This patch modifies the coccinelle documentation to add further
description for the usage of the C variable flags by coccicheck.
Signed-off-by: Sumera Priyadarsini <sylphrenadin@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/dev-tools/coccinelle.rst | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/coccinelle.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/coccinelle.rst
index 6c791af1c859..dfc5d390307b 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/coccinelle.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/coccinelle.rst
@@ -177,9 +177,12 @@ For example, to check drivers/net/wireless/ one may write::
To apply Coccinelle on a file basis, instead of a directory basis, the
following command may be used::
+To check only recompiled files, use the value 1 for the C flag, i.e.::
+
make C=1 CHECK="scripts/coccicheck"
-To check only newly edited code, use the value 2 for the C flag, i.e.::
+To check sourcefiles regardless of whether they are recompiled or not,
+use the value 2 for the C flag, i.e.::
make C=2 CHECK="scripts/coccicheck"
--
2.17.1
