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checkpatch: a modifier is not an identifier at the end of a type
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checkpatch-a-modifier-is-not-an-identifier-at-the-end-of-a-type.patch
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Subject: checkpatch: a modifier is not an identifier at the end of a type
From: Andy Whitcroft <apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
We must make sure we do not miss recognise a modifier as an Identifier
when trying to match types. Prevent us matching this:
void * __ref
Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff -puN scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-a-modifier-is-not-an-identifier-at-the-end-of-a-type scripts/checkpatch.pl
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-a-modifier-is-not-an-identifier-at-the-end-of-a-type
+++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1686,8 +1686,8 @@ sub process {
# Modifiers should have spaces.
$to =~ s/(\b$Modifier$)/$1 /;
- #print "from<$from> to<$to>\n";
- if ($from ne $to) {
+ #print "from<$from> to<$to> ident<$ident>\n";
+ if ($from ne $to && $ident !~ /^$Modifier$/) {
ERROR("\"foo${from}bar\" should be \"foo${to}bar\"\n" . $herecurr);
}
}
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Patches currently in -mm which might be from apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx are
mmc-add-modalias-linkage-for-mmc-sd-devices.patch
checkpatch-make-in_atomic-ok-in-the-core.patch
checkpatch-do-not-warn-about-p0-patches-when-checking-files.patch
checkpatch-correctly-handle-type-spacing-in-the-face-of-modifiers.patch
checkpatch-pointer-type-star-may-have-modifiers-following.patch
checkpatch-a-modifier-is-not-an-identifier-at-the-end-of-a-type.patch
checkpatch-extend-attribute-testing-to-all-modifiers.patch
checkpatch-add-__ref-as-a-sparse-modifier.patch
checkpatch-version-028.patch
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