[PATCH] checkpatch: Check networking specific block comment style

[Joe Perches]

In an effort to get fewer checkpatch reviewer corrections,
add a networking specific style test for the preferred
networking comment style.

	/* The preferred style for block comments in
	 * drivers/net/... and net/... is like this
	 */

These tests are only used in net/ and drivers/net/

Tested with:

$ cat drivers/net/t.c

/* foo */

/*
 * foo
 */

/* foo
 */

/* foo
 * bar */
$ ./scripts/checkpatch.pl -f drivers/net/t.c
WARNING: networking block comments don't use an empty /* line, use /* Comment...
#4: FILE: net/t.c:4:
+
+/*

WARNING: networking block comments put the trailing */ on a separate line
#12: FILE: net/t.c:12:
+ * bar */

total: 0 errors, 2 warnings, 12 lines checked

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl |   14 ++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index ca05ba2..7165516 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1873,6 +1873,20 @@ sub process {
 			    "No space is necessary after a cast\n" . $hereprev);
 		}
 
+		if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
+		    $rawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\/\*[ \t]*$/ &&
+		    $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*$/) {
+			WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
+			     "networking block comments don't use an empty /* line, use /* Comment...\n" . $hereprev);
+		}
+
+		if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
+		    $rawline !~ m@^\+[ \t]*(\/\*|\*\/)@ &&
+		    $rawline =~ m@^\+[ \t]*.+\*\/[ \t]*$@) {
+			WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
+			     "networking block comments put the trailing */ on a separate line\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # check for spaces at the beginning of a line.
 # Exceptions:
 #  1) within comments


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