linux-kernel - Re: Checkpatch possible false positive

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Date:	Thu, 5 Jan 2012 19:21:29 +0000
From:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
To:	Marco Navarra <fromenglish@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Checkpatch possible false positive

On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 07:39:29PM +0100, Marco Navarra wrote:
> Hello
> 
> after running checkpatch on some files, it returns "ERROR: Macros with
> complex values should be enclosed in parenthesis" while processing
> code like this:
> #define SOMEVALUE 'x'
> 
> It happens on agpgart.h, checkpatch complains about line 30 that
> corresponds to:
> #define AGPIOC_BASE       'A'
> Running it on elf.h returns the same error on these lines
> #define ELFMAG1         'E'
> #define ELFMAG2         'L'
> #define ELFMAG3         'F'
> 
> Do you think this could be a false positive?
> The tree is linux-next and checkaptch version is 0.32

It does seem likley this is something which can be without ()'s.  I will
see if we can stop it being picked up.

-apw
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