[PATCH] checkpatch: Allow consecutive close braces

From: Joe Perches
Date: Tue Aug 27 2019 - 16:49:15 EST


checkpatch allows consecutive open braces, so it
should also allow consecutive close braces.

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@xxxxxxxxx>
---
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 287fe73688f0..ac5e0f06e1af 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4687,7 +4687,7 @@ sub process {

# closing brace should have a space following it when it has anything
# on the line
- if ($line =~ /}(?!(?:,|;|\)))\S/) {
+ if ($line =~ /}(?!(?:,|;|\)|\}))\S/) {
if (ERROR("SPACING",
"space required after that close brace '}'\n" . $herecurr) &&
$fix) {