Do not require the presence of `$balanced_parens` to get the commit SHA;
this allows a `Fixes: deadbeef` tag to get a correct suggestion rather
than a suggestion containing a reference to HEAD.

Ironically this:

Fixes: bd17e036b495 ("checkpatch: warn for non-standard fixes tag style")
Signed-off-by: Tamir Duberstein <tamird@gmail.com>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 37 ++++++++++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 4427572b24771ddb1f2bf3de3176f9437f643951..b03d526e4c454af7a42624155175e109d499762f 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3209,36 +3209,31 @@ sub process {
 
 # Check Fixes: styles is correct
 		if (!$in_header_lines &&
-		    $line =~ /^\s*fixes:?\s*(?:commit\s*)?[0-9a-f]{5,}\b/i) {
-			my $orig_commit = "";
-			my $id = "0123456789ab";
-			my $title = "commit title";
-			my $tag_case = 1;
-			my $tag_space = 1;
-			my $id_length = 1;
-			my $id_case = 1;
+		    $line =~ /^\s*(fixes:?)\s*(?:commit\s*)?([0-9a-f]{5,40})(?:\s*($balanced_parens))?/i) {
+			my $tag = $1;
+			my $orig_commit = $2;
+			my $title;
 			my $title_has_quotes = 0;
 			$fixes_tag = 1;
-
-			if ($line =~ /(\s*fixes:?)\s+([0-9a-f]{5,})\s+($balanced_parens)/i) {
-				my $tag = $1;
-				$orig_commit = $2;
-				$title = $3;
-
-				$tag_case = 0 if $tag eq "Fixes:";
-				$tag_space = 0 if ($line =~ /^fixes:? [0-9a-f]{5,} ($balanced_parens)/i);
-
-				$id_length = 0 if ($orig_commit =~ /^[0-9a-f]{12}$/i);
-				$id_case = 0 if ($orig_commit !~ /[A-F]/);
-
+			if (defined $3) {
 				# Always strip leading/trailing parens then double quotes if existing
-				$title = substr($title, 1, -1);
+				$title = substr($3, 1, -1);
 				if ($title =~ /^".*"$/) {
 					$title = substr($title, 1, -1);
 					$title_has_quotes = 1;
 				}
+			} else {
+				$title = "commit title"
 			}
 
+
+			my $tag_case = not ($tag eq "Fixes:");
+			my $tag_space = not ($line =~ /^fixes:? [0-9a-f]{5,40} ($balanced_parens)/i);
+
+			my $id_length = not ($orig_commit =~ /^[0-9a-f]{12}$/i);
+			my $id_case = not ($orig_commit !~ /[A-F]/);
+
+			my $id = "0123456789ab";
 			my ($cid, $ctitle) = git_commit_info($orig_commit, $id,
 							     $title);
 

---
base-commit: 3d5ad2d4eca337e80f38df77de89614aa5aaceb9
change-id: 20241019-checkpatch-fixes-commit-aa014fe6d0b3

Best regards,
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-- 
Tamir Duberstein <tamird@gmail.com>

On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:48:34 -0400 Tamir Duberstein <tamird@gmail.com> wrote:

> Do not require the presence of `$balanced_parens` to get the commit SHA;
> this allows a `Fixes: deadbeef` tag to get a correct suggestion rather
> than a suggestion containing a reference to HEAD.

Please prepare a more complete (and more understandable) description
of the issue.  Including sample input and checkpatch's response to that
input would be appropriate.  Then please resend.

Thanks.