Changes from previous attempt: - Use CHK instead of WARN - Issue only one warning per empty lines block
Signed-off-by: Eilon Greenstein <[email protected]> --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index 21a9f5d..13d264f 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -3579,6 +3579,14 @@ sub process { WARN("EXPORTED_WORLD_WRITABLE", "Exporting world writable files is usually an error. Consider more restrictive permissions.\n" . $herecurr); } + +# check for double empty lines + if ($line =~ /^\+\s*$/ && + ($rawlines[$linenr] =~ /^\s*$/ || + $prevline =~ /^\+?\s*$/ && $rawlines[$linenr] !~ /^\+\s*$/)) { + CHK("DOUBLE_EMPTY_LINE", + "One empty line should be sufficient. Consider removing this one.\n" . $herecurr); + } } # If we have no input at all, then there is nothing to report on -- 1.7.9.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

