linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] checkpatch: Skip long lines that use an EFI

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Message-Id: <32a6a85fbd6161f1bb55ce176a464e44591afc5b.1468368420.git.joe@perches.com>
Date:	Tue, 12 Jul 2016 17:09:12 -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 1/2] checkpatch: Skip long lines that use an EFI_GUID macro

These are also possible single line uses that exceed the
generic maximum line length (typically 80 columns)

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 4904ced..cc787e6 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2764,6 +2764,10 @@ sub process {
 				 $line =~ /^\+\s*#\s*define\s+\w+\s+$String$/) {
 				$msg_type = "";
 
+			# EFI_GUID is another special case
+			} elsif ($line =~ /^\+.*\bEFI_GUID\s*\(/) {
+				$msg_type = "";
+
 			# Otherwise set the alternate message types
 
 			# a comment starts before $max_line_length
-- 
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