Re: LKML: "Fixes as per checkpatch.pl" patches

From: Joe Perches
Date: Tue May 02 2017 - 12:18:14 EST


On Tue, 2017-05-02 at 18:08 +0300, Ali Kaasinen wrote:
> Hellooo, presumably contacted the right people.
>
> I often browse LKML, and patches saying "Fix style issues as reported by
> checkpatch.pl", and Greg responding "That's really vague, you need to be
> specific, and only fix one type of thing per patch" seem fairly common
> these days, e.g.:
>
> - http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1704.3/01867.html
>
> - http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1705.0/00105.html
>
> Just wondering, shouldn't checkpatch mention that?

This question should be asked while cc'ing lkml.

What Greg does with patches is up to Greg.

A checkpatch user guide in Documentation could be useful.