checkpatch: skip long lines that use an EFI_GUID macro

These are also possible single line uses that exceed the generic maximum line length (typically 80 columns) Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/32a6a85fbd6161f1bb55ce176a464e44591afc5b.1468368420.git.joe@perches.com Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <[email protected]>
mrcsosa · Aug 2, 2016 · d560a5f · d560a5f
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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2763,6 +2763,10 @@ sub process {
 				 $line =~ /^\+\s*#\s*define\s+\w+\s+$String$/) {
 				$msg_type = "";
 
+			# EFI_GUID is another special case
+			} elsif ($line =~ /^\+.*\bEFI_GUID\s*\(/) {
+				$msg_type = "";
+
 			# Otherwise set the alternate message types
 
 			# a comment starts before $max_line_length