checkpatch: improve multi-line alignment test

The current test fails to warn about improper alignment with code like

	foo->bar = func(arg1,
				arg2);

because foo->bar is not a single identifier.

Convert the $Ident to $Lval which allows for multiple dereferences.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/01c35b9b6a12a415e57746d45d589bfaad39952a.1498841563.git.joe@perches.com
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 43171ed88115ed444df74225874694c8a354843c..8f940c09918f0e6c8971535030f92fccb0f073d5 100755 (executable)
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2993,7 +2993,7 @@ sub process {
 
 # check multi-line statement indentation matches previous line
                if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
-                   $prevline =~ /^\+([ \t]*)((?:$c90_Keywords(?:\s+if)\s*)|(?:$Declare\s*)?(?:$Ident|\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\))\s*|$Ident\s*=\s*$Ident\s*)\(.*(\&\&|\|\||,)\s*$/) {
+                   $prevline =~ /^\+([ \t]*)((?:$c90_Keywords(?:\s+if)\s*)|(?:$Declare\s*)?(?:$Ident|\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\))\s*|(?:\*\s*)*$Lval\s*=\s*$Ident\s*)\(.*(\&\&|\|\||,)\s*$/) {
                        $prevline =~ /^\+(\t*)(.*)$/;
                        my $oldindent = $1;
                        my $rest = $2;