From ef212196369cbc2e694eab39261f9785ec252028 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Perches Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 17:04:11 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch: advertise the --fix and --fix-inplace options more The --fix option is relatively unknown and underutilized. Add some text to show that it's available when style defects are found. Signed-off-by: Joe Perches Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index 1048672c22ee..f09c3f28b0fe 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -5975,6 +5975,14 @@ sub process { } if ($quiet == 0) { + # If there were any defects found and not already fixing them + if (!$clean and !$fix) { + print << "EOM" + +NOTE: For some of the reported defects, checkpatch may be able to + mechanically convert to the typical style using --fix or --fix-inplace. +EOM + } # If there were whitespace errors which cleanpatch can fix # then suggest that. if ($rpt_cleaners) { -- 2.20.1