linux-kernel - Re: False positive in checkpatch (2.6.25)

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44L0.0804221054310.8058-100000@iolanthe.rowland.org>
Date:	Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:55:17 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
To:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
cc:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Joel Schopp <jschopp@...tin.ibm.com>,
	Kernel development list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: False positive in checkpatch (2.6.25)

On Tue, 22 Apr 2008, Andy Whitcroft wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 03:33:48PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> 
> > ERROR: space prohibited after that '*' (ctx:ExW)
> > #15: FILE: drivers/usb/core/driver.c:1544:
> > +        * when the system suspend started, so we don't want to resume it
> >          ^
> > 
> > ERROR: Missing Signed-off-by: line(s)
> 
> Yes, pretty sure that was triggered by a bug in comment tracking when
> it moved into quote tracking.  From my testing here it should have been
> fixed in v0.17, you have v0.16.  Andrew has the change queued up so it
> should be on its way to mainline.  You can get the latest from the url
> below to confirm:
> 
> 	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/apw/checkpatch/
> 
> Thanks for the report.

Confirmed: checkpatch.pl-next doesn't have this problem.

Alan Stern

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