checkpatch: avoid some false positives for TABSTOP declaration test
Using an open bracket after what seems to be a declaration can also be a
function definition and declaration argument line continuation so remove
the open bracket from the possible declaration/definition matching.
e.g.:
int foobar(int a;
int *b[]);
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1515704479.9619.171.camel@perches.com
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Reported-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 3a7499d..78e7a31 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3020,7 +3020,7 @@
# check indentation starts on a tab stop
if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
- $sline =~ /^\+\t+( +)(?:$c90_Keywords\b|\{\s*$|\}\s*(?:else\b|while\b|\s*$)|$Declare\s*$Ident\s*[;=\[])/) {
+ $sline =~ /^\+\t+( +)(?:$c90_Keywords\b|\{\s*$|\}\s*(?:else\b|while\b|\s*$)|$Declare\s*$Ident\s*[;=])/) {
my $indent = length($1);
if ($indent % 8) {
if (WARN("TABSTOP",