linux-kernel - Re: checkpatch.pl error might be false positive

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Message-ID: <1387531432.2353.44.camel@joe-AO722>
Date:	Fri, 20 Dec 2013 01:23:52 -0800
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
Cc:	Ravi Patel <rapatel@....com>,
	Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	Kumar Sankaran <ksankaran@....com>, Loc Ho <lho@....com>,
	Keyur Chudgar <kchudgar@....com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: checkpatch.pl error might be false positive

On Fri, 2013-12-20 at 01:16 -0800, Josh Triplett wrote:
> Duplicating the regex seems awful.  Could you put it in a variable?

awful is a strong word and I don't have any
issue with the duplication.  Using a variable
is just as confusing as any duplication.

Using a separate test and message for the GPL
vs the FSF bits would likely be better anyway.

You're the original FSF address patch submitter,
fix it as you think appropriate.

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