Re: checkpatch bug: space between left parenthesis and asterisk

From: Andy Whitcroft
Date: Tue Oct 30 2007 - 17:47:24 EST


On Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 02:27:13PM -0500, Timur Tabi wrote:
> I'm running checkpatch.pl (dated 10/17), and it complains about this line:
>
> crc = __be32_to_cpu(* ((__be32 *) ((void *) firmware + calc_size)));
>
> the message I get is:
>
> ERROR: need space before that '*' (ctx:BxW)
> #721: FILE: arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/qe.c:527:
> + crc = __be32_to_cpu(* ((__be32 *) ((void *) firmware + calc_size)));

Hmmm, i've looked back a couple of releases and this seems to get
reported correctly. Removing this space is then silent.

ERROR: no space after that '*' (ctx:BxW)
#4: FILE: Z31.c:1:
+ crc = __be32_to_cpu(* ((__be32 *) ((void *) firmware + calc_size)));

What version is checkpatch reported as? Also can I have the entire diff
hunk this is from in case its being caused by the context, though that
seems unlikely.

Thanks.

-apw
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