Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] checkpatch: port fix from kernel "## is not a valid modifier"

[Don Slutz <dslutz@verizon.com>]

On 02/09/15 10:08, Christian Borntraeger wrote:
> Am 09.02.2015 um 15:31 schrieb Paolo Bonzini:
>>
>>
>> On 09/02/2015 13:18, Christian Borntraeger wrote:
>>> From: Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
>>>
>>> checkpatch currently loops on fpu/softfloat.c
>>> Turns out this is fixed in the Linux version of checkpatch.
>>>
>>> So this is a port of Andy Whitcrofts fix from Linux,
>>> Original commit was commit 89a883530fe7 ("checkpatch: ## is not a
>>> valid modifier")
>>
>> I think you need to send it as a toplevel patch for Peter to pick it up.
> 
> What do you mean? This patch is on top of qemu/master - if I dont messed up.
> 

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> Christian
>>
>> Paolo
>>
>>> Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com>
>>> ---
>>>  scripts/checkpatch.pl | 4 +++-
>>>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
>>> index 5df61f9..8635f4c 100755
>>> --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
>>> +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
>>> @@ -1061,7 +1061,9 @@ sub possible {
>>>  			case|
>>>  			else|
>>>  			asm|__asm__|
>>> -			do
>>> +			do|
>>> +			\#|
>>> +			\#\#|
>>>  		)(?:\s|$)|
>>>  		^(?:typedef|struct|enum)\b
>>>  	    )}x;
>>>
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