checkpatch: allow multiple const * types

JoePerches · sfrothwell · commit 5e6032852821 · 2014-07-03T08:43:45.000+10:00
checkpatch's $Type variable does not match declarations of multiple const * types. This can produce false positives for things like: $ ./scripts/checkpatch.pl -f drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h WARNING: Missing a blank line after declarations torvalds#60: FILE: drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h:60: + const struct comedi_lrange *range_table; + const struct comedi_lrange *const *range_table_list; Fix the $Type variable to support matching multiple "* const" uses. Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> Reported-by: Hartley Sweeten <HartleyS@visionengravers.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ sub build_types {
 		  }x;
 	$Type	= qr{
 			$NonptrType
-			(?:(?:\s|\*|\[\])+\s*const|(?:\s|\*|\[\])+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
+			(?:(?:\s|\*|\[\])+\s*const|(?:\s|\*\s*(?:const\s*)?|\[\])+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
 			(?:\s+$Inline|\s+$Modifier)*
 		  }x;
 	$Declare	= qr{(?:$Storage\s+(?:$Inline\s+)?)?$Type};
