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Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:48:22 -0800
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Add an invalid patch separator test
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On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:42:52 -0800 Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> wrote:

> Some versions of tools that apply patches incorrectly allow lines that
> start with 3 dashes and have additional content on the same line.
> 
> Checkpatch will now emit an ERROR on these lines and optionally
> convert those lines from dashes to equals with --fix.
> 

lgtm, thanks.  I think Suggested-by:Ian is appropriate.