[dpdk-stable] [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] devtools: skip the symbol check when map file under drivers

[jerinj at marvell.com]

From: Jerin Jacob <jerinj at marvell.com>

Drivers do not have ABI.
Skip the symbol check if map file under drivers directory.

Fixes: 4bec48184e33 ("devtools: add checks for ABI symbol addition")

Cc: stable at dpdk.org
Cc: Neil Horman <nhorman at tuxdriver.com>

Signed-off-by: Jerin Jacob <jerinj at marvell.com>
---
 devtools/check-symbol-change.sh | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/devtools/check-symbol-change.sh b/devtools/check-symbol-change.sh
index c5434f3bb..444beddad 100755
--- a/devtools/check-symbol-change.sh
+++ b/devtools/check-symbol-change.sh
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ check_for_rule_violations()
 		if [ "$ar" = "add" ]
 		then
 
+			directory=`echo $mname | cut -d / -f 2`
+			if [ "$directory" = "drivers" ]
+			then
+				# Drivers do not have ABI. Skip further
+				# processing if the map file is under
+				# drivers directory
+				continue
+			fi
 			if [ "$secname" = "unknown" ]
 			then
 				# Just inform the user of this occurrence, but
-- 
2.21.0