*
+                        (?:\s+$Inline|\s+$Sparse|\s+$Attribute|\s+$mods)*
                   }x;
         $Declare        = qr{(?:$Storage\s+)?$Type};
+        $Modifier       = qr{(?:$Attribute|$Sparse|$mods)};
 }
 build_types();
 
@@ -329,7 +333,7 @@ sub sanitise_line {
                         $off++;
                         next;
                 }
-                if (substr($line, $off, 2) eq $sanitise_quote) {
+                if (substr($line, $off, 2) eq '*/') {
                         $sanitise_quote = '';
                         substr($res, $off, 2, "$;$;");
                         $off++;
@@ -366,14 +370,14 @@ sub sanitise_line {
         }
 
         # The pathname on a #include may be surrounded by '<' and '>'.
-        if ($res =~ /^.#\s*include\s+\<(.*)\>/) {
+        if ($res =~ /^.\s*\#\s*include\s+\<(.*)\>/) {
                 my $clean = 'X' x length($1);
                 $res =~ s@\<.*\>@<$clean>@;
 
         # The whole of a #error is a string.
-        } elsif ($res =~ /^.#\s*(?:error|warning)\s+(.*)\b/) {
+        } elsif ($res =~ /^.\s*\#\s*(?:error|warning)\s+(.*)\b/) {
                 my $clean = 'X' x length($1);
-                $res =~ s@(#\s*(?:error|warning)\s+).*@$1$clean@;
+                $res =~ s@(\#\s*(?:error|warning)\s+).*@$1$clean@;
         }
 
         return $res;
@@ -715,7 +719,7 @@ sub annotate_values {
                         print "DECLARE($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
                         $type = 'T';
 
-                } elsif ($cur =~ /^(#\s*define\s*$Ident)(\(?)/o) {
+                } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\#\s*define\s*$Ident)(\(?)/o) {
                         print "DEFINE($1,$2)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
                         $av_preprocessor = 1;
                         push(@av_paren_type, $type);
@@ -724,12 +728,12 @@ sub annotate_values {
                         }
                         $type = 'E';
 
-                } elsif ($cur =~ /^(#\s*undef\s*$Ident)/o) {
+                } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\#\s*(?:undef\s*$Ident|include\b))/o) {
                         print "UNDEF($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
                         $av_preprocessor = 1;
                         push(@av_paren_type, $type);
 
-                } elsif ($cur =~ /^(#\s*(?:ifdef|ifndef|if))/o) {
+                } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\#\s*(?:ifdef|ifndef|if))/o) {
                         print "PRE_START($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
                         $av_preprocessor = 1;
 
@@ -737,7 +741,7 @@ sub annotate_values {
                         push(@av_paren_type, $type);
                         $type = 'E';
 
-                } elsif ($cur =~ /^(#\s*(?:else|elif))/o) {
+                } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\#\s*(?:else|elif))/o) {
                         print "PRE_RESTART($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
                         $av_preprocessor = 1;
 
@@ -745,7 +749,7 @@ sub annotate_values {
 
                         $type = 'E';
 
-                } elsif ($cur =~ /^(#\s*(?:endif))/o) {
+                } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\#\s*(?:endif))/o) {
                         print "PRE_END($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
 
                         $av_preprocessor = 1;
@@ -837,14 +841,26 @@ sub annotate_values {
 sub possible {
         my ($possible, $line) = @_;
 
-        #print "CHECK<$possible>\n";
+        print "CHECK<$possible> ($line)\n" if ($dbg_possible > 1);
         if ($possible !~ /^(?:$Storage|$Type|DEFINE_\S+)$/ &&
             $possible ne 'goto' && $possible ne 'return' &&
-            $possible ne 'struct' && $possible ne 'enum' &&
             $possible ne 'case' && $possible ne 'else' &&
-            $possible ne 'typedef') {
-                warn "POSSIBLE: $possible ($line)\n" if ($dbg_possible);
-                push(@typeList, $possible);
+            $possible ne 'asm' &&
+            $possible !~ /^(typedef|struct|enum)\b/) {
+                # Check for modifiers.
+                $possible =~ s/\s*$Storage\s*//g;
+                $possible =~ s/\s*$Sparse\s*//g;
+                if ($possible =~ /^\s*$/) {
+
+                } elsif ($possible =~ /\s/) {
+                        $possible =~ s/\s*$Type\s*//g;
+                        warn "MODIFIER: $possible ($line)\n" if ($dbg_possible);
+                        push(@modifierList, $possible);
+
+                } else {
+                        warn "POSSIBLE: $possible ($line)\n" if ($dbg_possible);
+                        push(@typeList, $possible);
+                }
                 build_types();
         }
 }
@@ -949,6 +965,7 @@ sub process {
                         } else {
                                 $realcnt=1+1;
                         }
+                        $in_comment = 0;
 
                         # Guestimate if this is a continuing comment.  Run
                         # the context looking for a comment "edge".  If this
@@ -1117,7 +1134,9 @@ sub process {
                         ERROR("trailing whitespace\n" . $herevet);
                 }
 #80 column limit
-                if ($line =~ /^\+/ && !($prevrawline=~/\/\*\*/) && $length > 80) {
+                if ($line =~ /^\+/ && $prevrawline !~ /\/\*\*/ &&
+                    $rawline !~ /^.\s*\*\s*\@$Ident\s/ && $length > 80)
+                {
                         WARN("line over 80 characters\n" . $herecurr);
                 }
 
@@ -1159,18 +1178,20 @@ sub process {
                         # Ignore functions being called
                         } elsif ($s =~ /^.\s*$Ident\s*\(/s) {
 
+                        # declarations always start with types
+                        } elsif ($prev_values eq 'E' && $s =~ /^.\s*(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:$Inline\s+)?(?:const\s+)?((?:\s*$Ident)+)\b(?:\s+$Sparse)?\s*\**\s*(?:$Ident|\(\*[^\)]*\))\s*(?:;|=|,|\()/s) {
+                                my $type = $1;
+                                $type =~ s/\s+/ /g;
+                                possible($type, "A:" . $s);
+
                         # definitions in global scope can only start with types
                         } elsif ($s =~ /^.(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:$Inline\s+)?(?:const\s+)?($Ident)\b/s) {
-                                possible($1, $s);
-
-                        # declarations always start with types
-                        } elsif ($prev_values eq 'E' && $s =~ /^.\s*(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:const\s+)?($Ident)\b(:?\s+$Sparse)?\s*\**\s*$Ident\s*(?:;|=|,)/s) {
-                                possible($1, $s);
+                                possible($1, "B:" . $s);
                         }
 
                         # any (foo ... *) is a pointer cast, and foo is a type
                         while ($s =~ /\(($Ident)(?:\s+$Sparse)*\s*\*+\s*\)/sg) {
-                                possible($1, $s);
+                                possible($1, "C:" . $s);
                         }
 
                         # Check for any sort of function declaration.
@@ -1184,9 +1205,9 @@ sub process {
                                 $ctx =~ s/\)[^\)]*$//;
 
                                 for my $arg (split(/\s*,\s*/, $ctx)) {
-                                        if ($arg =~ /^(?:const\s+)?($Ident)(?:\s+$Sparse)*\s*\**\s*(:?\b$Ident)?$/ || $arg =~ /^($Ident)$/) {
+                                        if ($arg =~ /^(?:const\s+)?($Ident)(?:\s+$Sparse)*\s*\**\s*(:?\b$Ident)?$/s || $arg =~ /^($Ident)$/s) {
 
-                                                possible($1, $s);
+                                                possible($1, "D:" . $s);
                                         }
                                 }
                         }
@@ -1221,7 +1242,7 @@ sub process {
 
 # if/while/etc brace do not go on next line, unless defining a do while loop,
 # or if that brace on the next line is for something else
-                if ($line =~ /(.*)\b((?:if|while|for|switch)\s*\(|do\b|else\b)/ && $line !~ /^.#/) {
+                if ($line =~ /(.*)\b((?:if|while|for|switch)\s*\(|do\b|else\b)/ && $line !~ /^.\s*\#/) {
                         my $pre_ctx = "$1$2";
 
                         my ($level, @ctx) = ctx_statement_level($linenr, $realcnt, 0);
@@ -1239,7 +1260,7 @@ sub process {
 
                         if ($ctx !~ /{\s*/ && defined($lines[$ctx_ln -1]) && $lines[$ctx_ln - 1] =~ /^\+\s*{/) {
                                 ERROR("that open brace { should be on the previous line\n" .
-                                        "$here\n$ctx\n$lines[$ctx_ln - 1]");
+                                        "$here\n$ctx\n$lines[$ctx_ln - 1]\n");
                         }
                         if ($level == 0 && $pre_ctx !~ /}\s*while\s*\($/ &&
                             $ctx =~ /\)\s*\;\s*$/ &&
@@ -1248,7 +1269,7 @@ sub process {
                                 my ($nlength, $nindent) = line_stats($lines[$ctx_ln - 1]);
                                 if ($nindent > $indent) {
                                         WARN("trailing semicolon indicates no statements, indent implies otherwise\n" .
-                                                "$here\n$ctx\n$lines[$ctx_ln - 1]");
+                                                "$here\n$ctx\n$lines[$ctx_ln - 1]\n");
                                 }
                         }
                 }
@@ -1284,7 +1305,7 @@ sub process {
 #
 
 # check for malformed paths in #include statements (uses RAW line)
-                if ($rawline =~ m{^.#\s*include\s+[<"](.*)[">]}) {
+                if ($rawline =~ m{^.\s*\#\s*include\s+[<"](.*)[">]}) {
                         my $path = $1;
                         if ($path =~ m{//}) {
                                 ERROR("malformed #include filename\n" .
@@ -1316,7 +1337,7 @@ sub process {
                 }
 
 # check for external initialisers.
-                if ($line =~ /^.$Type\s*$Ident\s*=\s*(0|NULL|false)\s*;/) {
+                if ($line =~ /^.$Type\s*$Ident\s*(?:\s+$Modifier)*\s*=\s*(0|NULL|false)\s*;/) {
                         ERROR("do not initialise externals to 0 or NULL\n" .
                                 $herecurr);
                 }
@@ -1330,6 +1351,7 @@ sub process {
 # make sense.
                 if ($line =~ /\btypedef\s/ &&
                     $line !~ /\btypedef\s+$Type\s+\(\s*\*?$Ident\s*\)\s*\(/ &&
+                    $line !~ /\btypedef\s+$Type\s+$Ident\s*\(/ &&
                     $line !~ /\b__bitwise(?:__|)\b/) {
                         WARN("do not add new typedefs\n" . $herecurr);
                 }
@@ -1388,8 +1410,8 @@ sub process {
 
 # function brace can't be on same line, except for #defines of do while,
 # or if closed on same line
-                if (($line=~/$Type\s*[A-Za-z\d_]+\(.*\).*\s{/) and
-                    !($line=~/\#define.*do\s{/) and !($line=~/}/)) {
+                if (($line=~/$Type\s*$Ident\(.*\).*\s{/) and
+                    !($line=~/\#\s*define.*do\s{/) and !($line=~/}/)) {
                         ERROR("open brace '{' following function declarations go on the next line\n" . $herecurr);
                 }
 
@@ -1416,10 +1438,10 @@ sub process {
                         # cpp #define statements have non-optional spaces, ie
                         # if there is a space between the name and the open
                         # parenthesis it is simply not a parameter group.
-                        } elsif ($ctx_before =~ /^.\#\s*define\s*$/) {
+                        } elsif ($ctx_before =~ /^.\s*\#\s*define\s*$/) {
 
                         # cpp #elif statement condition may start with a (
-                        } elsif ($ctx =~ /^.\#\s*elif\s*$/) {
+                        } elsif ($ctx =~ /^.\s*\#\s*elif\s*$/) {
 
                         # If this whole things ends with a type its most
                         # likely a typedef for a function.
@@ -1625,13 +1647,14 @@ sub process {
                         ERROR("space prohibited before that close square bracket ']'\n" . $herecurr);
                 }
 
-# check spacing on paretheses
+# check spacing on parentheses
                 if ($line =~ /\(\s/ && $line !~ /\(\s*(?:\\)?$/ &&
                     $line !~ /for\s*\(\s+;/) {
                         ERROR("space prohibited after that open parenthesis '('\n" . $herecurr);
                 }
                 if ($line =~ /(\s+)\)/ && $line !~ /^.\s*\)/ &&
-                    $line !~ /for\s*\(.*;\s+\)/) {
+                    $line !~ /for\s*\(.*;\s+\)/ &&
+                    $line !~ /:\s+\)/) {
                         ERROR("space prohibited before that close parenthesis ')'\n" . $herecurr);
                 }
 
@@ -1641,6 +1664,23 @@ sub process {
                         WARN("labels should not be indented\n" . $herecurr);
                 }
 
+# Return is not a function.
+                if (defined($stat) && $stat =~ /^.\s*return(\s*)(\(.*);/s) {
+                        my $spacing = $1;
+                        my $value = $2;
+
+                        # Flatten any parentheses and braces
+                        while ($value =~ s/\([^\(\)]*\)/1/) {
+                        }
+
+                        if ($value =~ /^(?:$Ident|-?$Constant)$/) {
+                                ERROR("return is not a function, parentheses are not required\n" . $herecurr);
+
+                        } elsif ($spacing !~ /\s+/) {
+                                ERROR("space required before the open parenthesis '('\n" . $herecurr);
+                        }
+                }
+
 # Need a space before open parenthesis after if, while etc
                 if ($line=~/\b(if|while|for|switch)\(/) {
                         ERROR("space required before the open parenthesis '('\n" . $herecurr);
@@ -1660,7 +1700,7 @@ sub process {
                         $s =~ s/\n.*//g;
                         $s =~ s/$;//g;  # Remove any comments
                         if (length($c) && $s !~ /^\s*({|;|)\s*\\*\s*$/ &&
-                            $c !~ /^.\#\s*if/)
+                            $c !~ /^.\s*\#\s*if/)
                         {
                                 ERROR("trailing statements should be on next line\n" . $herecurr);
                         }
@@ -1719,14 +1759,16 @@ sub process {
 #               }
 
 #no spaces allowed after \ in define
-                if ($line=~/\#define.*\\\s$/) {
+                if ($line=~/\#\s*define.*\\\s$/) {
                         WARN("Whitepspace after \\ makes next lines useless\n" . $herecurr);
                 }
 
 #warn if <asm/foo.h> is #included and <linux/foo.h> is available (uses RAW line)
-                if ($tree && $rawline =~ m{^.\#\s*include\s*\<asm\/(.*)\.h\>}) {
-                        my $checkfile = "$root/include/linux/$1.h";
-                        if (-f $checkfile && $1 ne 'irq') {
+                if ($tree && $rawline =~ m{^.\s*\#\s*include\s*\<asm\/(.*)\.h\>}) {
+                        my $checkfile = "include/linux/$1.h";
+                        if (-f "$root/$checkfile" && $realfile ne $checkfile &&
+                            $1 ne 'irq')
+                        {
                                 WARN("Use #include <linux/$1.h> instead of <asm/$1.h>\n" .
                                         $herecurr);
                         }
@@ -1735,45 +1777,87 @@ sub process {
 # multi-statement macros should be enclosed in a do while loop, grab the
 # first statement and ensure its the whole macro if its not enclosed
 # in a known good container
-                if ($prevline =~ /\#define.*\\/ &&
-                   $prevline !~/(?:do\s+{|\(\{|\{)/ &&
-                   $line !~ /(?:do\s+{|\(\{|\{)/ &&
-                   $line !~ /^.\s*$Declare\s/) {
-                        # Grab the first statement, if that is the entire macro
-                        # its ok.  This may start either on the #define line
-                        # or the one below.
+                if ($line =~ /^.\s*\#\s*define\s*$Ident(\()?/) {
                         my $ln = $linenr;
                         my $cnt = $realcnt;
-                        my $off = 0;
+                        my ($off, $dstat, $dcond, $rest);
+                        my $ctx = '';
 
-                        # If the macro starts on the define line start
-                        # grabbing the statement after the identifier
-                        $prevline =~ m{^(.#\s*define\s*$Ident(?:\([^\)]*\))?\s*)(.*)\\\s*$};
-                        ##print "1<$1> 2<$2>\n";
-                        if (defined $2 && $2 ne '') {
-                                $off = length($1);
-                                $ln--;
-                                $cnt++;
-                                while ($lines[$ln - 1] =~ /^-/) {
-                                        $ln--;
-                                        $cnt++;
-                                }
+                        my $args = defined($1);
+
+                        # Find the end of the macro and limit our statement
+                        # search to that.
+                        while ($cnt > 0 && defined $lines[$ln - 1] &&
+                                $lines[$ln - 1] =~ /^(?:-|..*\\$)/)
+                        {
+                                $ctx .= $rawlines[$ln - 1] . "\n";
+                                $ln++;
+                                $cnt--;
+                        }
+                        $ctx .= $rawlines[$ln - 1];
+
+                        ($dstat, $dcond, $ln, $cnt, $off) =
+                                ctx_statement_block($linenr, $ln - $linenr + 1, 0);
+                        #print "dstat<$dstat> dcond<$dcond> cnt<$cnt> off<$off>\n";
+                        #print "LINE<$lines[$ln]> len<" . length($lines[$ln]) . "\n";
+
+                        # Extract the remainder of the define (if any) and
+                        # rip off surrounding spaces, and trailing \'s.
+                        $rest = '';
+                        if (defined $lines[$ln - 1] &&
+                            $off > length($lines[$ln - 1]))
+                        {
+                                $ln++;
+                                $cnt--;
+                                $off = 0;
+                        }
+                        while ($cnt > 0) {
+                                $rest .= substr($lines[$ln - 1], $off) . "\n";
+                                $ln++;
+                                $cnt--;
+                                $off = 0;
+                        }
+                        $rest =~ s/\\\n.//g;
+                        $rest =~ s/^\s*//s;
+                        $rest =~ s/\s*$//s;
+
+                        # Clean up the original statement.
+                        if ($args) {
+                                substr($dstat, 0, length($dcond), '');
+                        } else {
+                                $dstat =~ s/^.\s*\#\s*define\s+$Ident\s*//;
                         }
-                        my @ctx = ctx_statement($ln, $cnt, $off);
-                        my $ctx_ln = $ln + $#ctx + 1;
-                        my $ctx = join("\n", @ctx);
+                        $dstat =~ s/\\\n.//g;
+                        $dstat =~ s/^\s*//s;
+                        $dstat =~ s/\s*$//s;
 
-                        # Pull in any empty extension lines.
-                        while ($ctx =~ /\\$/ &&
-                               $lines[$ctx_ln - 1] =~ /^.\s*(?:\\)?$/) {
-                                $ctx .= $lines[$ctx_ln - 1];
-                                $ctx_ln++;
+                        # Flatten any parentheses and braces
+                        while ($dstat =~ s/\([^\(\)]*\)/1/) {
+                        }
+                        while ($dstat =~ s/\{[^\{\}]*\}/1/) {
                         }
 
-                        if ($ctx =~ /\\$/) {
-                                if ($ctx =~ /;/) {
+                        my $exceptions = qr{
+                                $Declare|
+                                module_param_named|
+                                MODULE_PARAM_DESC|
+                                DECLARE_PER_CPU|
+                                DEFINE_PER_CPU|
+                                __typeof__\(
+                        }x;
+                        if ($rest ne '') {
+                                if ($rest !~ /while\s*\(/ &&
+                                    $dstat !~ /$exceptions/)
+                                {
                                         ERROR("Macros with multiple statements should be enclosed in a do - while loop\n" . "$here\n$ctx\n");
-                                } else {
+                                }
+
+                        } elsif ($ctx !~ /;/) {
+                                if ($dstat ne '' &&
+                                    $dstat !~ /^(?:$Ident|-?$Constant)$/ &&
+                                    $dstat !~ /$exceptions/ &&
+                                    $dstat =~ /$Operators/)
+                                {
                                         ERROR("Macros with complex values should be enclosed in parenthesis\n" . "$here\n$ctx\n");
                                 }
                         }
@@ -1884,7 +1968,7 @@ sub process {
 
 # don't include deprecated include files (uses RAW line)
                 for my $inc (@dep_includes) {
-                        if ($rawline =~ m@\#\s*include\s*\<$inc>@) {
+                        if ($rawline =~ m@^.\s*\#\s*include\s*\<$inc>@) {
                                 ERROR("Don't use <$inc>: see Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt\n" . $herecurr);
                         }
                 }
@@ -1908,7 +1992,7 @@ sub process {
                 }
 
 # warn about #if 0
-                if ($line =~ /^.#\s*if\s+0\b/) {
+                if ($line =~ /^.\s*\#\s*if\s+0\b/) {
                         CHK("if this code is redundant consider removing it\n" .
                                 $herecurr);
                 }
@@ -1920,23 +2004,16 @@ sub process {
                                 WARN("kfree(NULL) is safe this check is probabally not required\n" . $hereprev);
                         }
                 }
-# check for needless usb_free_urb() checks
-                if ($prevline =~ /\bif\s*\(([^\)]*)\)/) {
-                        my $expr = $1;
-                        if ($line =~ /\busb_free_urb\(\Q$expr\E\);/) {
-                                WARN("usb_free_urb(NULL) is safe this check is probabally not required\n" . $hereprev);
-                        }
-                }
 
 # warn about #ifdefs in C files
-#               if ($line =~ /^.#\s*if(|n)def/ && ($realfile =~ /\.c$/)) {
+#               if ($line =~ /^.\s*\#\s*if(|n)def/ && ($realfile =~ /\.c$/)) {
 #                       print "#ifdef in C files should be avoided\n";
 #                       print "$herecurr";
 #                       $clean = 0;
 #               }
 
 # warn about spacing in #ifdefs
-                if ($line =~ /^.#\s*(ifdef|ifndef|elif)\s\s+/) {
+                if ($line =~ /^.\s*\#\s*(ifdef|ifndef|elif)\s\s+/) {
                         ERROR("exactly one space required after that #$1\n" . $herecurr);
                 }
 
@@ -1955,7 +2032,7 @@ sub process {
                         }
                 }
 # check of hardware specific defines
-                if ($line =~ m@^.#\s*if.*\b(__i386__|__powerpc64__|__sun__|__s390x__)\b@ && $realfile !~ m@include/asm-@) {
+                if ($line =~ m@^.\s*\#\s*if.*\b(__i386__|__powerpc64__|__sun__|__s390x__)\b@ && $realfile !~ m@include/asm-@) {
                         CHK("architecture specific defines should be avoided\n" .  $herecurr);
                 }
 
@@ -1973,15 +2050,18 @@ sub process {
 
 # check for new externs in .c files.
                 if ($realfile =~ /\.c$/ && defined $stat &&
-                    $stat =~ /^.\s*(?:extern\s+)?$Type\s+$Ident(\s*)\(/s)
+                    $stat =~ /^.\s*(?:extern\s+)?$Type\s+($Ident)(\s*)\(/s)
                 {
-                        my $paren_space = $1;
+                        my $function_name = $1;
+                        my $paren_space = $2;
 
                         my $s = $stat;
                         if (defined $cond) {
                                 substr($s, 0, length($cond), '');
                         }
-                        if ($s =~ /^\s*;/) {
+                        if ($s =~ /^\s*;/ &&
+                            $function_name ne 'uninitialized_var')
+                        {
                                 WARN("externs should be avoided in .c files\n" .  $herecurr);
                         }
 
@@ -2030,8 +2110,8 @@ sub process {
 # use of NR_CPUS is usually wrong
 # ignore definitions of NR_CPUS and usage to define arrays as likely right
                 if ($line =~ /\bNR_CPUS\b/ &&
-                    $line !~ /^.#\s*if\b.*\bNR_CPUS\b/ &&
-                    $line !~ /^.#\s*define\b.*\bNR_CPUS\b/ &&
+                    $line !~ /^.\s*\s*#\s*if\b.*\bNR_CPUS\b/ &&
+                    $line !~ /^.\s*\s*#\s*define\b.*\bNR_CPUS\b/ &&
                     $line !~ /^.\s*$Declare\s.*\[[^\]]*NR_CPUS[^\]]*\]/ &&
                     $line !~ /\[[^\]]*\.\.\.[^\]]*NR_CPUS[^\]]*\]/ &&
                     $line !~ /\[[^\]]*NR_CPUS[^\]]*\.\.\.[^\]]*\]/)