[PATCH v5 6/7] dtc: dt-check-style: Print proper line number of indentation detection place
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Thu Jul 09 2026 - 13:47:51 EST
Script judges the indentation however always suggests it is the first
line which is wrong, e.g.:
sigmastar/mstar-infinity2m.dtsi:1: [indent-unit-dts] indent unit must be 1 tab in DTS, got '\t\t'
Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/dtc/dt-check-style | 29 +++++++++++-----------
.../dt-style-selftest/expected/dts-spaces.dts.txt | 2 +-
.../expected/yaml-indent-strict.yaml.txt | 2 +-
3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/dt-check-style b/scripts/dtc/dt-check-style
index ad07b0d27470..3985923622e8 100755
--- a/scripts/dtc/dt-check-style
+++ b/scripts/dtc/dt-check-style
@@ -392,8 +392,9 @@ def check_mixed_indent_chars(ctx):
def detect_indent_unit(ctx):
"""Find the indent unit used at depth 1 in this block.
- Returns one of: ' ' (2 spaces), ' ' (4 spaces), '\\t' (tab),
- or None if depth-1 is empty or ambiguous."""
+ Returns tuple of string (one of: ' ' (2 spaces), ' ' (4 spaces),
+ '\\t' (tab), or None if depth-1 is empty or ambiguous) and line number when
+ detection was made)."""
for dl in ctx.lines:
if dl.depth != 1:
continue
@@ -404,48 +405,48 @@ def detect_indent_unit(ctx):
if not dl.indent_str:
continue
if dl.indent_str == '\t':
- return '\t'
+ return ('\t', dl.lineno)
if dl.indent_str == ' ':
- return ' '
+ return (' ', dl.lineno)
if dl.indent_str == ' ':
- return ' '
+ return (' ', dl.lineno)
# Anything else at depth 1 is non-canonical; flag elsewhere.
- return dl.indent_str
- return None
+ return (dl.indent_str, dl.lineno)
+ return (None, None)
def check_indent_unit_relaxed(ctx):
"""YAML examples: 2 or 4 spaces. Never tabs or other widths."""
- unit = detect_indent_unit(ctx)
+ (unit, lineno) = detect_indent_unit(ctx)
if unit is None:
return
if unit not in (' ', ' '):
- yield (1, 'indent unit must be 2 or 4 spaces, got %r' % unit)
+ yield (lineno, 'indent unit must be 2 or 4 spaces, got %r' % unit)
def check_indent_unit_dts(ctx):
"""DTS files: 1 tab per level. Always required."""
- unit = detect_indent_unit(ctx)
+ (unit, lineno) = detect_indent_unit(ctx)
if unit is None:
return
if unit != '\t':
- yield (1, 'indent unit must be 1 tab in DTS, got %r' % unit)
+ yield (lineno, 'indent unit must be 1 tab in DTS, got %r' % unit)
def check_indent_unit_strict(ctx):
"""YAML: must be exactly 4 spaces. DTS: 1 tab (same as relaxed)."""
- unit = detect_indent_unit(ctx)
+ (unit, lineno) = detect_indent_unit(ctx)
if unit is None:
return
if ctx.file_type == 'yaml':
if unit != ' ':
- yield (1, 'indent unit must be 4 spaces in strict mode, '
+ yield (lineno, 'indent unit must be 4 spaces in strict mode, '
'got %r' % unit)
def check_indent_consistent(ctx):
"""All indented lines must be a multiple of the detected unit."""
- unit = detect_indent_unit(ctx)
+ (unit, lineno) = detect_indent_unit(ctx)
if unit is None:
return
if ctx.file_type == 'yaml':
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/dt-style-selftest/expected/dts-spaces.dts.txt b/scripts/dtc/dt-style-selftest/expected/dts-spaces.dts.txt
index 070025c4568c..5afdb101dcee 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/dt-style-selftest/expected/dts-spaces.dts.txt
+++ b/scripts/dtc/dt-style-selftest/expected/dts-spaces.dts.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
# mode=relaxed
-bad/dts-spaces.dts:1: [indent-unit-dts] indent unit must be 1 tab in DTS, got ' '
+bad/dts-spaces.dts:9: [indent-unit-dts] indent unit must be 1 tab in DTS, got ' '
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/dt-style-selftest/expected/yaml-indent-strict.yaml.txt b/scripts/dtc/dt-style-selftest/expected/yaml-indent-strict.yaml.txt
index 5ef290d3a847..c4f31deea4ca 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/dt-style-selftest/expected/yaml-indent-strict.yaml.txt
+++ b/scripts/dtc/dt-style-selftest/expected/yaml-indent-strict.yaml.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
# mode=strict
-bad/yaml-indent-strict.yaml:26: example 0 [indent-unit-strict] indent unit must be 4 spaces in strict mode, got ' '
+bad/yaml-indent-strict.yaml:27: example 0 [indent-unit-strict] indent unit must be 4 spaces in strict mode, got ' '
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