linux-kernel - [PATCH 22/23] checkpatch: possible types -- known modifiers cannot be types

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Date:	Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:06:01 +0100
From:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Cc:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Joel Schopp <jschopp@...tin.ibm.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
Subject: [PATCH 22/23] checkpatch: possible types -- known modifiers cannot be types

Ensure we do not inadvertantly load known modifiers up as possible types.

Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 6d07b67..9c20916 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ sub possible {
 	my ($possible, $line) = @_;
 
 	print "CHECK<$possible> ($line)\n" if ($dbg_possible > 1);
-	if ($possible !~ /^(?:$Storage|$Type|DEFINE_\S+)$/ &&
+	if ($possible !~ /^(?:$Modifier|$Storage|$Type|DEFINE_\S+)$/ &&
 	    $possible ne 'goto' && $possible ne 'return' &&
 	    $possible ne 'case' && $possible ne 'else' &&
 	    $possible ne 'asm' && $possible ne '__asm__' &&
-- 
1.5.6.rc0.140.ga9675

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