Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] reformat_with_checkpatch: Add automation to checkpatch | From | Joe Perches <> | Date | Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:40:16 -0700 |
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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
> Heh, I should just run this myself to clean up > staging and beat everyone else to it...
At least for the whitespace noise, you could but I hope it'll encourage a few more people to try kernel patching instead.
> I know some people already have private versions of these things, might > as well make it public for all to abuse :)
And I hope they can improve it too as it's just a brainless little script.
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