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>
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Paolo Bonzini 2022-04-06 14:27:52 +02:00
parent 798d8ec0da
commit dfdb4f3c28

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@ -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);