[PATCH] checkpatch: filter null file for dt-binding check

From: Zong Li
Date: Wed Jun 19 2024 - 02:17:26 EST


When removing a dt-bindings, checkpatch will catch the 'dev/null' file,
and think there is a non-dt-binding file. It causes fail because
/dev/null is not a dt-bindings

Signed-off-by: Zong Li <zong.li@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 2b812210b412..ac59a48162d2 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2896,7 +2896,7 @@ sub process {
}
$checklicenseline = 1;

- if ($realfile !~ /^MAINTAINERS/) {
+ if (($realfile !~ /^MAINTAINERS/) && ($realfile !~ /^dev\/null$/)) {
my $last_binding_patch = $is_binding_patch;

$is_binding_patch = () = $realfile =~ m@^(?:Documentation/devicetree/|include/dt-bindings/)@;
--
2.17.1