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-rwxr-xr-xscripts/checkpatch.pl10
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index ca4445ffe9..6ed34970f9 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2880,14 +2880,20 @@ sub process {
 				$herecurr);
 		}
 
-# check for %L{u,d,i} in strings
+# format strings checks
 		my $string;
 		while ($line =~ /(?:^|")([X\t]*)(?:"|$)/g) {
 			$string = substr($rawline, $-[1], $+[1] - $-[1]);
 			$string =~ s/%%/__/g;
+			# check for %L{u,d,i} in strings
 			if ($string =~ /(?<!%)%L[udi]/) {
 				ERROR("\%Ld/%Lu are not-standard C, use %lld/%llu\n" . $herecurr);
-				last;
+			}
+			# check for %# or %0# in printf-style format strings
+			if ($string =~ /(?<!%)%0?#/) {
+				ERROR("Don't use '#' flag of printf format " .
+				      "('%#') in format strings, use '0x' " .
+				      "prefix instead\n" . $herecurr);
 			}
 		}