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 <joe@perches.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 24a0836..a4476b6 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2763,6 +2763,10 @@
$line =~ /^\+\s*#\s*define\s+\w+\s+$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
