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From: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org (Greg KH)
To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org
Subject: [PATCH] reformat_with_checkpatch: Add automation to checkpatch
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 19:34:21 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140712023421.GA20583@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1405129216.6751.18.camel@joe-AO725>

On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 06:40:16PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Fri, 2014-07-11 at 18:34 -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 06:21:27PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> > > A simple script to run checkpatch --fix for various types of
> > > of cleanups.
> > > 
> > > This script is useful primarily for staging.
> > > 
> > > This reformats code to a more CodingStyle conforming style,
> > > compiles it, verifies that the object code hasn't changed,
> > > and git commits it too.
> > 
> > And 'git commits' it?
> 
> The thought I had was to made it easier to
> submit "my first kernel patch" correctly.
> like that tuxradar article you wrote a few
> years ago.
> 
> http://www.tuxradar.com/content/newbies-guide-hacking-linux-kernel

Yeah, but it's good for people to actually understand the change they
are making, and edit it themselves.  Or at least I think so, but I know
others don't, so I don't mind this script.

thanks,

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2014-07-12  2:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-07-12  1:21 [PATCH] reformat_with_checkpatch: Add automation to checkpatch Joe Perches
2014-07-12  1:34 ` Greg KH
2014-07-12  1:40   ` Joe Perches
2014-07-12  2:34     ` Greg KH [this message]
2014-07-12  9:30     ` Dan Carpenter
2014-07-12 17:55       ` Greg KH
2014-07-12 18:29         ` Joe Perches
2014-07-12 19:28           ` Greg KH
2014-07-13  3:06             ` Joe Perches
2014-07-12  1:39 ` Greg KH
2014-07-12  1:46   ` Joe Perches
2014-07-12  2:01     ` Greg KH
2014-07-12  2:05       ` Greg KH
2014-07-12  2:09         ` [PATCH] checkpatch: Remove unnecessary + after {8,8} Joe Perches
2014-07-12  2:23           ` Greg KH
2014-08-31 20:58           ` Sören Brinkmann
2014-09-01 16:55         ` [PATCH - resend] " Joe Perches
2014-10-30 11:12           ` Borislav Petkov
2014-10-30 11:15             ` Borislav Petkov
2014-07-12  1:43 ` [PATCH] reformat_with_checkpatch: Add automation to checkpatch Greg KH
2014-07-12  1:50   ` Joe Perches
2014-07-12  1:53 ` Greg KH
2014-07-12  1:57   ` Joe Perches
2014-07-12  2:15     ` Greg KH
2014-07-12  8:08     ` Greg KH
2014-07-12  8:18 ` Greg KH
2014-07-12 10:13   ` Joe Perches

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