linux-kernel - [PATCH] checkpatch: Reduce MAINTAINERS update message frequency

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Message-ID: <1414694931.22099.3.camel@perches.com>
Date:	Thu, 30 Oct 2014 11:48:51 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch: Reduce MAINTAINERS update message frequency

When files are being added/moved/deleted and a patch contains
an update to the MAINTAINERS file, assume it's to update the
MAINTAINERS file correctly and do not emit the "does MAINTAINERS
need updating?" message.

Reported-by: many people
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 24d6702..41e7db4 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2082,6 +2082,12 @@ sub process {
 			$in_commit_log = 0;
 		}
 
+# Check if MAINTAINERS is being updated.  If so, there's probably no need to
+# emit the "does MAINTAINERS need updating?" message on file add/move/delete
+		if ($line =~ /^\s*MAINTAINERS\s*\|/) {
+			$reported_maintainer_file = 1;
+		}
+
 # Check signature styles
 		if (!$in_header_lines &&
 		    $line =~ /^(\s*)([a-z0-9_-]+by:|$signature_tags)(\s*)(.*)/i) {


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