The patch titled
Subject: checkpatch: test for non-standard signatures
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checkpatch-test-for-non-standard-signatures.patch
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From: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: checkpatch: test for non-standard signatures
Warn on non-standard signature styles.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff -puN scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-test-for-non-standard-signatures scripts/checkpatch.pl
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-test-for-non-standard-signatures
+++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1600,13 +1600,17 @@ sub process {
# Check signature styles
if (!$in_header_lines &&
- $line =~ /^(\s*)($signature_tags)(\s*)(.*)/) {
+ $line =~ /^(\s*)([a-z0-9_-]+by:|$signature_tags)(\s*)(.*)/i) {
my $space_before = $1;
my $sign_off = $2;
my $space_after = $3;
my $email = $4;
my $ucfirst_sign_off = ucfirst(lc($sign_off));
+ if ($sign_off !~ /$signature_tags/) {
+ WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+ "Non-standard signature: $sign_off\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
if (defined $space_before && $space_before ne "") {
WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
"Do not use whitespace before $ucfirst_sign_off\n" . $herecurr);
_
Subject: Subject: checkpatch: test for non-standard signatures
Patches currently in -mm which might be from joe@xxxxxxxxxxx are
linux-next.patch
get_maintainer-fix-help-warning.patch
printk-add-generic-functions-to-find-kern_level-headers.patch
printk-add-kern_levelsh-to-make-kern_level-available-for-asm-use.patch
arch-remove-direct-definitions-of-kern_level-uses.patch
btrfs-use-printk_get_level-and-printk_skip_level-add-__printf-fix-fallout.patch
btrfs-use-printk_get_level-and-printk_skip_level-add-__printf-fix-fallout-fix.patch
btrfs-use-printk_get_level-and-printk_skip_level-add-__printf-fix-fallout-checkpatch-fixes.patch
sound-use-printk_get_level-and-printk_skip_level.patch
printk-convert-the-format-for-kern_level-to-a-2-byte-pattern.patch
printk-only-look-for-prefix-levels-in-kernel-messages.patch
printk-remove-the-now-unnecessary-c-annotation-for-kern_cont.patch
vsprintf-add-%pmr-for-bluetooth-mac-address.patch
vsprintf-add-%pmr-for-bluetooth-mac-address-fix.patch
checkpatch-update-alignment-check.patch
checkpatch-test-for-non-standard-signatures.patch
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