[PATCH] checkpatch: Complain about more executable files

From: Stephen Boyd
Date: Thu Mar 14 2013 - 01:52:32 EST


We don't want executable permissions set on files such as
devicetree syntax files, text files, defconfig files, or binary
hex files.

Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index b28cc38..591867e 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ sub process {
# Check for incorrect file permissions
if ($line =~ /^new (file )?mode.*[7531]\d{0,2}$/) {
my $permhere = $here . "FILE: $realfile\n";
- if ($realfile =~ /(Makefile|Kconfig|\.c|\.h|\.S|\.tmpl)$/) {
+ if ($realfile =~ /(Makefile|Kconfig|\.c|\.h|\.S|\.tmpl|\.dts|\.dtsi|defconfig|\.txt|\.hex|\.HEX|\.ihex)$/) {
ERROR("EXECUTE_PERMISSIONS",
"do not set execute permissions for source files\n" . $permhere);
}
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