checkpatch.pl currently warns if Kconfig options are properly described by checking the length of the config description.
This patch is an attempt to make the message less cryptic. Signed-off-by: Sebastian Frias <[email protected]> --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index 8fc9edd..9afc06f 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -2663,7 +2663,7 @@ sub process { } if ($is_start && $is_end && $length < $min_conf_desc_length) { WARN("CONFIG_DESCRIPTION", - "please write a paragraph that describes the config symbol fully\n" . $herecurr); + "description is too short ($length lines), please write at least $min_conf_desc_length lines to describe the config symbol fully\n" . $herecurr); } #print "is_start<$is_start> is_end<$is_end> length<$length>\n"; } -- 2.1.4
