Check to make sure the blank lines aren't comment lines like:

bool foo(bool bar)
{
        /* Don't warn on a leading comment */
        return !bar;
        /* Don't warn on a trailing comment either */
}

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <[email protected]>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 4ad4052..c43be81 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3258,11 +3258,11 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check for unnecessary blank lines around braces
-               if (($line =~ /^.\s*}\s*$/ && $prevline =~ /^.\s*$/)) {
+               if (($line =~ /^.\s*}\s*$/ && $prevrawline =~ /^.\s*$/)) {
                        CHK("BRACES",
                            "Blank lines aren't necessary before a close brace 
'}'\n" . $hereprev);
                }
-               if (($line =~ /^.\s*$/ && $prevline =~ /^..*{\s*$/)) {
+               if (($rawline =~ /^.\s*$/ && $prevline =~ /^..*{\s*$/)) {
                        CHK("BRACES",
                            "Blank lines aren't necessary after an open brace 
'{'\n" . $hereprev);
                }
-- 
1.8.1.2.459.gbcd45b4.dirty

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