Some of the block comment tests that are used only for networking are
appropriate for all patches.
For example, these styles are not encouraged:
/*
block comment without introductory *
*/
and
/*
* block comment with line terminating */
Remove the networking specific test and add comments.
There are some infrequent false positives where code is lazily
commented out using /* and */ rather than using #if 0/#endif blocks
like:
/* case foo:
case bar: */
case baz:
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <j...@perches.com>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 19 +++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 137bd1c..34ca400 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2751,6 +2751,8 @@ sub process {
}
}
+# Block comment styles
+# Networking with an initial /*
if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
$prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\/\*[ \t]*$/ &&
$rawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/ &&
@@ -2759,22 +2761,23 @@ sub process {
"networking block comments don't use an empty /*
line, use /* Comment...\n" . $hereprev);
}
- if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
- $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\/\*/ && #starting /*
+# Block comments use * on subsequent lines
+ if ($prevline =~ /$;[ \t]*$/ && #ends in comment
+ $prevrawline =~ /^\+.*?\/\*/ && #starting /*
$prevrawline !~ /\*\/[ \t]*$/ && #no trailing */
$rawline =~ /^\+/ && #line is new
$rawline !~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/) { #no leading *
- WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
- "networking block comments start with * on
subsequent lines\n" . $hereprev);
+ WARN("BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
+ "Block comments use * on subsequent lines\n" .
$hereprev);
}
- if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
- $rawline !~ m@^\+[ \t]*\*/[ \t]*$@ && #trailing */
+# Block comments use */ on trailing lines
+ if ($rawline !~ m@^\+[ \t]*\*/[ \t]*$@ && #trailing */
$rawline !~ m@^\+.*/\*.*\*/[ \t]*$@ && #inline /*...*/
$rawline !~ m@^\+.*\*{2,}/[ \t]*$@ && #trailing **/
$rawline =~ m@^\+[ \t]*.+\*\/[ \t]*$@) { #non blank */
- WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
- "networking block comments put the trailing */ on
a separate line\n" . $herecurr);
+ WARN("BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
+ "Block comments use a trailing */ on a separate
line\n" . $herecurr);
}
# check for missing blank lines after struct/union declarations
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