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checkpatch: add checks for in_atomic()
authorAndy Whitcroft <apw@shadowen.org>
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 22:41:16 +0000 (14:41 -0800)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 23:59:15 +0000 (15:59 -0800)
commit691d77b6b85c20e4166bafd12bd0131b28f95a16
treeb7c8950fadd6d3cf3a949d3977597cd0388544e8tree | snapshot
parent94e2959e7a6a4ef0969932c30349ce6f4469a3cfcommit | diff
checkpatch: add checks for in_atomic()

in_atomic() is not for driver use so report any such use as an ERROR.
Also in_atomic() is often used to determine if we may sleep, but it is not
reliable in this use model therefore strongly discourage its use.

Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@shadowen.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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