[jsr@jaswinder jaswinder-git]$ cat test.c
void test(int i, int j, int k)
{
printk(KERN_INFO "/* Testing i, j, k */\n");
printk(KERN_INFO "i: %d j: %d k:%d\n", i, j, k);
}
[jsr@jaswinder jaswinder-git]$ ./linux-2.6/scripts/checkpatch.pl --file test.c
ERROR: spaces required around that ':' (ctx:VxW)
#4: FILE: test.c:4:
+ printk(KERN_INFO "i: %d j: %d k:%d\n", i, j, k);
^
ERROR: need consistent spacing around '%' (ctx:WxV)
#4: FILE: test.c:4:
+ printk(KERN_INFO "i: %d j: %d k:%d\n", i, j, k);
^
ERROR: spaces required around that ':' (ctx:VxW)
#4: FILE: test.c:4:
+ printk(KERN_INFO "i: %d j: %d k:%d\n", i, j, k);
^
ERROR: need consistent spacing around '%' (ctx:WxV)
#4: FILE: test.c:4:
+ printk(KERN_INFO "i: %d j: %d k:%d\n", i, j, k);
^
ERROR: spaces required around that ':' (ctx:VxO)
#4: FILE: test.c:4:
+ printk(KERN_INFO "i: %d j: %d k:%d\n", i, j, k);
^
total: 5 errors, 0 warnings, 5 lines checked
test.c has style problems, please review. If any of these errors
are false positives report them to the maintainer, see
CHECKPATCH in MAINTAINERS.
[jsr@jaswinder jaswinder-git]$ cat test_working.c
void test(int i, int j, int k)
{
printk(KERN_INFO "/* Testing i, j, k * /\n");
printk(KERN_INFO "i: %d j: %d k:%d\n", i, j, k);
}
[jsr@jaswinder jaswinder-git]$ ./linux-2.6/scripts/checkpatch.pl --file test_working.c
total: 0 errors, 0 warnings, 5 lines checked
test_working.c has no obvious style problems and is ready for submission.
[jsr@jaswinder jaswinder-git]$ diff -uN test.c test_working.c
--- test.c 2008-08-18 19:38:32.000000000 +0530
+++ test_working.c 2008-08-18 19:38:37.000000000 +0530
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
void test(int i, int j, int k)
{
- printk(KERN_INFO "/* Testing i, j, k */\n");
+ printk(KERN_INFO "/* Testing i, j, k * /\n");
printk(KERN_INFO "i: %d j: %d k:%d\n", i, j, k);
}
[jsr@jaswinder jaswinder-git]$ cp test.c test
[jsr@jaswinder jaswinder-git]$ ./linux-2.6/scripts/checkpatch.pl --file test
total: 0 errors, 0 warnings, 5 lines checked
test has no obvious style problems and is ready for submission.
[jsr@jaswinder jaswinder-git]$
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