The next version of checkpatch.pl (0.08) should have support for a number of the missed sylistics you mention. Will let them soak for a bit to ensure we're not majorly regressing anything else. -apw ERROR: braces {} are not necessary for single statements #4: FILE: Z11.c:1: +if (EXT4_I(inode)->i_extra_isize >= new_extra_isize) { WARNING: declaring multiple variables together should be avoided #9: FILE: Z11.c:6: +unsigned int total_size, shift_bytes, temp = ~0U; WARNING: multiple assignments should be avoided #12: FILE: Z11.c:9: +is->s.not_found = bs->s.not_found = -ENODATA; WARNING: kfree(NULL) is safe this check is probabally not required #16: FILE: Z11.c:13: +if (bs) + kfree(bs); - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html