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From: greg@kroah.com (Greg KH)
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:09:08 -0700
Subject: Checkpatch.pl and code cleanup
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On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 10:15:14AM +0530, Abhijeet Kasurde wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Pardon me, if this question is asked previously,
> 
> Recently, I came across script in Linux Kernel called 'checkpatch.pl'
> which is checks coding style of a patch or file.
> 
> Out of curiosity, I ran script on multiple modules and saw indentation
> and other errors in coding style. So question is, Can I fix them or
> these errors in coding style are "low hanging fruits" for now ?

For some parts of the kernel, checkpatch fixes are gladly accepted, like
drivers/staging/*.  Other parts, it's harder to get them accepted as the
code is old and no one wants to touch it anymore (like scsi drivers.)

good luck,

greg k-h