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SubjectRe: [PATCH] checkpatch: Allow spaces before the ':' of a bitfield
On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 10:51:48AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-10-14 at 10:32 -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:
> > checkpatch warns about spaces both before and after the ':' separating a
> > bitfield name from its width. However, many drivers do put space before
> > the : to line up the widths, which makes the definition significantly
> > more readable; checkpatch should not warn about that. Remove the
> > warning for space before the ':' of a bitfield.
>
> There are a _bunch_ of different styles used for
> alignment of bitfields.
>
> $ grep -rPh --include=*.[ch] \
> '(?:unsigned\s+|signed\s+|)(char|short|long|long\s+long|\w+_t|(?:__|)(?:u|s)(?:8|16|32|64))\s+\w+\s*:\s*\d+\s*(?:,|;)' *
>
> spaces before colon
> spaces after colon
> aligned on bitfield size
>
> I'd just as soon make it a --strict check.

I'd be fine with removing the check entirely, or making it --strict;
however, even for --strict mode I'd suggest applying this patch, as I
don't think checkpatch should ever prohibit spaces before the ':'.

- Josh Triplett


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