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.bran...@broadcom.com>
---
Changes since v1:
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Do file/patch test and used CHK on file as suggested by Joe Perches.
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index d4860972c721..45c71e7543f7 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3408,6 +3408,18 @@ 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) {
+ my $msg_level = \&WARN;
+ $msg_level = \&CHK if ($file);
+ &{$msg_level}("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
