Re: [PATCH 1/4] checkpatch: fix multiple const * types

2019-05-08 Thread Antonio Borneo
On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 4:51 PM Joe Perches wrote: ... > It might be better to use a max match like {0,4} instead of * > > perl is pretty memory intensive at multiple unrestricted matches > of somewhat complex patterns. Agree! Will send a V2! Thanks for the review! Antonio

Re: [PATCH 1/4] checkpatch: fix multiple const * types

2019-05-08 Thread Joe Perches
On Wed, 2019-05-08 at 14:27 +0200, Antonio Borneo wrote: > Commit 1574a29f8e76 ("checkpatch: allow multiple const * types") > claims to support repetition of pattern "const *", but it actually > allows only one extra instance. > Check the following lines > int a(char const * const x[]); >

[PATCH 1/4] checkpatch: fix multiple const * types

2019-05-08 Thread Antonio Borneo
Commit 1574a29f8e76 ("checkpatch: allow multiple const * types") claims to support repetition of pattern "const *", but it actually allows only one extra instance. Check the following lines int a(char const * const x[]); int b(char const * const *x); int c(char const *