linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: fix camel case seeding when run with --root

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Message-ID: <52138d9db7b1765133f21fe08b0f3ad37da9d799.camel@perches.com>
Date:   Wed, 20 Mar 2019 14:18:21 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     "Keller, Jacob E" <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
        Joe Perches <golf@...ches.com>
Cc:     Intel Wired LAN <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: fix camel case seeding when run with --root

On Wed, 2019-03-20 at 20:09 +0000, Keller, Jacob E wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Keller, Jacob E
> > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 6:04 PM
> > To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> > Cc: Intel Wired LAN <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>; netdev@...r.kernel.org;
> > Keller, Jacob E <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>; joe@...ches.com
> > Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch: fix camel case seeding when run with --root
> > 
> > checkpatch.pl avoids warning about camel case of some definitions by
> > seeding a file that tracks all of the currently committed camel case
> > definitions.
> > 
> > To build this seed file, checkpatch.pl decides between using git or the
> > --root parameter.
> > 
> > This works as long as you don't run checkpatch.pl from within
> > a different git tree that is not the Linux kernel.

Odd use case, but I'll forward it on as it doesn't
seem to have any other effect.

cheers, Joe