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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] staging: android: checkpatch.pl fixes
From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
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On Sun, 2012-10-21 at 12:05 +1000, Cruz Julian Bishop wrote:
> is there currently any way to insert, say,
> a comment that filters out the next line for checkpatch
> errors?
> 
> For example,
> 
> /* checkpatch_ignore_(rulename) */
> (Long line that can't be broken here)

Nope.  checkpatch is a stupid little tool.
It has its place, but it's a very limited one.

If you want to extend it, knock your self out...