[PATCH v2] checkpatch: do not check missing blank line before builtin_*_driver

From: Masahiro Yamada
Date: Sun Sep 17 2017 - 22:02:04 EST


checkpatch.pl does not check missing blank line before module_*_driver.
I want it to behave likewise for builtin_*_driver.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

Changes in v2:
- Improve the matching pattern as suggested by Joe Perches

scripts/checkpatch.pl | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index dd2c262aebbf..5c6179c63cf6 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3103,6 +3103,7 @@ sub process {
$line =~ /^\+[a-z_]*init/ ||
$line =~ /^\+\s*(?:static\s+)?[A-Z_]*ATTR/ ||
$line =~ /^\+\s*DECLARE/ ||
+ $line =~ /^\+\s*builtin_[\w_]*driver/ ||
$line =~ /^\+\s*__setup/)) {
if (CHK("LINE_SPACING",
"Please use a blank line after function/struct/union/enum declarations\n" . $hereprev) &&
--
2.7.4