linux-kernel - Re: false positive in checkpatch.pl (complex macro values)

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Message-ID: <46CEC3D4.40805@shadowen.org>
Date:	Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:41:08 +0100
From:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>
CC:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Michael Hennerich <michael.hennerich@...log.com>
Subject: Re: false positive in checkpatch.pl (complex macro values)

Mike Frysinger wrote:
> in some code that does like:
> #define foo { a, b, c, \
>     d, e, f, g }
> ...
> int boo[] = foo;
> ...
> 
> checkpatch.pl throws a fit:
> ERROR: Macros with complex values should be enclosed in parenthesis
> #10: FILE: ...
> +#define foo {a, b, c, d}
> 
> perhaps the check should also allow {...} ?  or ignore lists like this ...
> -mike

Ok, we can add that to the check.  Next update will allow that.

Thanks for the report.

-apw
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