Using a space between concatenated string elements is
easier for a human to read.
ie:
"String"FOO"bar"
is easier to read as:
"String" FOO "bar"
So suggest this style with a --strict command line option.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <[email protected]>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index d89857d..48a2d8c 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4335,6 +4335,12 @@ sub process {
"Use of volatile is usually wrong: see
Documentation/volatile-considered-harmful.txt\n" . $herecurr);
}
+# concatenated string without spaces between elements
+ if ($line =~ /"X+"[A-Z_]+/ || $line =~ /[A-Z_]+"X+"/) {
+ CHK("CONCATENATED_STRING",
+ "Concatenated strings should use spaces between
elements\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# warn about #if 0
if ($line =~ /^.\s*\#\s*if\s+0\b/) {
CHK("REDUNDANT_CODE",
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