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-rwxr-xr-xscripts/checkpatch.pl8
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 853dc7f..24d6702 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4482,6 +4482,14 @@ sub process {
}
}
+# check for mask then right shift without a parentheses
+ if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+ $line =~ /$LvalOrFunc\s*\&\s*($LvalOrFunc)\s*>>/ &&
+ $4 !~ /^\&/) { # $LvalOrFunc may be &foo, ignore if so
+ WARN("MASK_THEN_SHIFT",
+ "Possible precedence defect with mask then right shift - may need parentheses\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# check for bad placement of section $InitAttribute (e.g.: __initdata)
if ($line =~ /(\b$InitAttribute\b)/) {
my $attr = $1;
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