From 058806007450489bb8f457b275e5cb5c946320c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Perches Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 17:13:35 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch: check networking specific block comment style In an effort to get fewer checkpatch reviewer corrections, add a networking specific style test for the preferred networking comment style. /* The preferred style for block comments in * drivers/net/... and net/... is like this */ These tests are only used in net/ and drivers/net/ Tested with: $ cat drivers/net/t.c /* foo */ /* * foo */ /* foo */ /* foo * bar */ $ ./scripts/checkpatch.pl -f drivers/net/t.c WARNING: networking block comments don't use an empty /* line, use /* Comment... #4: FILE: net/t.c:4: + +/* WARNING: networking block comments put the trailing */ on a separate line #12: FILE: net/t.c:12: + * bar */ total: 0 errors, 2 warnings, 12 lines checked Signed-off-by: Joe Perches Cc: "Allan, Bruce W" Cc: Andy Whitcroft Cc: David Miller Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- Reading git-format-patch failed