Re: [PATCH] tracing user_events: Simplify user_event_parse_field() parsing

[Steven Rostedt]

On Mon, 8 Jan 2024 17:13:12 -0500
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mon, 8 Jan 2024 21:47:44 +0000
> Beau Belgrave <beaub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > > -	len = str_has_prefix(field, "__rel_loc ");
> > > -	if (len)
> > > -		goto skip_next;
> > > +	if (!(len = str_has_prefix(field, "__data_loc unsigned ")) &&
> > > +	    !(len = str_has_prefix(field, "__data_loc ")) &&
> > > +	    !(len = str_has_prefix(field, "__rel_loc unsigned ")) &&
> > > +	    !(len = str_has_prefix(field, "__rel_loc "))) {
> > > +		goto parse;
> > > +	}    
> > 
> > This now triggers a checkpatch error:
> > ERROR: do not use assignment in if condition  
> 
> What a horrible message.
> 
> > #1184: FILE: kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c:1184:
> > +       if (!(len = str_has_prefix(field, "__data_loc unsigned ")) &&
> > 
> > I personally prefer to keep these files fully checkpatch clean.  
> 
> I've stopped using checkpatch years ago because I disagreed with so much it :-p
>   (Including this message)

Note that checkpatch is a guideline and not a rule. The general rule is, if
the code looks worse when applying the checkpatch rule, don't do it.

- Steve