Merge branch 'migrate-various-PHY-options'
[oweals/u-boot.git] / scripts / checkpatch.pl
index 2287a0bca863bf57ffabaae9de58aab0174826c3..c2641bc995e85956bdfb9ffb220a92c3a9dbff03 100755 (executable)
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
 # (c) 2001, Dave Jones. (the file handling bit)
 # (c) 2005, Joel Schopp <jschopp@austin.ibm.com> (the ugly bit)
 # (c) 2007,2008, Andy Whitcroft <apw@uk.ibm.com> (new conditions, test suite)
 # (c) 2008-2010 Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
-# Licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL License version 2
+# (c) 2010-2018 Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
 
 use strict;
 use warnings;
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ use POSIX;
 use File::Basename;
 use Cwd 'abs_path';
 use Term::ANSIColor qw(:constants);
+use Encode qw(decode encode);
 
 my $P = $0;
 my $D = dirname(abs_path($P));
@@ -58,7 +61,9 @@ my $codespellfile = "/usr/share/codespell/dictionary.txt";
 my $conststructsfile = "$D/const_structs.checkpatch";
 my $typedefsfile = "";
 my $color = "auto";
-my $allow_c99_comments = 1;
+my $allow_c99_comments = 1; # Can be overridden by --ignore C99_COMMENT_TOLERANCE
+# git output parsing needs US English output, so first set backtick child process LANGUAGE
+my $git_command ='export LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8; git';
 
 sub help {
        my ($exitcode) = @_;
@@ -145,7 +150,8 @@ sub list_types {
        close($script);
 
        my @types = ();
-       for ($text =~ /\b(?:(?:CHK|WARN|ERROR)\s*\(\s*"([^"]+)")/g) {
+       # Also catch when type or level is passed through a variable
+       for ($text =~ /(?:(?:\bCHK|\bWARN|\bERROR|&\{\$msg_level})\s*\(|\$msg_type\s*=)\s*"([^"]+)"/g) {
                push (@types, $_);
        }
        @types = sort(uniq(@types));
@@ -237,11 +243,11 @@ $check_orig = $check;
 
 my $exit = 0;
 
+my $perl_version_ok = 1;
 if ($^V && $^V lt $minimum_perl_version) {
+       $perl_version_ok = 0;
        printf "$P: requires at least perl version %vd\n", $minimum_perl_version;
-       if (!$ignore_perl_version) {
-               exit(1);
-       }
+       exit(1) if (!$ignore_perl_version);
 }
 
 #if no filenames are given, push '-' to read patch from stdin
@@ -343,9 +349,10 @@ our $Sparse        = qr{
                        __force|
                        __iomem|
                        __must_check|
-                       __init_refok|
                        __kprobes|
                        __ref|
+                       __refconst|
+                       __refdata|
                        __rcu|
                        __private
                }x;
@@ -375,6 +382,7 @@ our $Attribute      = qr{
                        __noclone|
                        __deprecated|
                        __read_mostly|
+                       __ro_after_init|
                        __kprobes|
                        $InitAttribute|
                        ____cacheline_aligned|
@@ -453,14 +461,28 @@ our $zero_initializer = qr{(?:(?:0[xX])?0+$Int_type?|NULL|false)\b};
 our $logFunctions = qr{(?x:
        printk(?:_ratelimited|_once|_deferred_once|_deferred|)|
        (?:[a-z0-9]+_){1,2}(?:printk|emerg|alert|crit|err|warning|warn|notice|info|debug|dbg|vdbg|devel|cont|WARN)(?:_ratelimited|_once|)|
+       TP_printk|
        WARN(?:_RATELIMIT|_ONCE|)|
        panic|
+       debug|
+       printf|
        MODULE_[A-Z_]+|
        seq_vprintf|seq_printf|seq_puts
 )};
 
+our $allocFunctions = qr{(?x:
+       (?:(?:devm_)?
+               (?:kv|k|v)[czm]alloc(?:_node|_array)? |
+               kstrdup(?:_const)? |
+               kmemdup(?:_nul)?) |
+       (?:\w+)?alloc_skb(?:ip_align)? |
+                               # dev_alloc_skb/netdev_alloc_skb, et al
+       dma_alloc_coherent
+)};
+
 our $signature_tags = qr{(?xi:
        Signed-off-by:|
+       Co-developed-by:|
        Acked-by:|
        Tested-by:|
        Reviewed-by:|
@@ -564,6 +586,28 @@ foreach my $entry (@mode_permission_funcs) {
        $mode_perms_search .= '|' if ($mode_perms_search ne "");
        $mode_perms_search .= $entry->[0];
 }
+$mode_perms_search = "(?:${mode_perms_search})";
+
+our %deprecated_apis = (
+       "synchronize_rcu_bh"                    => "synchronize_rcu",
+       "synchronize_rcu_bh_expedited"          => "synchronize_rcu_expedited",
+       "call_rcu_bh"                           => "call_rcu",
+       "rcu_barrier_bh"                        => "rcu_barrier",
+       "synchronize_sched"                     => "synchronize_rcu",
+       "synchronize_sched_expedited"           => "synchronize_rcu_expedited",
+       "call_rcu_sched"                        => "call_rcu",
+       "rcu_barrier_sched"                     => "rcu_barrier",
+       "get_state_synchronize_sched"           => "get_state_synchronize_rcu",
+       "cond_synchronize_sched"                => "cond_synchronize_rcu",
+);
+
+#Create a search pattern for all these strings to speed up a loop below
+our $deprecated_apis_search = "";
+foreach my $entry (keys %deprecated_apis) {
+       $deprecated_apis_search .= '|' if ($deprecated_apis_search ne "");
+       $deprecated_apis_search .= $entry;
+}
+$deprecated_apis_search = "(?:${deprecated_apis_search})";
 
 our $mode_perms_world_writable = qr{
        S_IWUGO         |
@@ -598,6 +642,37 @@ foreach my $entry (keys %mode_permission_string_types) {
        $mode_perms_string_search .= '|' if ($mode_perms_string_search ne "");
        $mode_perms_string_search .= $entry;
 }
+our $single_mode_perms_string_search = "(?:${mode_perms_string_search})";
+our $multi_mode_perms_string_search = qr{
+       ${single_mode_perms_string_search}
+       (?:\s*\|\s*${single_mode_perms_string_search})*
+}x;
+
+sub perms_to_octal {
+       my ($string) = @_;
+
+       return trim($string) if ($string =~ /^\s*0[0-7]{3,3}\s*$/);
+
+       my $val = "";
+       my $oval = "";
+       my $to = 0;
+       my $curpos = 0;
+       my $lastpos = 0;
+       while ($string =~ /\b(($single_mode_perms_string_search)\b(?:\s*\|\s*)?\s*)/g) {
+               $curpos = pos($string);
+               my $match = $2;
+               my $omatch = $1;
+               last if ($lastpos > 0 && ($curpos - length($omatch) != $lastpos));
+               $lastpos = $curpos;
+               $to |= $mode_permission_string_types{$match};
+               $val .= '\s*\|\s*' if ($val ne "");
+               $val .= $match;
+               $oval .= $omatch;
+       }
+       $oval =~ s/^\s*\|\s*//;
+       $oval =~ s/\s*\|\s*$//;
+       return sprintf("%04o", $to);
+}
 
 our $allowed_asm_includes = qr{(?x:
        irq|
@@ -757,7 +832,8 @@ our $FuncArg = qr{$Typecast{0,1}($LvalOrFunc|$Constant|$String)};
 our $declaration_macros = qr{(?x:
        (?:$Storage\s+)?(?:[A-Z_][A-Z0-9]*_){0,2}(?:DEFINE|DECLARE)(?:_[A-Z0-9]+){1,6}\s*\(|
        (?:$Storage\s+)?[HLP]?LIST_HEAD\s*\(|
-       (?:$Storage\s+)?${Type}\s+uninitialized_var\s*\(
+       (?:$Storage\s+)?${Type}\s+uninitialized_var\s*\(|
+       (?:SKCIPHER_REQUEST|SHASH_DESC|AHASH_REQUEST)_ON_STACK\s*\(
 )};
 
 sub deparenthesize {
@@ -810,6 +886,17 @@ sub is_maintained_obsolete {
        return $status =~ /obsolete/i;
 }
 
+sub is_SPDX_License_valid {
+       my ($license) = @_;
+
+       return 1 if (!$tree || which("python") eq "" || !(-e "$root/scripts/spdxcheck.py") || !(-e "$root/.git"));
+
+       my $root_path = abs_path($root);
+       my $status = `cd "$root_path"; echo "$license" | python scripts/spdxcheck.py -`;
+       return 0 if ($status ne "");
+       return 1;
+}
+
 my $camelcase_seeded = 0;
 sub seed_camelcase_includes {
        return if ($camelcase_seeded);
@@ -821,7 +908,7 @@ sub seed_camelcase_includes {
        $camelcase_seeded = 1;
 
        if (-e ".git") {
-               my $git_last_include_commit = `git log --no-merges --pretty=format:"%h%n" -1 -- include`;
+               my $git_last_include_commit = `${git_command} log --no-merges --pretty=format:"%h%n" -1 -- include`;
                chomp $git_last_include_commit;
                $camelcase_cache = ".checkpatch-camelcase.git.$git_last_include_commit";
        } else {
@@ -849,7 +936,7 @@ sub seed_camelcase_includes {
        }
 
        if (-e ".git") {
-               $files = `git ls-files "include/*.h"`;
+               $files = `${git_command} ls-files "include/*.h"`;
                @include_files = split('\n', $files);
        }
 
@@ -873,13 +960,13 @@ sub git_commit_info {
 
        return ($id, $desc) if ((which("git") eq "") || !(-e ".git"));
 
-       my $output = `git log --no-color --format='%H %s' -1 $commit 2>&1`;
+       my $output = `${git_command} log --no-color --format='%H %s' -1 $commit 2>&1`;
        $output =~ s/^\s*//gm;
        my @lines = split("\n", $output);
 
        return ($id, $desc) if ($#lines < 0);
 
-       if ($lines[0] =~ /^error: short SHA1 $commit is ambiguous\./) {
+       if ($lines[0] =~ /^error: short SHA1 $commit is ambiguous/) {
 # Maybe one day convert this block of bash into something that returns
 # all matching commit ids, but it's very slow...
 #
@@ -923,7 +1010,7 @@ if ($git) {
                } else {
                        $git_range = "-1 $commit_expr";
                }
-               my $lines = `git log --no-color --no-merges --pretty=format:'%H %s' $git_range`;
+               my $lines = `${git_command} log --no-color --no-merges --pretty=format:'%H %s' $git_range`;
                foreach my $line (split(/\n/, $lines)) {
                        $line =~ /^([0-9a-fA-F]{40,40}) (.*)$/;
                        next if (!defined($1) || !defined($2));
@@ -938,6 +1025,7 @@ if ($git) {
 }
 
 my $vname;
+$allow_c99_comments = !defined $ignore_type{"C99_COMMENT_TOLERANCE"};
 for my $filename (@ARGV) {
        my $FILE;
        if ($git) {
@@ -989,11 +1077,11 @@ if (!$quiet) {
        hash_show_words(\%use_type, "Used");
        hash_show_words(\%ignore_type, "Ignored");
 
-       if ($^V lt 5.10.0) {
+       if (!$perl_version_ok) {
                print << "EOM"
 
 NOTE: perl $^V is not modern enough to detect all possible issues.
-      An upgrade to at least perl v5.10.0 is suggested.
+      An upgrade to at least perl $minimum_perl_version is suggested.
 EOM
        }
        if ($exit) {
@@ -1041,7 +1129,7 @@ sub parse_email {
        } elsif ($formatted_email =~ /(\S+\@\S+)(.*)$/) {
                $address = $1;
                $comment = $2 if defined $2;
-               $formatted_email =~ s/$address.*$//;
+               $formatted_email =~ s/\Q$address\E.*$//;
                $name = $formatted_email;
                $name = trim($name);
                $name =~ s/^\"|\"$//g;
@@ -1183,7 +1271,7 @@ sub sanitise_line {
        for ($off = 1; $off < length($line); $off++) {
                $c = substr($line, $off, 1);
 
-               # Comments we are wacking completly including the begin
+               # Comments we are whacking completely including the begin
                # and end, all to $;.
                if ($sanitise_quote eq '' && substr($line, $off, 2) eq '/*') {
                        $sanitise_quote = '*/';
@@ -1263,6 +1351,7 @@ sub sanitise_line {
 sub get_quoted_string {
        my ($line, $rawline) = @_;
 
+       return "" if (!defined($line) || !defined($rawline));
        return "" if ($line !~ m/($String)/g);
        return substr($rawline, $-[0], $+[0] - $-[0]);
 }
@@ -1610,6 +1699,28 @@ sub raw_line {
        return $line;
 }
 
+sub get_stat_real {
+       my ($linenr, $lc) = @_;
+
+       my $stat_real = raw_line($linenr, 0);
+       for (my $count = $linenr + 1; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
+               $stat_real = $stat_real . "\n" . raw_line($count, 0);
+       }
+
+       return $stat_real;
+}
+
+sub get_stat_here {
+       my ($linenr, $cnt, $here) = @_;
+
+       my $herectx = $here . "\n";
+       for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
+               $herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";
+       }
+
+       return $herectx;
+}
+
 sub cat_vet {
        my ($vet) = @_;
        my ($res, $coded);
@@ -2175,10 +2286,14 @@ sub process {
 
        our $clean = 1;
        my $signoff = 0;
+       my $author = '';
+       my $authorsignoff = 0;
        my $is_patch = 0;
+       my $is_binding_patch = -1;
        my $in_header_lines = $file ? 0 : 1;
        my $in_commit_log = 0;          #Scanning lines before patch
        my $has_commit_log = 0;         #Encountered lines before patch
+       my $commit_log_lines = 0;       #Number of commit log lines
        my $commit_log_possible_stack_dump = 0;
        my $commit_log_long_line = 0;
        my $commit_log_has_diff = 0;
@@ -2223,6 +2338,8 @@ sub process {
 
        my $camelcase_file_seeded = 0;
 
+       my $checklicenseline = 1;
+
        sanitise_line_reset();
        my $line;
        foreach my $rawline (@rawlines) {
@@ -2315,6 +2432,14 @@ sub process {
 
                my $rawline = $rawlines[$linenr - 1];
 
+# check if it's a mode change, rename or start of a patch
+               if (!$in_commit_log &&
+                   ($line =~ /^ mode change [0-7]+ => [0-7]+ \S+\s*$/ ||
+                   ($line =~ /^rename (?:from|to) \S+\s*$/ ||
+                    $line =~ /^diff --git a\/[\w\/\.\_\-]+ b\/\S+\s*$/))) {
+                       $is_patch = 1;
+               }
+
 #extract the line range in the file after the patch is applied
                if (!$in_commit_log &&
                    $line =~ /^\@\@ -\d+(?:,\d+)? \+(\d+)(,(\d+))? \@\@(.*)/) {
@@ -2414,6 +2539,20 @@ sub process {
                        } else {
                                $check = $check_orig;
                        }
+                       $checklicenseline = 1;
+
+                       if ($realfile !~ /^MAINTAINERS/) {
+                               my $last_binding_patch = $is_binding_patch;
+
+                               $is_binding_patch = () = $realfile =~ m@^(?:Documentation/devicetree/|include/dt-bindings/)@;
+
+                               if (($last_binding_patch != -1) &&
+                                   ($last_binding_patch ^ $is_binding_patch)) {
+                                       WARN("DT_SPLIT_BINDING_PATCH",
+                                            "DT binding docs and includes should be a separate patch. See: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt\n");
+                               }
+                       }
+
                        next;
                }
 
@@ -2425,6 +2564,18 @@ sub process {
 
                $cnt_lines++ if ($realcnt != 0);
 
+# Verify the existence of a commit log if appropriate
+# 2 is used because a $signature is counted in $commit_log_lines
+               if ($in_commit_log) {
+                       if ($line !~ /^\s*$/) {
+                               $commit_log_lines++;    #could be a $signature
+                       }
+               } elsif ($has_commit_log && $commit_log_lines < 2) {
+                       WARN("COMMIT_MESSAGE",
+                            "Missing commit description - Add an appropriate one\n");
+                       $commit_log_lines = 2;  #warn only once
+               }
+
 # Check if the commit log has what seems like a diff which can confuse patch
                if ($in_commit_log && !$commit_log_has_diff &&
                    (($line =~ m@^\s+diff\b.*a/[\w/]+@ &&
@@ -2446,10 +2597,24 @@ sub process {
                        }
                }
 
+# Check the patch for a From:
+               if (decode("MIME-Header", $line) =~ /^From:\s*(.*)/) {
+                       $author = $1;
+                       $author = encode("utf8", $author) if ($line =~ /=\?utf-8\?/i);
+                       $author =~ s/"//g;
+               }
+
 # Check the patch for a signoff:
                if ($line =~ /^\s*signed-off-by:/i) {
                        $signoff++;
                        $in_commit_log = 0;
+                       if ($author ne '') {
+                               my $l = $line;
+                               $l =~ s/"//g;
+                               if ($l =~ /^\s*signed-off-by:\s*\Q$author\E/i) {
+                                   $authorsignoff = 1;
+                               }
+                       }
                }
 
 # Check if MAINTAINERS is being updated.  If so, there's probably no need to
@@ -2526,6 +2691,24 @@ sub process {
                        } else {
                                $signatures{$sig_nospace} = 1;
                        }
+
+# Check Co-developed-by: immediately followed by Signed-off-by: with same name and email
+                       if ($sign_off =~ /^co-developed-by:$/i) {
+                               if ($email eq $author) {
+                                       WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                             "Co-developed-by: should not be used to attribute nominal patch author '$author'\n" . "$here\n" . $rawline);
+                               }
+                               if (!defined $lines[$linenr]) {
+                                       WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                             "Co-developed-by: must be immediately followed by Signed-off-by:\n" . "$here\n" . $rawline);
+                               } elsif ($rawlines[$linenr] !~ /^\s*signed-off-by:\s*(.*)/i) {
+                                       WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                            "Co-developed-by: must be immediately followed by Signed-off-by:\n" . "$here\n" . $rawline . "\n" .$rawlines[$linenr]);
+                               } elsif ($1 ne $email) {
+                                       WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                            "Co-developed-by and Signed-off-by: name/email do not match \n" . "$here\n" . $rawline . "\n" .$rawlines[$linenr]);
+                               }
+                       }
                }
 
 # Check email subject for common tools that don't need to be mentioned
@@ -2535,12 +2718,6 @@ sub process {
                             "A patch subject line should describe the change not the tool that found it\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
-# Check for old stable address
-               if ($line =~ /^\s*cc:\s*.*<?\bstable\@kernel\.org\b>?.*$/i) {
-                       ERROR("STABLE_ADDRESS",
-                             "The 'stable' address should be 'stable\@vger.kernel.org'\n" . $herecurr);
-               }
-
 # Check for unwanted Gerrit info
                if ($in_commit_log && $line =~ /^\s*change-id:/i) {
                        ERROR("GERRIT_CHANGE_ID",
@@ -2552,8 +2729,10 @@ sub process {
                    ($line =~ /^\s*(?:WARNING:|BUG:)/ ||
                     $line =~ /^\s*\[\s*\d+\.\d{6,6}\s*\]/ ||
                                        # timestamp
-                    $line =~ /^\s*\[\<[0-9a-fA-F]{8,}\>\]/)) {
-                                       # stack dump address
+                    $line =~ /^\s*\[\<[0-9a-fA-F]{8,}\>\]/) ||
+                    $line =~ /^(?:\s+\w+:\s+[0-9a-fA-F]+){3,3}/ ||
+                    $line =~ /^\s*\#\d+\s*\[[0-9a-fA-F]+\]\s*\w+ at [0-9a-fA-F]+/) {
+                                       # stack dump address styles
                        $commit_log_possible_stack_dump = 1;
                }
 
@@ -2715,16 +2894,27 @@ sub process {
                                my $typo_fix = $spelling_fix{lc($typo)};
                                $typo_fix = ucfirst($typo_fix) if ($typo =~ /^[A-Z]/);
                                $typo_fix = uc($typo_fix) if ($typo =~ /^[A-Z]+$/);
-                               my $msg_type = \&WARN;
-                               $msg_type = \&CHK if ($file);
-                               if (&{$msg_type}("TYPO_SPELLING",
-                                                "'$typo' may be misspelled - perhaps '$typo_fix'?\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                               my $msg_level = \&WARN;
+                               $msg_level = \&CHK if ($file);
+                               if (&{$msg_level}("TYPO_SPELLING",
+                                                 "'$typo' may be misspelled - perhaps '$typo_fix'?\n" . $herecurr) &&
                                    $fix) {
                                        $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(^|[^A-Za-z@])($typo)($|[^A-Za-z@])/$1$typo_fix$3/;
                                }
                        }
                }
 
+# check for invalid commit id
+               if ($in_commit_log && $line =~ /(^fixes:|\bcommit)\s+([0-9a-f]{6,40})\b/i) {
+                       my $id;
+                       my $description;
+                       ($id, $description) = git_commit_info($2, undef, undef);
+                       if (!defined($id)) {
+                               WARN("UNKNOWN_COMMIT_ID",
+                                    "Unknown commit id '$2', maybe rebased or not pulled?\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
 # ignore non-hunk lines and lines being removed
                next if (!$hunk_line || $line =~ /^-/);
 
@@ -2753,17 +2943,20 @@ sub process {
                    $rawline =~ /\b59\s+Temple\s+Pl/i ||
                    $rawline =~ /\b51\s+Franklin\s+St/i) {
                        my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($rawline) . "\n";
-                       my $msg_type = \&ERROR;
-                       $msg_type = \&CHK if ($file);
-                       &{$msg_type}("FSF_MAILING_ADDRESS",
-                                    "Do not include the paragraph about writing to the Free Software Foundation's mailing address from the sample GPL notice. The FSF has changed addresses in the past, and may do so again. Linux already includes a copy of the GPL.\n" . $herevet)
+                       my $msg_level = \&ERROR;
+                       $msg_level = \&CHK if ($file);
+                       &{$msg_level}("FSF_MAILING_ADDRESS",
+                                     "Do not include the paragraph about writing to the Free Software Foundation's mailing address from the sample GPL notice. The FSF has changed addresses in the past, and may do so again. Linux already includes a copy of the GPL.\n" . $herevet)
                }
 
 # check for Kconfig help text having a real description
 # Only applies when adding the entry originally, after that we do not have
 # sufficient context to determine whether it is indeed long enough.
                if ($realfile =~ /Kconfig/ &&
-                   $line =~ /^\+\s*config\s+/) {
+                   # 'choice' is usually the last thing on the line (though
+                   # Kconfig supports named choices), so use a word boundary
+                   # (\b) rather than a whitespace character (\s)
+                   $line =~ /^\+\s*(?:config|menuconfig|choice)\b/) {
                        my $length = 0;
                        my $cnt = $realcnt;
                        my $ln = $linenr + 1;
@@ -2778,9 +2971,13 @@ sub process {
                                next if ($f =~ /^-/);
                                last if (!$file && $f =~ /^\@\@/);
 
-                               if ($lines[$ln - 1] =~ /^\+\s*(?:bool|tristate)\s*\"/) {
+                               if ($lines[$ln - 1] =~ /^\+\s*(?:bool|tristate|prompt)\s*["']/) {
                                        $is_start = 1;
-                               } elsif ($lines[$ln - 1] =~ /^\+\s*(?:---)?help(?:---)?$/) {
+                               } elsif ($lines[$ln - 1] =~ /^\+\s*(?:help|---help---)\s*$/) {
+                                       if ($lines[$ln - 1] =~ "---help---") {
+                                               WARN("CONFIG_DESCRIPTION",
+                                                    "prefer 'help' over '---help---' for new help texts\n" . $herecurr);
+                                       }
                                        $length = -1;
                                }
 
@@ -2788,7 +2985,13 @@ sub process {
                                $f =~ s/#.*//;
                                $f =~ s/^\s+//;
                                next if ($f =~ /^$/);
-                               if ($f =~ /^\s*config\s/) {
+
+                               # This only checks context lines in the patch
+                               # and so hopefully shouldn't trigger false
+                               # positives, even though some of these are
+                               # common words in help texts
+                               if ($f =~ /^\s*(?:config|menuconfig|choice|endchoice|
+                                                 if|endif|menu|endmenu|source)\b/x) {
                                        $is_end = 1;
                                        last;
                                }
@@ -2841,7 +3044,7 @@ sub process {
                        my @compats = $rawline =~ /\"([a-zA-Z0-9\-\,\.\+_]+)\"/g;
 
                        my $dt_path = $root . "/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/";
-                       my $vp_file = $dt_path . "vendor-prefixes.txt";
+                       my $vp_file = $dt_path . "vendor-prefixes.yaml";
 
                        foreach my $compat (@compats) {
                                my $compat2 = $compat;
@@ -2856,7 +3059,7 @@ sub process {
 
                                next if $compat !~ /^([a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)\,/;
                                my $vendor = $1;
-                               `grep -Eq "^$vendor\\b" $vp_file`;
+                               `grep -Eq "\\"\\^\Q$vendor\E,\\.\\*\\":" $vp_file`;
                                if ( $? >> 8 ) {
                                        WARN("UNDOCUMENTED_DT_STRING",
                                             "DT compatible string vendor \"$vendor\" appears un-documented -- check $vp_file\n" . $herecurr);
@@ -2864,18 +3067,65 @@ sub process {
                        }
                }
 
+# check for using SPDX license tag at beginning of files
+               if ($realline == $checklicenseline) {
+                       if ($rawline =~ /^[ \+]\s*\#\!\s*\//) {
+                               $checklicenseline = 2;
+                       } elsif ($rawline =~ /^\+/) {
+                               my $comment = "";
+                               if ($realfile =~ /\.(h|s|S)$/) {
+                                       $comment = '/*';
+                               } elsif ($realfile =~ /\.(c|dts|dtsi)$/) {
+                                       $comment = '//';
+                               } elsif (($checklicenseline == 2) || $realfile =~ /\.(sh|pl|py|awk|tc)$/) {
+                                       $comment = '#';
+                               } elsif ($realfile =~ /\.rst$/) {
+                                       $comment = '..';
+                               }
+
+# check SPDX comment style for .[chsS] files
+                               if ($realfile =~ /\.[chsS]$/ &&
+                                   $rawline =~ /SPDX-License-Identifier:/ &&
+                                   $rawline !~ m@^\+\s*\Q$comment\E\s*@) {
+                                       WARN("SPDX_LICENSE_TAG",
+                                            "Improper SPDX comment style for '$realfile', please use '$comment' instead\n" . $herecurr);
+                               }
+
+                               if ($comment !~ /^$/ &&
+                                   $rawline !~ m@^\+\Q$comment\E SPDX-License-Identifier: @) {
+                                       WARN("SPDX_LICENSE_TAG",
+                                            "Missing or malformed SPDX-License-Identifier tag in line $checklicenseline\n" . $herecurr);
+                               } elsif ($rawline =~ /(SPDX-License-Identifier: .*)/) {
+                                       my $spdx_license = $1;
+                                       if (!is_SPDX_License_valid($spdx_license)) {
+                                               WARN("SPDX_LICENSE_TAG",
+                                                    "'$spdx_license' is not supported in LICENSES/...\n" . $herecurr);
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
 # check we are in a valid source file if not then ignore this hunk
                next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|s|S|sh|dtsi|dts)$/);
 
+# check for using SPDX-License-Identifier on the wrong line number
+               if ($realline != $checklicenseline &&
+                   $rawline =~ /\bSPDX-License-Identifier:/ &&
+                   substr($line, @-, @+ - @-) eq "$;" x (@+ - @-)) {
+                       WARN("SPDX_LICENSE_TAG",
+                            "Misplaced SPDX-License-Identifier tag - use line $checklicenseline instead\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
 # line length limit (with some exclusions)
 #
 # There are a few types of lines that may extend beyond $max_line_length:
 #      logging functions like pr_info that end in a string
 #      lines with a single string
 #      #defines that are a single string
+#      lines with an RFC3986 like URL
 #
 # There are 3 different line length message types:
-# LONG_LINE_COMMENT    a comment starts before but extends beyond $max_linelength
+# LONG_LINE_COMMENT    a comment starts before but extends beyond $max_line_length
 # LONG_LINE_STRING     a string starts before but extends beyond $max_line_length
 # LONG_LINE            all other lines longer than $max_line_length
 #
@@ -2899,8 +3149,13 @@ sub process {
                                 $line =~ /^\+\s*#\s*define\s+\w+\s+$String$/) {
                                $msg_type = "";
 
-                       # EFI_GUID is another special case
-                       } elsif ($line =~ /^\+.*\bEFI_GUID\s*\(/) {
+                       # More special cases
+                       } elsif ($line =~ /^\+.*\bEFI_GUID\s*\(/ ||
+                                $line =~ /^\+\s*(?:\w+)?\s*DEFINE_PER_CPU/) {
+                               $msg_type = "";
+
+                       # URL ($rawline is used in case the URL is in a comment)
+                       } elsif ($rawline =~ /^\+.*\b[a-z][\w\.\+\-]*:\/\/\S+/i) {
                                $msg_type = "";
 
                        # Otherwise set the alternate message types
@@ -2929,20 +3184,6 @@ sub process {
                             "adding a line without newline at end of file\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
-# 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("LO_MACRO",
-                                     "use the LO() macro, not (... & 0xFFFF)\n" . $herevet);
-                       }
-                       if ($line =~ /\.[hH][[:space:]]*=.*>>[[:space:]]*16/) {
-                               my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($line) . "\n";
-                               ERROR("HI_MACRO",
-                                     "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|dtsi|dts)$/);
 
@@ -2972,6 +3213,12 @@ sub process {
                        }
                }
 
+# check for assignments on the start of a line
+               if ($sline =~ /^\+\s+($Assignment)[^=]/) {
+                       CHK("ASSIGNMENT_CONTINUATIONS",
+                           "Assignment operator '$1' should be on the previous line\n" . $hereprev);
+               }
+
 # check for && or || at the start of a line
                if ($rawline =~ /^\+\s*(&&|\|\|)/) {
                        CHK("LOGICAL_CONTINUATIONS",
@@ -2979,8 +3226,8 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check indentation starts on a tab stop
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
-                   $sline =~ /^\+\t+( +)(?:$c90_Keywords\b|\{\s*$|\}\s*(?:else\b|while\b|\s*$))/) {
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   $sline =~ /^\+\t+( +)(?:$c90_Keywords\b|\{\s*$|\}\s*(?:else\b|while\b|\s*$)|$Declare\s*$Ident\s*[;=])/) {
                        my $indent = length($1);
                        if ($indent % 8) {
                                if (WARN("TABSTOP",
@@ -2992,7 +3239,7 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check multi-line statement indentation matches previous line
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    $prevline =~ /^\+([ \t]*)((?:$c90_Keywords(?:\s+if)\s*)|(?:$Declare\s*)?(?:$Ident|\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\))\s*|(?:\*\s*)*$Lval\s*=\s*$Ident\s*)\(.*(\&\&|\|\||,)\s*$/) {
                        $prevline =~ /^\+(\t*)(.*)$/;
                        my $oldindent = $1;
@@ -3102,6 +3349,7 @@ sub process {
                      $line =~ /^\+[a-z_]*init/ ||
                      $line =~ /^\+\s*(?:static\s+)?[A-Z_]*ATTR/ ||
                      $line =~ /^\+\s*DECLARE/ ||
+                     $line =~ /^\+\s*builtin_[\w_]*driver/ ||
                      $line =~ /^\+\s*__setup/)) {
                        if (CHK("LINE_SPACING",
                                "Please use a blank line after function/struct/union/enum declarations\n" . $hereprev) &&
@@ -3148,7 +3396,7 @@ sub process {
                        # known declaration macros
                      $sline =~ /^\+\s+$declaration_macros/ ||
                        # start of struct or union or enum
-                     $sline =~ /^\+\s+(?:union|struct|enum|typedef)\b/ ||
+                     $sline =~ /^\+\s+(?:static\s+)?(?:const\s+)?(?:union|struct|enum|typedef)\b/ ||
                        # start or end of block or continuation of declaration
                      $sline =~ /^\+\s+(?:$|[\{\}\.\#\"\?\:\(\[])/ ||
                        # bitfield continuation
@@ -3181,6 +3429,12 @@ sub process {
 # check we are in a valid C source file if not then ignore this hunk
                next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c)$/);
 
+# check for unusual line ending [ or (
+               if ($line =~ /^\+.*([\[\(])\s*$/) {
+                       CHK("OPEN_ENDED_LINE",
+                           "Lines should not end with a '$1'\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
 # check if this appears to be the start function declaration, save the name
                if ($sline =~ /^\+\{\s*$/ &&
                    $prevline =~ /^\+(?:(?:(?:$Storage|$Inline)\s*)*\s*$Type\s*)?($Ident)\(/) {
@@ -3222,18 +3476,6 @@ sub process {
                             "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("CSYNC",
-                             "use the CSYNC() macro in asm/blackfin.h\n" . $herevet);
-               }
-               if ($line =~ /__builtin_bfin_ssync/) {
-                       my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($line) . "\n";
-                       ERROR("SSYNC",
-                             "use the SSYNC() macro in asm/blackfin.h\n" . $herevet);
-               }
-
 # check for old HOTPLUG __dev<foo> section markings
                if ($line =~ /\b(__dev(init|exit)(data|const|))\b/) {
                        WARN("HOTPLUG_SECTION",
@@ -3686,19 +3928,48 @@ sub process {
                             "type '$tmp' should be specified in [[un]signed] [short|int|long|long long] order\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
+# check for unnecessary <signed> int declarations of short/long/long long
+               while ($sline =~ m{\b($TypeMisordered(\s*\*)*|$C90_int_types)\b}g) {
+                       my $type = trim($1);
+                       next if ($type !~ /\bint\b/);
+                       next if ($type !~ /\b(?:short|long\s+long|long)\b/);
+                       my $new_type = $type;
+                       $new_type =~ s/\b\s*int\s*\b/ /;
+                       $new_type =~ s/\b\s*(?:un)?signed\b\s*/ /;
+                       $new_type =~ s/^const\s+//;
+                       $new_type = "unsigned $new_type" if ($type =~ /\bunsigned\b/);
+                       $new_type = "const $new_type" if ($type =~ /^const\b/);
+                       $new_type =~ s/\s+/ /g;
+                       $new_type = trim($new_type);
+                       if (WARN("UNNECESSARY_INT",
+                                "Prefer '$new_type' over '$type' as the int is unnecessary\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b\Q$type\E\b/$new_type/;
+                       }
+               }
+
 # check for static const char * arrays.
                if ($line =~ /\bstatic\s+const\s+char\s*\*\s*(\w+)\s*\[\s*\]\s*=\s*/) {
                        WARN("STATIC_CONST_CHAR_ARRAY",
                             "static const char * array should probably be static const char * const\n" .
                                $herecurr);
-               }
+               }
+
+# check for initialized const char arrays that should be static const
+               if ($line =~ /^\+\s*const\s+(char|unsigned\s+char|_*u8|(?:[us]_)?int8_t)\s+\w+\s*\[\s*(?:\w+\s*)?\]\s*=\s*"/) {
+                       if (WARN("STATIC_CONST_CHAR_ARRAY",
+                                "const array should probably be static const\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(^.\s*)const\b/${1}static const/;
+                       }
+               }
 
 # check for static char foo[] = "bar" declarations.
                if ($line =~ /\bstatic\s+char\s+(\w+)\s*\[\s*\]\s*=\s*"/) {
                        WARN("STATIC_CONST_CHAR_ARRAY",
                             "static char array declaration should probably be static const char\n" .
                                $herecurr);
-               }
+               }
 
 # check for const <foo> const where <foo> is not a pointer or array type
                if ($sline =~ /\bconst\s+($BasicType)\s+const\b/) {
@@ -3810,10 +4081,10 @@ sub process {
 
 # avoid BUG() or BUG_ON()
                if ($line =~ /\b(?:BUG|BUG_ON)\b/) {
-                       my $msg_type = \&WARN;
-                       $msg_type = \&CHK if ($file);
-                       &{$msg_type}("AVOID_BUG",
-                                    "Avoid crashing the kernel - try using WARN_ON & recovery code rather than BUG() or BUG_ON()\n" . $herecurr);
+                       my $msg_level = \&WARN;
+                       $msg_level = \&CHK if ($file);
+                       &{$msg_level}("AVOID_BUG",
+                                     "Avoid crashing the kernel - try using WARN_ON & recovery code rather than BUG() or BUG_ON()\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
 # avoid LINUX_VERSION_CODE
@@ -3828,28 +4099,10 @@ sub process {
                             "Prefer printk_ratelimited or pr_<level>_ratelimited to printk_ratelimit\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
-# printk should use KERN_* levels.  Note that follow on printk's on the
-# same line do not need a level, so we use the current block context
-# to try and find and validate the current printk.  In summary the current
-# printk includes all preceding printk's which have no newline on the end.
-# we assume the first bad printk is the one to report.
-               if ($line =~ /\bprintk\((?!KERN_)\s*"/) {
-                       my $ok = 0;
-                       for (my $ln = $linenr - 1; $ln >= $first_line; $ln--) {
-                               #print "CHECK<$lines[$ln - 1]\n";
-                               # we have a preceding printk if it ends
-                               # with "\n" ignore it, else it is to blame
-                               if ($lines[$ln - 1] =~ m{\bprintk\(}) {
-                                       if ($rawlines[$ln - 1] !~ m{\\n"}) {
-                                               $ok = 1;
-                                       }
-                                       last;
-                               }
-                       }
-                       if ($ok == 0) {
-                               WARN("PRINTK_WITHOUT_KERN_LEVEL",
-                                    "printk() should include KERN_ facility level\n" . $herecurr);
-                       }
+# printk should use KERN_* levels
+               if ($line =~ /\bprintk\s*\(\s*(?!KERN_[A-Z]+\b)/) {
+                       WARN("PRINTK_WITHOUT_KERN_LEVEL",
+                            "printk() should include KERN_<LEVEL> facility level\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
                if ($line =~ /\bprintk\s*\(\s*KERN_([A-Z]+)/) {
@@ -3890,10 +4143,12 @@ 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*$Ident\(.*\).*\s*{/) and
-                   !($line=~/\#\s*define.*do\s\{/) and !($line=~/}/)) {
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   $sline =~ /$Type\s*$Ident\s*$balanced_parens\s*\{/ &&
+                   $sline !~ /\#\s*define\b.*do\s*\{/ &&
+                   $sline !~ /}/) {
                        if (ERROR("OPEN_BRACE",
-                                 "open brace '{' following function declarations go on the next line\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                 "open brace '{' following function definitions go on the next line\n" . $herecurr) &&
                            $fix) {
                                fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
                                my $fixed_line = $rawline;
@@ -4014,7 +4269,7 @@ sub process {
                        my ($where, $prefix) = ($-[1], $1);
                        if ($prefix !~ /$Type\s+$/ &&
                            ($where != 0 || $prefix !~ /^.\s+$/) &&
-                           $prefix !~ /[{,]\s+$/) {
+                           $prefix !~ /[{,:]\s+$/) {
                                if (ERROR("BRACKET_SPACE",
                                          "space prohibited before open square bracket '['\n" . $herecurr) &&
                                    $fix) {
@@ -4339,11 +4594,11 @@ sub process {
 
                                        # messages are ERROR, but ?: are CHK
                                        if ($ok == 0) {
-                                               my $msg_type = \&ERROR;
-                                               $msg_type = \&CHK if (($op eq '?:' || $op eq '?' || $op eq ':') && $ctx =~ /VxV/);
+                                               my $msg_level = \&ERROR;
+                                               $msg_level = \&CHK if (($op eq '?:' || $op eq '?' || $op eq ':') && $ctx =~ /VxV/);
 
-                                               if (&{$msg_type}("SPACING",
-                                                                "spaces required around that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+                                               if (&{$msg_level}("SPACING",
+                                                                 "spaces required around that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
                                                        $good = rtrim($fix_elements[$n]) . " " . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]) . " ";
                                                        if (defined $fix_elements[$n + 2]) {
                                                                $fix_elements[$n + 2] =~ s/^\s+//;
@@ -4404,11 +4659,11 @@ sub process {
 
 #need space before brace following if, while, etc
                if (($line =~ /\(.*\)\{/ && $line !~ /\($Type\)\{/) ||
-                   $line =~ /do\{/) {
+                   $line =~ /\b(?:else|do)\{/) {
                        if (ERROR("SPACING",
                                  "space required before the open brace '{'\n" . $herecurr) &&
                            $fix) {
-                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^(\+.*(?:do|\)))\{/$1 {/;
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^(\+.*(?:do|else|\)))\{/$1 {/;
                        }
                }
 
@@ -4422,7 +4677,7 @@ sub process {
 
 # closing brace should have a space following it when it has anything
 # on the line
-               if ($line =~ /}(?!(?:,|;|\)))\S/) {
+               if ($line =~ /}(?!(?:,|;|\)|\}))\S/) {
                        if (ERROR("SPACING",
                                  "space required after that close brace '}'\n" . $herecurr) &&
                            $fix) {
@@ -4496,6 +4751,32 @@ sub process {
                        }
                }
 
+# check for unnecessary parentheses around comparisons in if uses
+# when !drivers/staging or command-line uses --strict
+               if (($realfile !~ m@^(?:drivers/staging/)@ || $check_orig) &&
+                   $perl_version_ok && defined($stat) &&
+                   $stat =~ /(^.\s*if\s*($balanced_parens))/) {
+                       my $if_stat = $1;
+                       my $test = substr($2, 1, -1);
+                       my $herectx;
+                       while ($test =~ /(?:^|[^\w\&\!\~])+\s*\(\s*([\&\!\~]?\s*$Lval\s*(?:$Compare\s*$FuncArg)?)\s*\)/g) {
+                               my $match = $1;
+                               # avoid parentheses around potential macro args
+                               next if ($match =~ /^\s*\w+\s*$/);
+                               if (!defined($herectx)) {
+                                       $herectx = $here . "\n";
+                                       my $cnt = statement_rawlines($if_stat);
+                                       for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
+                                               my $rl = raw_line($linenr, $n);
+                                               $herectx .=  $rl . "\n";
+                                               last if $rl =~ /^[ \+].*\{/;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                               CHK("UNNECESSARY_PARENTHESES",
+                                   "Unnecessary parentheses around '$match'\n" . $herectx);
+                       }
+               }
+
 #goto labels aren't indented, allow a single space however
                if ($line=~/^.\s+[A-Za-z\d_]+:(?![0-9]+)/ and
                   !($line=~/^. [A-Za-z\d_]+:/) and !($line=~/^.\s+default:/)) {
@@ -4510,7 +4791,7 @@ sub process {
 # return is not a function
                if (defined($stat) && $stat =~ /^.\s*return(\s*)\(/s) {
                        my $spacing = $1;
-                       if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+                       if ($perl_version_ok &&
                            $stat =~ /^.\s*return\s*($balanced_parens)\s*;\s*$/) {
                                my $value = $1;
                                $value = deparenthesize($value);
@@ -4537,7 +4818,7 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # if statements using unnecessary parentheses - ie: if ((foo == bar))
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    $line =~ /\bif\s*((?:\(\s*){2,})/) {
                        my $openparens = $1;
                        my $count = $openparens =~ tr@\(@\(@;
@@ -4554,7 +4835,7 @@ sub process {
 #      avoid cases like "foo + BAR < baz"
 #      only fix matches surrounded by parentheses to avoid incorrect
 #      conversions like "FOO < baz() + 5" being "misfixed" to "baz() > FOO + 5"
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    $line =~ /^\+(.*)\b($Constant|[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)\s*($Compare)\s*($LvalOrFunc)/) {
                        my $lead = $1;
                        my $const = $2;
@@ -4746,17 +5027,6 @@ sub process {
                while ($line =~ m{($Constant|$Lval)}g) {
                        my $var = $1;
 
-#gcc binary extension
-                       if ($var =~ /^$Binary$/) {
-                               if (WARN("GCC_BINARY_CONSTANT",
-                                        "Avoid gcc v4.3+ binary constant extension: <$var>\n" . $herecurr) &&
-                                   $fix) {
-                                       my $hexval = sprintf("0x%x", oct($var));
-                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
-                                           s/\b$var\b/$hexval/;
-                               }
-                       }
-
 #CamelCase
                        if ($var !~ /^$Constant$/ &&
                            $var =~ /[A-Z][a-z]|[a-z][A-Z]/ &&
@@ -4844,6 +5114,7 @@ sub process {
                        if (defined $define_args && $define_args ne "") {
                                $define_args = substr($define_args, 1, length($define_args) - 2);
                                $define_args =~ s/\s*//g;
+                               $define_args =~ s/\\\+?//g;
                                @def_args = split(",", $define_args);
                        }
 
@@ -4884,12 +5155,8 @@ sub process {
                        #print "REST<$rest> dstat<$dstat> ctx<$ctx>\n";
 
                        $ctx =~ s/\n*$//;
-                       my $herectx = $here . "\n";
                        my $stmt_cnt = statement_rawlines($ctx);
-
-                       for (my $n = 0; $n < $stmt_cnt; $n++) {
-                               $herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";
-                       }
+                       my $herectx = get_stat_here($linenr, $stmt_cnt, $here);
 
                        if ($dstat ne '' &&
                            $dstat !~ /^(?:$Ident|-?$Constant),$/ &&                    # 10, // foo(),
@@ -4941,10 +5208,10 @@ sub process {
                                next if ($arg =~ /\.\.\./);
                                next if ($arg =~ /^type$/i);
                                my $tmp_stmt = $define_stmt;
-                               $tmp_stmt =~ s/\b(typeof|__typeof__|__builtin\w+|typecheck\s*\(\s*$Type\s*,|\#+)\s*\(*\s*$arg\s*\)*\b//g;
+                               $tmp_stmt =~ s/\b(sizeof|typeof|__typeof__|__builtin\w+|typecheck\s*\(\s*$Type\s*,|\#+)\s*\(*\s*$arg\s*\)*\b//g;
                                $tmp_stmt =~ s/\#+\s*$arg\b//g;
                                $tmp_stmt =~ s/\b$arg\s*\#\#//g;
-                               my $use_cnt = $tmp_stmt =~ s/\b$arg\b//g;
+                               my $use_cnt = () = $tmp_stmt =~ /\b$arg\b/g;
                                if ($use_cnt > 1) {
                                        CHK("MACRO_ARG_REUSE",
                                            "Macro argument reuse '$arg' - possible side-effects?\n" . "$herectx");
@@ -4961,12 +5228,9 @@ sub process {
 # check for macros with flow control, but without ## concatenation
 # ## concatenation is commonly a macro that defines a function so ignore those
                        if ($has_flow_statement && !$has_arg_concat) {
-                               my $herectx = $here . "\n";
                                my $cnt = statement_rawlines($ctx);
+                               my $herectx = get_stat_here($linenr, $cnt, $here);
 
-                               for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
-                                       $herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";
-                               }
                                WARN("MACRO_WITH_FLOW_CONTROL",
                                     "Macros with flow control statements should be avoided\n" . "$herectx");
                        }
@@ -4986,7 +5250,7 @@ sub process {
 # do {} while (0) macro tests:
 # single-statement macros do not need to be enclosed in do while (0) loop,
 # macro should not end with a semicolon
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    $realfile !~ m@/vmlinux.lds.h$@ &&
                    $line =~ /^.\s*\#\s*define\s+$Ident(\()?/) {
                        my $ln = $linenr;
@@ -5006,11 +5270,7 @@ sub process {
 
                                $ctx =~ s/\n*$//;
                                my $cnt = statement_rawlines($ctx);
-                               my $herectx = $here . "\n";
-
-                               for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
-                                       $herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";
-                               }
+                               my $herectx = get_stat_here($linenr, $cnt, $here);
 
                                if (($stmts =~ tr/;/;/) == 1 &&
                                    $stmts !~ /^\s*(if|while|for|switch)\b/) {
@@ -5024,27 +5284,13 @@ sub process {
                        } elsif ($dstat =~ /^\+\s*#\s*define\s+$Ident.*;\s*$/) {
                                $ctx =~ s/\n*$//;
                                my $cnt = statement_rawlines($ctx);
-                               my $herectx = $here . "\n";
-
-                               for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
-                                       $herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";
-                               }
+                               my $herectx = get_stat_here($linenr, $cnt, $here);
 
                                WARN("TRAILING_SEMICOLON",
                                     "macros should not use a trailing semicolon\n" . "$herectx");
                        }
                }
 
-# 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("MISSING_VMLINUX_SYMBOL",
-                            "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, $endln, @chunks) =
@@ -5151,12 +5397,8 @@ sub process {
                                }
                        }
                        if ($level == 0 && $block =~ /^\s*\{/ && !$allowed) {
-                               my $herectx = $here . "\n";
                                my $cnt = statement_rawlines($block);
-
-                               for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
-                                       $herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";
-                               }
+                               my $herectx = get_stat_here($linenr, $cnt, $here);
 
                                WARN("BRACES",
                                     "braces {} are not necessary for single statement blocks\n" . $herectx);
@@ -5254,15 +5496,28 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # concatenated string without spaces between elements
-               if ($line =~ /$String[A-Z_]/ || $line =~ /[A-Za-z0-9_]$String/) {
-                       CHK("CONCATENATED_STRING",
-                           "Concatenated strings should use spaces between elements\n" . $herecurr);
+               if ($line =~ /$String[A-Za-z0-9_]/ || $line =~ /[A-Za-z0-9_]$String/) {
+                       if (CHK("CONCATENATED_STRING",
+                               "Concatenated strings should use spaces between elements\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               while ($line =~ /($String)/g) {
+                                       my $extracted_string = substr($rawline, $-[0], $+[0] - $-[0]);
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$extracted_string\E([A-Za-z0-9_])/$extracted_string $1/;
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/([A-Za-z0-9_])\Q$extracted_string\E/$1 $extracted_string/;
+                               }
+                       }
                }
 
 # uncoalesced string fragments
                if ($line =~ /$String\s*"/) {
-                       WARN("STRING_FRAGMENTS",
-                            "Consecutive strings are generally better as a single string\n" . $herecurr);
+                       if (WARN("STRING_FRAGMENTS",
+                                "Consecutive strings are generally better as a single string\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               while ($line =~ /($String)(?=\s*")/g) {
+                                       my $extracted_string = substr($rawline, $-[0], $+[0] - $-[0]);
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$extracted_string\E\s*"/substr($extracted_string, 0, -1)/e;
+                               }
+                       }
                }
 
 # check for non-standard and hex prefixed decimal printf formats
@@ -5291,16 +5546,21 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check for line continuations in quoted strings with odd counts of "
-               if ($rawline =~ /\\$/ && $rawline =~ tr/"/"/ % 2) {
+               if ($rawline =~ /\\$/ && $sline =~ tr/"/"/ % 2) {
                        WARN("LINE_CONTINUATIONS",
                             "Avoid line continuations in quoted strings\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
 # warn about #if 0
                if ($line =~ /^.\s*\#\s*if\s+0\b/) {
-                       CHK("REDUNDANT_CODE",
-                           "if this code is redundant consider removing it\n" .
-                               $herecurr);
+                       WARN("IF_0",
+                            "Consider removing the code enclosed by this #if 0 and its #endif\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# warn about #if 1
+               if ($line =~ /^.\s*\#\s*if\s+1\b/) {
+                       WARN("IF_1",
+                            "Consider removing the #if 1 and its #endif\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
 # check for needless "if (<foo>) fn(<foo>)" uses
@@ -5347,7 +5607,8 @@ sub process {
                        my ($s, $c) = ctx_statement_block($linenr - 3, $realcnt, 0);
 #                      print("line: <$line>\nprevline: <$prevline>\ns: <$s>\nc: <$c>\n\n\n");
 
-                       if ($s =~ /(?:^|\n)[ \+]\s*(?:$Type\s*)?\Q$testval\E\s*=\s*(?:\([^\)]*\)\s*)?\s*(?:devm_)?(?:[kv][czm]alloc(?:_node|_array)?\b|kstrdup|kmemdup|(?:dev_)?alloc_skb)/) {
+                       if ($s =~ /(?:^|\n)[ \+]\s*(?:$Type\s*)?\Q$testval\E\s*=\s*(?:\([^\)]*\)\s*)?\s*$allocFunctions\s*\(/ &&
+                           $s !~ /\b__GFP_NOWARN\b/ ) {
                                WARN("OOM_MESSAGE",
                                     "Possible unnecessary 'out of memory' message\n" . $hereprev);
                        }
@@ -5371,7 +5632,7 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check for mask then right shift without a parentheses
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    $line =~ /$LvalOrFunc\s*\&\s*($LvalOrFunc)\s*>>/ &&
                    $4 !~ /^\&/) { # $LvalOrFunc may be &foo, ignore if so
                        WARN("MASK_THEN_SHIFT",
@@ -5379,7 +5640,7 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check for pointer comparisons to NULL
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0) {
+               if ($perl_version_ok) {
                        while ($line =~ /\b$LvalOrFunc\s*(==|\!=)\s*NULL\b/g) {
                                my $val = $1;
                                my $equal = "!";
@@ -5468,7 +5729,7 @@ sub process {
                        # ignore udelay's < 10, however
                        if (! ($delay < 10) ) {
                                CHK("USLEEP_RANGE",
-                                   "usleep_range is preferred over udelay; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.txt\n" . $herecurr);
+                                   "usleep_range is preferred over udelay; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.rst\n" . $herecurr);
                        }
                        if ($delay > 2000) {
                                WARN("LONG_UDELAY",
@@ -5480,7 +5741,7 @@ sub process {
                if ($line =~ /\bmsleep\s*\((\d+)\);/) {
                        if ($1 < 20) {
                                WARN("MSLEEP",
-                                    "msleep < 20ms can sleep for up to 20ms; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.txt\n" . $herecurr);
+                                    "msleep < 20ms can sleep for up to 20ms; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.rst\n" . $herecurr);
                        }
                }
 
@@ -5570,6 +5831,12 @@ sub process {
                        }
                }
 
+# check for smp_read_barrier_depends and read_barrier_depends
+               if (!$file && $line =~ /\b(smp_|)read_barrier_depends\s*\(/) {
+                       WARN("READ_BARRIER_DEPENDS",
+                            "$1read_barrier_depends should only be used in READ_ONCE or DEC Alpha code\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
 # check of hardware specific defines
                if ($line =~ m@^.\s*\#\s*if.*\b(__i386__|__powerpc64__|__sun__|__s390x__)\b@ && $realfile !~ m@include/asm-@) {
                        CHK("ARCH_DEFINES",
@@ -5623,6 +5890,18 @@ sub process {
                             "__aligned(size) is preferred over __attribute__((aligned(size)))\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
+# Check for __attribute__ section, prefer __section
+               if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ &&
+                   $line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(.*_*section_*\s*\(\s*("[^"]*")/) {
+                       my $old = substr($rawline, $-[1], $+[1] - $-[1]);
+                       my $new = substr($old, 1, -1);
+                       if (WARN("PREFER_SECTION",
+                                "__section($new) is preferred over __attribute__((section($old)))\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(\s*_*section_*\s*\(\s*\Q$old\E\s*\)\s*\)\s*\)/__section($new)/;
+                       }
+               }
+
 # Check for __attribute__ format(printf, prefer __printf
                if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ &&
                    $line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(\s*format\s*\(\s*printf/) {
@@ -5645,7 +5924,7 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # Check for __attribute__ weak, or __weak declarations (may have link issues)
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    $line =~ /(?:$Declare|$DeclareMisordered)\s*$Ident\s*$balanced_parens\s*(?:$Attribute)?\s*;/ &&
                    ($line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(.*\bweak\b/ ||
                     $line =~ /\b__weak\b/)) {
@@ -5726,34 +6005,55 @@ sub process {
                        }
                }
 
-               # check for vsprintf extension %p<foo> misuses
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+# check for vsprintf extension %p<foo> misuses
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $stat =~ /^\+(?![^\{]*\{\s*).*\b(\w+)\s*\(.*$String\s*,/s &&
                    $1 !~ /^_*volatile_*$/) {
-                       my $bad_extension = "";
+                       my $stat_real;
+
                        my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
                        $lc = $lc + $linenr;
                        for (my $count = $linenr; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
+                               my $specifier;
+                               my $extension;
+                               my $bad_specifier = "";
                                my $fmt = get_quoted_string($lines[$count - 1], raw_line($count, 0));
                                $fmt =~ s/%%//g;
-                               if ($fmt =~ /(\%[\*\d\.]*p(?![\WFfSsBKRraEhMmIiUDdgVCbGNO]).)/) {
-                                       $bad_extension = $1;
-                                       last;
+
+                               while ($fmt =~ /(\%[\*\d\.]*p(\w))/g) {
+                                       $specifier = $1;
+                                       $extension = $2;
+                                       if ($extension !~ /[SsBKRraEhMmIiUDdgVCbGNOxt]/) {
+                                               $bad_specifier = $specifier;
+                                               last;
+                                       }
+                                       if ($extension eq "x" && !defined($stat_real)) {
+                                               if (!defined($stat_real)) {
+                                                       $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
+                                               }
+                                               WARN("VSPRINTF_SPECIFIER_PX",
+                                                    "Using vsprintf specifier '\%px' potentially exposes the kernel memory layout, if you don't really need the address please consider using '\%p'.\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
+                                       }
                                }
-                       }
-                       if ($bad_extension ne "") {
-                               my $stat_real = raw_line($linenr, 0);
-                               for (my $count = $linenr + 1; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
-                                       $stat_real = $stat_real . "\n" . raw_line($count, 0);
+                               if ($bad_specifier ne "") {
+                                       my $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
+                                       my $ext_type = "Invalid";
+                                       my $use = "";
+                                       if ($bad_specifier =~ /p[Ff]/) {
+                                               $ext_type = "Deprecated";
+                                               $use = " - use %pS instead";
+                                               $use =~ s/pS/ps/ if ($bad_specifier =~ /pf/);
+                                       }
+
+                                       WARN("VSPRINTF_POINTER_EXTENSION",
+                                            "$ext_type vsprintf pointer extension '$bad_specifier'$use\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
                                }
-                               WARN("VSPRINTF_POINTER_EXTENSION",
-                                    "Invalid vsprintf pointer extension '$bad_extension'\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
                        }
                }
 
 # Check for misused memsets
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\bmemset\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*$FuncArg\s*\)/) {
 
@@ -5771,7 +6071,7 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # Check for memcpy(foo, bar, ETH_ALEN) that could be ether_addr_copy(foo, bar)
-#              if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+#              if ($perl_version_ok &&
 #                  defined $stat &&
 #                  $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\bmemcpy\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/) {
 #                      if (WARN("PREFER_ETHER_ADDR_COPY",
@@ -5782,7 +6082,7 @@ sub process {
 #              }
 
 # Check for memcmp(foo, bar, ETH_ALEN) that could be ether_addr_equal*(foo, bar)
-#              if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+#              if ($perl_version_ok &&
 #                  defined $stat &&
 #                  $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\bmemcmp\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/) {
 #                      WARN("PREFER_ETHER_ADDR_EQUAL",
@@ -5791,7 +6091,7 @@ sub process {
 
 # check for memset(foo, 0x0, ETH_ALEN) that could be eth_zero_addr
 # check for memset(foo, 0xFF, ETH_ALEN) that could be eth_broadcast_addr
-#              if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+#              if ($perl_version_ok &&
 #                  defined $stat &&
 #                  $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\bmemset\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/) {
 #
@@ -5813,7 +6113,7 @@ sub process {
 #              }
 
 # typecasts on min/max could be min_t/max_t
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\b(min|max)\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\)/) {
                        if (defined $2 || defined $7) {
@@ -5837,23 +6137,23 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check usleep_range arguments
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\busleep_range\s*\(\s*($FuncArg)\s*,\s*($FuncArg)\s*\)/) {
                        my $min = $1;
                        my $max = $7;
                        if ($min eq $max) {
                                WARN("USLEEP_RANGE",
-                                    "usleep_range should not use min == max args; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.txt\n" . "$here\n$stat\n");
+                                    "usleep_range should not use min == max args; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.rst\n" . "$here\n$stat\n");
                        } elsif ($min =~ /^\d+$/ && $max =~ /^\d+$/ &&
                                 $min > $max) {
                                WARN("USLEEP_RANGE",
-                                    "usleep_range args reversed, use min then max; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.txt\n" . "$here\n$stat\n");
+                                    "usleep_range args reversed, use min then max; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.rst\n" . "$here\n$stat\n");
                        }
                }
 
 # check for naked sscanf
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $line =~ /\bsscanf\b/ &&
                    ($stat !~ /$Ident\s*=\s*sscanf\s*$balanced_parens/ &&
@@ -5861,24 +6161,18 @@ sub process {
                     $stat !~ /(?:$Compare)\s*\bsscanf\s*$balanced_parens/)) {
                        my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
                        $lc = $lc + $linenr;
-                       my $stat_real = raw_line($linenr, 0);
-                       for (my $count = $linenr + 1; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
-                               $stat_real = $stat_real . "\n" . raw_line($count, 0);
-                       }
+                       my $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
                        WARN("NAKED_SSCANF",
                             "unchecked sscanf return value\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
                }
 
 # check for simple sscanf that should be kstrto<foo>
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $line =~ /\bsscanf\b/) {
                        my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
                        $lc = $lc + $linenr;
-                       my $stat_real = raw_line($linenr, 0);
-                       for (my $count = $linenr + 1; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
-                               $stat_real = $stat_real . "\n" . raw_line($count, 0);
-                       }
+                       my $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
                        if ($stat_real =~ /\bsscanf\b\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*("[^"]+")/) {
                                my $format = $6;
                                my $count = $format =~ tr@%@%@;
@@ -5932,7 +6226,7 @@ sub process {
 
 # check for function declarations that have arguments without identifier names
                if (defined $stat &&
-                   $stat =~ /^.\s*(?:extern\s+)?$Type\s*$Ident\s*\(\s*([^{]+)\s*\)\s*;/s &&
+                   $stat =~ /^.\s*(?:extern\s+)?$Type\s*(?:$Ident|\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\))\s*\(\s*([^{]+)\s*\)\s*;/s &&
                    $1 ne "void") {
                        my $args = trim($1);
                        while ($args =~ m/\s*($Type\s*(?:$Ident|\(\s*\*\s*$Ident?\s*\)\s*$balanced_parens)?)/g) {
@@ -5945,7 +6239,7 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check for function definitions
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $stat =~ /^.\s*(?:$Storage\s+)?$Type\s*($Ident)\s*$balanced_parens\s*{/s) {
                        $context_function = $1;
@@ -5977,22 +6271,22 @@ sub process {
                        }
                }
 
-# check for pointless casting of kmalloc return
-               if ($line =~ /\*\s*\)\s*[kv][czm]alloc(_node){0,1}\b/) {
+# check for pointless casting of alloc functions
+               if ($line =~ /\*\s*\)\s*$allocFunctions\b/) {
                        WARN("UNNECESSARY_CASTS",
                             "unnecessary cast may hide bugs, see http://c-faq.com/malloc/mallocnocast.html\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
 # alloc style
 # p = alloc(sizeof(struct foo), ...) should be p = alloc(sizeof(*p), ...)
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
-                   $line =~ /\b($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*([kv][mz]alloc(?:_node)?)\s*\(\s*(sizeof\s*\(\s*struct\s+$Lval\s*\))/) {
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   $line =~ /\b($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*((?:kv|k|v)[mz]alloc(?:_node)?)\s*\(\s*(sizeof\s*\(\s*struct\s+$Lval\s*\))/) {
                        CHK("ALLOC_SIZEOF_STRUCT",
                            "Prefer $3(sizeof(*$1)...) over $3($4...)\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
 # check for k[mz]alloc with multiplies that could be kmalloc_array/kcalloc
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $stat =~ /^\+\s*($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*(k[mz]alloc)\s*\(\s*($FuncArg)\s*\*\s*($FuncArg)\s*,/) {
                        my $oldfunc = $3;
@@ -6008,12 +6302,9 @@ sub process {
                        }
                        if ($r1 !~ /^sizeof\b/ && $r2 =~ /^sizeof\s*\S/ &&
                            !($r1 =~ /^$Constant$/ || $r1 =~ /^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*$/)) {
-                               my $ctx = '';
-                               my $herectx = $here . "\n";
                                my $cnt = statement_rawlines($stat);
-                               for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
-                                       $herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";
-                               }
+                               my $herectx = get_stat_here($linenr, $cnt, $here);
+
                                if (WARN("ALLOC_WITH_MULTIPLY",
                                         "Prefer $newfunc over $oldfunc with multiply\n" . $herectx) &&
                                    $cnt == 1 &&
@@ -6024,8 +6315,9 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check for krealloc arg reuse
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
-                   $line =~ /\b($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*krealloc\s*\(\s*\1\s*,/) {
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   $line =~ /\b($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*krealloc\s*\(\s*($Lval)\s*,/ &&
+                   $1 eq $3) {
                        WARN("KREALLOC_ARG_REUSE",
                             "Reusing the krealloc arg is almost always a bug\n" . $herecurr);
                }
@@ -6084,7 +6376,7 @@ sub process {
                                next if ($fline =~ /^.[\s$;]*$/);
                                $has_statement = 1;
                                $count++;
-                               $has_break = 1 if ($fline =~ /\bswitch\b|\b(?:break\s*;[\s$;]*$|return\b|goto\b|continue\b)/);
+                               $has_break = 1 if ($fline =~ /\bswitch\b|\b(?:break\s*;[\s$;]*$|exit\s*\(\b|return\b|goto\b|continue\b)/);
                        }
                        if (!$has_break && $has_statement) {
                                WARN("MISSING_BREAK",
@@ -6093,15 +6385,12 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check for switch/default statements without a break;
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $stat =~ /^\+[$;\s]*(?:case[$;\s]+\w+[$;\s]*:[$;\s]*|)*[$;\s]*\bdefault[$;\s]*:[$;\s]*;/g) {
-                       my $ctx = '';
-                       my $herectx = $here . "\n";
                        my $cnt = statement_rawlines($stat);
-                       for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
-                               $herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";
-                       }
+                       my $herectx = get_stat_here($linenr, $cnt, $here);
+
                        WARN("DEFAULT_NO_BREAK",
                             "switch default: should use break\n" . $herectx);
                }
@@ -6172,6 +6461,20 @@ sub process {
                             "please use device_initcall() or more appropriate function instead of __initcall() (see include/linux/init.h)\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
+# check for spin_is_locked(), suggest lockdep instead
+               if ($line =~ /\bspin_is_locked\(/) {
+                       WARN("USE_LOCKDEP",
+                            "Where possible, use lockdep_assert_held instead of assertions based on spin_is_locked\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for deprecated apis
+               if ($line =~ /\b($deprecated_apis_search)\b\s*\(/) {
+                       my $deprecated_api = $1;
+                       my $new_api = $deprecated_apis{$deprecated_api};
+                       WARN("DEPRECATED_API",
+                            "Deprecated use of '$deprecated_api', prefer '$new_api' instead\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
 # check for various structs that are normally const (ops, kgdb, device_tree)
 # and avoid what seem like struct definitions 'struct foo {'
                if ($line !~ /\bconst\b/ &&
@@ -6200,12 +6503,18 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # likely/unlikely comparisons similar to "(likely(foo) > 0)"
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    $line =~ /\b((?:un)?likely)\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*\)\s*$Compare/) {
                        WARN("LIKELY_MISUSE",
                             "Using $1 should generally have parentheses around the comparison\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
+# nested likely/unlikely calls
+               if ($line =~ /\b(?:(?:un)?likely)\s*\(\s*!?\s*(IS_ERR(?:_OR_NULL|_VALUE)?|WARN)/) {
+                       WARN("LIKELY_MISUSE",
+                            "nested (un)?likely() calls, $1 already uses unlikely() internally\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
 # whine mightly about in_atomic
                if ($line =~ /\bin_atomic\s*\(/) {
                        if ($realfile =~ m@^drivers/@) {
@@ -6217,28 +6526,6 @@ sub process {
                        }
                }
 
-# whine about ACCESS_ONCE
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
-                   $line =~ /\bACCESS_ONCE\s*$balanced_parens\s*(=(?!=))?\s*($FuncArg)?/) {
-                       my $par = $1;
-                       my $eq = $2;
-                       my $fun = $3;
-                       $par =~ s/^\(\s*(.*)\s*\)$/$1/;
-                       if (defined($eq)) {
-                               if (WARN("PREFER_WRITE_ONCE",
-                                        "Prefer WRITE_ONCE(<FOO>, <BAR>) over ACCESS_ONCE(<FOO>) = <BAR>\n" . $herecurr) &&
-                                   $fix) {
-                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bACCESS_ONCE\s*\(\s*\Q$par\E\s*\)\s*$eq\s*\Q$fun\E/WRITE_ONCE($par, $fun)/;
-                               }
-                       } else {
-                               if (WARN("PREFER_READ_ONCE",
-                                        "Prefer READ_ONCE(<FOO>) over ACCESS_ONCE(<FOO>)\n" . $herecurr) &&
-                                   $fix) {
-                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bACCESS_ONCE\s*\(\s*\Q$par\E\s*\)/READ_ONCE($par)/;
-                               }
-                       }
-               }
-
 # check for mutex_trylock_recursive usage
                if ($line =~ /mutex_trylock_recursive/) {
                        ERROR("LOCKING",
@@ -6262,9 +6549,70 @@ sub process {
                             "Exporting world writable files is usually an error. Consider more restrictive permissions.\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
+# check for DEVICE_ATTR uses that could be DEVICE_ATTR_<FOO>
+# and whether or not function naming is typical and if
+# DEVICE_ATTR permissions uses are unusual too
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   defined $stat &&
+                   $stat =~ /\bDEVICE_ATTR\s*\(\s*(\w+)\s*,\s*\(?\s*(\s*(?:${multi_mode_perms_string_search}|0[0-7]{3,3})\s*)\s*\)?\s*,\s*(\w+)\s*,\s*(\w+)\s*\)/) {
+                       my $var = $1;
+                       my $perms = $2;
+                       my $show = $3;
+                       my $store = $4;
+                       my $octal_perms = perms_to_octal($perms);
+                       if ($show =~ /^${var}_show$/ &&
+                           $store =~ /^${var}_store$/ &&
+                           $octal_perms eq "0644") {
+                               if (WARN("DEVICE_ATTR_RW",
+                                        "Use DEVICE_ATTR_RW\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bDEVICE_ATTR\s*\(\s*$var\s*,\s*\Q$perms\E\s*,\s*$show\s*,\s*$store\s*\)/DEVICE_ATTR_RW(${var})/;
+                               }
+                       } elsif ($show =~ /^${var}_show$/ &&
+                                $store =~ /^NULL$/ &&
+                                $octal_perms eq "0444") {
+                               if (WARN("DEVICE_ATTR_RO",
+                                        "Use DEVICE_ATTR_RO\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bDEVICE_ATTR\s*\(\s*$var\s*,\s*\Q$perms\E\s*,\s*$show\s*,\s*NULL\s*\)/DEVICE_ATTR_RO(${var})/;
+                               }
+                       } elsif ($show =~ /^NULL$/ &&
+                                $store =~ /^${var}_store$/ &&
+                                $octal_perms eq "0200") {
+                               if (WARN("DEVICE_ATTR_WO",
+                                        "Use DEVICE_ATTR_WO\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bDEVICE_ATTR\s*\(\s*$var\s*,\s*\Q$perms\E\s*,\s*NULL\s*,\s*$store\s*\)/DEVICE_ATTR_WO(${var})/;
+                               }
+                       } elsif ($octal_perms eq "0644" ||
+                                $octal_perms eq "0444" ||
+                                $octal_perms eq "0200") {
+                               my $newshow = "$show";
+                               $newshow = "${var}_show" if ($show ne "NULL" && $show ne "${var}_show");
+                               my $newstore = $store;
+                               $newstore = "${var}_store" if ($store ne "NULL" && $store ne "${var}_store");
+                               my $rename = "";
+                               if ($show ne $newshow) {
+                                       $rename .= " '$show' to '$newshow'";
+                               }
+                               if ($store ne $newstore) {
+                                       $rename .= " '$store' to '$newstore'";
+                               }
+                               WARN("DEVICE_ATTR_FUNCTIONS",
+                                    "Consider renaming function(s)$rename\n" . $herecurr);
+                       } else {
+                               WARN("DEVICE_ATTR_PERMS",
+                                    "DEVICE_ATTR unusual permissions '$perms' used\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
 # Mode permission misuses where it seems decimal should be octal
 # This uses a shortcut match to avoid unnecessary uses of a slow foreach loop
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+# o Ignore module_param*(...) uses with a decimal 0 permission as that has a
+#   specific definition of not visible in sysfs.
+# o Ignore proc_create*(...) uses with a decimal 0 permission as that means
+#   use the default permissions
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $line =~ /$mode_perms_search/) {
                        foreach my $entry (@mode_permission_funcs) {
@@ -6273,10 +6621,7 @@ sub process {
 
                                my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
                                $lc = $lc + $linenr;
-                               my $stat_real = raw_line($linenr, 0);
-                               for (my $count = $linenr + 1; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
-                                       $stat_real = $stat_real . "\n" . raw_line($count, 0);
-                               }
+                               my $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
 
                                my $skip_args = "";
                                if ($arg_pos > 1) {
@@ -6287,8 +6632,9 @@ sub process {
                                if ($stat =~ /$test/) {
                                        my $val = $1;
                                        $val = $6 if ($skip_args ne "");
-                                       if (($val =~ /^$Int$/ && $val !~ /^$Octal$/) ||
-                                           ($val =~ /^$Octal$/ && length($val) ne 4)) {
+                                       if (!($func =~ /^(?:module_param|proc_create)/ && $val eq "0") &&
+                                           (($val =~ /^$Int$/ && $val !~ /^$Octal$/) ||
+                                            ($val =~ /^$Octal$/ && length($val) ne 4))) {
                                                ERROR("NON_OCTAL_PERMISSIONS",
                                                      "Use 4 digit octal (0777) not decimal permissions\n" . "$here\n" . $stat_real);
                                        }
@@ -6301,30 +6647,13 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check for uses of S_<PERMS> that could be octal for readability
-               if ($line =~ /\b$mode_perms_string_search\b/) {
-                       my $val = "";
-                       my $oval = "";
-                       my $to = 0;
-                       my $curpos = 0;
-                       my $lastpos = 0;
-                       while ($line =~ /\b(($mode_perms_string_search)\b(?:\s*\|\s*)?\s*)/g) {
-                               $curpos = pos($line);
-                               my $match = $2;
-                               my $omatch = $1;
-                               last if ($lastpos > 0 && ($curpos - length($omatch) != $lastpos));
-                               $lastpos = $curpos;
-                               $to |= $mode_permission_string_types{$match};
-                               $val .= '\s*\|\s*' if ($val ne "");
-                               $val .= $match;
-                               $oval .= $omatch;
-                       }
-                       $oval =~ s/^\s*\|\s*//;
-                       $oval =~ s/\s*\|\s*$//;
-                       my $octal = sprintf("%04o", $to);
+               while ($line =~ m{\b($multi_mode_perms_string_search)\b}g) {
+                       my $oval = $1;
+                       my $octal = perms_to_octal($oval);
                        if (WARN("SYMBOLIC_PERMS",
                                 "Symbolic permissions '$oval' are not preferred. Consider using octal permissions '$octal'.\n" . $herecurr) &&
                            $fix) {
-                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/$val/$octal/;
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$oval\E/$octal/;
                        }
                }
 
@@ -6345,6 +6674,12 @@ sub process {
                                     "unknown module license " . $extracted_string . "\n" . $herecurr);
                        }
                }
+
+# check for sysctl duplicate constants
+               if ($line =~ /\.extra[12]\s*=\s*&(zero|one|int_max)\b/) {
+                       WARN("DUPLICATED_SYSCTL_CONST",
+                               "duplicated sysctl range checking value '$1', consider using the shared one in include/linux/sysctl.h\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
        }
 
        # If we have no input at all, then there is nothing to report on
@@ -6365,13 +6700,18 @@ sub process {
                exit(0);
        }
 
-       if (!$is_patch && $file !~ /cover-letter\.patch$/) {
+       if (!$is_patch && $filename !~ /cover-letter\.patch$/) {
                ERROR("NOT_UNIFIED_DIFF",
                      "Does not appear to be a unified-diff format patch\n");
        }
-       if ($is_patch && $has_commit_log && $chk_signoff && $signoff == 0) {
-               ERROR("MISSING_SIGN_OFF",
-                     "Missing Signed-off-by: line(s)\n");
+       if ($is_patch && $has_commit_log && $chk_signoff) {
+               if ($signoff == 0) {
+                       ERROR("MISSING_SIGN_OFF",
+                             "Missing Signed-off-by: line(s)\n");
+               } elsif (!$authorsignoff) {
+                       WARN("NO_AUTHOR_SIGN_OFF",
+                            "Missing Signed-off-by: line by nominal patch author '$author'\n");
+               }
        }
 
        print report_dump();