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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst index d5c47e560324..fa2988dd4657 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst @@ -461,16 +461,9 @@ Comments line comments is:: /* - * This is the preferred style - * for multi line comments. - */ - - The networking comment style is a bit different, with the first line - not empty like the former:: - - /* This is the preferred comment style - * for files in net/ and drivers/net/ - */ + * This is the preferred style + * for multi line comments. + */ See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#commenting @@ -1245,6 +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. |