Victor, On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Victor Rodriguez <vm.rod25@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > One simple question I have tried to use the checkpatch.pl like > > $ ./checkpatch.p patch1.patch > > but it doesn't work it shows > > Must be run from the top-level dir. of a kernel tree > > Any idea of what I am doing wrong > This line comes from if (!defined $root) { print "Must be run from the top-level dir. of a kernel tree\n"; exit(2); } so use it from the top level directory as requested scripts/checkpath.pl /path/to/your/patch Best Regards Abraham -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ