linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch.pl: Add check for space after struct or union definition

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Date:	Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:36:44 +0100
From:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch.pl: Add check for space after struct or
 union definition

On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 02:57:04AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> ---
>  scripts/checkpatch.pl |   10 ++++++++++
>  1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> index bd88f11..59084fe 100755
> --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> @@ -1876,6 +1876,16 @@ sub process {
>  			ERROR("open brace '{' following function declarations go on the next line\n" . $herecurr);
>  		}
>  
> +# missing space after union or struct definition
> +		if ($rawline =~ /^\+\s*(union|struct)\s+$Ident[=\{]/) {
> +		    WARN("Missing space after struct or union definition\n" . $herecurr);
> +		}
> +
> +# missing space after enum definition
> +		if ($rawline =~ /^\+\s*enum\{/) {
> +		    WARN("Missing space after enum definition\n" . $herecurr);
> +		}
> +
>  # open braces for enum, union and struct go on the same line.
>  		if ($line =~ /^.\s*{/ &&
>  		    $prevline =~ /^.\s*(?:typedef\s+)?(enum|union|struct)(?:\s+$Ident)?\s*$/) {

I suspect that these checks should not be against the raw line, as that
would make them match in comments and in strings as well.  Also I
suspect that you also want to apply this match against union/struct {.

I'll have a look.

-apw
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