scripts/checkpatch.pl | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 8e96af53611c..4cb90d5f04ce 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5670,6 +5670,32 @@ sub process {
 			}
 		}
 
+		# check for vsprintf extension %p<foo> misuses
+		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+		    defined $stat &&
+		    $stat =~ /^\+(?![^\{]*\{\s*).*\b(\w+)\s*\(.*$String\s*,/s &&
+		    $1 !~ /^_*volatile_*$/) {
+			my $bad_extension = "";
+			my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
+			$lc = $lc + $linenr;
+		        for (my $count = $linenr; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
+				my $fmt = get_quoted_string($lines[$count - 1], raw_line($count, 0));
+				$fmt =~ s/%%//g;
+				if ($fmt =~ /(\%[\*\d\.]*p(?![\WFfSsBKRraEhMmIiUDdgVCbGN]).)/) {
+					$bad_extension = $1;
+					last;
+				}
+			}
+			if ($bad_extension ne "") {
+				my $stat_real = raw_line($linenr, 0);
+				for (my $count = $linenr + 1; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
+					$stat_real = $stat_real . "\n" . raw_line($count, 0);
+				}
+				WARN("VSPRINTF_POINTER_EXTENSION",
+				     "Invalid vsprintf pointer extension '$bad_extension'\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
+			}
+		}
+
 # Check for misused memsets
 		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
 		    defined $stat &&