The patch titled
Subject: checkpatch: add test for blank lines after function/struct/union/enum
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
checkpatch-add-test-for-blank-lines-after-function-struct-union-enum.patch
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From: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: checkpatch: add test for blank lines after function/struct/union/enum
Add a --strict test asking for a blank line after
function/struct/union/enum declarations.
Allow exceptions for several attributes and macro uses.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 15 +++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
diff -puN scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-add-test-for-blank-lines-after-function-struct-union-enum scripts/checkpatch.pl
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-add-test-for-blank-lines-after-function-struct-union-enum
+++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2300,6 +2300,21 @@ sub process {
"networking block comments put the trailing */ on a separate line\n" . $herecurr);
}
+# check for missing blank lines after struct/union declarations
+# with exceptions for various attributes and macros
+ if ($prevline =~ /^[\+ ]};?\s*$/ &&
+ !($line =~ /^\+\s*$/ ||
+ $line =~ /^\+\s*EXPORT_SYMBOL/ ||
+ $line =~ /^\+\s*MODULE_/i ||
+ $line =~ /^\+\s*\#\s*(?:end|elif|else)/ ||
+ $line =~ /^\+[a-z_]*init/ ||
+ $line =~ /^\+\s*(?:static\s+)?[A-Z_]*ATTR/ ||
+ $line =~ /^\+\s*DECLARE/ ||
+ $line =~ /^\+\s*__setup/)) {
+ CHK("LINE_SPACING",
+ "Please use a blank line after function/struct/union/enum declarations\n" . $hereprev);
+ }
+
# check for missing blank lines after declarations
if ($sline =~ /^\+\s+\S/ && #Not at char 1
# actual declarations
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from joe@xxxxxxxxxxx are
origin.patch
checkpatch-check-git-commit-descriptions.patch
fs-squashfs-file_directc-replace-countsize-kmalloc-by-kmalloc_array.patch
printk-make-dynamic-kernel-ring-buffer-alignment-explicit.patch
printk-move-power-of-2-practice-of-ring-buffer-size-to-a-helper.patch
printk-make-dynamic-units-clear-for-the-kernel-ring-buffer.patch
printk-allow-increasing-the-ring-buffer-depending-on-the-number-of-cpus.patch
mm-utilc-add-kstrimdup.patch
checkpatch-attempt-to-find-unnecessary-out-of-memory-messages.patch
checkpatch-warn-on-unnecessary-else-after-return-or-break.patch
checkpatch-fix-complex-macro-false-positive-for-escaped-constant-char.patch
checkpatch-fix-function-pointers-in-blank-line-needed-after-declarations-test.patch
checkpatch-ignore-email-headers-better.patch
checkpatchpl-also-suggest-else-if-when-if-follows-brace.patch
checkpatch-add-test-for-blank-lines-after-function-struct-union-enum.patch
checkpatch-add-a-multiple-blank-lines-test.patch
checkpatch-change-blank-line-after-declaration-type-to-line_spacing.patch
checkpatch-quiet-kconfig-help-message-checking.patch
fs-isofs-logging-clean-up.patch
sysctl-remove-now-unused-typedef-ctl_table.patch
sysctl-remove-now-unused-typedef-ctl_table-fix.patch
fs-qnx6-convert-printk-to-pr_foo.patch
fs-qnx6-use-pr_fmt-and-__func__-in-logging.patch
fs-qnx6-update-debugging-to-current-functions.patch
linux-next.patch
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