linux-kernel - [PATCH] checkpatch: avoid showing uint*

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Message-Id: <1442853046-29397-1-git-send-email-octavian.purdila@intel.com>
Date:	Mon, 21 Sep 2015 19:30:45 +0300
From:	Octavian Purdila <octavian.purdila@...el.com>
To:	apw@...onical.com, joe@...ches.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Octavian Purdila <octavian.purdila@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch: avoid showing uint*_t warnings for tools/ files

tools/ files are compiled in userspace so using types like uint8_t is
legitimate.

Signed-off-by: Octavian Purdila <octavian.purdila@...el.com>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index f2a1131..407eb6c 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5221,8 +5221,9 @@ sub process {
 			      "Using weak declarations can have unintended link defects\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
-# check for c99 types like uint8_t used outside of uapi/
+# check for c99 types like uint8_t used outside of uapi/ and tools/
 		if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ &&
+		    $realfile !~ m@\btools/@ &&
 		    $line =~ /\b($Declare)\s*$Ident\s*[=;,\[]/) {
 			my $type = $1;
 			if ($type =~ /\b($typeC99Typedefs)\b/) {
-- 
1.9.1

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