1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index c1140371ea5b..15f0556eeafd 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3033,6 +3033,16 @@ sub process {
 			}
 		}
 
+# Check for invalid patch separator
+		if ($in_commit_log &&
+		    $line =~ /^---.+/) {
+			if (ERROR("BAD_COMMIT_SEPARATOR",
+				  "Invalid commit separator - some tools may have problems applying this\n" . $herecurr) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/-/=/g;
+			}
+		}
+
 # Check for patch separator
 		if ($line =~ /^---$/) {
 			$has_patch_separator = 1;