[Qemu-devel] [PATCH] checkpatch: allow open braces on typedef lines

[Paolo Bonzini]

The style here seems to be split according to the maintainer, but
traditionally open braces were placed on typedef lines.

Suggested-by: Peter Maydell <address@hidden>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <address@hidden>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 5 -----
 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 3c19f9f..c814281 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1714,11 +1714,6 @@ sub process {
                        ERROR("open brace '{' following $1 go on the same 
line\n" . $hereprev);
                }
 
-# ... however, open braces on typedef lines should be avoided.
-               if ($line =~ 
/^.\s*typedef\s+(enum|union|struct)(?:\s+$Ident\b)?.*[^;]$/) {
-                       ERROR("typedefs should be separate from struct 
declaration\n" . $herecurr);
-               }
-
 # missing space after union, struct or enum definition
                if ($line =~ 
/^.\s*(?:typedef\s+)?(enum|union|struct)(?:\s+$Ident)?(?:\s+$Ident)?[=\{]/) {
                    ERROR("missing space after $1 definition\n" . $herecurr);
-- 
2.5.0