[PATCH v2] checkpatch: add GENL_SET_ERR_MSG et al. to 80 column exceptions

[Jacob Keller]

The GENL_SET_ERR_MSG, NL_SET_ERR_MSG, and NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD macros are
used to report a string describing a specific error to userspace.

Often, these strings can exceed the normal 80 column limit. However,
just like with strings printed to the kernel log, it is preferred to
keep these on a single line.

Add these macros to the logFunctions exception list in checkpatch.pl

Signed-off-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes since v1:
* add GENL_SET_ERR_MSG to the list
* Reword the commit message slightly

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

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index eac40f0abd56..818a5b21587d 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ our $logFunctions = qr{(?x:
 	WARN(?:_RATELIMIT|_ONCE|)|
 	panic|
 	MODULE_[A-Z_]+|
+	GENL_SET_ERR_MSG|NL_SET_ERR_MSG|NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD|
 	seq_vprintf|seq_printf|seq_puts
 )};
 
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2.25.2