Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932410Ab2BBV2v (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:28:51 -0500 Received: from relay3-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.195]:38839 "EHLO relay3-d.mail.gandi.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756536Ab2BBV2u (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:28:50 -0500 X-Originating-IP: 217.70.178.135 X-Originating-IP: 50.43.15.19 Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:28:41 -0800 From: Josh Triplett To: Joe Perches Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andy Whitcroft , "Paul E. McKenney" Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Check for quoted strings broken across lines Message-ID: <20120202212840.GB11308@leaf> References: <20120202200621.GB9279@leaf> <1328214989.18641.54.camel@joe2Laptop> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1328214989.18641.54.camel@joe2Laptop> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1780 Lines: 39 On Thu, Feb 02, 2012 at 12:36:29PM -0800, Joe Perches wrote: > On Thu, 2012-02-02 at 12:06 -0800, Josh Triplett wrote: > > Documentation/CodingStyle recommends not splitting quoted strings across > > lines, because it breaks the ability to grep for the string. checkpatch > > already makes an exception to the 80-column rule for quoted strings to > > allow this. Rather than just allowing it, actively warn about quoted > > strings split across lines. > [] > > diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl > [] > > @@ -1737,6 +1737,17 @@ sub process { > [] > > +# Check for strings broken across lines (breaks greppability). Make an > > +# exception when the previous string ends in a newline (multiple lines in one > > +# string constant) or \n\t (common in inline assembly to indent the instruction > > +# on the following line). > > + if ($line =~ /^\+\s*"/ && > > + $prevline =~ /"\s*$/ && > > + $prevrawline !~ /\\n(?:\\t)*"\s*$/) { > > + WARN("SPLIT_STRING", > > + "quoted string split across lines\n" . $herecurr); > > Seems sensible but there are also asm uses like: > > arch/x86/include/asm/pvclock.h: "xor %5,%5 ; " > "add %4,%%eax ; " I did see those, yes. However, a quick grep through the kernel shows that those occur quite rarely compared to \n or \n\t; the latter looks like the standard style. How about I provide a patch for Documentation/CodingStyle adding a chapter on inline assembly, with that and other style guidelines? :) - Josh Triplett -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/