checkpatch: improve multi-line alignment test

The current test fails to warn about improper alignment with code like foo->bar = func(arg1, arg2); because foo->bar is not a single identifier. Convert the $Ident to $Lval which allows for multiple dereferences. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/01c35b9b6a12a415e57746d45d589bfaad39952a.1498841563.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]>
akeromi · Jul 10, 2017 · fd71f63 · fd71f63
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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2993,7 +2993,7 @@ sub process {
 
 # check multi-line statement indentation matches previous line
 		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
-		    $prevline =~ /^\+([ \t]*)((?:$c90_Keywords(?:\s+if)\s*)|(?:$Declare\s*)?(?:$Ident|\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\))\s*|$Ident\s*=\s*$Ident\s*)\(.*(\&\&|\|\||,)\s*$/) {
+		    $prevline =~ /^\+([ \t]*)((?:$c90_Keywords(?:\s+if)\s*)|(?:$Declare\s*)?(?:$Ident|\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\))\s*|(?:\*\s*)*$Lval\s*=\s*$Ident\s*)\(.*(\&\&|\|\||,)\s*$/) {
 			$prevline =~ /^\+(\t*)(.*)$/;
 			my $oldindent = $1;
 			my $rest = $2;