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Diffstat (limited to 'scripts')
| -rwxr-xr-x | scripts/checkpatch.pl | 12 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index feb9e856f11d..3e2d9b0fe5a5 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -5174,14 +5174,16 @@ sub process { "break quoted strings at a space character\n" . $hereprev); } -#check for an embedded function name in a string when the function is known -# as part of a diff. This does not work for -f --file checking as it -#depends on patch context providing the function name +# check for an embedded function name in a string when the function is known +# This does not work very well for -f --file checking as it depends on patch +# context providing the function name or a single line form for in-file +# function declarations if ($line =~ /^\+.*$String/ && defined($context_function) && - get_quoted_string($line, $rawline) =~ /\b$context_function\b/) { + get_quoted_string($line, $rawline) =~ /\b$context_function\b/ && + length(get_quoted_string($line, $rawline)) != (length($context_function) + 2)) { WARN("EMBEDDED_FUNCTION_NAME", - "Prefer using \"%s\", __func__ to embedded function names\n" . $herecurr); + "Prefer using '\"%s...\", __func__' to using '$context_function', this function's name, in a string\n" . $herecurr); } # check for spaces before a quoted newline |