linux-kernel - Re: [patch v4] checkpatch: Signature format verification

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Date:	Fri, 27 May 2011 11:29:51 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	anish <anish198519851985@...il.com>
Cc:	davej@...hat.com, rostedt@...dmis.org, apw@...dowen.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, vapier@...too.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, man.k1983@...il.com
Subject: Re: [patch v4] checkpatch: Signature format verification

On Fri, 2011-05-27 at 23:31 +0530, anish wrote:
> From: anish kumar <anish198519851985@...il.com>
[]
> v4 Suggested by Joe Perches(joe@...ches.com) that names can
> have many forms.8 bit chars,commas,quotes,apostrphes,all sort
> of things.This is now taken care of.

NAK.  No it's not.

> Signed-off-by: anish kumar <anish198519851985@...il.com>
[]
> +				if ($line =~ /^\s*$sign(.*)/i) {
> +					if ($1 !~ /^\s+([a-zA-Z\s\"\.\-\'\,]*.*)/i) {
> +						WARN("Space required after $sign\n" .
> +							$herecurr);

8 bit chars, digits?

> +					}
> +					if ($1 !~ /([\sa-zA-Z\"\.\-\'\,]*)\s<.*>/i) {
> +						WARN("Space required b/w Full Name & Mail-id:\n" .
> +							$herecurr);

For the 3rd time, please use this form:

        if ($line =~ /^(\s*)($ValidSignatures)(\s*)(.*)$/i) {

and if you really want email format validation,
use a separate function.


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