checkpatch.pl thinks that __asm__ is a function name, so it complains about
a space between the function name and a parenthesis when it sees
"__asm__ ("mov ax,bx")".
This change will also encourage developers to use '__asm__' instead of 'asm'.
Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 2 +-
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 579f50f..971c822 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ sub process {
# check for spaces between functions and their parentheses.
while ($line =~ /($Ident)\s+\(/g) {
- if ($1 !~
/^(?:if|for|while|switch|return|volatile|__volatile__|__attribute__|format|__extension__|Copyright|case)$/
&&
+ if ($1 !~
/^(?:if|for|while|switch|return|volatile|__volatile__|__attribute__|format|__extension__|Copyright|case|__asm__)$/
&&
$line !~ /$Type\s+\(/ && $line !~
/^.\#\s*define\b/) {
WARN("no space between function name and open
parenthesis '('\n" . $herecurr);
}
--
1.5.2.4
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