From: Julia Suvorova <jusual@mail.ru>
g_path_get_* do the same as g_strdup(basename/dirname(...)) but
without modifying the argument.
Signed-off-by: Julia Suvorova <jusual@mail.ru>
Message-Id: <1519987399-19160-1-git-send-email-jusual@mail.ru>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 1b4b812..a88af61 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2584,6 +2584,11 @@ sub process {
ERROR("__func__ should be used instead of gcc specific __FUNCTION__\n" . $herecurr);
}
+# recommend g_path_get_* over g_strdup(basename/dirname(...))
+ if ($line =~ /\bg_strdup\s*\(\s*(basename|dirname)\s*\(/) {
+ WARN("consider using g_path_get_$1() in preference to g_strdup($1())\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# recommend qemu_strto* over strto* for numeric conversions
if ($line =~ /\b(strto[^kd].*?)\s*\(/) {
ERROR("consider using qemu_$1 in preference to $1\n" . $herecurr);
--
1.8.3.1