Re: [patch 3/3] scripts/headers_check.pl: correct RE in header CONFIG leak check

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On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 01:43:36PM -0700, akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Correct the regular expression in scripts/headers_check.pl to include '_'
> as a valid character in the class; otherwise, the check will report a
> "leaked" symbol of CONFIG_A_B_C as merely CONFIG_A.
> 
> This patch will make no difference whatsoever in the current kernel tree
> as the call to the perl routine that does that check is currently
> commented out:
> 
>                 &check_include();
>                 &check_asm_types();
>                 &check_sizetypes();
>                 &check_prototypes();
>                 # Dropped for now. Too much noise &check_config();
> 
> However, I noticed that problem when I was building the yum downloadable
> kernel source rpm for fedora 11 (beta), which *does* run that check, and
> that's where the problem became obvious.

Applied,
	Sam
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