[PATCH] checkpatch: Fix networking kernel-doc block comment defect

[Joe Perches]

checkpatch can generate a false positive when inserting
a new kernel-doc block and function above an existing
kernel-doc block.

Fix it by checking that the context line is also a newly
inserted line.

Reported-by: Darren Hart <dvhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 23126d4..c18e1be 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2074,6 +2074,7 @@ sub process {
 		if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
 		    $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\/\*/ &&		#starting /*
 		    $prevrawline !~ /\*\/[ \t]*$/ &&		#no trailing */
+		    $rawline =~ /^\+/ &&			#line is new
 		    $rawline !~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/) {		#no leading *
 			WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
 			     "networking block comments start with * on subsequent lines\n" . $hereprev);
-- 
1.8.1.2.459.gbcd45b4.dirty



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