linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Fix check for embedded filename

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Message-ID: <eac3b988f4993a77f8eea3550a6dd5980b25e92f.camel@perches.com>
Date:   Sat, 05 Jun 2021 10:21:36 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Dwaipayan Ray <dwaipayanray1@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, lukas.bulwahn@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Fix check for embedded filename

On Sat, 2021-06-05 at 21:42 +0530, Dwaipayan Ray wrote:
> When checkpatch is run on file contents piped through stdin,
> it may generate false EMBEDDED_FILENAME warnings if the
> --file flag is used.

I think this is a "don't do that" scenario and this change
is not necessary.