From bd17e036b495bebbf07a5fc814c868e30e1dc131 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Niklas Söderlund Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:02:55 +0200 Subject: checkpatch: warn for non-standard fixes tag style Add a warning for fixes tags that does not follow community conventions. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220914100255.1048460-1-niklas.soderlund@corigine.com Signed-off-by: Niklas Söderlund Reviewed-by: Simon Horman Reviewed-by: Louis Peens Reviewed-by: Philippe Schenker Acked-by: Dwaipayan Ray Reviewed-by: Lukas Bulwahn Acked-by: Lukas Bulwahn Acked-by: Joe Perches Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation/dev-tools') diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst index b52452bc2963..c3389c6f3838 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst @@ -612,6 +612,13 @@ Commit message See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes + **BAD_FIXES_TAG** + The Fixes: tag is malformed or does not follow the community conventions. + This can occur if the tag have been split into multiple lines (e.g., when + pasted in an email program with word wrapping enabled). + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes + Comparison style ---------------- -- cgit v1.2.3