From: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: checkpatch: exclude drivers/staging from if with unnecessary parentheses test Greg KH doesn't like this test so exclude the staging directory from the implied --strict only test unless --strict is actually used on the command-line. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1515704034.9619.165.camel@xxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff -puN scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-exclude-drivers-staging-from-if-with-unnecessary-parentheses-test scripts/checkpatch.pl --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-exclude-drivers-staging-from-if-with-unnecessary-parentheses-test +++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -4526,7 +4526,9 @@ sub process { } # check for unnecessary parentheses around comparisons in if uses - if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 && defined($stat) && +# when !drivers/staging or command-line uses --strict + if (($realfile !~ m@^(?:drivers/staging/)@ || $check_orig) && + $^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 && defined($stat) && $stat =~ /(^.\s*if\s*($balanced_parens))/) { my $if_stat = $1; my $test = substr($2, 1, -1); _ -- 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
