Merge branch 'master' of git://git.denx.de/u-boot-arm

[platform/kernel/u-boot.git] / scripts / checkpatch.pl

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 88c5bc7..df0820c 100755 (executable)
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3331,6 +3331,11 @@ sub process {
                        WARN("PREFER_PACKED",
                             "__packed is preferred over __attribute__((packed))\n" . $herecurr);
                }
+# Check for new packed members, warn to use care
+               if ($line =~ /\b(__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(.*\bpacked|__packed)\b/) {
+                       WARN("NEW_PACKED",
+                            "Adding new packed members is to be done with care\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
 
 # Check for __attribute__ aligned, prefer __aligned
                if ($line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(.*aligned/) {