Re: [PATCH V4 2/2] checkpatch: throw error for malformed arrays

[Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>]

On Fri, 2025-02-21 at 15:21 -0300, Guilherme Giacomo Simoes wrote:
> Implement a check to ensure these fields are correctly formatted. If a
> line contains one of these keys that should be of type Vec<String>, use
> a regex to verify whether the array holds multiple values.
> * If the array contains more than one value, enforce vertical formatting
> * If the array has only one value, it can remain on the same line

Malformed arrays of what type?

[]
> diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
[]
> @@ -2775,6 +2775,9 @@ sub process {
>  	$realcnt = 0;
>  	$linenr = 0;
>  	$fixlinenr = -1;
> +
> +	my %array_parse_module;
> +
>  	foreach my $line (@lines) {
>  		$linenr++;
>  		$fixlinenr++;
> @@ -3567,6 +3570,46 @@ sub process {
>  # ignore non-hunk lines and lines being removed
>  		next if (!$hunk_line || $line =~ /^-/);
>  
> +# check if arrays has more than one value in the same line

check if what kind of array otherwise this comment is very poor.
Arrays commonly have more than one value assigned on a single line like

	int foo[] = { 1, 2, 3 };

> +		my $inline = 0;
> +		my $key = "";
> +		my $add_line = $line =~ /^\+/;
> +
> +		if ($line =~ /\s*.*\b(authors|alias|firmware)\s*:\s*\[/) {

The initial "\s*.*" portion of this regex isn't necessary
and can be removed
=
> +			$inline = 1;
> +			$array_parse_module{$1} = 1;
> +		}
> +
> +		my @keys = keys %array_parse_module;
> +		if (@keys) {
> +			$key = $keys[0];
> +		}
> +
> +		if ($add_line && $key) {
> +			my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($rawline) . "\n";
> +
> +			my $counter = () = $line =~ /"/g;
> +			my $more_than_one = $counter > 2;
> +			if ($more_than_one) {
> +				WARN("ARRAY_MODULE_MACRO",
> +				"Prefer each array element on a separate line\n$herevet");

As I wrote in an earlier submission, please align to open parenthesis
and use the common form for the message with $herevet

				WARN("ARRAY_MODULE_MACRO",
				     "Prefer each array element on a separate line\n" . $herevet);

> +			} elsif ($inline && $line !~ /\]/ && $line !~ /,/ && $line =~ /"/) {
> +				WARN("ARRAY_MODULE_MACRO",
> +				"Prefer declare ] on the same line\n$herevet");

etc...