If checkpatch.pl is applied (using switch "-f") on file
target/mips/msa_helper.c, it will hang.
There is a workaround for this particular file:
These lines in msa_helper.c:
uint## BITS ##_t S = _S, T = _T; \
uint## BITS ##_t as, at, xs, xt, xd; \
should be replaced with:
uint## BITS ## _t S = _S, T = _T; \
uint## BITS ## _t as, at, xs, xt, xd; \
(a space is added after the second "##" in each line)
The workaround is found by partial deleting and undeleting of the code in
msa_helper.c in binary search fashion.
This workaround will soon be submitted by me as a patch within a series on misc
MIPS issues.
I took a look at checkpatch.pl code, and it looks it is fairly complicated to
fix the issue, since it happens in the code segment involving intricate logic
conditions.
Regards,
Aleksandar
