Multiple consecutive blank lines waste screen space. Emit a --strict only message with these blank lines.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <[email protected]> --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index 4bb4218..3d6dea6 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -1642,6 +1642,8 @@ sub process { my $non_utf8_charset = 0; + my $last_blank_line = 0; + our @report = (); our $cnt_lines = 0; our $cnt_error = 0; @@ -2306,6 +2308,15 @@ sub process { "Please use a blank line after function/struct/union/enum declarations\n" . $hereprev); } +# check for multiple consecutive blank lines + if ($prevline =~ /^[\+ ]\s*$/ && + $line =~ /^\+\s*$/ && + $last_blank_line != ($linenr - 1)) { + CHK("LINE_SPACING", + "Please don't use multiple blank lines\n" . $hereprev); + $last_blank_line = $linenr; + } + # check for missing blank lines after declarations if ($sline =~ /^\+\s+\S/ && #Not at char 1 # actual declarations -- 1.8.1.2.459.gbcd45b4.dirty -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
