linux-kernel - Re: checkpatch.pl misreporting bugs with array fillings

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Date:	Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:24:33 +0000
From:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
To:	Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@...il.com>
Cc:	joe@...ches.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Subject: Re: checkpatch.pl misreporting bugs with array fillings

On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 9:59 PM, Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@...il.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> the following testcase is probably misreported by checkpatch.pl:
>
> static const unsigned char pci_irq_swizzle[2][PCI_MAX_DEVICES] = {
>        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 27, 27, [9 ... PCI_MAX_DEVICES - 1] = 0 },
>        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 29, 29, [9 ... PCI_MAX_DEVICES - 1] = 0 },
> };
>
> The result is:
>
> ERROR: space prohibited before open square bracket '['
> #2: FILE: testcase.c:2:
> +       {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 27, 27, [9 ... PCI_MAX_DEVICES - 1] = 0 },
>
> ERROR: space prohibited before open square bracket '['
> #3: FILE: testcase.c:3:
> +       {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 29, 29, [9 ... PCI_MAX_DEVICES - 1] = 0 },
>
> total: 2 errors, 0 warnings, 5 lines checked
>
> NOTE: Ignored message types: COMPLEX_MACRO CONSIDER_KSTRTO MINMAX
> MULTISTATEMENT_MACRO_USE_DO_WHILE
>
> testcase.c has style problems, please review.

Hmmm will have a look...

-apw
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