X-Git-Url: https://git.openpandora.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=scripts%2Fheaders_check.pl;h=db1dd7a549f2b9e1259148c39175ad6ee6df3d02;hb=6a6be470c3071559970c5659354484d4f664050e;hp=56f90a480899dd7bef86b88725b5668160b5fcad;hpb=72e31981a4e91f84c5b5e8994f5d25b1cf22b6cf;p=pandora-kernel.git

diff --git a/scripts/headers_check.pl b/scripts/headers_check.pl
index 56f90a480899..db1dd7a549f2 100644
--- a/scripts/headers_check.pl
+++ b/scripts/headers_check.pl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # headers_check.pl execute a number of trivial consistency checks
 #
-# Usage: headers_check.pl dir [files...]
+# Usage: headers_check.pl dir arch [files...]
 # dir:   dir to look for included files
 # arch:  architecture
 # files: list of files to check
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ foreach my $file (@files) {
 		&check_include();
 		&check_asm_types();
 		&check_sizetypes();
-		&check_prototypes();
+		&check_declarations();
 		# Dropped for now. Too much noise &check_config();
 	}
 	close FH;
@@ -61,16 +61,18 @@ sub check_include
 	}
 }
 
-sub check_prototypes
+sub check_declarations
 {
-	if ($line =~ m/^\s*extern\b/) {
-		printf STDERR "$filename:$lineno: extern's make no sense in userspace\n";
+	if ($line =~m/^\s*extern\b/) {
+		printf STDERR "$filename:$lineno: " .
+		              "userspace cannot call function or variable " .
+		              "defined in the kernel\n";
 	}
 }
 
 sub check_config
 {
-	if ($line =~ m/[^a-zA-Z0-9_]+CONFIG_([a-zA-Z0-9]+)[^a-zA-Z0-9]/) {
+	if ($line =~ m/[^a-zA-Z0-9_]+CONFIG_([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)[^a-zA-Z0-9_]/) {
 		printf STDERR "$filename:$lineno: leaks CONFIG_$1 to userspace where it is not valid\n";
 	}
 }