Show the first line of the comment after a line with just /* to better show where the defective comment style is in the file.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <j...@perches.com> --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index 2f61b5c..a3922d0 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -1891,8 +1891,8 @@ sub process { } if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ && - $rawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\/\*[ \t]*$/ && - $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*$/) { + $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\/\*[ \t]*$/ && + $rawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/) { WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE", "networking block comments don't use an empty /* line, use /* Comment...\n" . $hereprev); } -- 1.8.1.2.459.gbcd45b4.dirty -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/