From dfdb4f3c28737879685398c4a610a220e1ecf9c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2022 14:27:52 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch: fix g_malloc check

Use the string equality operator "eq", and ensure that $1 is defined by
using "(try|)" instead of "(try)?".  The alternative "((?:try)?)" is
longer and less readable.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 4763d02ae7..d900d18048 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2831,8 +2831,8 @@ sub process {
 		}
 
 # check for pointless casting of g_malloc return
-		if ($line =~ /\*\s*\)\s*g_(try)?(m|re)alloc(0?)(_n)?\b/) {
-			if ($2 == 'm') {
+		if ($line =~ /\*\s*\)\s*g_(try|)(m|re)alloc(0?)(_n)?\b/) {
+			if ($2 eq 'm') {
 				ERROR("unnecessary cast may hide bugs, use g_$1new$3 instead\n" . $herecurr);
 			} else {
 				ERROR("unnecessary cast may hide bugs, use g_$1renew$3 instead\n" . $herecurr);