linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: extend line continuation test

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdVxZqQLK4cKD7oYj31c-=LoBsaaoTQTqJcHg-nzg2iG_w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:02:39 +0100
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com>,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>, peter@...leysoftware.com,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: extend line continuation test

On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 7:21 AM, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> Preprocessor directives and asm statements should be
> allowed to have a line continuation.

For preprocessor directives I agree.

But why do asm statements need it? They'r just strings, so just closing with
a double quote at the end of the first line, and opening again with a
double quote
on the next line works fine.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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