linux-kernel - [PATCH] checkpatch: Add test for keywords not starting on tabstops

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Date:	Thu, 21 Apr 2016 12:41:37 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch: Add test for keywords not starting on tabstops

It's somewhat common and in general a defect for c90 keywords to
not start on a tabstop.

Add a test for this condition and warn when it occurs.

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index e3d9c34..6c1213c 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2755,6 +2755,19 @@ sub process {
 			    "Logical continuations should be on the previous line\n" . $hereprev);
 		}
 
+# check indentation starts on a tab stop
+		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+		    $sline =~ /^\+\t+( +)(?:$c90_Keywords\b|\{\s*$|\}\s*(?:else\b|while\b|\s*$))/) {
+			my $indent = length($1);
+			if ($indent % 8) {
+				if (WARN("TABSTOP",
+					 "Statements should start on a tabstop\n" . $herecurr) &&
+				    $fix) {
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s@(^\+\t+) +@$1 . "\t" x ($indent/8)@e;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 # check multi-line statement indentation matches previous line
 		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
 		    $prevline =~ /^\+([ \t]*)((?:$c90_Keywords(?:\s+if)\s*)|(?:$Declare\s*)?(?:$Ident|\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\))\s*|$Ident\s*=\s*$Ident\s*)\(.*(\&\&|\|\||,)\s*$/) {
-- 
2.8.0.rc4.16.g56331f8