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

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Date:   Sat, 5 Jun 2021 23:03:52 +0530
From:   Dwaipayan Ray <dwaipayanray1@...il.com>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Fix check for embedded filename

On Sat, Jun 5, 2021 at 10:51 PM Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>

Okay then. I will drop this.
Sorry for the noise.

Thanks & Regards,
Dwaipayan.