Re: [PATCH v2] btrfs: reject root items with drop_progress and zero drop_level

[Qu Wenruo]

在 2026/3/12 12:40, ZhengYuan Huang 写道:
> Thanks a lot for the explanation. I think I now understand the
> intended use of the
> Fixes: tag.
>
> I still have one question, though. In this case, scripts/checkpatch.pl
> warns that a
> Fixes: tag should be added, which seems inconsistent with the submission
> guidelines you pointed me to.

If you check the checkpatch.pl itself, the logic in it is pretty simple 
and can give false alerts.

It just checks if the commit message has BUG: or KASAN/UBSAN lines.

So it's false alert prune.

> My understanding had been that patches should generally be sent only
> after passing
> checkpatch.pl cleanly,

No, that is only a script which has its limits.
Checkpatch is good for its code style checks, but not always correct on 
other suggestions.

Sometimes even its code style checks may conflict with the rules inside 
each subsystem.


> so I wanted to ask: is this kind of warning acceptable in
> practice,

Yes, unless you believe a simple perl script can be as good as human 
common sense.

> or does it mean my local checkpatch.pl is outdated?

Since you're already using the latest rc kernel, I believe you're 
already using the latest checkpatch.

Thanks,
Qu

> If it is outdated,
> should I generally use the latest checkpatch.pl when checking patches
> before submission?
>
> Thanks again,
> ZhengYuan Huang