From a605e32ebde25dc31f943fecb30e3e28079ccd06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Perches Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2013 15:05:24 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch: warn when networking block comment lines don't start with * Some block comments in network are written as: /* block comment line 1 block comment line 2 */ Emit a warning on the "block comment line 2" because it should be /* block comment line 1 * block comment line 2 */ This warning is only emitted on the second line of a block comment. Signed-off-by: Joe Perches Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index a3922d0e4d25..576139a508a3 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -1897,6 +1897,14 @@ sub process { "networking block comments don't use an empty /* line, use /* Comment...\n" . $hereprev); } + if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ && + $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\/\*/ && #starting /* + $prevrawline !~ /\*\/[ \t]*$/ && #no trailing */ + $rawline !~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/) { #no leading * + WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE", + "networking block comments start with * on subsequent lines\n" . $hereprev); + } + if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ && $rawline !~ m@^\+[ \t]*\*/[ \t]*$@ && #trailing */ $rawline !~ m@^\+.*/\*.*\*/[ \t]*$@ && #inline /*...*/ -- GitLab