checkpatch allows consecutive open braces, so it should also allow consecutive close braces.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <j...@perches.com> Acked-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirs...@intel.com> --- diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index 287fe73688f0..ac5e0f06e1af 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -4687,7 +4687,7 @@ sub process { # closing brace should have a space following it when it has anything # on the line - if ($line =~ /}(?!(?:,|;|\)))\S/) { + if ($line =~ /}(?!(?:,|;|\)|\}))\S/) { if (ERROR("SPACING", "space required after that close brace '}'\n" . $herecurr) && $fix) {