Re: [PATCH 2/2] iio: adc: ad9467: add support for ad9211

From: Andy Shevchenko

Date: Wed Dec 03 2025 - 09:24:32 EST


On Wed, Dec 03, 2025 at 03:33:15PM +0200, Tomas Melin wrote:
> On 03/12/2025 14:48, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 03, 2025 at 12:20:34PM +0000, Tomas Melin wrote:

...

> >> Link: https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/AD9211.pdf
> >
> > Datasheet: https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/AD9211.pdf
>
> That will give
>
> WARNING: Unknown link reference 'Datasheet:', use 'Link:' or
> 'Closes:' instead
> #22:
> Datasheet:
> https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/AD9211.pdf
>
> So I would like to keep it as is. Or then please convince checkpatch it
> should be accepted as a valid tag ;)

checkpatch is full of false-positives. It's a recommendation tool, don't stick
to it too much.

git log --oneline --no-merges --grep ^Datasheet:

will give you list of examples existing in the Git history, 163 and counting.

The first one appeared in 2009 and started being used widely ca. 2015.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko