[PATCH] checkpatch.pl: be more specific about what is wrong with Kconfig help

From: Tomas Winkler
Date: Mon Jan 31 2011 - 07:01:25 EST


explain that Kconfig help paragraphs is expected to be at least 4 lines
long

Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@xxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 4 +++-
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 4c0383d..679122f 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1452,7 +1452,9 @@ sub process {
}
$length++;
}
- WARN("please write a paragraph that describes the config symbol fully\n" . $herecurr) if ($is_end && $length < 4);
+ if ($is_end && $length < 4) {
+ WARN("please write a paragraph that describes the config symbol fully, at least 4 lines\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
#print "is_end<$is_end> length<$length>\n";
}

--
1.7.3.5

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