linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch.pl: fix CAST detection to not screw with parens handling

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Date:	Wed, 3 Nov 2010 17:07:41 +0100
From:	Florian Mickler <florian@...kler.org>
To:	Audun Hoem <audun.hoem@...il.com>
Cc:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch.pl: fix CAST detection to not screw with
 parens handling

On Wed, 3 Nov 2010 16:26:44 +0100
Audun Hoem <audun.hoem@...il.com> wrote:

> On 11/3/10, Florian Mickler <florian@...kler.org> wrote:
> > On Wed,  3 Nov 2010 13:04:33 +0100
> > Florian Mickler <florian@...kler.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Casts have to be handled after the last type that is followed by an
> >> opening parenthesis is handled.
> >
> > That is the wrong fix. I realized now that with that patch we would
> > not claim anything as a CAST anymore. Better is probably to only claim
> > a CAST if av_pending is not set. Andy, would that work? It seems to be
> > alright... Do you have some tests for checkpatch?
> >
> > Testing it with the reported line and some other random samples it
> > seems to be alright.
> >
> 
> Probably good enough of a test to try it on random kernel code.

Yes, on random inspection of kernel code the new output looks good. 
(I've set dbg_values to 2 and diffed the output for some files of
the patched version with the output of the broken version)

I speculated on Andy to have a special set of problematic test
cases, but I looked through the git-log of checkpatch and tested some of
the stuff there. It all seems ok. 

Regards,
Flo
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