[PATCH] checkpatch: add check for NONNETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE

From: Scott Branden
Date: Wed Jun 10 2020 - 16:26:58 EST


NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE is supported by checkpatch but there
doesn't seem to be any check for the standard block comment style.
Add support for NONNETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE to check for empty /*
on first line of non-networking block comments.

Signed-off-by: Scott Branden <scott.branden@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 524df88f9364..899e380782c0 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3408,6 +3408,16 @@ sub process {
"networking block comments don't use an empty /* line, use /* Comment...\n" . $hereprev);
}

+# Non-Networking with an empty initial /*
+ if ($realfile !~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
+ $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\/\*[ \t]/ &&
+ $prevrawline !~ /\*\/[ \t]*$/ && #no trailing */
+ $rawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/ &&
+ $realline > 2) {
+ WARN("NONNETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
+ "non-networking block comments use an empty /* on first line\n" . $hereprev);
+ }
+
# Block comments use * on subsequent lines
if ($prevline =~ /$;[ \t]*$/ && #ends in comment
$prevrawline =~ /^\+.*?\/\*/ && #starting /*
--
2.17.1