From: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: checkpatch: skip long lines that use an EFI_GUID macro These are also possible single line uses that exceed the generic maximum line length (typically 80 columns) Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/32a6a85fbd6161f1bb55ce176a464e44591afc5b.1468368420.git.joe@xxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff -puN scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-skip-long-lines-that-use-an-efi_guid-macro scripts/checkpatch.pl --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-skip-long-lines-that-use-an-efi_guid-macro +++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -2763,6 +2763,10 @@ sub process { $line =~ /^\+\s*#\s*define\s+\w+\s+$String$/) { $msg_type = ""; + # EFI_GUID is another special case + } elsif ($line =~ /^\+.*\bEFI_GUID\s*\(/) { + $msg_type = ""; + # Otherwise set the alternate message types # a comment starts before $max_line_length _ -- 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