@@ -1715,11 +1715,13 @@ sub process {
# 1. with a type on the left -- int [] a;
# 2. at the beginning of a line for slice initialisers -- [0...10] = 5,
# 3. inside a curly brace -- = { [0...10] = 5 }
+# 4. after a comma -- [1] = 5, [2] = 6
while ($line =~ /(.*?\s)\[/g) {
my ($where, $prefix) = ($-[1], $1);
if ($prefix !~ /$Type\s+$/ &&
($where != 0 || $prefix !~ /^.\s+$/) &&
- $prefix !~ /{\s+$/) {
+ $prefix !~ /{\s+$/ &&
+ $prefix !~ /,\s+$/) {
ERROR("space prohibited before open square bracket '['\n" . $herecurr);
}
}
Previously, an error was printed in cases such as: { [1] = 5, [2] = 6 } The space passed OK after a curly brace, but not after a comma. Now, a space before a square bracket is allowed, if a comma comes before it. Signed-off-by: Leonid Bloch <leonid@daynix.com> --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)