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Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Add a --strict test for macro argument reuse and precedence

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On Sat, 2016-09-03 at 15:20 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> Add a test for reuse of macro arguments to highlight any possible
> side-effects from this reuse.
> 
> Avoid this check on token name pasting and when the
> argument is used in a typeof or a __builtin.
> 
> Add a test for macro arguents that have leading or trailing operators
> where the argument isn't parenthesized to avoid possible precedence
> issues.
> 
> These tests are noisy so make them --strict.

This should have been RFC.  Please do not apply this.

These tests are not just noisy, some false positives it
reports are just silly.

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Possible code defects: macros and precedence Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> - 2016-09-03 20:40 +0200
  Re: Possible code defects: macros and precedence Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> - 2016-09-03 22:20 +0200
    [PATCH] checkpatch: Add a --strict test for macro argument reuse and precedence Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> - 2016-09-04 00:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Add a --strict test for macro argument  reuse and precedence Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> - 2016-09-04 16:50 +0200
  Re: Possible code defects: macros and precedence Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2016-09-04 12:20 +0200
    Re: Possible code defects: macros and precedence Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> - 2016-09-04 17:10 +0200

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