linux-kernel - bug in checkpath.pl

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Date:	Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:07:38 +0100
From:	Holger Schurig <hs4233@...l.mn-solutions.de>
To:	apw@...dowen.org, rdunlap@...otime.net, jschopp@...tin.ibm.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: bug in checkpath.pl

I have a case where scripts/checkpatch.pl returns a false error. 
First, here is the code:

static int lbs_scan_add_rates_tlv(u8 *tlv)
{
	int i;
	struct mrvlietypes_ratesparamset *rate_tlv =
		(struct mrvlietypes_ratesparamset *) tlv;

	rate_tlv->header.type = cpu_to_le16(TLV_TYPE_RATES);
	tlv += sizeof(rate_tlv->header);
	for (i = 0; i < MAX_RATES; i++) {
		*tlv = lbs_bg_rates[i];
		if (*tlv == 0)
			break;
		if (*tlv == 0x02 || *tlv == 0x04 ||
		    *tlv == 0x0b || *tlv == 0x16)
			*tlv |= 0x80;
		tlv++;
	}
	rate_tlv->header.len = i;
	return sizeof(rate_tlv->header) + i;
}

And here the error from checkpatch.pl:

ERROR: need consistent spacing around '*' (ctx:WxV)
#553: FILE: drivers/net/wireless/libertas/scan.c:438:
+                       *tlv |= 0x80;

This error seems wrong, tlv is a pointer to some u8 value
(a.k.a. unsigned char), and it is very well allowed to
operate on it via *variablename |= 0x80;
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