1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index eb8f88787e81..e3d9c34b1b53 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4291,7 +4291,7 @@ sub process {
                        my $comp = $3;
                        my $to = $4;
                        my $newcomp = $comp;
-                        if ($lead !~ /$Operators\s*$/ &&
+                        if ($lead !~ /(?:$Operators|\.)\s*$/ &&
                            $to !~ /^(?:Constant|[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)$/ &&
                            WARN("CONSTANT_COMPARISON",
                                 "Comparisons should place the constant on the right side of the test\n" . $herecurr) &&

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index eb8f88787e81..e3d9c34b1b53 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4291,7 +4291,7 @@ sub process {
4291	my $comp = $3;	4291	my $comp = $3;
4292	my $to = $4;	4292	my $to = $4;
4293	my $newcomp = $comp;	4293	my $newcomp = $comp;
4294	if ($lead !~ /$Operators\s*$/ &&	4294	if ($lead !~ /(?:$Operators\|\.)\s*$/ &&
4295	$to !~ /^(?:Constant\|[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)$/ &&	4295	$to !~ /^(?:Constant\|[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)$/ &&
4296	WARN("CONSTANT_COMPARISON",	4296	WARN("CONSTANT_COMPARISON",
4297	"Comparisons should place the constant on the right side of the test\n" . $herecurr) &&	4297	"Comparisons should place the constant on the right side of the test\n" . $herecurr) &&