linux-kernel - [PATCH 08/13] checkpatch: complex macros checks miss square brackets

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Date:	Fri,  3 Oct 2008 16:25:49 +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 08/13] checkpatch: complex macros checks miss square brackets

We are missing 'simple' values which include square brackets.  Refactor
to ensure we handle nesting correctly and detect these simple forms.

Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl |    7 ++++---
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index c479bde..54dfa2b 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2142,9 +2142,10 @@ sub process {
 			$dstat =~ s/\s*$//s;
 
 			# Flatten any parentheses and braces
-			while ($dstat =~ s/\([^\(\)]*\)/1/) {
-			}
-			while ($dstat =~ s/\{[^\{\}]*\}/1/) {
+			while ($dstat =~ s/\([^\(\)]*\)/1/ ||
+			       $dstat =~ s/\{[^\{\}]*\}/1/ ||
+			       $dstat =~ s/\[[^\{\}]*\]/1/)
+			{
 			}
 
 			my $exceptions = qr{
-- 
1.6.0.1.451.gc8d31

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