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-rwxr-xr-xscripts/checkpatch.pl13
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index fd16f2239a00..64cfd617eefc 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2335,6 +2335,7 @@ sub process {
my $is_binding_patch = -1;
my $in_header_lines = $file ? 0 : 1;
my $in_commit_log = 0; #Scanning lines before patch
+ my $has_patch_separator = 0; #Found a --- line
my $has_commit_log = 0; #Encountered lines before patch
my $commit_log_lines = 0; #Number of commit log lines
my $commit_log_possible_stack_dump = 0;
@@ -2660,6 +2661,12 @@ sub process {
}
}
+# Check for patch separator
+ if ($line =~ /^---$/) {
+ $has_patch_separator = 1;
+ $in_commit_log = 0;
+ }
+
# Check if MAINTAINERS is being updated. If so, there's probably no need to
# emit the "does MAINTAINERS need updating?" message on file add/move/delete
if ($line =~ /^\s*MAINTAINERS\s*\|/) {
@@ -2759,10 +2766,10 @@ sub process {
"A patch subject line should describe the change not the tool that found it\n" . $herecurr);
}
-# Check for unwanted Gerrit info
- if ($in_commit_log && $line =~ /^\s*change-id:/i) {
+# Check for Gerrit Change-Ids not in any patch context
+ if ($realfile eq '' && !$has_patch_separator && $line =~ /^\s*change-id:/i) {
ERROR("GERRIT_CHANGE_ID",
- "Remove Gerrit Change-Id's before submitting upstream.\n" . $herecurr);
+ "Remove Gerrit Change-Id's before submitting upstream\n" . $herecurr);
}
# Check if the commit log is in a possible stack dump