Merge "checkpatch: check symlinks while searching compatible strings"

				$compat2 =~ s/\,[a-zA-Z0-9]*\-/\,<\.\*>\-/;

				my $compat3 = $compat;

				$compat3 =~ s/\,([a-z]*)[0-9]*\-/\,$1<\.\*>\-/;

				`grep -Erq "$compat|$compat2|$compat3" $dt_path`;

				`grep -ERq "$compat|$compat2|$compat3" $dt_path`;

				if ( $? >> 8 ) {

					WARN("UNDOCUMENTED_DT_STRING",

					     "DT compatible string \"$compat\" appears un-documented -- check $dt_path\n" . $herecurr);