From: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: checkpatch: advertise the --fix and --fix-inplace options more
The --fix option is relatively unknown and underutilized.
Add some text to show that it's available when style defects are found.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff -puN scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-advertise-the-fix-and-fix-inplace-options-more scripts/checkpatch.pl
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-advertise-the-fix-and-fix-inplace-options-more
+++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5975,6 +5975,14 @@ sub process {
}
if ($quiet == 0) {
+ # If there were any defects found and not already fixing them
+ if (!$clean and !$fix) {
+ print << "EOM"
+
+NOTE: For some of the reported defects, checkpatch may be able to
+ mechanically convert to the typical style using --fix or --fix-inplace.
+EOM
+ }
# If there were whitespace errors which cleanpatch can fix
# then suggest that.
if ($rpt_cleaners) {
_
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