C++ has a different style when it comes to space around references, dereferences, so don't report it. Also, closing templates with >> gets wrongly confused with >> operator, so just relax this check.
Some examples:
ERROR: spaces required around that '&' (ctx:WxV)
+ auto &[counter, p] = *static_cast<TbData*>(udata);
^
ERROR: spaces required around that '*' (ctx:VxO)
+ auto &[counter, p] = *static_cast<TbData*>(udata);
^
ERROR: spaces required around that '>>' (ctx:VxW)
+ std::vector<std::pair<Vaddr, uint64_t>> v;
^
Signed-off-by: Pierrick Bouvier <[email protected]>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 2189db19f54..538e059e265 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2621,6 +2621,31 @@ sub process {
if ($op eq '::') {
$ok = 1;
}
+
+ # Ignore * in C++: templates and
+ # pointer types are incorrectly
+ # flagged. Example:
+ # static_cast<T*>
+ if ($op eq '*') {
+ $ok = 1;
+ }
+
+ # Ignore & in C++: & means a
+ # reference, and this create
+ # issues with some
constructions.
+ # Example:
+ # auto &[first, second] = pair;
+ if ($op eq '&') {
+ $ok = 1;
+ }
+
+ # Ignore >> in C++
+ # checkpatch is confused by
+ # >> closing templates. Example:
+ # vector<pair<A, B>>
+ if ($op eq '>>') {
+ $ok = 1;
+ }
}
# Ignore email addresses <foo@bar>
--
2.43.0
