checkpatch: add checks for in_atomic()

in_atomic() is not for driver use so report any such use as an ERROR.
Also in_atomic() is often used to determine if we may sleep, but it is not
reliable in this use model therefore strongly discourage its use.
Signed-off-by: NAndy Whitcroft <apw@shadowen.org>
Signed-off-by: NAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: NLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

scripts/checkpatch.pl

@@ -2466,6 +2466,15 @@ sub process {
 				last;
 			}
 		}
+
+# whine mightly about in_atomic
+		if ($line =~ /\bin_atomic\s*\(/) {
+			if ($realfile =~ m@^drivers/@) {
+				ERROR("do not use in_atomic in drivers\n" . $herecurr);
+			} else {
+				WARN("use of in_atomic() is incorrect outside core kernel code\n" . $herecurr);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	# If we have no input at all, then there is nothing to report on