[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 20.05 15/15] devtools: check use of compiler attributes

[Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>]

The keyword __attribute__ will emit a warning,
because it is preferred to use or define a common __rte macro.
The centralized macros may help to control or workaround some compilers.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
---
 devtools/checkpatches.sh | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/devtools/checkpatches.sh b/devtools/checkpatches.sh
index b16bace927..bbde89bc99 100755
--- a/devtools/checkpatches.sh
+++ b/devtools/checkpatches.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ check_forbidden_additions() { # <patch>
 		-f $(dirname $(readlink -f $0))/check-forbidden-tokens.awk \
 		"$1" || res=1
 
+	# refrain from using compiler attribute without defining a common macro
+	awk -v FOLDERS="lib drivers app examples" \
+		-v EXPRESSIONS="__attribute__" \
+		-v RET_ON_FAIL=1 \
+		-v MESSAGE='Using compiler attribute directly' \
+		-f $(dirname $(readlink -f $0))/check-forbidden-tokens.awk \
+		"$1" || res=1
+
 	# svg figures must be included with wildcard extension
 	# because of png conversion for pdf docs
 	awk -v FOLDERS='doc' \
-- 
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