From 2eecbab86400f002c4a541efd357b02945735020 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dwaipayan Ray Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:08:25 +0530 Subject: docs: add documentation for checkpatch Add documentation for kernel script checkpatch.pl. This documentation is also parsed by checkpatch to enable a verbose mode. The checkpatch message types are grouped by usage. Under each group the types are described briefly. 34 of such types are documented. Signed-off-by: Dwaipayan Ray Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210226093827.12700-2-dwaipayanray1@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet --- Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst | 513 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst | 1 + 2 files changed, 514 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst (limited to 'Documentation/dev-tools') diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2671e54c8320 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst @@ -0,0 +1,513 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only + +========== +Checkpatch +========== + +Checkpatch (scripts/checkpatch.pl) is a perl script which checks for trivial +style violations in patches and optionally corrects them. Checkpatch can +also be run on file contexts and without the kernel tree. + +Checkpatch is not always right. Your judgement takes precedence over checkpatch +messages. If your code looks better with the violations, then its probably +best left alone. + + +Options +======= + +This section will describe the options checkpatch can be run with. + +Usage:: + + ./scripts/checkpatch.pl [OPTION]... [FILE]... + +Available options: + + - -q, --quiet + + Enable quiet mode. + + - -v, --verbose + Enable verbose mode. Additional verbose test descriptions are output + so as to provide information on why that particular message is shown. + + - --no-tree + + Run checkpatch without the kernel tree. + + - --no-signoff + + Disable the 'Signed-off-by' line check. The sign-off is a simple line at + the end of the explanation for the patch, which certifies that you wrote it + or otherwise have the right to pass it on as an open-source patch. + + Example:: + + Signed-off-by: Random J Developer + + Setting this flag effectively stops a message for a missing signed-off-by + line in a patch context. + + - --patch + + Treat FILE as a patch. This is the default option and need not be + explicitly specified. + + - --emacs + + Set output to emacs compile window format. This allows emacs users to jump + from the error in the compile window directly to the offending line in the + patch. + + - --terse + + Output only one line per report. + + - --showfile + + Show the diffed file position instead of the input file position. + + - -g, --git + + Treat FILE as a single commit or a git revision range. + + Single commit with: + + - + - ^ + - ~n + + Multiple commits with: + + - .. + - ... + - - + + - -f, --file + + Treat FILE as a regular source file. This option must be used when running + checkpatch on source files in the kernel. + + - --subjective, --strict + + Enable stricter tests in checkpatch. By default the tests emitted as CHECK + do not activate by default. Use this flag to activate the CHECK tests. + + - --list-types + + Every message emitted by checkpatch has an associated TYPE. Add this flag + to display all the types in checkpatch. + + Note that when this flag is active, checkpatch does not read the input FILE, + and no message is emitted. Only a list of types in checkpatch is output. + + - --types TYPE(,TYPE2...) + + Only display messages with the given types. + + Example:: + + ./scripts/checkpatch.pl mypatch.patch --types EMAIL_SUBJECT,BRACES + + - --ignore TYPE(,TYPE2...) + + Checkpatch will not emit messages for the specified types. + + Example:: + + ./scripts/checkpatch.pl mypatch.patch --ignore EMAIL_SUBJECT,BRACES + + - --show-types + + By default checkpatch doesn't display the type associated with the messages. + Set this flag to show the message type in the output. + + - --max-line-length=n + + Set the max line length (default 100). If a line exceeds the specified + length, a LONG_LINE message is emitted. + + + The message level is different for patch and file contexts. For patches, + a WARNING is emitted. While a milder CHECK is emitted for files. So for + file contexts, the --strict flag must also be enabled. + + - --min-conf-desc-length=n + + Set the Kconfig entry minimum description length, if shorter, warn. + + - --tab-size=n + + Set the number of spaces for tab (default 8). + + - --root=PATH + + PATH to the kernel tree root. + + This option must be specified when invoking checkpatch from outside + the kernel root. + + - --no-summary + + Suppress the per file summary. + + - --mailback + + Only produce a report in case of Warnings or Errors. Milder Checks are + excluded from this. + + - --summary-file + + Include the filename in summary. + + - --debug KEY=[0|1] + + Turn on/off debugging of KEY, where KEY is one of 'values', 'possible', + 'type', and 'attr' (default is all off). + + - --fix + + This is an EXPERIMENTAL feature. If correctable errors exists, a file + .EXPERIMENTAL-checkpatch-fixes is created which has the + automatically fixable errors corrected. + + - --fix-inplace + + EXPERIMENTAL - Similar to --fix but input file is overwritten with fixes. + + DO NOT USE this flag unless you are absolutely sure and you have a backup + in place. + + - --ignore-perl-version + + Override checking of perl version. Runtime errors maybe encountered after + enabling this flag if the perl version does not meet the minimum specified. + + - --codespell + + Use the codespell dictionary for checking spelling errors. + + - --codespellfile + + Use the specified codespell file. + Default is '/usr/share/codespell/dictionary.txt'. + + - --typedefsfile + + Read additional types from this file. + + - --color[=WHEN] + + Use colors 'always', 'never', or only when output is a terminal ('auto'). + Default is 'auto'. + + - --kconfig-prefix=WORD + + Use WORD as a prefix for Kconfig symbols (default is `CONFIG_`). + + - -h, --help, --version + + Display the help text. + +Message Levels +============== + +Messages in checkpatch are divided into three levels. The levels of messages +in checkpatch denote the severity of the error. They are: + + - ERROR + + This is the most strict level. Messages of type ERROR must be taken + seriously as they denote things that are very likely to be wrong. + + - WARNING + + This is the next stricter level. Messages of type WARNING requires a + more careful review. But it is milder than an ERROR. + + - CHECK + + This is the mildest level. These are things which may require some thought. + +Type Descriptions +================= + +This section contains a description of all the message types in checkpatch. + +.. Types in this section are also parsed by checkpatch. +.. The types are grouped into subsections based on use. + + +Allocation style +---------------- + + **ALLOC_ARRAY_ARGS** + The first argument for kcalloc or kmalloc_array should be the + number of elements. sizeof() as the first argument is generally + wrong. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/core-api/memory-allocation.html + + **ALLOC_SIZEOF_STRUCT** + The allocation style is bad. In general for family of + allocation functions using sizeof() to get memory size, + constructs like:: + + p = alloc(sizeof(struct foo), ...) + + should be:: + + p = alloc(sizeof(*p), ...) + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#allocating-memory + + **ALLOC_WITH_MULTIPLY** + Prefer kmalloc_array/kcalloc over kmalloc/kzalloc with a + sizeof multiply. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/core-api/memory-allocation.html + + +API usage +--------- + + **ARCH_DEFINES** + Architecture specific defines should be avoided wherever + possible. + + **ARCH_INCLUDE_LINUX** + Whenever asm/file.h is included and linux/file.h exists, a + conversion can be made when linux/file.h includes asm/file.h. + However this is not always the case (See signal.h). + This message type is emitted only for includes from arch/. + + **ARRAY_SIZE** + The ARRAY_SIZE(foo) macro should be preferred over + sizeof(foo)/sizeof(foo[0]) for finding number of elements in an + array. + + The macro is defined in include/linux/kernel.h:: + + #define ARRAY_SIZE(x) (sizeof(x) / sizeof((x)[0])) + + **AVOID_BUG** + BUG() or BUG_ON() should be avoided totally. + Use WARN() and WARN_ON() instead, and handle the "impossible" + error condition as gracefully as possible. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#bug-and-bug-on + + **AVOID_EXTERNS** + Function prototypes don't need to be declared extern in .h + files. It's assumed by the compiler and is unnecessary. + + **AVOID_L_PREFIX** + Local symbol names that are prefixed with `.L` should be avoided, + as this has special meaning for the assembler; a symbol entry will + not be emitted into the symbol table. This can prevent `objtool` + from generating correct unwind info. + + Symbols with STB_LOCAL binding may still be used, and `.L` prefixed + local symbol names are still generally usable within a function, + but `.L` prefixed local symbol names should not be used to denote + the beginning or end of code regions via + `SYM_CODE_START_LOCAL`/`SYM_CODE_END` + + **BIT_MACRO** + Defines like: 1 << could be BIT(digit). + The BIT() macro is defined in include/linux/bitops.h:: + + #define BIT(nr) (1UL << (nr)) + + **CONSIDER_KSTRTO** + The simple_strtol(), simple_strtoll(), simple_strtoul(), and + simple_strtoull() functions explicitly ignore overflows, which + may lead to unexpected results in callers. The respective kstrtol(), + kstrtoll(), kstrtoul(), and kstrtoull() functions tend to be the + correct replacements. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#simple-strtol-simple-strtoll-simple-strtoul-simple-strtoull + + +Comment style +------------- + + **BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE** + The comment style is incorrect. The preferred style for multi- + line comments is:: + + /* + * This is the preferred style + * for multi line comments. + */ + + The networking comment style is a bit different, with the first line + not empty like the former:: + + /* This is the preferred comment style + * for files in net/ and drivers/net/ + */ + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#commenting + + **C99_COMMENTS** + C99 style single line comments (//) should not be used. + Prefer the block comment style instead. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#commenting + + + +Commit message +-------------- + + **BAD_SIGN_OFF** + The signed-off-by line does not fall in line with the standards + specified by the community. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#developer-s-certificate-of-origin-1-1 + + **BAD_STABLE_ADDRESS_STYLE** + The email format for stable is incorrect. + Some valid options for stable address are:: + + 1. stable@vger.kernel.org + 2. stable@kernel.org + + For adding version info, the following comment style should be used:: + + stable@vger.kernel.org # version info + + **COMMIT_COMMENT_SYMBOL** + Commit log lines starting with a '#' are ignored by git as + comments. To solve this problem addition of a single space + infront of the log line is enough. + + **COMMIT_MESSAGE** + The patch is missing a commit description. A brief + description of the changes made by the patch should be added. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes + + **MISSING_SIGN_OFF** + The patch is missing a Signed-off-by line. A signed-off-by + line should be added according to Developer's certificate of + Origin. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#sign-your-work-the-developer-s-certificate-of-origin + + **NO_AUTHOR_SIGN_OFF** + The author of the patch has not signed off the patch. It is + required that a simple sign off line should be present at the + end of explanation of the patch to denote that the author has + written it or otherwise has the rights to pass it on as an open + source patch. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#sign-your-work-the-developer-s-certificate-of-origin + + +Comparison style +---------------- + + **ASSIGN_IN_IF** + Do not use assignments in if condition. + Example:: + + if ((foo = bar(...)) < BAZ) { + + should be written as:: + + foo = bar(...); + if (foo < BAZ) { + + **BOOL_COMPARISON** + Comparisons of A to true and false are better written + as A and !A. + See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1365563834.27174.12.camel@joe-AO722/ + + **COMPARISON_TO_NULL** + Comparisons to NULL in the form (foo == NULL) or (foo != NULL) + are better written as (!foo) and (foo). + + **CONSTANT_COMPARISON** + Comparisons with a constant or upper case identifier on the left + side of the test should be avoided. + + +Spacing and Brackets +-------------------- + + **ASSIGNMENT_CONTINUATIONS** + Assignment operators should not be written at the start of a + line but should follow the operand at the previous line. + + **BRACES** + The placement of braces is stylistically incorrect. + The preferred way is to put the opening brace last on the line, + and put the closing brace first:: + + if (x is true) { + we do y + } + + This applies for all non-functional blocks. + However, there is one special case, namely functions: they have the + opening brace at the beginning of the next line, thus:: + + int function(int x) + { + body of function + } + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#placing-braces-and-spaces + + **BRACKET_SPACE** + Whitespace before opening bracket '[' is prohibited. + There are some exceptions: + + 1. With a type on the left:: + + ;int [] a; + + 2. At the beginning of a line for slice initialisers:: + + [0...10] = 5, + + 3. Inside a curly brace:: + + = { [0...10] = 5 } + + **CODE_INDENT** + Code indent should use tabs instead of spaces. + Outside of comments, documentation and Kconfig, + spaces are never used for indentation. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#indentation + + **CONCATENATED_STRING** + Concatenated elements should have a space in between. + Example:: + + printk(KERN_INFO"bar"); + + should be:: + + printk(KERN_INFO "bar"); + + **LINE_SPACING** + Vertical space is wasted given the limited number of lines an + editor window can display when multiple blank lines are used. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#spaces + + **SPACING** + Whitespace style used in the kernel sources is described in kernel docs. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#spaces + + **TRAILING_WHITESPACE** + Trailing whitespace should always be removed. + Some editors highlight the trailing whitespace and cause visual + distractions when editing files. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#spaces + + +Others +------ + + **CAMELCASE** + Avoid CamelCase Identifiers. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#naming + + **CONFIG_DESCRIPTION** + Kconfig symbols should have a help text which fully describes + it. diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst index 1b1cf4f5c9d9..43d28998118b 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ whole; patches welcome! .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 + checkpatch coccinelle sparse kcov -- cgit v1.2.3-59-g8ed1b From 3337c3a1524bf2387ea1fbb0b8338e75530682c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dwaipayan Ray Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 13:51:39 +0530 Subject: docs: document all error message types in checkpatch All the error message types now have a verbose description. Also there are two new groups of message types: - Macros, Attributes and Symbols - Functions and Variables Rearrange the message types to fit these new groups as needed. Signed-off-by: Dwaipayan Ray Reviewed-by: Lukas Bulwahn Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210322082139.33822-1-dwaipayanray1@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet --- Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst | 318 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 280 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/dev-tools') diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst index 2671e54c8320..51fed1bd72ec 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst @@ -280,43 +280,12 @@ API usage However this is not always the case (See signal.h). This message type is emitted only for includes from arch/. - **ARRAY_SIZE** - The ARRAY_SIZE(foo) macro should be preferred over - sizeof(foo)/sizeof(foo[0]) for finding number of elements in an - array. - - The macro is defined in include/linux/kernel.h:: - - #define ARRAY_SIZE(x) (sizeof(x) / sizeof((x)[0])) - **AVOID_BUG** BUG() or BUG_ON() should be avoided totally. Use WARN() and WARN_ON() instead, and handle the "impossible" error condition as gracefully as possible. See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#bug-and-bug-on - **AVOID_EXTERNS** - Function prototypes don't need to be declared extern in .h - files. It's assumed by the compiler and is unnecessary. - - **AVOID_L_PREFIX** - Local symbol names that are prefixed with `.L` should be avoided, - as this has special meaning for the assembler; a symbol entry will - not be emitted into the symbol table. This can prevent `objtool` - from generating correct unwind info. - - Symbols with STB_LOCAL binding may still be used, and `.L` prefixed - local symbol names are still generally usable within a function, - but `.L` prefixed local symbol names should not be used to denote - the beginning or end of code regions via - `SYM_CODE_START_LOCAL`/`SYM_CODE_END` - - **BIT_MACRO** - Defines like: 1 << could be BIT(digit). - The BIT() macro is defined in include/linux/bitops.h:: - - #define BIT(nr) (1UL << (nr)) - **CONSIDER_KSTRTO** The simple_strtol(), simple_strtoll(), simple_strtoul(), and simple_strtoull() functions explicitly ignore overflows, which @@ -325,6 +294,25 @@ API usage correct replacements. See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#simple-strtol-simple-strtoll-simple-strtoul-simple-strtoull + **LOCKDEP** + The lockdep_no_validate class was added as a temporary measure to + prevent warnings on conversion of device->sem to device->mutex. + It should not be used for any other purpose. + See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1268959062.9440.467.camel@laptop/ + + **MALFORMED_INCLUDE** + The #include statement has a malformed path. This has happened + because the author has included a double slash "//" in the pathname + accidentally. + + **USE_LOCKDEP** + lockdep_assert_held() annotations should be preferred over + assertions based on spin_is_locked() + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/locking/lockdep-design.html#annotations + + **UAPI_INCLUDE** + No #include statements in include/uapi should use a uapi/ path. + Comment style ------------- @@ -353,7 +341,6 @@ Comment style See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#commenting - Commit message -------------- @@ -397,6 +384,35 @@ Commit message source patch. See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#sign-your-work-the-developer-s-certificate-of-origin + **DIFF_IN_COMMIT_MSG** + Avoid having diff content in commit message. + This causes problems when one tries to apply a file containing both + the changelog and the diff because patch(1) tries to apply the diff + which it found in the changelog. + See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20150611134006.9df79a893e3636019ad2759e@linux-foundation.org/ + + **GERRIT_CHANGE_ID** + To be picked up by gerrit, the footer of the commit message might + have a Change-Id like:: + + Change-Id: Ic8aaa0728a43936cd4c6e1ed590e01ba8f0fbf5b + Signed-off-by: A. U. Thor + + The Change-Id line must be removed before submitting. + + **GIT_COMMIT_ID** + The proper way to reference a commit id is: + commit <12+ chars of sha1> ("") + + An example may be:: + + Commit e21d2170f36602ae2708 ("video: remove unnecessary + platform_set_drvdata()") removed the unnecessary + platform_set_drvdata(), but left the variable "dev" unused, + delete it. + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes + Comparison style ---------------- @@ -426,6 +442,147 @@ Comparison style side of the test should be avoided. +Macros, Attributes and Symbols +------------------------------ + + **ARRAY_SIZE** + The ARRAY_SIZE(foo) macro should be preferred over + sizeof(foo)/sizeof(foo[0]) for finding number of elements in an + array. + + The macro is defined in include/linux/kernel.h:: + + #define ARRAY_SIZE(x) (sizeof(x) / sizeof((x)[0])) + + **AVOID_EXTERNS** + Function prototypes don't need to be declared extern in .h + files. It's assumed by the compiler and is unnecessary. + + **AVOID_L_PREFIX** + Local symbol names that are prefixed with `.L` should be avoided, + as this has special meaning for the assembler; a symbol entry will + not be emitted into the symbol table. This can prevent `objtool` + from generating correct unwind info. + + Symbols with STB_LOCAL binding may still be used, and `.L` prefixed + local symbol names are still generally usable within a function, + but `.L` prefixed local symbol names should not be used to denote + the beginning or end of code regions via + `SYM_CODE_START_LOCAL`/`SYM_CODE_END` + + **BIT_MACRO** + Defines like: 1 << <digit> could be BIT(digit). + The BIT() macro is defined in include/linux/bitops.h:: + + #define BIT(nr) (1UL << (nr)) + + **CONST_READ_MOSTLY** + When a variable is tagged with the __read_mostly annotation, it is a + signal to the compiler that accesses to the variable will be mostly + reads and rarely(but NOT never) a write. + + const __read_mostly does not make any sense as const data is already + read-only. The __read_mostly annotation thus should be removed. + + **DATE_TIME** + It is generally desirable that building the same source code with + the same set of tools is reproducible, i.e. the output is always + exactly the same. + + The kernel does *not* use the ``__DATE__`` and ``__TIME__`` macros, + and enables warnings if they are used as they can lead to + non-deterministic builds. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/kbuild/reproducible-builds.html#timestamps + + **DEFINE_ARCH_HAS** + The ARCH_HAS_xyz and ARCH_HAVE_xyz patterns are wrong. + + For big conceptual features use Kconfig symbols instead. And for + smaller things where we have compatibility fallback functions but + want architectures able to override them with optimized ones, we + should either use weak functions (appropriate for some cases), or + the symbol that protects them should be the same symbol we use. + See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CA+55aFycQ9XJvEOsiM3txHL5bjUc8CeKWJNR_H+MiicaddB42Q@mail.gmail.com/ + + **INIT_ATTRIBUTE** + Const init definitions should use __initconst instead of + __initdata. + + Similarly init definitions without const require a separate + use of const. + + **INLINE_LOCATION** + The inline keyword should sit between storage class and type. + + For example, the following segment:: + + inline static int example_function(void) + { + ... + } + + should be:: + + static inline int example_function(void) + { + ... + } + + **MULTISTATEMENT_MACRO_USE_DO_WHILE** + Macros with multiple statements should be enclosed in a + do - while block. Same should also be the case for macros + starting with `if` to avoid logic defects:: + + #define macrofun(a, b, c) \ + do { \ + if (a == 5) \ + do_this(b, c); \ + } while (0) + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#macros-enums-and-rtl + + **WEAK_DECLARATION** + Using weak declarations like __attribute__((weak)) or __weak + can have unintended link defects. Avoid using them. + + +Functions and Variables +----------------------- + + **CAMELCASE** + Avoid CamelCase Identifiers. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#naming + + **FUNCTION_WITHOUT_ARGS** + Function declarations without arguments like:: + + int foo() + + should be:: + + int foo(void) + + **GLOBAL_INITIALISERS** + Global variables should not be initialized explicitly to + 0 (or NULL, false, etc.). Your compiler (or rather your + loader, which is responsible for zeroing out the relevant + sections) automatically does it for you. + + **INITIALISED_STATIC** + Static variables should not be initialized explicitly to zero. + Your compiler (or rather your loader) automatically does + it for you. + + **RETURN_PARENTHESES** + return is not a function and as such doesn't need parentheses:: + + return (bar); + + can simply be:: + + return bar; + + Spacing and Brackets -------------------- @@ -439,7 +596,7 @@ Spacing and Brackets and put the closing brace first:: if (x is true) { - we do y + we do y } This applies for all non-functional blocks. @@ -448,7 +605,7 @@ Spacing and Brackets int function(int x) { - body of function + body of function } See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#placing-braces-and-spaces @@ -485,29 +642,114 @@ Spacing and Brackets printk(KERN_INFO "bar"); + **ELSE_AFTER_BRACE** + `else {` should follow the closing block `}` on the same line. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#placing-braces-and-spaces + **LINE_SPACING** Vertical space is wasted given the limited number of lines an editor window can display when multiple blank lines are used. See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#spaces + **OPEN_BRACE** + The opening brace should be following the function definitions on the + next line. For any non-functional block it should be on the same line + as the last construct. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#placing-braces-and-spaces + + **POINTER_LOCATION** + When using pointer data or a function that returns a pointer type, + the preferred use of * is adjacent to the data name or function name + and not adjacent to the type name. + Examples:: + + char *linux_banner; + unsigned long long memparse(char *ptr, char **retptr); + char *match_strdup(substring_t *s); + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#spaces + **SPACING** Whitespace style used in the kernel sources is described in kernel docs. See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#spaces + **SWITCH_CASE_INDENT_LEVEL** + switch should be at the same indent as case. + Example:: + + switch (suffix) { + case 'G': + case 'g': + mem <<= 30; + break; + case 'M': + case 'm': + mem <<= 20; + break; + case 'K': + case 'k': + mem <<= 10; + /* fall through */ + default: + break; + } + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#indentation + **TRAILING_WHITESPACE** Trailing whitespace should always be removed. Some editors highlight the trailing whitespace and cause visual distractions when editing files. See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#spaces + **WHILE_AFTER_BRACE** + while should follow the closing bracket on the same line:: + + do { + ... + } while(something); + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#placing-braces-and-spaces + Others ------ - **CAMELCASE** - Avoid CamelCase Identifiers. - See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#naming - **CONFIG_DESCRIPTION** Kconfig symbols should have a help text which fully describes it. + + **CORRUPTED_PATCH** + The patch seems to be corrupted or lines are wrapped. + Please regenerate the patch file before sending it to the maintainer. + + **DOS_LINE_ENDINGS** + For DOS-formatted patches, there are extra ^M symbols at the end of + the line. These should be removed. + + **EXECUTE_PERMISSIONS** + There is no reason for source files to be executable. The executable + bit can be removed safely. + + **NON_OCTAL_PERMISSIONS** + Permission bits should use 4 digit octal permissions (like 0700 or 0444). + Avoid using any other base like decimal. + + **NOT_UNIFIED_DIFF** + The patch file does not appear to be in unified-diff format. Please + regenerate the patch file before sending it to the maintainer. + + **PRINTF_0XDECIMAL** + Prefixing 0x with decimal output is defective and should be corrected. + + **TRAILING_STATEMENTS** + Trailing statements (for example after any conditional) should be + on the next line. + Like:: + + if (x == y) break; + + should be:: + + if (x == y) + break; -- cgit v1.2.3-59-g8ed1b From 1446e32235b127b29bceb61fb196d02ca7327f1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wu XiangCheng <bobwxc@email.cn> Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2021 19:37:54 +0800 Subject: docs/gcov: Convert two tags to ref in dev-tools/gov.rst Htmldocs does not display the chapter number, convert the two manual chapter number tags to ref tags. Signed-off-by: Wu XiangCheng <bobwxc@email.cn> Acked-by: Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@linux.ibm.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210403113752.GA32236@mipc Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> --- Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/dev-tools') diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst index 9e989baae154..5fce2b06f229 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst @@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ box for setups where kernels are built and run on the same machine. In cases where the kernel runs on a separate machine, special preparations must be made, depending on where the gcov tool is used: +.. _gcov-test: + a) gcov is run on the TEST machine The gcov tool version on the test machine must be compatible with the @@ -143,6 +145,8 @@ a) gcov is run on the TEST machine machine. If any of the path components is symbolic link, the actual directory needs to be used instead (due to make's CURDIR handling). +.. _gcov-build: + b) gcov is run on the BUILD machine The following files need to be copied after each test case from test @@ -211,7 +215,7 @@ Appendix A: gather_on_build.sh ------------------------------ Sample script to gather coverage meta files on the build machine -(see 6a): +(see :ref:`Separated build and test machines a. <gcov-test>`): .. code-block:: sh @@ -244,7 +248,7 @@ Appendix B: gather_on_test.sh ----------------------------- Sample script to gather coverage data files on the test machine -(see 6b): +(see :ref:`Separated build and test machines b. <gcov-build>`): .. code-block:: sh -- cgit v1.2.3-59-g8ed1b From c797997a244cd2c58908093509a24711fc67d146 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Gow <davidgow@google.com> Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 22:40:36 -0700 Subject: Documentation: dev-tools: Add Testing Overview The kernel now has a number of testing and debugging tools, and we've seen a bit of confusion about what the differences between them are. Add a basic documentation outlining the testing tools, when to use each, and how they interact. This is a pretty quick overview rather than the idealised "kernel testing guide" that'd probably be optimal, but given the number of times questions like "When do you use KUnit and when do you use Kselftest?" are being asked, it seemed worth at least having something. Hopefully this can form the basis for more detailed documentation later. Signed-off-by: David Gow <davidgow@google.com> Reviewed-by: Marco Elver <elver@google.com> Reviewed-by: Daniel Latypov <dlatypov@google.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210415054036.581117-1-davidgow@google.com Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> --- Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst | 4 + Documentation/dev-tools/testing-overview.rst | 117 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 121 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/dev-tools/testing-overview.rst (limited to 'Documentation/dev-tools') diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst index 43d28998118b..010a2af1e7d9 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst @@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ be used to work on the kernel. For now, the documents have been pulled together without any significant effort to integrate them into a coherent whole; patches welcome! +A brief overview of testing-specific tools can be found in +Documentation/dev-tools/testing-overview.rst + .. class:: toc-title Table of contents @@ -14,6 +17,7 @@ whole; patches welcome! .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 + testing-overview checkpatch coccinelle sparse diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/testing-overview.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/testing-overview.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b5b46709969c --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/testing-overview.rst @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +==================== +Kernel Testing Guide +==================== + + +There are a number of different tools for testing the Linux kernel, so knowing +when to use each of them can be a challenge. This document provides a rough +overview of their differences, and how they fit together. + + +Writing and Running Tests +========================= + +The bulk of kernel tests are written using either the kselftest or KUnit +frameworks. These both provide infrastructure to help make running tests and +groups of tests easier, as well as providing helpers to aid in writing new +tests. + +If you're looking to verify the behaviour of the Kernel — particularly specific +parts of the kernel — then you'll want to use KUnit or kselftest. + + +The Difference Between KUnit and kselftest +------------------------------------------ + +KUnit (Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/index.rst) is an entirely in-kernel system +for "white box" testing: because test code is part of the kernel, it can access +internal structures and functions which aren't exposed to userspace. + +KUnit tests therefore are best written against small, self-contained parts +of the kernel, which can be tested in isolation. This aligns well with the +concept of 'unit' testing. + +For example, a KUnit test might test an individual kernel function (or even a +single codepath through a function, such as an error handling case), rather +than a feature as a whole. + +This also makes KUnit tests very fast to build and run, allowing them to be +run frequently as part of the development process. + +There is a KUnit test style guide which may give further pointers in +Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/style.rst + + +kselftest (Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst), on the other hand, is +largely implemented in userspace, and tests are normal userspace scripts or +programs. + +This makes it easier to write more complicated tests, or tests which need to +manipulate the overall system state more (e.g., spawning processes, etc.). +However, it's not possible to call kernel functions directly from kselftest. +This means that only kernel functionality which is exposed to userspace somehow +(e.g. by a syscall, device, filesystem, etc.) can be tested with kselftest. To +work around this, some tests include a companion kernel module which exposes +more information or functionality. If a test runs mostly or entirely within the +kernel, however, KUnit may be the more appropriate tool. + +kselftest is therefore suited well to tests of whole features, as these will +expose an interface to userspace, which can be tested, but not implementation +details. This aligns well with 'system' or 'end-to-end' testing. + +For example, all new system calls should be accompanied by kselftest tests. + +Code Coverage Tools +=================== + +The Linux Kernel supports two different code coverage measurement tools. These +can be used to verify that a test is executing particular functions or lines +of code. This is useful for determining how much of the kernel is being tested, +and for finding corner-cases which are not covered by the appropriate test. + +:doc:`gcov` is GCC's coverage testing tool, which can be used with the kernel +to get global or per-module coverage. Unlike KCOV, it does not record per-task +coverage. Coverage data can be read from debugfs, and interpreted using the +usual gcov tooling. + +:doc:`kcov` is a feature which can be built in to the kernel to allow +capturing coverage on a per-task level. It's therefore useful for fuzzing and +other situations where information about code executed during, for example, a +single syscall is useful. + + +Dynamic Analysis Tools +====================== + +The kernel also supports a number of dynamic analysis tools, which attempt to +detect classes of issues when they occur in a running kernel. These typically +each look for a different class of bugs, such as invalid memory accesses, +concurrency issues such as data races, or other undefined behaviour like +integer overflows. + +Some of these tools are listed below: + +* kmemleak detects possible memory leaks. See + Documentation/dev-tools/kmemleak.rst +* KASAN detects invalid memory accesses such as out-of-bounds and + use-after-free errors. See Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst +* UBSAN detects behaviour that is undefined by the C standard, like integer + overflows. See Documentation/dev-tools/ubsan.rst +* KCSAN detects data races. See Documentation/dev-tools/kcsan.rst +* KFENCE is a low-overhead detector of memory issues, which is much faster than + KASAN and can be used in production. See Documentation/dev-tools/kfence.rst +* lockdep is a locking correctness validator. See + Documentation/locking/lockdep-design.rst +* There are several other pieces of debug instrumentation in the kernel, many + of which can be found in lib/Kconfig.debug + +These tools tend to test the kernel as a whole, and do not "pass" like +kselftest or KUnit tests. They can be combined with KUnit or kselftest by +running tests on a kernel with these tools enabled: you can then be sure +that none of these errors are occurring during the test. + +Some of these tools integrate with KUnit or kselftest and will +automatically fail tests if an issue is detected. + -- cgit v1.2.3-59-g8ed1b