1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 5c7fd1a4f930..705a0439b39d 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2224,6 +2224,15 @@ sub process {
                         }
                 }
 
+# make sure symbols are always wrapped with VMLINUX_SYMBOL() ...
+# all assignments may have only one of the following with an assignment:
+#       .
+#       ALIGN(...)
+#       VMLINUX_SYMBOL(...)
+                if ($realfile eq 'vmlinux.lds.h' && $line =~ /(?:(?:^|\s)$Ident\s*=|=\s*$Ident(?:\s|$))/) {
+                        WARN("vmlinux.lds.h needs VMLINUX_SYMBOL() around C-visible symbols\n" . $herecurr);
+                }
+
 # check for redundant bracing round if etc
                 if ($line =~ /(^.*)\bif\b/ && $1 !~ /else\s*$/) {
                         my ($level, $endln, @chunks) =