linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: avoid error report caused by syzbot

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Date:   Thu, 1 Mar 2018 08:44:31 +0800
From:   Yisheng Xie <xieyisheng1@...wei.com>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, <apw@...onical.com>,
        <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: avoid error report caused by syzbot

Hi Joe,

On 2018/3/1 0:37, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Wed, 2018-02-28 at 17:10 +0800, Yisheng Xie wrote:
>> syzbot request to add his reported-by when fix the bug find by syzbot.
>> However, it will trigger a error when use checkpatch:
>>
>>   ERROR: Unrecognized email address: 'syzbot+d7a918a7a8e1c952bc36@...kaller.appspotmail.com'
>>
>> For it include '+' in email and make regular expression works abnomal. Fix
>> it by adding check for syzbot.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Yisheng Xie <xieyisheng1@...wei.com>
> 
> Nack.
> 
> There's a proper patch already in -next
> 

Thanks for the information.

Thanks
Yisheng

> commit 14e45b3ecdb03211ab32656cd84e66fd6a28343e
> Author: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> Date:   Thu Feb 22 09:59:45 2018 +1100
> 
>     checkpatch: improve parse_email signature checking
>     
>     Bare email addresses with non alphanumeric characters require escape
>     quoting before being substituted in the parse_email routine.
>     
>     e.g. Reported-by: syzbot+bbd8e9a06452cc48059b@...kaller.appspotmail.com
>     
>     Do so.
>     
>     Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1518631805.3678.12.camel@perches.com
> 
> 
> .
>