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checkpatch: avoid some false positives for TABSTOP declaration test

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Using an open bracket after what seems to be a declaration can also be a
function definition and declaration argument line continuation so remove
the open bracket from the possible declaration/definition matching.

e.g.:
	int foobar(int a;
		   int *b[]);

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1515704479.9619.171.camel@perches.com
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Reported-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Joe Perches 2018-02-06 15:39:06 -08:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
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commit bd49111f7d
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@ -3020,7 +3020,7 @@ sub process {
# check indentation starts on a tab stop
if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
$sline =~ /^\+\t+( +)(?:$c90_Keywords\b|\{\s*$|\}\s*(?:else\b|while\b|\s*$)|$Declare\s*$Ident\s*[;=\[])/) {
$sline =~ /^\+\t+( +)(?:$c90_Keywords\b|\{\s*$|\}\s*(?:else\b|while\b|\s*$)|$Declare\s*$Ident\s*[;=])/) {
my $indent = length($1);
if ($indent % 8) {
if (WARN("TABSTOP",