I ran perl scripts/checkpatch.pl -f drivers/staging/comedi/* | less for the file comedi_buf.o there is one error , it says ERROR: Does not appear to be a unified-diff format patch On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 2:43 AM, Jim Davis <jim.epost@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 2:08 PM, srishti sharma <srishtishar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> What do I need to know to fix this error ? >> >> On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 2:33 AM, srishti sharma <srishtishar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> What is unified-diff format , where can I read up on it ? I see this >>> after running checkpatch.pl . > > Errm, it's not quite clear what error you are referring to. In any > event, if you use your favorite web search engine to look for the GNU > diffutils manual, you should find a wealth of detail about the > different diff formats. > > > -- > Jim _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
