linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] checkpatch: Don't check for 75 chars per line for create/delete mode lines

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Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 21:33:16 -0700
From: Saravana Kannan <saravanak@...gle.com>
To: Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, 
	Dwaipayan Ray <dwaipayanray1@...il.com>, Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>
Cc: kernel-team@...roid.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] checkpatch: Don't check for 75 chars per line for
 create/delete mode lines

On Wed, Feb 21, 2024 at 9:15 PM Saravana Kannan <saravanak@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> Cover letters have a "create/delete mode <mode> <filename>" line for files
> added/deleted in the patch series. Ignore these lines when checking for the
> maximum 75 chars per line limit.
>
> Signed-off-by: Saravana Kannan <saravanak@...gle.com>

I know patch 2/2 is not going to be picked up. But can we pick up this
one please?

-Saravana

> ---
>  scripts/checkpatch.pl | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> index 9c4c4a61bc83..f306634a938c 100755
> --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> @@ -3271,6 +3271,8 @@ sub process {
>                                         # filename then :
>                       $line =~ /^\s*(?:Fixes:|$link_tags_search|$signature_tags)/i ||
>                                         # A Fixes:, link or signature tag line
> +                     $line =~ /^\s*(?:delete|create) mode\s+[0-8]+\s+\S+\s*$/i ||
> +                                       # A "create/delete mode <mode> <filename>" line found in cover letters
>                       $commit_log_possible_stack_dump)) {
>                         WARN("COMMIT_LOG_LONG_LINE",
>                              "Prefer a maximum 75 chars per line (possible unwrapped commit description?)\n" . $herecurr);
> --
> 2.44.0.rc0.258.g7320e95886-goog
>