aboutcode-org / aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit

GPL2 false positive

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Description

### Description

```
"matched_text": "#define SGI_GPL2_IRQ\tSGINT_LOCAL1 + 2\t/* General Purpose LOCAL1_N<2> */"
```

from `arch/mips/include/asm/sgi/ip22.h` in the Linux kernel triggers the GPL2 detection rule, even though this is not correct.

### System configuration

> For bug reports, it really helps us to know:

* What OS are you running on? (Windows/MacOS/Linux)
* What version of scancode-toolkit was used to generate the scan file? v31.2.3-377-gcad392f71c
* What installation method was used to install/run scancode? (pip/source download/other)

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