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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 4eb355d8ae73..6fcc66afb088 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -6507,6 +6507,12 @@ sub process {
"Using $1 should generally have parentheses around the comparison\n" . $herecurr);
}
+# nested likely/unlikely calls
+ if ($line =~ /\b(?:(?:un)?likely)\s*\(\s*!?\s*(IS_ERR(?:_OR_NULL|_VALUE)?|WARN)/) {
+ WARN("LIKELY_MISUSE",
+ "nested (un)?likely() calls, $1 already uses unlikely() internally\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# whine mightly about in_atomic
if ($line =~ /\bin_atomic\s*\(/) {
if ($realfile =~ m@^drivers/@) {