The patch titled Subject: checkpatch: improve "no space after cast" test has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is checkpatch-improve-no-space-after-cast-test.patch This patch should soon appear at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/checkpatch-improve-no-space-after-cast-test.patch and later at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/checkpatch-improve-no-space-after-cast-test.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: checkpatch: improve "no space after cast" test This --strict test previously worked only for what appeared to be cast to pointer types. Make it work for all casts. Also, there's no reason to show the previous line for this type of message, so don't. Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff -puN scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-improve-no-space-after-cast-test scripts/checkpatch.pl --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-improve-no-space-after-cast-test +++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -2268,12 +2268,12 @@ sub process { } } - if ($line =~ /^\+.*\*[ \t]*\)[ \t]+(?!$Assignment|$Arithmetic)/) { + if ($line =~ /^\+.*\(\s*$Type\s*\)[ \t]+(?!$Assignment|$Arithmetic)/) { if (CHK("SPACING", - "No space is necessary after a cast\n" . $hereprev) && + "No space is necessary after a cast\n" . $herecurr) && $fix) { $fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ - s/^(\+.*\*[ \t]*\))[ \t]+/$1/; + s/(\(\s*$Type\s*\))[ \t]+/$1/; } } _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from joe@xxxxxxxxxxx are checkpatch-check-git-commit-descriptions.patch fs-squashfs-file_directc-replace-countsize-kmalloc-by-kmalloc_array.patch fs-asus_atk0110-fix-define_simple_attribute-semicolon-definition-and-use.patch printk-make-dynamic-kernel-ring-buffer-alignment-explicit.patch printk-move-power-of-2-practice-of-ring-buffer-size-to-a-helper.patch printk-make-dynamic-units-clear-for-the-kernel-ring-buffer.patch printk-allow-increasing-the-ring-buffer-depending-on-the-number-of-cpus.patch printk-tweak-do_syslog-to-match-comments.patch maintainers-remove-two-ancient-eata-sections.patch mm-utilc-add-kstrimdup.patch kernelh-remove-deprecated-pack_hex_byte.patch checkpatch-attempt-to-find-unnecessary-out-of-memory-messages.patch checkpatch-warn-on-unnecessary-else-after-return-or-break.patch checkpatch-fix-complex-macro-false-positive-for-escaped-constant-char.patch checkpatch-fix-function-pointers-in-blank-line-needed-after-declarations-test.patch checkpatch-ignore-email-headers-better.patch checkpatchpl-also-suggest-else-if-when-if-follows-brace.patch checkpatch-add-test-for-blank-lines-after-function-struct-union-enum.patch checkpatch-add-test-for-blank-lines-after-function-struct-union-enum-declarations.patch checkpatch-add-a-multiple-blank-lines-test.patch checkpatch-change-blank-line-after-declaration-type-to-line_spacing.patch checkpatch-quiet-kconfig-help-message-checking.patch checkpatch-warn-on-unnecessary-parentheses-around-references-of-foo-bar.patch checkpatch-allow-multiple-const-types.patch checkpatch-improve-no-space-after-cast-test.patch fs-isofs-logging-clean-up.patch proc-constify-seq_operations.patch sysctl-remove-now-unused-typedef-ctl_table.patch sysctl-remove-now-unused-typedef-ctl_table-fix.patch adfs-add-__printf-verification-fix-format-argument-mismatches.patch fs-qnx6-convert-printk-to-pr_foo.patch fs-qnx6-use-pr_fmt-and-__func__-in-logging.patch fs-qnx6-update-debugging-to-current-functions.patch scripts-coccinelle-free-add-null-test-before-freeing-functions.patch linux-next.patch pci-dma-compat-add-pci_zalloc_consistent-helper.patch atm-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch block-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch crypto-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch infiniband-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch i810-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch media-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch amd-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch atl1e-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch enic-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch sky2-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch micrel-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch qlogic-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch irda-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch ipw2100-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch mwl8k-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch rtl818x-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch rtlwifi-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch scsi-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch staging-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch synclink_gt-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch vme-bridges-use-pci_zalloc_consistent.patch amd-neaten-and-remove-unnecessary-oom-messages.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html