[PATCH 5/8] checkpatch: a modifier is not an identifier at the end of a type

[Andy Whitcroft]

We must make sure we do not miss recognise a modifier as an Identifier
when trying to match types.  Prevent us matching this:

	void * __ref

Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 15a5904..b9e9ee1 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1686,8 +1686,8 @@ sub process {
 			# Modifiers should have spaces.
 			$to =~ s/(\b$Modifier$)/$1 /;
 
-			#print "from<$from> to<$to>\n";
-			if ($from ne $to) {
+			#print "from<$from> to<$to> ident<$ident>\n";
+			if ($from ne $to && $ident !~ /^$Modifier$/) {
 				ERROR("\"foo${from}bar\" should be \"foo${to}bar\"\n" .  $herecurr);
 			}
 		}
-- 
1.6.1.2.419.g0d87e

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