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checkpatch: correctly stop scanning at the bottom of a hunk
[linux-2.6.git] / scripts / checkpatch.pl
index 022ee557b681fa565296124af989c321c14a93d5..1eca1e143581b7fbbb50d9c28e7b27afe361afa2 100755 (executable)
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl -w
-# (c) 2001, Dave Jones. <davej@codemonkey.org.uk> (the file handling bit)
+# (c) 2001, Dave Jones. <davej@redhat.com> (the file handling bit)
 # (c) 2005, Joel Schopp <jschopp@austin.ibm.com> (the ugly bit)
-# (c) 2007, Andy Whitcroft <apw@uk.ibm.com> (new conditions, test suite, etc)
+# (c) 2007,2008, Andy Whitcroft <apw@uk.ibm.com> (new conditions, test suite)
+# (c) 2008, Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
 # Licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL License version 2
 
 use strict;
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ use strict;
 my $P = $0;
 $P =~ s@.*/@@g;
 
-my $V = '0.20';
+my $V = '0.29';
 
 use Getopt::Long qw(:config no_auto_abbrev);
 
@@ -27,6 +28,41 @@ my $mailback = 0;
 my $summary_file = 0;
 my $root;
 my %debug;
+my $help = 0;
+
+sub help {
+       my ($exitcode) = @_;
+
+       print << "EOM";
+Usage: $P [OPTION]... [FILE]...
+Version: $V
+
+Options:
+  -q, --quiet                quiet
+  --no-tree                  run without a kernel tree
+  --no-signoff               do not check for 'Signed-off-by' line
+  --patch                    treat FILE as patchfile (default)
+  --emacs                    emacs compile window format
+  --terse                    one line per report
+  -f, --file                 treat FILE as regular source file
+  --subjective, --strict     enable more subjective tests
+  --root=PATH                PATH to the kernel tree root
+  --no-summary               suppress the per-file summary
+  --mailback                 only produce a report in case of warnings/errors
+  --summary-file             include the filename in summary
+  --debug KEY=[0|1]          turn on/off debugging of KEY, where KEY is one of
+                             'values', 'possible', 'type', and 'attr' (default
+                             is all off)
+  --test-only=WORD           report only warnings/errors containing WORD
+                             literally
+  -h, --help, --version      display this help and exit
+
+When FILE is - read standard input.
+EOM
+
+       exit($exitcode);
+}
+
 GetOptions(
        'q|quiet+'      => \$quiet,
        'tree!'         => \$tree,
@@ -34,7 +70,7 @@ GetOptions(
        'patch!'        => \$chk_patch,
        'emacs!'        => \$emacs,
        'terse!'        => \$terse,
-       'file!'         => \$file,
+       'f|file!'       => \$file,
        'subjective!'   => \$check,
        'strict!'       => \$check,
        'root=s'        => \$root,
@@ -44,30 +80,27 @@ GetOptions(
 
        'debug=s'       => \%debug,
        'test-only=s'   => \$tst_only,
-) or exit;
+       'h|help'        => \$help,
+       'version'       => \$help
+) or help(1);
+
+help(0) if ($help);
 
 my $exit = 0;
 
 if ($#ARGV < 0) {
-       print "usage: $P [options] patchfile\n";
-       print "version: $V\n";
-       print "options: -q               => quiet\n";
-       print "         --no-tree        => run without a kernel tree\n";
-       print "         --terse          => one line per report\n";
-       print "         --emacs          => emacs compile window format\n";
-       print "         --file           => check a source file\n";
-       print "         --strict         => enable more subjective tests\n";
-       print "         --root           => path to the kernel tree root\n";
-       print "         --no-summary     => suppress the per-file summary\n";
-       print "         --summary-file   => include the filename in summary\n";
+       print "$P: no input files\n";
        exit(1);
 }
 
 my $dbg_values = 0;
 my $dbg_possible = 0;
 my $dbg_type = 0;
+my $dbg_attr = 0;
 for my $key (keys %debug) {
-       eval "\${dbg_$key} = '$debug{$key}';"
+       ## no critic
+       eval "\${dbg_$key} = '$debug{$key}';";
+       die "$@" if ($@);
 }
 
 if ($terse) {
@@ -106,13 +139,18 @@ our $Sparse       = qr{
                        __iomem|
                        __must_check|
                        __init_refok|
-                       __kprobes
+                       __kprobes|
+                       __ref
                }x;
 our $Attribute = qr{
                        const|
                        __read_mostly|
                        __kprobes|
-                       __(?:mem|cpu|dev|)(?:initdata|init)
+                       __(?:mem|cpu|dev|)(?:initdata|init)|
+                       ____cacheline_aligned|
+                       ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp|
+                       ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp|
+                       __weak
                  }x;
 our $Modifier;
 our $Inline    = qr{inline|__always_inline|noinline};
@@ -121,6 +159,7 @@ our $Lval   = qr{$Ident(?:$Member)*};
 
 our $Constant  = qr{(?:[0-9]+|0x[0-9a-fA-F]+)[UL]*};
 our $Assignment        = qr{(?:\*\=|/=|%=|\+=|-=|<<=|>>=|&=|\^=|\|=|=)};
+our $Compare    = qr{<=|>=|==|!=|<|>};
 our $Operators = qr{
                        <=|>=|==|!=|
                        =>|->|<<|>>|<|>|!|~|
@@ -142,6 +181,11 @@ our $UTF8  = qr {
        |  \xF4[\x80-\x8F][\x80-\xBF]{2}     # plane 16
 }x;
 
+our $typeTypedefs = qr{(?x:
+       (?:__)?(?:u|s|be|le)(?:8|16|32|64)|
+       atomic_t
+)};
+
 our @typeList = (
        qr{void},
        qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?char},
@@ -155,7 +199,6 @@ our @typeList = (
        qr{float},
        qr{double},
        qr{bool},
-       qr{(?:__)?(?:u|s|be|le)(?:8|16|32|64)},
        qr{struct\s+$Ident},
        qr{union\s+$Ident},
        qr{enum\s+$Ident},
@@ -175,13 +218,14 @@ sub build_types {
                        (?:$Modifier\s+|const\s+)*
                        (?:
                                (?:typeof|__typeof__)\s*\(\s*\**\s*$Ident\s*\)|
+                               (?:$typeTypedefs\b)|
                                (?:${all}\b)
                        )
                        (?:\s+$Modifier|\s+const)*
                  }x;
        $Type   = qr{
                        $NonptrType
-                       (?:\s*\*+\s*const|\s*\*+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
+                       (?:[\s\*]+\s*const|[\s\*]+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
                        (?:\s+$Inline|\s+$Modifier)*
                  }x;
        $Declare        = qr{(?:$Storage\s+)?$Type};
@@ -194,9 +238,9 @@ my @dep_includes = ();
 my @dep_functions = ();
 my $removal = "Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt";
 if ($tree && -f "$root/$removal") {
-       open(REMOVE, "<$root/$removal") ||
+       open(my $REMOVE, '<', "$root/$removal") ||
                                die "$P: $removal: open failed - $!\n";
-       while (<REMOVE>) {
+       while (<$REMOVE>) {
                if (/^Check:\s+(.*\S)/) {
                        for my $entry (split(/[, ]+/, $1)) {
                                if ($entry =~ m@include/(.*)@) {
@@ -208,17 +252,21 @@ if ($tree && -f "$root/$removal") {
                        }
                }
        }
+       close($REMOVE);
 }
 
 my @rawlines = ();
 my @lines = ();
 my $vname;
 for my $filename (@ARGV) {
+       my $FILE;
        if ($file) {
-               open(FILE, "diff -u /dev/null $filename|") ||
+               open($FILE, '-|', "diff -u /dev/null $filename") ||
                        die "$P: $filename: diff failed - $!\n";
+       } elsif ($filename eq '-') {
+               open($FILE, '<&STDIN');
        } else {
-               open(FILE, "<$filename") ||
+               open($FILE, '<', "$filename") ||
                        die "$P: $filename: open failed - $!\n";
        }
        if ($filename eq '-') {
@@ -226,11 +274,11 @@ for my $filename (@ARGV) {
        } else {
                $vname = $filename;
        }
-       while (<FILE>) {
+       while (<$FILE>) {
                chomp;
                push(@rawlines, $_);
        }
-       close(FILE);
+       close($FILE);
        if (!process($filename)) {
                $exit = 1;
        }
@@ -331,12 +379,19 @@ sub sanitise_line {
                        $off++;
                        next;
                }
-               if (substr($line, $off, 2) eq '*/') {
+               if ($sanitise_quote eq '*/' && substr($line, $off, 2) eq '*/') {
                        $sanitise_quote = '';
                        substr($res, $off, 2, "$;$;");
                        $off++;
                        next;
                }
+               if ($sanitise_quote eq '' && substr($line, $off, 2) eq '//') {
+                       $sanitise_quote = '//';
+
+                       substr($res, $off, 2, $sanitise_quote);
+                       $off++;
+                       next;
+               }
 
                # A \ in a string means ignore the next character.
                if (($sanitise_quote eq "'" || $sanitise_quote eq '"') &&
@@ -357,9 +412,11 @@ sub sanitise_line {
                        }
                }
 
-               #print "SQ:$sanitise_quote\n";
+               #print "c<$c> SQ<$sanitise_quote>\n";
                if ($off != 0 && $sanitise_quote eq '*/' && $c ne "\t") {
                        substr($res, $off, 1, $;);
+               } elsif ($off != 0 && $sanitise_quote eq '//' && $c ne "\t") {
+                       substr($res, $off, 1, $;);
                } elsif ($off != 0 && $sanitise_quote && $c ne "\t") {
                        substr($res, $off, 1, 'X');
                } else {
@@ -367,6 +424,10 @@ sub sanitise_line {
                }
        }
 
+       if ($sanitise_quote eq '//') {
+               $sanitise_quote = '';
+       }
+
        # The pathname on a #include may be surrounded by '<' and '>'.
        if ($res =~ /^.\s*\#\s*include\s+\<(.*)\>/) {
                my $clean = 'X' x length($1);
@@ -393,17 +454,21 @@ sub ctx_statement_block {
 
        my $type = '';
        my $level = 0;
+       my @stack = ();
        my $p;
        my $c;
        my $len = 0;
 
        my $remainder;
        while (1) {
+               @stack = (['', 0]) if ($#stack == -1);
+
                #warn "CSB: blk<$blk> remain<$remain>\n";
                # If we are about to drop off the end, pull in more
                # context.
                if ($off >= $len) {
                        for (; $remain > 0; $line++) {
+                               last if (!defined $lines[$line]);
                                next if ($lines[$line] =~ /^-/);
                                $remain--;
                                $loff = $len;
@@ -423,6 +488,16 @@ sub ctx_statement_block {
                $remainder = substr($blk, $off);
 
                #warn "CSB: c<$c> type<$type> level<$level> remainder<$remainder> coff_set<$coff_set>\n";
+
+               # Handle nested #if/#else.
+               if ($remainder =~ /^#\s*(?:ifndef|ifdef|if)\s/) {
+                       push(@stack, [ $type, $level ]);
+               } elsif ($remainder =~ /^#\s*(?:else|elif)\b/) {
+                       ($type, $level) = @{$stack[$#stack - 1]};
+               } elsif ($remainder =~ /^#\s*endif\b/) {
+                       ($type, $level) = @{pop(@stack)};
+               }
+
                # Statement ends at the ';' or a close '}' at the
                # outermost level.
                if ($level == 0 && $c eq ';') {
@@ -569,11 +644,22 @@ sub ctx_block_get {
        my @res = ();
 
        my $level = 0;
+       my @stack = ($level);
        for ($line = $start; $remain > 0; $line++) {
                next if ($rawlines[$line] =~ /^-/);
                $remain--;
 
                $blk .= $rawlines[$line];
+
+               # Handle nested #if/#else.
+               if ($rawlines[$line] =~ /^.\s*#\s*(?:ifndef|ifdef|if)\s/) {
+                       push(@stack, $level);
+               } elsif ($rawlines[$line] =~ /^.\s*#\s*(?:else|elif)\b/) {
+                       $level = $stack[$#stack - 1];
+               } elsif ($rawlines[$line] =~ /^.\s*#\s*endif\b/) {
+                       $level = pop(@stack);
+               }
+
                foreach my $c (split(//, $rawlines[$line])) {
                        ##print "C<$c>L<$level><$open$close>O<$off>\n";
                        if ($off > 0) {
@@ -669,6 +755,22 @@ sub ctx_has_comment {
        return ($cmt ne '');
 }
 
+sub raw_line {
+       my ($linenr, $cnt) = @_;
+
+       my $offset = $linenr - 1;
+       $cnt++;
+
+       my $line;
+       while ($cnt) {
+               $line = $rawlines[$offset++];
+               next if (defined($line) && $line =~ /^-/);
+               $cnt--;
+       }
+
+       return $line;
+}
+
 sub cat_vet {
        my ($vet) = @_;
        my ($res, $coded);
@@ -782,9 +884,9 @@ sub annotate_values {
                        }
                        $type = 'N';
 
-               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(if|while|typeof|__typeof__|for)\b/o) {
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(if|while|for)\b/o) {
                        print "COND($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
-                       $av_pending = 'N';
+                       $av_pending = 'E';
                        $type = 'N';
 
                } elsif ($cur =~/^(case)/o) {
@@ -792,7 +894,7 @@ sub annotate_values {
                        $av_pend_colon = 'C';
                        $type = 'N';
 
-               } elsif ($cur =~/^(return|else|goto)/o) {
+               } elsif ($cur =~/^(return|else|goto|typeof|__typeof__)\b/o) {
                        print "KEYWORD($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
                        $type = 'N';
 
@@ -817,11 +919,11 @@ sub annotate_values {
                        $type = 'V';
                        $av_pending = 'V';
 
-               } elsif ($cur =~ /^($Ident\s*):/) {
-                       if ($type eq 'E') {
-                               $av_pend_colon = 'L';
-                       } elsif ($type eq 'T') {
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^($Ident\s*):(?:\s*\d+\s*(,|=|;))?/) {
+                       if (defined $2 && $type eq 'C' || $type eq 'T') {
                                $av_pend_colon = 'B';
+                       } elsif ($type eq 'E') {
+                               $av_pend_colon = 'L';
                        }
                        print "IDENT_COLON($1,$type>$av_pend_colon)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
                        $type = 'V';
@@ -839,6 +941,10 @@ sub annotate_values {
                        $type = 'E';
                        $av_pend_colon = 'O';
 
+               } elsif ($cur =~/^(,)/) {
+                       print "COMMA($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $type = 'C';
+
                } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\?)/o) {
                        print "QUESTION($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
                        $type = 'N';
@@ -854,11 +960,11 @@ sub annotate_values {
                        }
                        $av_pend_colon = 'O';
 
-               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(;|\[)/o) {
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\[)/o) {
                        print "CLOSE($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
                        $type = 'N';
 
-               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(-(?![->])|\+(?!\+)|\*|\&(?!\&))/o) {
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(-(?![->])|\+(?!\+)|\*|\&\&|\&)/o) {
                        my $variant;
 
                        print "OPV($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
@@ -891,13 +997,25 @@ sub annotate_values {
 
 sub possible {
        my ($possible, $line) = @_;
-
-       print "CHECK<$possible> ($line)\n" if ($dbg_possible > 1);
-       if ($possible !~ /^(?:$Modifier|$Storage|$Type|DEFINE_\S+)$/ &&
-           $possible ne 'goto' && $possible ne 'return' &&
-           $possible ne 'case' && $possible ne 'else' &&
-           $possible ne 'asm' && $possible ne '__asm__' &&
-           $possible !~ /^(typedef|struct|enum)\b/) {
+       my $notPermitted = qr{(?:
+               ^(?:
+                       $Modifier|
+                       $Storage|
+                       $Type|
+                       DEFINE_\S+
+               )$|
+               ^(?:
+                       goto|
+                       return|
+                       case|
+                       else|
+                       asm|__asm__|
+                       do
+               )(?:\s|$)|
+               ^(?:typedef|struct|enum)\b
+           )}x;
+       warn "CHECK<$possible> ($line)\n" if ($dbg_possible > 2);
+       if ($possible !~ $notPermitted) {
                # Check for modifiers.
                $possible =~ s/\s*$Storage\s*//g;
                $possible =~ s/\s*$Sparse\s*//g;
@@ -906,8 +1024,10 @@ sub possible {
                } elsif ($possible =~ /\s/) {
                        $possible =~ s/\s*$Type\s*//g;
                        for my $modifier (split(' ', $possible)) {
-                               warn "MODIFIER: $modifier ($possible) ($line)\n" if ($dbg_possible);
-                               push(@modifierList, $modifier);
+                               if ($modifier !~ $notPermitted) {
+                                       warn "MODIFIER: $modifier ($possible) ($line)\n" if ($dbg_possible);
+                                       push(@modifierList, $modifier);
+                               }
                        }
 
                } else {
@@ -915,6 +1035,8 @@ sub possible {
                        push(@typeList, $possible);
                }
                build_types();
+       } else {
+               warn "NOTPOSS: $possible ($line)\n" if ($dbg_possible > 1);
        }
 }
 
@@ -954,6 +1076,33 @@ sub CHK {
        }
 }
 
+sub check_absolute_file {
+       my ($absolute, $herecurr) = @_;
+       my $file = $absolute;
+
+       ##print "absolute<$absolute>\n";
+
+       # See if any suffix of this path is a path within the tree.
+       while ($file =~ s@^[^/]*/@@) {
+               if (-f "$root/$file") {
+                       ##print "file<$file>\n";
+                       last;
+               }
+       }
+       if (! -f _)  {
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       # It is, so see if the prefix is acceptable.
+       my $prefix = $absolute;
+       substr($prefix, -length($file)) = '';
+
+       ##print "prefix<$prefix>\n";
+       if ($prefix ne ".../") {
+               WARN("use relative pathname instead of absolute in changelog text\n" . $herecurr);
+       }
+}
+
 sub process {
        my $filename = shift;
 
@@ -986,11 +1135,13 @@ sub process {
        my $in_comment = 0;
        my $comment_edge = 0;
        my $first_line = 0;
+       my $p1_prefix = '';
 
        my $prev_values = 'E';
 
        # suppression flags
        my %suppress_ifbraces;
+       my %suppress_whiletrailers;
 
        # Pre-scan the patch sanitizing the lines.
        # Pre-scan the patch looking for any __setup documentation.
@@ -1025,10 +1176,18 @@ sub process {
                        # edge is a close comment then we must be in a comment
                        # at context start.
                        my $edge;
-                       for (my $ln = $linenr + 1; $ln < ($linenr + $realcnt); $ln++) {
-                               next if ($line =~ /^-/);
-                               ($edge) = ($rawlines[$ln - 1] =~ m@(/\*|\*/)@);
-                               last if (defined $edge);
+                       my $cnt = $realcnt;
+                       for (my $ln = $linenr + 1; $cnt > 0; $ln++) {
+                               next if (defined $rawlines[$ln - 1] &&
+                                        $rawlines[$ln - 1] =~ /^-/);
+                               $cnt--;
+                               #print "RAW<$rawlines[$ln - 1]>\n";
+                               last if (!defined $rawlines[$ln - 1]);
+                               if ($rawlines[$ln - 1] =~ m@(/\*|\*/)@ &&
+                                   $rawlines[$ln - 1] !~ m@"[^"]*(?:/\*|\*/)[^"]*"@) {
+                                       ($edge) = $1;
+                                       last;
+                               }
                        }
                        if (defined $edge && $edge eq '*/') {
                                $in_comment = 1;
@@ -1038,7 +1197,7 @@ sub process {
                        # is the start of a diff block and this line starts
                        # ' *' then it is very likely a comment.
                        if (!defined $edge &&
-                           $rawlines[$linenr] =~ m@^.\s* \*(?:\s|$)@)
+                           $rawlines[$linenr] =~ m@^.\s*(?:\*\*+| \*)(?:\s|$)@)
                        {
                                $in_comment = 1;
                        }
@@ -1090,6 +1249,7 @@ sub process {
                        $prev_values = 'E';
 
                        %suppress_ifbraces = ();
+                       %suppress_whiletrailers = ();
                        next;
 
 # track the line number as we move through the hunk, note that
@@ -1113,6 +1273,8 @@ sub process {
                        $realcnt--;
                }
 
+               my $hunk_line = ($realcnt != 0);
+
 #make up the handle for any error we report on this line
                $prefix = "$filename:$realline: " if ($emacs && $file);
                $prefix = "$filename:$linenr: " if ($emacs && !$file);
@@ -1123,9 +1285,15 @@ sub process {
                # extract the filename as it passes
                if ($line=~/^\+\+\+\s+(\S+)/) {
                        $realfile = $1;
-                       $realfile =~ s@^[^/]*/@@;
+                       $realfile =~ s@^([^/]*)/@@;
+
+                       $p1_prefix = $1;
+                       if (!$file && $tree && $p1_prefix ne '' &&
+                           -e "$root/$p1_prefix") {
+                               WARN("patch prefix '$p1_prefix' exists, appears to be a -p0 patch\n");
+                       }
 
-                       if ($realfile =~ m@include/asm/@) {
+                       if ($realfile =~ m@^include/asm/@) {
                                ERROR("do not modify files in include/asm, change architecture specific files in include/asm-<architecture>\n" . "$here$rawline\n");
                        }
                        next;
@@ -1159,6 +1327,20 @@ sub process {
                                $herecurr) if (!$emitted_corrupt++);
                }
 
+# Check for absolute kernel paths.
+               if ($tree) {
+                       while ($line =~ m{(?:^|\s)(/\S*)}g) {
+                               my $file = $1;
+
+                               if ($file =~ m{^(.*?)(?::\d+)+:?$} &&
+                                   check_absolute_file($1, $herecurr)) {
+                                       #
+                               } else {
+                                       check_absolute_file($file, $herecurr);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
 # UTF-8 regex found at http://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-forms-utf-8.en.php
                if (($realfile =~ /^$/ || $line =~ /^\+/) &&
                    $rawline !~ m/^$UTF8*$/) {
@@ -1171,11 +1353,8 @@ sub process {
                        ERROR("Invalid UTF-8, patch and commit message should be encoded in UTF-8\n" . $hereptr);
                }
 
-#ignore lines being removed
-               if ($line=~/^-/) {next;}
-
-# check we are in a valid source file if not then ignore this hunk
-               next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|s|S|pl|sh)$/);
+# ignore non-hunk lines and lines being removed
+               next if (!$hunk_line || $line =~ /^-/);
 
 #trailing whitespace
                if ($line =~ /^\+.*\015/) {
@@ -1186,6 +1365,10 @@ sub process {
                        my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($rawline) . "\n";
                        ERROR("trailing whitespace\n" . $herevet);
                }
+
+# check we are in a valid source file if not then ignore this hunk
+               next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|s|S|pl|sh)$/);
+
 #80 column limit
                if ($line =~ /^\+/ && $prevrawline !~ /\/\*\*/ &&
                    $rawline !~ /^.\s*\*\s*\@$Ident\s/ &&
@@ -1200,8 +1383,20 @@ sub process {
                        WARN("adding a line without newline at end of file\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
-# check we are in a valid source file *.[hc] if not then ignore this hunk
-               next if ($realfile !~ /\.[hc]$/);
+# Blackfin: use hi/lo macros
+               if ($realfile =~ m@arch/blackfin/.*\.S$@) {
+                       if ($line =~ /\.[lL][[:space:]]*=.*&[[:space:]]*0x[fF][fF][fF][fF]/) {
+                               my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($line) . "\n";
+                               ERROR("use the LO() macro, not (... & 0xFFFF)\n" . $herevet);
+                       }
+                       if ($line =~ /\.[hH][[:space:]]*=.*>>[[:space:]]*16/) {
+                               my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($line) . "\n";
+                               ERROR("use the HI() macro, not (... >> 16)\n" . $herevet);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check we are in a valid source file C or perl if not then ignore this hunk
+               next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|pl)$/);
 
 # at the beginning of a line any tabs must come first and anything
 # more than 8 must use tabs.
@@ -1211,15 +1406,28 @@ sub process {
                        ERROR("code indent should use tabs where possible\n" . $herevet);
                }
 
+# check we are in a valid C source file if not then ignore this hunk
+               next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c)$/);
+
 # check for RCS/CVS revision markers
                if ($rawline =~ /^\+.*\$(Revision|Log|Id)(?:\$|)/) {
                        WARN("CVS style keyword markers, these will _not_ be updated\n". $herecurr);
                }
 
+# Blackfin: don't use __builtin_bfin_[cs]sync
+               if ($line =~ /__builtin_bfin_csync/) {
+                       my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($line) . "\n";
+                       ERROR("use the CSYNC() macro in asm/blackfin.h\n" . $herevet);
+               }
+               if ($line =~ /__builtin_bfin_ssync/) {
+                       my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($line) . "\n";
+                       ERROR("use the SSYNC() macro in asm/blackfin.h\n" . $herevet);
+               }
+
 # Check for potential 'bare' types
-               my ($stat, $cond, $line_nr_next, $remain_next);
+               my ($stat, $cond, $line_nr_next, $remain_next, $off_next);
                if ($realcnt && $line =~ /.\s*\S/) {
-                       ($stat, $cond, $line_nr_next, $remain_next) =
+                       ($stat, $cond, $line_nr_next, $remain_next, $off_next) =
                                ctx_statement_block($linenr, $realcnt, 0);
                        $stat =~ s/\n./\n /g;
                        $cond =~ s/\n./\n /g;
@@ -1233,6 +1441,8 @@ sub process {
                        # Ignore functions being called
                        } elsif ($s =~ /^.\s*$Ident\s*\(/s) {
 
+                       } elsif ($s =~ /^.\s*else\b/s) {
+
                        # declarations always start with types
                        } elsif ($prev_values eq 'E' && $s =~ /^.\s*(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:$Inline\s+)?(?:const\s+)?((?:\s*$Ident)+?)\b(?:\s+$Sparse)?\s*\**\s*(?:$Ident|\(\*[^\)]*\))(?:\s*$Modifier)?\s*(?:;|=|,|\()/s) {
                                my $type = $1;
@@ -1240,12 +1450,12 @@ sub process {
                                possible($type, "A:" . $s);
 
                        # definitions in global scope can only start with types
-                       } elsif ($s =~ /^.(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:$Inline\s+)?(?:const\s+)?($Ident)\b/s) {
+                       } elsif ($s =~ /^.(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:$Inline\s+)?(?:const\s+)?($Ident)\b\s*(?!:)/s) {
                                possible($1, "B:" . $s);
                        }
 
                        # any (foo ... *) is a pointer cast, and foo is a type
-                       while ($s =~ /\(($Ident)(?:\s+$Sparse)*\s*\*+\s*\)/sg) {
+                       while ($s =~ /\(($Ident)(?:\s+$Sparse)*[\s\*]+\s*\)/sg) {
                                possible($1, "C:" . $s);
                        }
 
@@ -1294,10 +1504,6 @@ sub process {
                                ERROR("switch and case should be at the same indent\n$hereline$err");
                        }
                }
-               if ($line =~ /^.\s*(?:case\s*.*|default\s*):/g &&
-                   $line !~ /\G(?:\s*{)?(?:\s*$;*)(?:\s*\\)?\s*$/g) {
-                       ERROR("trailing statements should be on next line\n" . $herecurr);
-               }
 
 # 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
@@ -1338,6 +1544,92 @@ sub process {
                        }
                }
 
+# Check relative indent for conditionals and blocks.
+               if ($line =~ /\b(?:(?:if|while|for)\s*\(|do\b)/ && $line !~ /^.\s*#/ && $line !~ /\}\s*while\s*/) {
+                       my ($s, $c) = ($stat, $cond);
+
+                       substr($s, 0, length($c), '');
+
+                       # Make sure we remove the line prefixes as we have
+                       # none on the first line, and are going to readd them
+                       # where necessary.
+                       $s =~ s/\n./\n/gs;
+
+                       # Find out how long the conditional actually is.
+                       my @newlines = ($c =~ /\n/gs);
+                       my $cond_lines = 1 + $#newlines;
+
+                       # We want to check the first line inside the block
+                       # starting at the end of the conditional, so remove:
+                       #  1) any blank line termination
+                       #  2) any opening brace { on end of the line
+                       #  3) any do (...) {
+                       my $continuation = 0;
+                       my $check = 0;
+                       $s =~ s/^.*\bdo\b//;
+                       $s =~ s/^\s*{//;
+                       if ($s =~ s/^\s*\\//) {
+                               $continuation = 1;
+                       }
+                       if ($s =~ s/^\s*?\n//) {
+                               $check = 1;
+                               $cond_lines++;
+                       }
+
+                       # Also ignore a loop construct at the end of a
+                       # preprocessor statement.
+                       if (($prevline =~ /^.\s*#\s*define\s/ ||
+                           $prevline =~ /\\\s*$/) && $continuation == 0) {
+                               $check = 0;
+                       }
+
+                       my $cond_ptr = -1;
+                       $continuation = 0;
+                       while ($cond_ptr != $cond_lines) {
+                               $cond_ptr = $cond_lines;
+
+                               # If we see an #else/#elif then the code
+                               # is not linear.
+                               if ($s =~ /^\s*\#\s*(?:else|elif)/) {
+                                       $check = 0;
+                               }
+
+                               # Ignore:
+                               #  1) blank lines, they should be at 0,
+                               #  2) preprocessor lines, and
+                               #  3) labels.
+                               if ($continuation ||
+                                   $s =~ /^\s*?\n/ ||
+                                   $s =~ /^\s*#\s*?/ ||
+                                   $s =~ /^\s*$Ident\s*:/) {
+                                       $continuation = ($s =~ /^.*?\\\n/) ? 1 : 0;
+                                       if ($s =~ s/^.*?\n//) {
+                                               $cond_lines++;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       my (undef, $sindent) = line_stats("+" . $s);
+                       my $stat_real = raw_line($linenr, $cond_lines);
+
+                       # Check if either of these lines are modified, else
+                       # this is not this patch's fault.
+                       if (!defined($stat_real) ||
+                           $stat !~ /^\+/ && $stat_real !~ /^\+/) {
+                               $check = 0;
+                       }
+                       if (defined($stat_real) && $cond_lines > 1) {
+                               $stat_real = "[...]\n$stat_real";
+                       }
+
+                       #print "line<$line> prevline<$prevline> indent<$indent> sindent<$sindent> check<$check> continuation<$continuation> s<$s> cond_lines<$cond_lines> stat_real<$stat_real> stat<$stat>\n";
+
+                       if ($check && (($sindent % 8) != 0 ||
+                           ($sindent <= $indent && $s ne ''))) {
+                               WARN("suspect code indent for conditional statements ($indent, $sindent)\n" . $herecurr . "$stat_real\n");
+                       }
+               }
+
                # Track the 'values' across context and added lines.
                my $opline = $line; $opline =~ s/^./ /;
                my ($curr_values, $curr_vars) =
@@ -1363,6 +1655,15 @@ sub process {
                        }
                        next;
                }
+# TEST: allow direct testing of the attribute matcher.
+               if ($dbg_attr) {
+                       if ($line =~ /^.\s*$Modifier\s*$/) {
+                               ERROR("TEST: is attr\n" . $herecurr);
+                       } elsif ($dbg_attr > 1 && $line =~ /^.+($Modifier)/) {
+                               ERROR("TEST: is not attr ($1 is)\n". $herecurr);
+                       }
+                       next;
+               }
 
 # check for initialisation to aggregates open brace on the next line
                if ($prevline =~ /$Declare\s*$Ident\s*=\s*$/ &&
@@ -1395,13 +1696,14 @@ sub process {
                if (($line =~ /EXPORT_SYMBOL.*\((.*)\)/) ||
                    ($line =~ /EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL.*\((.*)\)/)) {
                        my $name = $1;
-                       if (($prevline !~ /^}/) &&
-                          ($prevline !~ /^\+}/) &&
-                          ($prevline !~ /^ }/) &&
-                          ($prevline !~ /^.DECLARE_$Ident\(\Q$name\E\)/) &&
-                          ($prevline !~ /^.LIST_HEAD\(\Q$name\E\)/) &&
-                          ($prevline !~ /^.$Type\s*\(\s*\*\s*\Q$name\E\s*\)\s*\(/) &&
-                          ($prevline !~ /\b\Q$name\E(?:\s+$Attribute)?\s*(?:;|=|\[)/)) {
+                       if ($prevline !~ /(?:
+                               ^.}|
+                               ^.DEFINE_$Ident\(\Q$name\E\)|
+                               ^.DECLARE_$Ident\(\Q$name\E\)|
+                               ^.LIST_HEAD\(\Q$name\E\)|
+                               ^.$Type\s*\(\s*\*\s*\Q$name\E\s*\)\s*\(|
+                               \b\Q$name\E(?:\s+$Attribute)?\s*(?:;|=|\[)
+                           )/x) {
                                WARN("EXPORT_SYMBOL(foo); should immediately follow its function/variable\n" . $herecurr);
                        }
                }
@@ -1412,7 +1714,7 @@ sub process {
                                $herecurr);
                }
 # check for static initialisers.
-               if ($line =~ /\s*static\s.*=\s*(0|NULL|false)\s*;/) {
+               if ($line =~ /\bstatic\s.*=\s*(0|NULL|false)\s*;/) {
                        ERROR("do not initialise statics to 0 or NULL\n" .
                                $herecurr);
                }
@@ -1420,28 +1722,47 @@ sub process {
 # check for new typedefs, only function parameters and sparse annotations
 # make sense.
                if ($line =~ /\btypedef\s/ &&
-                   $line !~ /\btypedef\s+$Type\s+\(\s*\*?$Ident\s*\)\s*\(/ &&
+                   $line !~ /\btypedef\s+$Type\s*\(\s*\*?$Ident\s*\)\s*\(/ &&
                    $line !~ /\btypedef\s+$Type\s+$Ident\s*\(/ &&
+                   $line !~ /\b$typeTypedefs\b/ &&
                    $line !~ /\b__bitwise(?:__|)\b/) {
                        WARN("do not add new typedefs\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
 # * goes on variable not on type
-               if ($line =~ m{\($NonptrType(\*+)(?:\s+const)?\)}) {
-                       ERROR("\"(foo$1)\" should be \"(foo $1)\"\n" .
-                               $herecurr);
+               # (char*[ const])
+               if ($line =~ m{\($NonptrType(\s*(?:$Modifier\b\s*|\*\s*)+)\)}) {
+                       my ($from, $to) = ($1, $1);
 
-               } elsif ($line =~ m{\($NonptrType\s+(\*+)(?!\s+const)\s+\)}) {
-                       ERROR("\"(foo $1 )\" should be \"(foo $1)\"\n" .
-                               $herecurr);
+                       # Should start with a space.
+                       $to =~ s/^(\S)/ $1/;
+                       # Should not end with a space.
+                       $to =~ s/\s+$//;
+                       # '*'s should not have spaces between.
+                       while ($to =~ s/\*\s+\*/\*\*/) {
+                       }
 
-               } elsif ($line =~ m{\b$NonptrType(\*+)(?:\s+(?:$Attribute|$Sparse))?\s+[A-Za-z\d_]+}) {
-                       ERROR("\"foo$1 bar\" should be \"foo $1bar\"\n" .
-                               $herecurr);
+                       #print "from<$from> to<$to>\n";
+                       if ($from ne $to) {
+                               ERROR("\"(foo$from)\" should be \"(foo$to)\"\n" .  $herecurr);
+                       }
+               } elsif ($line =~ m{\b$NonptrType(\s*(?:$Modifier\b\s*|\*\s*)+)($Ident)}) {
+                       my ($from, $to, $ident) = ($1, $1, $2);
 
-               } elsif ($line =~ m{\b$NonptrType\s+(\*+)(?!\s+(?:$Attribute|$Sparse))\s+[A-Za-z\d_]+}) {
-                       ERROR("\"foo $1 bar\" should be \"foo $1bar\"\n" .
-                               $herecurr);
+                       # Should start with a space.
+                       $to =~ s/^(\S)/ $1/;
+                       # Should not end with a space.
+                       $to =~ s/\s+$//;
+                       # '*'s should not have spaces between.
+                       while ($to =~ s/\*\s+\*/\*\*/) {
+                       }
+                       # Modifiers should have spaces.
+                       $to =~ s/(\b$Modifier$)/$1 /;
+
+                       #print "from<$from> to<$to> ident<$ident>\n";
+                       if ($from ne $to && $ident !~ /^$Modifier$/) {
+                               ERROR("\"foo${from}bar\" should be \"foo${to}bar\"\n" .  $herecurr);
+                       }
                }
 
 # # no BUG() or BUG_ON()
@@ -1493,11 +1814,13 @@ sub process {
 
 # check for spacing round square brackets; allowed:
 #  1. with a type on the left -- int [] a;
-#  2. at the beginning of a line for slice initialisers -- [0..10] = 5,
+#  2. at the beginning of a line for slice initialisers -- [0...10] = 5,
+#  3. inside a curly brace -- = { [0...10] = 5 }
                while ($line =~ /(.*?\s)\[/g) {
                        my ($where, $prefix) = ($-[1], $1);
                        if ($prefix !~ /$Type\s+$/ &&
-                           ($where != 0 || $prefix !~ /^.\s+$/)) {
+                           ($where != 0 || $prefix !~ /^.\s+$/) &&
+                           $prefix !~ /{\s+$/) {
                                ERROR("space prohibited before open square bracket '['\n" . $herecurr);
                        }
                }
@@ -1574,7 +1897,7 @@ sub process {
                                        $c = 'C' if ($elements[$n + 2] =~ /^$;/);
                                        $c = 'B' if ($elements[$n + 2] =~ /^(\)|\]|;)/);
                                        $c = 'O' if ($elements[$n + 2] eq '');
-                                       $c = 'E' if ($elements[$n + 2] =~ /\s*\\$/);
+                                       $c = 'E' if ($elements[$n + 2] =~ /^\s*\\$/);
                                } else {
                                        $c = 'E';
                                }
@@ -1632,11 +1955,11 @@ sub process {
                                # unary operator, or a cast
                                } elsif ($op eq '!' || $op eq '~' ||
                                         $opv eq '*U' || $opv eq '-U' ||
-                                        $opv eq '&U') {
+                                        $opv eq '&U' || $opv eq '&&U') {
                                        if ($ctx !~ /[WEBC]x./ && $ca !~ /(?:\)|!|~|\*|-|\&|\||\+\+|\-\-|\{)$/) {
                                                ERROR("space required before that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr);
                                        }
-                                       if ($op eq '*' && $cc =~/\s*const\b/) {
+                                       if ($op eq '*' && $cc =~/\s*$Modifier\b/) {
                                                # A unary '*' may be const
 
                                        } elsif ($ctx =~ /.xW/) {
@@ -1765,9 +2088,13 @@ sub process {
                        my $spacing = $1;
                        my $value = $2;
 
-                       # Flatten any parentheses and braces
+                       # Flatten any parentheses
                        $value =~ s/\)\(/\) \(/g;
-                       while ($value =~ s/\([^\(\)]*\)/1/) {
+                       while ($value =~ s/\[[^\{\}]*\]/1/ ||
+                              $value !~ /(?:$Ident|-?$Constant)\s*
+                                            $Compare\s*
+                                            (?:$Ident|-?$Constant)/x &&
+                              $value =~ s/\([^\(\)]*\)/1/) {
                        }
 
                        if ($value =~ /^(?:$Ident|-?$Constant)$/) {
@@ -1785,10 +2112,29 @@ sub process {
 
 # Check for illegal assignment in if conditional -- and check for trailing
 # statements after the conditional.
-               if ($line =~ /\b(?:if|while|for)\s*\(/ && $line !~ /^.\s*#/) {
+               if ($line =~ /do\s*(?!{)/) {
+                       my ($stat_next) = ctx_statement_block($line_nr_next,
+                                               $remain_next, $off_next);
+                       $stat_next =~ s/\n./\n /g;
+                       ##print "stat<$stat> stat_next<$stat_next>\n";
+
+                       if ($stat_next =~ /^\s*while\b/) {
+                               # If the statement carries leading newlines,
+                               # then count those as offsets.
+                               my ($whitespace) =
+                                       ($stat_next =~ /^((?:\s*\n[+-])*\s*)/s);
+                               my $offset =
+                                       statement_rawlines($whitespace) - 1;
+
+                               $suppress_whiletrailers{$line_nr_next +
+                                                               $offset} = 1;
+                       }
+               }
+               if (!defined $suppress_whiletrailers{$linenr} &&
+                   $line =~ /\b(?:if|while|for)\s*\(/ && $line !~ /^.\s*#/) {
                        my ($s, $c) = ($stat, $cond);
 
-                       if ($c =~ /\bif\s*\(.*[^<>!=]=[^=].*/) {
+                       if ($c =~ /\bif\s*\(.*[^<>!=]=[^=].*/s) {
                                ERROR("do not use assignment in if condition\n" . $herecurr);
                        }
 
@@ -1800,57 +2146,16 @@ sub process {
                        if (length($c) && $s !~ /^\s*{?\s*\\*\s*$/ &&
                            $c !~ /}\s*while\s*/)
                        {
-                               ERROR("trailing statements should be on next line\n" . $herecurr);
-                       }
-               }
-
-# Check relative indent for conditionals and blocks.
-               if ($line =~ /\b(?:(?:if|while|for)\s*\(|do\b)/ && $line !~ /^.\s*#/ && $line !~ /\}\s*while\s*/) {
-                       my ($s, $c) = ($stat, $cond);
-
-                       substr($s, 0, length($c), '');
-
-                       # Make sure we remove the line prefixes as we have
-                       # none on the first line, and are going to readd them
-                       # where necessary.
-                       $s =~ s/\n./\n/gs;
-
-                       # We want to check the first line inside the block
-                       # starting at the end of the conditional, so remove:
-                       #  1) any blank line termination
-                       #  2) any opening brace { on end of the line
-                       #  3) any do (...) {
-                       my $continuation = 0;
-                       my $check = 0;
-                       $s =~ s/^.*\bdo\b//;
-                       $s =~ s/^\s*{//;
-                       if ($s =~ s/^\s*\\//) {
-                               $continuation = 1;
-                       }
-                       if ($s =~ s/^\s*\n//) {
-                               $check = 1;
-                       }
+                               # Find out how long the conditional actually is.
+                               my @newlines = ($c =~ /\n/gs);
+                               my $cond_lines = 1 + $#newlines;
 
-                       # Also ignore a loop construct at the end of a
-                       # preprocessor statement.
-                       if (($prevline =~ /^.\s*#\s*define\s/ ||
-                           $prevline =~ /\\\s*$/) && $continuation == 0) {
-                               $check = 0;
-                       }
-
-                       # Ignore the current line if its is a preprocessor
-                       # line.
-                       if ($s =~ /^\s*#\s*/) {
-                               $check = 0;
-                       }
-
-                       my (undef, $sindent) = line_stats("+" . $s);
-
-                       ##print "line<$line> prevline<$prevline> indent<$indent> sindent<$sindent> check<$check> continuation<$continuation> s<$s>\n";
+                               my $stat_real = raw_line($linenr, $cond_lines);
+                               if (defined($stat_real) && $cond_lines > 1) {
+                                       $stat_real = "[...]\n$stat_real";
+                               }
 
-                       if ($check && (($sindent % 8) != 0 ||
-                           ($sindent <= $indent && $s ne ''))) {
-                               WARN("suspect code indent for conditional statements\n" . $herecurr);
+                               ERROR("trailing statements should be on next line\n" . $herecurr . $stat_real);
                        }
                }
 
@@ -1877,6 +2182,20 @@ sub process {
                                ERROR("trailing statements should be on next line\n" . $herecurr);
                        }
                }
+# if should not continue a brace
+               if ($line =~ /}\s*if\b/) {
+                       ERROR("trailing statements should be on next line\n" .
+                               $herecurr);
+               }
+# case and default should not have general statements after them
+               if ($line =~ /^.\s*(?:case\s*.*|default\s*):/g &&
+                   $line !~ /\G(?:
+                       (?:\s*$;*)(?:\s*{)?(?:\s*$;*)(?:\s*\\)?\s*$|
+                       \s*return\s+
+                   )/xg)
+               {
+                       ERROR("trailing statements should be on next line\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
 
                # Check for }<nl>else {, these must be at the same
                # indent level to be relevant to each other.
@@ -1913,12 +2232,17 @@ sub process {
 
 #warn if <asm/foo.h> is #included and <linux/foo.h> is available (uses RAW line)
                if ($tree && $rawline =~ m{^.\s*\#\s*include\s*\<asm\/(.*)\.h\>}) {
-                       my $checkfile = "include/linux/$1.h";
-                       if (-f "$root/$checkfile" && $realfile ne $checkfile &&
+                       my $file = "$1.h";
+                       my $checkfile = "include/linux/$file";
+                       if (-f "$root/$checkfile" &&
+                           $realfile ne $checkfile &&
                            $1 ne 'irq')
                        {
-                               WARN("Use #include <linux/$1.h> instead of <asm/$1.h>\n" .
-                                       $herecurr);
+                               if ($realfile =~ m{^arch/}) {
+                                       CHK("Consider using #include <linux/$file> instead of <asm/$file>\n" . $herecurr);
+                               } else {
+                                       WARN("Use #include <linux/$file> instead of <asm/$file>\n" . $herecurr);
+                               }
                        }
                }
 
@@ -1953,8 +2277,8 @@ sub process {
                        # Extract the remainder of the define (if any) and
                        # rip off surrounding spaces, and trailing \'s.
                        $rest = '';
-                       while ($off != 0 || ($cnt > 0 && $rest =~ /(?:^|\\)\s*$/)) {
-                               #print "ADDING $off <" . substr($lines[$ln - 1], $off) . ">\n";
+                       while ($off != 0 || ($cnt > 0 && $rest =~ /\\\s*$/)) {
+                               #print "ADDING cnt<$cnt> $off <" . substr($lines[$ln - 1], $off) . "> rest<$rest>\n";
                                if ($off != 0 || $lines[$ln - 1] !~ /^-/) {
                                        $rest .= substr($lines[$ln - 1], $off) . "\n";
                                        $cnt--;
@@ -1978,9 +2302,10 @@ sub process {
                        $dstat =~ s/\s*$//s;
 
                        # Flatten any parentheses and braces
-                       while ($dstat =~ s/\([^\(\)]*\)/1/) {
-                       }
-                       while ($dstat =~ s/\{[^\{\}]*\}/1/) {
+                       while ($dstat =~ s/\([^\(\)]*\)/1/ ||
+                              $dstat =~ s/\{[^\{\}]*\}/1/ ||
+                              $dstat =~ s/\[[^\{\}]*\]/1/)
+                       {
                        }
 
                        my $exceptions = qr{
@@ -1989,9 +2314,11 @@ sub process {
                                MODULE_PARAM_DESC|
                                DECLARE_PER_CPU|
                                DEFINE_PER_CPU|
-                               __typeof__\(
+                               __typeof__\(|
+                               \.$Ident\s*=\s*|
+                               ^\"|\"$
                        }x;
-                       #print "REST<$rest>\n";
+                       #print "REST<$rest> dstat<$dstat>\n";
                        if ($rest ne '') {
                                if ($rest !~ /while\s*\(/ &&
                                    $dstat !~ /$exceptions/)
@@ -2003,6 +2330,7 @@ sub process {
                                if ($dstat ne '' &&
                                    $dstat !~ /^(?:$Ident|-?$Constant)$/ &&
                                    $dstat !~ /$exceptions/ &&
+                                   $dstat !~ /^\.$Ident\s*=/ &&
                                    $dstat =~ /$Operators/)
                                {
                                        ERROR("Macros with complex values should be enclosed in parenthesis\n" . "$here\n$ctx\n");
@@ -2010,6 +2338,15 @@ 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, $endln, @chunks) =
@@ -2103,10 +2440,10 @@ sub process {
                        }
                        if ($level == 0 && $block =~ /^\s*\{/ && !$allowed) {
                                my $herectx = $here . "\n";;
-                               my $end = $linenr + statement_rawlines($block) - 1;
+                               my $cnt = statement_rawlines($block);
 
-                               for (my $ln = $linenr - 1; $ln < $end; $ln++) {
-                                       $herectx .= $rawlines[$ln] . "\n";;
+                               for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
+                                       $herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";;
                                }
 
                                WARN("braces {} are not necessary for single statement blocks\n" . $herectx);
@@ -2264,6 +2601,12 @@ sub process {
                if ($line =~ /^.\s*__initcall\s*\(/) {
                        WARN("please use device_initcall() instead of __initcall()\n" . $herecurr);
                }
+# check for struct file_operations, ensure they are const.
+               if ($line !~ /\bconst\b/ &&
+                   $line =~ /\bstruct\s+(file_operations|seq_operations)\b/) {
+                       WARN("struct $1 should normally be const\n" .
+                               $herecurr);
+               }
 
 # use of NR_CPUS is usually wrong
 # ignore definitions of NR_CPUS and usage to define arrays as likely right
@@ -2281,11 +2624,21 @@ sub process {
                my $string;
                while ($line =~ /(?:^|")([X\t]*)(?:"|$)/g) {
                        $string = substr($rawline, $-[1], $+[1] - $-[1]);
+                       $string =~ s/%%/__/g;
                        if ($string =~ /(?<!%)%L[udi]/) {
                                WARN("\%Ld/%Lu are not-standard C, use %lld/%llu\n" . $herecurr);
                                last;
                        }
                }
+
+# whine mightly about in_atomic
+               if ($line =~ /\bin_atomic\s*\(/) {
+                       if ($realfile =~ m@^drivers/@) {
+                               ERROR("do not use in_atomic in drivers\n" . $herecurr);
+                       } elsif ($realfile !~ m@^kernel/@) {
+                               WARN("use of in_atomic() is incorrect outside core kernel code\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
        }
 
        # If we have no input at all, then there is nothing to report on