linux-kernel - [PATCH v1 4/5] scripts: checkpatch.pl: don't complain that debian/rules is executable

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Date:   Fri,  8 Mar 2019 13:44:23 +0100
From:   "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <info@...ux.net>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com, michal.lkml@...kovi.net,
        info@...ux.net, apw@...onical.com, joe@...ches.com,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH v1 4/5] scripts: checkpatch.pl: don't complain that debian/rules is executable

checkpatch.pl complains when adding executable "debian/rules",
obviously a false alarm. Therefore add an exception for that.

Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult <info@...ux.net>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index b737ca9..7bcc70a 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2576,6 +2576,7 @@ sub process {
 		if ($line =~ /^new (file )?mode.*[7531]\d{0,2}$/) {
 			my $permhere = $here . "FILE: $realfile\n";
 			if ($realfile !~ m@...ipts/@ &&
+			    $realfile !~ "debian/rules" &&
 			    $realfile !~ /\.(py|pl|awk|sh)$/) {
 				ERROR("EXECUTE_PERMISSIONS",
 				      "do not set execute permissions for source files\n" . $permhere);
-- 
1.9.1