NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE is supported by checkpatch but there doesn't seem to be any check for the standard block comment style. Add support for NONNETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE to check for empty /* on first line of non-networking block comments.
Signed-off-by: Scott Branden <[email protected]> --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index 524df88f9364..899e380782c0 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -3408,6 +3408,16 @@ sub process { "networking block comments don't use an empty /* line, use /* Comment...\n" . $hereprev); } +# Non-Networking with an empty initial /* + if ($realfile !~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ && + $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\/\*[ \t]/ && + $prevrawline !~ /\*\/[ \t]*$/ && #no trailing */ + $rawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/ && + $realline > 2) { + WARN("NONNETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE", + "non-networking block comments use an empty /* on first line\n" . $hereprev); + } + # Block comments use * on subsequent lines if ($prevline =~ /$;[ \t]*$/ && #ends in comment $prevrawline =~ /^\+.*?\/\*/ && #starting /* -- 2.17.1
