checkpatch: labels are not possible types

A label is not a candidate for a possible type. Exclude them. Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <[email protected]>
chewitt · Oct 16, 2008 · a6a8406 · a6a8406
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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ sub process {
 				possible($type, "A:" . $s);
 
 			# definitions in global scope can only start with types
-			} elsif ($s =~ /^.(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:$Inline\s+)?(?:const\s+)?($Ident)\b/s) {
+			} elsif ($s =~ /^.(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:$Inline\s+)?(?:const\s+)?($Ident)\b\s*(?!:)/s) {
 				possible($1, "B:" . $s);
 			}