linux-kernel - [PATCH] checkpatch: forgive use of mixed case variables measuring units

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Message-id: <1369825370-31901-1-git-send-email-phil.carmody@partner.samsung.com>
Date:	Wed, 29 May 2013 14:02:50 +0300
From:	Phil Carmody <phil.carmody@...tner.samsung.com>
To:	apw@...onical.com, joe@...ches.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Phil Carmody <phil.carmody@...tner.samsung.com>
Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch: forgive use of mixed case variables measuring units

I don't think anyone really has an issue with things like max_mV.
And whilst nS et al. may not be SI standard, at least it's clear
what they represent.

Signed-off-by: Phil Carmody <phil.carmody@...tner.samsung.com>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index b954de5..c29fd2f 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2940,6 +2940,7 @@ sub process {
 			if ($var !~ /$Constant/ &&
 			    $var =~ /[A-Z]\w*[a-z]|[a-z]\w*[A-Z]/ &&
 			    $var !~ /"^(?:Clear|Set|TestClear|TestSet|)Page[A-Z]/ &&
+			    $var !~ /^[a-z_]*_[numk][VAS]$/ &&
 			    !defined $camelcase{$var}) {
 				$camelcase{$var} = 1;
 				WARN("CAMELCASE",
-- 
1.7.9.5

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