scripts/checkpatch.pl: device_initcall is not the only __initcall substitute

This patch adds a link to init.h to find appropriate initcall function to
replace obsolete __initcall

Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@skynet.be>
Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
Cc: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Fabian Frederick 2014-06-04 16:12:10 -07:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
parent 9b3189eb42
commit ae3ccc4678

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@ -4551,10 +4551,10 @@ sub process {
"$1 is obsolete, use k$3 instead\n" . $herecurr);
}
# check for __initcall(), use device_initcall() explicitly please
# check for __initcall(), use device_initcall() explicitly or more appropriate function please
if ($line =~ /^.\s*__initcall\s*\(/) {
WARN("USE_DEVICE_INITCALL",
"please use device_initcall() instead of __initcall()\n" . $herecurr);
"please use device_initcall() or more appropriate function instead of __initcall() (see include/linux/init.h)\n" . $herecurr);
}
# check for various ops structs, ensure they are const.