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-rwxr-xr-xscripts/checkpatch.pl6
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 6bdd43d5dec5..3453df9f90ab 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3184,6 +3184,12 @@ sub process {
# check we are in a valid C source file if not then ignore this hunk
next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c)$/);
+# check for unusual line ending [ or (
+ if ($line =~ /^\+.*([\[\(])\s*$/) {
+ CHK("OPEN_ENDED_LINE",
+ "Lines should not end with a '$1'\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# check if this appears to be the start function declaration, save the name
if ($sline =~ /^\+\{\s*$/ &&
$prevline =~ /^\+(?:(?:(?:$Storage|$Inline)\s*)*\s*$Type\s*)?($Ident)\(/) {