[PATCH v2] checkpatch: skip warnings for symbol links

[Geliang Tang]

From: Geliang Tang <tanggeliang@xxxxxxxxxx>

If there is a symbol link in the given patch, like the following one:

$ cat 0001-selftests-bpf-Add-mptcp-pm_nl_ctl-link.patch

 '''
 # diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/mptcp_pm_nl_ctl.c \
 #            b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/mptcp_pm_nl_ctl.c
 # new file mode 120000
 # index 000000000000..5a08c255b278
 # --- /dev/null
 # +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/mptcp_pm_nl_ctl.c
 # @@ -0,0 +1 @@
 # +../net/mptcp/pm_nl_ctl.c
 # \ No newline at end of file
 '''

checkpatch.pl reports two inaccurate warnings:

 '''
 WARNING: Missing or malformed SPDX-License-Identifier tag in line 1
 #65: FILE: tools/testing/selftests/bpf/mptcp_pm_nl_ctl.c:1:
 +../net/mptcp/pm_nl_ctl.c

 WARNING: adding a line without newline at end of file
 #65: FILE: tools/testing/selftests/bpf/mptcp_pm_nl_ctl.c:1:
 +../net/mptcp/pm_nl_ctl.c
 '''

And three checks if run it with strict option:

 '''
 CHECK: spaces preferred around that '/' (ctx:VxV)
 #65: FILE: tools/testing/selftests/bpf/mptcp_pm_nl_ctl.c:1:
 +../net/mptcp/pm_nl_ctl.c
   ^

 CHECK: spaces preferred around that '/' (ctx:VxV)
 #65: FILE: tools/testing/selftests/bpf/mptcp_pm_nl_ctl.c:1:
 +../net/mptcp/pm_nl_ctl.c
       ^

 CHECK: spaces preferred around that '/' (ctx:VxV)
 #65: FILE: tools/testing/selftests/bpf/mptcp_pm_nl_ctl.c:1:
 +../net/mptcp/pm_nl_ctl.c
 '''

This patch fixes this by adding a new variable $symbol_link in checkpatch
script, set it if the new file mode is 120000. Skip "missing or malformed
SPDX-License-Identifier tag", "adding a line without newline at end of
file" and "spaces preferred around that '/'" checks if this variable is
set.

Signed-off-by: Geliang Tang <tanggeliang@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v2:
 - fix warnings with strict option too.
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 15 ++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 9c4c4a61bc83..bed03c80190c 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2694,6 +2694,8 @@ sub process {
 
 	my $checklicenseline = 1;
 
+	my $symbol_link = 0;
+
 	sanitise_line_reset();
 	my $line;
 	foreach my $rawline (@rawlines) {
@@ -3564,6 +3566,11 @@ sub process {
 # ignore non-hunk lines and lines being removed
 		next if (!$hunk_line || $line =~ /^-/);
 
+# Check for symbol links
+		if ($line =~ /^new file mode 120000$/) {
+			$symbol_link = 1;
+		}
+
 #trailing whitespace
 		if ($line =~ /^\+.*\015/) {
 			my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($rawline) . "\n";
@@ -3756,7 +3763,8 @@ sub process {
 				}
 
 				if ($comment !~ /^$/ &&
-				    $rawline !~ m@^\+\Q$comment\E SPDX-License-Identifier: @) {
+				    $rawline !~ m@^\+\Q$comment\E SPDX-License-Identifier: @ &&
+				    $symbol_link =~ 1) {
 					WARN("SPDX_LICENSE_TAG",
 					     "Missing or malformed SPDX-License-Identifier tag in line $checklicenseline\n" . $herecurr);
 				} elsif ($rawline =~ /(SPDX-License-Identifier: .*)/) {
@@ -3867,7 +3875,8 @@ sub process {
 		}
 
 # check for adding lines without a newline.
-		if ($line =~ /^\+/ && defined $lines[$linenr] && $lines[$linenr] =~ /^\\ No newline at end of file/) {
+		if ($line =~ /^\+/ && defined $lines[$linenr] && $lines[$linenr] =~ /^\\ No newline at end of file/ &&
+		    $symbol_link =~ 1) {
 			if (WARN("MISSING_EOF_NEWLINE",
 			         "adding a line without newline at end of file\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
@@ -5293,7 +5302,7 @@ sub process {
 					 $op eq '*' or $op eq '/' or
 					 $op eq '%')
 				{
-					if ($check) {
+					if ($check && $symbol_link =~ 1) {
 						if (defined $fix_elements[$n + 2] && $ctx !~ /[EW]x[EW]/) {
 							if (CHK("SPACING",
 								"spaces preferred around that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
-- 
2.43.0