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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst index dfaad0a279ff..fa2988dd4657 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst @@ -1238,6 +1238,16 @@ Others The patch file does not appear to be in unified-diff format. Please regenerate the patch file before sending it to the maintainer. + **PLACEHOLDER_USE** + Detects unhandled placeholder text left in cover letters or commit headers/logs. + Common placeholders include lines like:: + + *** SUBJECT HERE *** + *** BLURB HERE *** + + These typically come from autogenerated templates. Replace them with a proper + subject and description before sending. + **PRINTF_0XDECIMAL** Prefixing 0x with decimal output is defective and should be corrected. |