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-rwxr-xr-xscripts/checkpatch.pl4
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 0ef4ae1..010b18e 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4551,10 +4551,10 @@ sub process {
"$1 is obsolete, use k$3 instead\n" . $herecurr);
}
-# check for __initcall(), use device_initcall() explicitly please
+# check for __initcall(), use device_initcall() explicitly or more appropriate function please
if ($line =~ /^.\s*__initcall\s*\(/) {
WARN("USE_DEVICE_INITCALL",
- "please use device_initcall() instead of __initcall()\n" . $herecurr);
+ "please use device_initcall() or more appropriate function instead of __initcall() (see include/linux/init.h)\n" . $herecurr);
}
# check for various ops structs, ensure they are const.
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