Previously, an error was printed in cases such as:
{ [1] = 5, [2] = 6 }
The space passed OK after a curly brace, but not after a comma.
Now, a space before a square bracket is allowed, if a comma comes before
it.
Signed-off-by: Leonid Bloch <leo...@daynix.com>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index b0f6e11..455d94b 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1715,11 +1715,13 @@ sub process {
# 1. with a type on the left -- int [] a;
# 2. at the beginning of a line for slice initialisers -- [0...10] = 5,
# 3. inside a curly brace -- = { [0...10] = 5 }
+# 4. after a comma -- [1] = 5, [2] = 6
while ($line =~ /(.*?\s)\[/g) {
my ($where, $prefix) = ($-[1], $1);
if ($prefix !~ /$Type\s+$/ &&
($where != 0 || $prefix !~ /^.\s+$/) &&
- $prefix !~ /{\s+$/) {
+ $prefix !~ /{\s+$/ &&
+ $prefix !~ /,\s+$/) {
ERROR("space prohibited before open square
bracket '['\n" . $herecurr);
}
}
--
2.4.3
