Re: checkpatch.pl error might be false positive

Joe Perches
2013-12-20T09:23:58Z

On Fri, 2013-12-20 at 01:16 -0800, Josh Triplett wrote:
> Duplicating the regex seems awful. Could you put it in a variable?

awful is a strong word and I don't have any
issue with the duplication. Using a variable
is just as confusing as any duplication.

Using a separate test and message for the GPL
vs the FSF bits would likely be better anyway.

You're the original FSF address patch submitter,
fix it as you think appropriate.