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checkpatch: try to avoid mask and shift errors
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Shift has a higher precedence that mask so warn when a mask then shift
operation is done without parentheses around the mask.

This test works well for a right shift, but the left shift is pretty
commonly done correctly so only warn on the right shift.

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Joe Perches authored and Linus Torvalds committed Dec 11, 2014
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# check for mask then right shift without a parentheses
if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
$line =~ /$LvalOrFunc\s*\&\s*($LvalOrFunc)\s*>>/ &&
$4 !~ /^\&/) { # $LvalOrFunc may be &foo, ignore if so
WARN("MASK_THEN_SHIFT",
"Possible precedence defect with mask then right shift - may need parentheses\n" . $herecurr);
}

# check for bad placement of section $InitAttribute (e.g.: __initdata)
if ($line =~ /(\b$InitAttribute\b)/) {
my $attr = $1;
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