checkpatch: relax check for length of git commit IDs

Checkpatch currently warns if a git commit ID (in the changelog, usually) is less than 12 characters or more than 16. The "more than 16" is excessive. Change the check so we accept IDs from 12 to 40 chars in length. Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <[email protected] Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <[email protected]>
raspberrypi · Aug 29, 2014 · 3f6316b · 3f6316b
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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2133,15 +2133,15 @@ sub process {
 # Check for improperly formed commit descriptions
 		if ($in_commit_log &&
 		    $line =~ /\bcommit\s+[0-9a-f]{5,}/i &&
-		    $line !~ /\b[Cc]ommit [0-9a-f]{12,16} \("/) {
+		    $line !~ /\b[Cc]ommit [0-9a-f]{12,40} \("/) {
 			$line =~ /\b(c)ommit\s+([0-9a-f]{5,})/i;
 			my $init_char = $1;
 			my $orig_commit = lc($2);
 			my $id = '01234567890ab';
 			my $desc = 'commit description';
 		        ($id, $desc) = git_commit_info($orig_commit, $id, $desc);
 			ERROR("GIT_COMMIT_ID",
-			      "Please use 12 to 16 chars for the git commit ID like: '${init_char}ommit $id (\"$desc\")'\n" . $herecurr);
+			      "Please use 12 or more chars for the git commit ID like: '${init_char}ommit $id (\"$desc\")'\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
 # Check for added, moved or deleted files