linux-kernel - [PATCH] checkpatch: fix false positive on casting to double pointer

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Date:	Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:26:51 -0700
From:	"Scott J. Goldman" <scottjg@...are.com>
To:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Scott J. Goldman" <scottjg@...are.com>
Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch: fix false positive on casting to double pointer


Signed-off-by: Scott J. Goldman <scottjg@...are.com>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl         |    4 +++-
 tests/t/t9190-double-pointers |    6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/t/t9190-double-pointers

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 87bbb8b..687bd6f 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1982,7 +1982,9 @@ sub process {
 					 $op eq '*' or $op eq '/' or
 					 $op eq '%')
 				{
-					if ($ctx =~ /Wx[^WCE]|[^WCE]xW/) {
+					if ($op eq '*' && $cc =~ /^\*/) {
+						# double pointer is ok
+					} elsif ($ctx =~ /Wx[^WCE]|[^WCE]xW/) {
 						ERROR("need consistent spacing around '$op' $at\n" .
 							$hereptr);
 					}
diff --git a/tests/t/t9190-double-pointers b/tests/t/t9190-double-pointers
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f3f7f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/t/t9190-double-pointers
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pass "foo **x;"
+pass "x = **y;"
+pass "x = (foo **)y;"
+
+err='"(foo ** )" should be "(foo **)"'
+fail	"x = (foo ** )y;"	"$err"
-- 
1.6.0.3

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