linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: fix use via symlink, make missing spelling file non-fatal

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Date:	Thu, 23 Oct 2014 11:52:22 -0700
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...el.com>,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: fix use via symlink, make missing spelling
 file non-fatal

On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> Commit 66b47b4a9dad ("checkpatch: look for common misspellings")
> made it difficult to use checkpatch via a symlink.
>
> Fix that and make a missing spelling.txt file non-fatal.
> Emit a warning when the spelling.txt file can not be opened.
>
> Reference: http://xkcd.com/1172/
>
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> Reported-by: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...el.com>
> Tested-by: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...el.com>

Thanks for fixing this. :)

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

-Kees

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Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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