[PATCH] checkpatch: Validate "Fixes:" references

From: Bjorn Andersson
Date: Mon Mar 21 2022 - 14:05:48 EST


checkpatch guards about non-compliant or invalid commit references
embedded in the commit message, but a similar set of mistakes can be
made when referencing commits in "Fixes:".

Add sanity checks for references to missing commits, short hashes,
improper spacing, improper case or issues with the commit description.

Signed-off-by: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 577e02998701..b602ab50fc5c 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3273,6 +3273,42 @@ sub process {
$last_git_commit_id_linenr = $linenr if ($line =~ /\bcommit\s*$/i);
}

+# Check for valid Fixes:
+ if ($line =~ /^fixes:\s*([0-9a-f]{5,})/i) {
+ my $orig_commit = lc($1);
+
+ my $case = 1;
+ my $short = 1;
+ my $space = 1;
+ my $has_quotes = 0;
+ my $id = '0123456789ab';
+ my $orig_desc = "commit description";
+ my $description = "";
+
+ $case = 0 if ($line =~ /^Fixes:\s+[0-9a-f]{5,40}[^A-F]/);
+ $short = 0 if ($line =~ /\bfixes:\s*[0-9a-f]{12,40}/i);
+ $space = 0 if ($line =~ /\bfixes: [0-9a-f]{5,} \(/i);
+
+ if ($line =~ /\bfixes:\s+[0-9a-f]{5,}\s*($balanced_parens)/i) {
+ $orig_desc = substr($1, 1, -1);
+ if ($orig_desc =~ /^".*"$/) {
+ $orig_desc = substr($orig_desc, 1, -1);
+ $has_quotes = 1;
+ }
+ }
+
+ ($id, $description) = git_commit_info($orig_commit,
+ $id, $orig_desc);
+
+ if (defined($id) && ($short || $space || $case || ($orig_desc ne $description) || !$has_quotes)) {
+ ERROR("GIT_COMMIT_ID",
+ "Please use git commit description style 'Fixes: <12+ chars of sha1> (\"<title line>\")' - ie: 'Fixes: $id (\"$description\")'\n" . $herecurr);
+ } elsif (!defined($id)) {
+ WARN("UNKNOWN_COMMIT_ID",
+ "Unknown commit id '$orig_commit', maybe rebased or not pulled?\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+ }
+
# Check for added, moved or deleted files
if (!$reported_maintainer_file && !$in_commit_log &&
($line =~ /^(?:new|deleted) file mode\s*\d+\s*$/ ||
--
2.33.1