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Subject[PATCH] checkpatch: fix false positive on casting to double pointer
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Signed-off-by: Scott J. Goldman <scottjg@vmware.com>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 4 +++-
tests/t/t9190-double-pointers | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 tests/t/t9190-double-pointers

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 87bbb8b..687bd6f 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1982,7 +1982,9 @@ sub process {
$op eq '*' or $op eq '/' or
$op eq '%')
{
- if ($ctx =~ /Wx[^WCE]|[^WCE]xW/) {
+ if ($op eq '*' && $cc =~ /^\*/) {
+ # double pointer is ok
+ } elsif ($ctx =~ /Wx[^WCE]|[^WCE]xW/) {
ERROR("need consistent spacing around '$op' $at\n" .
$hereptr);
}
diff --git a/tests/t/t9190-double-pointers b/tests/t/t9190-double-pointers
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f3f7f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/t/t9190-double-pointers
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pass "foo **x;"
+pass "x = **y;"
+pass "x = (foo **)y;"
+
+err='"(foo ** )" should be "(foo **)"'
+fail "x = (foo ** )y;" "$err"
--
1.6.0.3


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