Re: checkpatch.pl and assembly #defines

From: Andy Whitcroft
Date: Tue Dec 04 2012 - 15:44:15 EST


On Tue, Dec 04, 2012 at 04:59:23AM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> Hello, Andy,
>
> The current checkpatch.pl complains about cpp macros defined as follows:
>
> #define callit call my_function
>
> Of course, if you do put parentheses around the definition, your assembler
> will complain. Could this complaint be downgraded to a warning? Or is
> there some way to recognize assembly cpp macros?

Well all checkpatch output is warnings anyhow. Where are these being
placed, perhaps there is a clue in that at least.

-apw
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