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-rwxr-xr-xscripts/checkpatch.pl31
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 7d3bc2f3c326..19591af206c5 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2848,10 +2848,7 @@ sub process {
# Function pointer declarations
# check spacing between type, funcptr, and args
# canonical declaration is "type (*funcptr)(args...)"
-#
-# the $Declare variable will capture all spaces after the type
-# so check it for trailing missing spaces or multiple spaces
- if ($line =~ /^.\s*($Declare)\((\s*)\*(\s*)$Ident(\s*)\)(\s*)\(/) {
+ if ($line =~ /^.\s*($Declare)\((\s*)\*(\s*)($Ident)(\s*)\)(\s*)\(/) {
my $declare = $1;
my $pre_pointer_space = $2;
my $post_pointer_space = $3;
@@ -2859,16 +2856,30 @@ sub process {
my $post_funcname_space = $5;
my $pre_args_space = $6;
- if ($declare !~ /\s$/) {
+# the $Declare variable will capture all spaces after the type
+# so check it for a missing trailing missing space but pointer return types
+# don't need a space so don't warn for those.
+ my $post_declare_space = "";
+ if ($declare =~ /(\s+)$/) {
+ $post_declare_space = $1;
+ $declare = rtrim($declare);
+ }
+ if ($declare !~ /\*$/ && $post_declare_space =~ /^$/) {
WARN("SPACING",
"missing space after return type\n" . $herecurr);
+ $post_declare_space = " ";
}
# unnecessary space "type (*funcptr)(args...)"
- elsif ($declare =~ /\s{2,}$/) {
- WARN("SPACING",
- "Multiple spaces after return type\n" . $herecurr);
- }
+# This test is not currently implemented because these declarations are
+# equivalent to
+# int foo(int bar, ...)
+# and this is form shouldn't/doesn't generate a checkpatch warning.
+#
+# elsif ($declare =~ /\s{2,}$/) {
+# WARN("SPACING",
+# "Multiple spaces after return type\n" . $herecurr);
+# }
# unnecessary space "type ( *funcptr)(args...)"
if (defined $pre_pointer_space &&
@@ -2900,7 +2911,7 @@ sub process {
if (show_type("SPACING") && $fix) {
$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
- s/^(.\s*$Declare)\(\s*\*\s*($Ident)\s*\)\s*\(/rtrim($1) . " " . "\(\*$2\)\("/ex;
+ s/^(.\s*)$Declare\s*\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\)\s*\(/$1 . $declare . $post_declare_space . '(*' . $funcname . ')('/ex;
}
}