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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index a8368d1c4348..23f462f64a3f 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -6076,6 +6076,12 @@ sub process {
}
}
+# check for mutex_trylock_recursive usage
+ if ($line =~ /mutex_trylock_recursive/) {
+ ERROR("LOCKING",
+ "recursive locking is bad, do not use this ever.\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# check for lockdep_set_novalidate_class
if ($line =~ /^.\s*lockdep_set_novalidate_class\s*\(/ ||
$line =~ /__lockdep_no_validate__\s*\)/ ) {