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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 089c974aa3a5..3a1cb9d7474e 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -6090,11 +6090,11 @@ sub process {
}
# check for various structs that are normally const (ops, kgdb, device_tree)
+# and avoid what seem like struct definitions 'struct foo {'
if ($line !~ /\bconst\b/ &&
- $line =~ /\bstruct\s+($const_structs)\b/) {
+ $line =~ /\bstruct\s+($const_structs)\b(?!\s*\{)/) {
WARN("CONST_STRUCT",
- "struct $1 should normally be const\n" .
- $herecurr);
+ "struct $1 should normally be const\n" . $herecurr);
}
# use of NR_CPUS is usually wrong