]> Git Repo - J-u-boot.git/blobdiff - scripts/checkpatch.pl
Merge tag 'efi-2020-10-rc3' of https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/custodians/u-boot-efi
[J-u-boot.git] / scripts / checkpatch.pl
index 373094e59ef011502170513b63ba9da5215ac002..3932362dbafd555a6850b74b776ccf83e1189b83 100755 (executable)
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
 # (c) 2001, Dave Jones. (the file handling bit)
 # (c) 2005, Joel Schopp <[email protected]> (the ugly bit)
 # (c) 2007,2008, Andy Whitcroft <[email protected]> (new conditions, test suite)
 # (c) 2008-2010 Andy Whitcroft <[email protected]>
-# Licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL License version 2
+# (c) 2010-2018 Joe Perches <[email protected]>
 
 use strict;
 use warnings;
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ use POSIX;
 use File::Basename;
 use Cwd 'abs_path';
 use Term::ANSIColor qw(:constants);
+use Encode qw(decode encode);
 
 my $P = $0;
 my $D = dirname(abs_path($P));
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ my %ignore_type = ();
 my @ignore = ();
 my $help = 0;
 my $configuration_file = ".checkpatch.conf";
-my $max_line_length = 80;
+my $max_line_length = 100;
 my $ignore_perl_version = 0;
 my $minimum_perl_version = 5.10.0;
 my $min_conf_desc_length = 4;
@@ -57,8 +60,12 @@ my $codespell = 0;
 my $codespellfile = "/usr/share/codespell/dictionary.txt";
 my $conststructsfile = "$D/const_structs.checkpatch";
 my $typedefsfile = "";
+my $u_boot = 0;
 my $color = "auto";
-my $allow_c99_comments = 1;
+my $allow_c99_comments = 1; # Can be overridden by --ignore C99_COMMENT_TOLERANCE
+# git output parsing needs US English output, so first set backtick child process LANGUAGE
+my $git_command ='export LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8; git';
+my $tabsize = 8;
 
 sub help {
        my ($exitcode) = @_;
@@ -91,8 +98,11 @@ Options:
   --types TYPE(,TYPE2...)    show only these comma separated message types
   --ignore TYPE(,TYPE2...)   ignore various comma separated message types
   --show-types               show the specific message type in the output
-  --max-line-length=n        set the maximum line length, if exceeded, warn
+  --max-line-length=n        set the maximum line length, (default $max_line_length)
+                             if exceeded, warn on patches
+                             requires --strict for use with --file
   --min-conf-desc-length=n   set the min description length, if shorter, warn
+  --tab-size=n               set the number of spaces for tab (default $tabsize)
   --root=PATH                PATH to the kernel tree root
   --no-summary               suppress the per-file summary
   --mailback                 only produce a report in case of warnings/errors
@@ -118,6 +128,7 @@ Options:
   --typedefsfile             Read additional types from this file
   --color[=WHEN]             Use colors 'always', 'never', or only when output
                              is a terminal ('auto'). Default is 'auto'.
+  --u-boot                   Run additional checks for U-Boot
   -h, --help, --version      display this help and exit
 
 When FILE is - read standard input.
@@ -210,6 +221,7 @@ GetOptions(
        'list-types!'   => \$list_types,
        'max-line-length=i' => \$max_line_length,
        'min-conf-desc-length=i' => \$min_conf_desc_length,
+       'tab-size=i'    => \$tabsize,
        'root=s'        => \$root,
        'summary!'      => \$summary,
        'mailback!'     => \$mailback,
@@ -222,6 +234,7 @@ GetOptions(
        'codespell!'    => \$codespell,
        'codespellfile=s'       => \$codespellfile,
        'typedefsfile=s'        => \$typedefsfile,
+       'u-boot'        => \$u_boot,
        'color=s'       => \$color,
        'no-color'      => \$color,     #keep old behaviors of -nocolor
        'nocolor'       => \$color,     #keep old behaviors of -nocolor
@@ -238,11 +251,11 @@ $check_orig = $check;
 
 my $exit = 0;
 
+my $perl_version_ok = 1;
 if ($^V && $^V lt $minimum_perl_version) {
+       $perl_version_ok = 0;
        printf "$P: requires at least perl version %vd\n", $minimum_perl_version;
-       if (!$ignore_perl_version) {
-               exit(1);
-       }
+       exit(1) if (!$ignore_perl_version);
 }
 
 #if no filenames are given, push '-' to read patch from stdin
@@ -262,6 +275,9 @@ if ($color =~ /^[01]$/) {
        die "Invalid color mode: $color\n";
 }
 
+# skip TAB size 1 to avoid additional checks on $tabsize - 1
+die "Invalid TAB size: $tabsize\n" if ($tabsize < 2);
+
 sub hash_save_array_words {
        my ($hashRef, $arrayRef) = @_;
 
@@ -344,9 +360,10 @@ our $Sparse        = qr{
                        __force|
                        __iomem|
                        __must_check|
-                       __init_refok|
                        __kprobes|
                        __ref|
+                       __refconst|
+                       __refdata|
                        __rcu|
                        __private
                }x;
@@ -376,6 +393,7 @@ our $Attribute      = qr{
                        __noclone|
                        __deprecated|
                        __read_mostly|
+                       __ro_after_init|
                        __kprobes|
                        $InitAttribute|
                        ____cacheline_aligned|
@@ -457,12 +475,25 @@ our $logFunctions = qr{(?x:
        TP_printk|
        WARN(?:_RATELIMIT|_ONCE|)|
        panic|
+       debug|
+       printf|
        MODULE_[A-Z_]+|
        seq_vprintf|seq_printf|seq_puts
 )};
 
+our $allocFunctions = qr{(?x:
+       (?:(?:devm_)?
+               (?:kv|k|v)[czm]alloc(?:_node|_array)? |
+               kstrdup(?:_const)? |
+               kmemdup(?:_nul)?) |
+       (?:\w+)?alloc_skb(?:_ip_align)? |
+                               # dev_alloc_skb/netdev_alloc_skb, et al
+       dma_alloc_coherent
+)};
+
 our $signature_tags = qr{(?xi:
        Signed-off-by:|
+       Co-developed-by:|
        Acked-by:|
        Tested-by:|
        Reviewed-by:|
@@ -568,6 +599,27 @@ foreach my $entry (@mode_permission_funcs) {
 }
 $mode_perms_search = "(?:${mode_perms_search})";
 
+our %deprecated_apis = (
+       "synchronize_rcu_bh"                    => "synchronize_rcu",
+       "synchronize_rcu_bh_expedited"          => "synchronize_rcu_expedited",
+       "call_rcu_bh"                           => "call_rcu",
+       "rcu_barrier_bh"                        => "rcu_barrier",
+       "synchronize_sched"                     => "synchronize_rcu",
+       "synchronize_sched_expedited"           => "synchronize_rcu_expedited",
+       "call_rcu_sched"                        => "call_rcu",
+       "rcu_barrier_sched"                     => "rcu_barrier",
+       "get_state_synchronize_sched"           => "get_state_synchronize_rcu",
+       "cond_synchronize_sched"                => "cond_synchronize_rcu",
+);
+
+#Create a search pattern for all these strings to speed up a loop below
+our $deprecated_apis_search = "";
+foreach my $entry (keys %deprecated_apis) {
+       $deprecated_apis_search .= '|' if ($deprecated_apis_search ne "");
+       $deprecated_apis_search .= $entry;
+}
+$deprecated_apis_search = "(?:${deprecated_apis_search})";
+
 our $mode_perms_world_writable = qr{
        S_IWUGO         |
        S_IWOTH         |
@@ -765,12 +817,12 @@ sub build_types {
                  }x;
        $Type   = qr{
                        $NonptrType
-                       (?:(?:\s|\*|\[\])+\s*const|(?:\s|\*\s*(?:const\s*)?|\[\])+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
+                       (?:(?:\s|\*|\[\])+\s*const|(?:\s|\*\s*(?:const\s*)?|\[\])+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+){0,4}
                        (?:\s+$Inline|\s+$Modifier)*
                  }x;
        $TypeMisordered = qr{
                        $NonptrTypeMisordered
-                       (?:(?:\s|\*|\[\])+\s*const|(?:\s|\*\s*(?:const\s*)?|\[\])+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
+                       (?:(?:\s|\*|\[\])+\s*const|(?:\s|\*\s*(?:const\s*)?|\[\])+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+){0,4}
                        (?:\s+$Inline|\s+$Modifier)*
                  }x;
        $Declare        = qr{(?:$Storage\s+(?:$Inline\s+)?)?$Type};
@@ -835,14 +887,29 @@ sub seed_camelcase_file {
        }
 }
 
+our %maintained_status = ();
+
 sub is_maintained_obsolete {
        my ($filename) = @_;
 
        return 0 if (!$tree || !(-e "$root/scripts/get_maintainer.pl"));
 
-       my $status = `perl $root/scripts/get_maintainer.pl --status --nom --nol --nogit --nogit-fallback -f $filename 2>&1`;
+       if (!exists($maintained_status{$filename})) {
+               $maintained_status{$filename} = `perl $root/scripts/get_maintainer.pl --status --nom --nol --nogit --nogit-fallback -f $filename 2>&1`;
+       }
+
+       return $maintained_status{$filename} =~ /obsolete/i;
+}
+
+sub is_SPDX_License_valid {
+       my ($license) = @_;
 
-       return $status =~ /obsolete/i;
+       return 1 if (!$tree || which("python") eq "" || !(-e "$root/scripts/spdxcheck.py") || !(-e "$root/.git"));
+
+       my $root_path = abs_path($root);
+       my $status = `cd "$root_path"; echo "$license" | python scripts/spdxcheck.py -`;
+       return 0 if ($status ne "");
+       return 1;
 }
 
 my $camelcase_seeded = 0;
@@ -856,7 +923,7 @@ sub seed_camelcase_includes {
        $camelcase_seeded = 1;
 
        if (-e ".git") {
-               my $git_last_include_commit = `git log --no-merges --pretty=format:"%h%n" -1 -- include`;
+               my $git_last_include_commit = `${git_command} log --no-merges --pretty=format:"%h%n" -1 -- include`;
                chomp $git_last_include_commit;
                $camelcase_cache = ".checkpatch-camelcase.git.$git_last_include_commit";
        } else {
@@ -884,7 +951,7 @@ sub seed_camelcase_includes {
        }
 
        if (-e ".git") {
-               $files = `git ls-files "include/*.h"`;
+               $files = `${git_command} ls-files "include/*.h"`;
                @include_files = split('\n', $files);
        }
 
@@ -908,13 +975,13 @@ sub git_commit_info {
 
        return ($id, $desc) if ((which("git") eq "") || !(-e ".git"));
 
-       my $output = `git log --no-color --format='%H %s' -1 $commit 2>&1`;
+       my $output = `${git_command} log --no-color --format='%H %s' -1 $commit 2>&1`;
        $output =~ s/^\s*//gm;
        my @lines = split("\n", $output);
 
        return ($id, $desc) if ($#lines < 0);
 
-       if ($lines[0] =~ /^error: short SHA1 $commit is ambiguous\./) {
+       if ($lines[0] =~ /^error: short SHA1 $commit is ambiguous/) {
 # Maybe one day convert this block of bash into something that returns
 # all matching commit ids, but it's very slow...
 #
@@ -958,7 +1025,7 @@ if ($git) {
                } else {
                        $git_range = "-1 $commit_expr";
                }
-               my $lines = `git log --no-color --no-merges --pretty=format:'%H %s' $git_range`;
+               my $lines = `${git_command} log --no-color --no-merges --pretty=format:'%H %s' $git_range`;
                foreach my $line (split(/\n/, $lines)) {
                        $line =~ /^([0-9a-fA-F]{40,40}) (.*)$/;
                        next if (!defined($1) || !defined($2));
@@ -973,6 +1040,7 @@ if ($git) {
 }
 
 my $vname;
+$allow_c99_comments = !defined $ignore_type{"C99_COMMENT_TOLERANCE"};
 for my $filename (@ARGV) {
        my $FILE;
        if ($git) {
@@ -1024,11 +1092,11 @@ if (!$quiet) {
        hash_show_words(\%use_type, "Used");
        hash_show_words(\%ignore_type, "Ignored");
 
-       if ($^V lt 5.10.0) {
+       if (!$perl_version_ok) {
                print << "EOM"
 
 NOTE: perl $^V is not modern enough to detect all possible issues.
-      An upgrade to at least perl v5.10.0 is suggested.
+      An upgrade to at least perl $minimum_perl_version is suggested.
 EOM
        }
        if ($exit) {
@@ -1063,6 +1131,7 @@ sub parse_email {
        my ($formatted_email) = @_;
 
        my $name = "";
+       my $name_comment = "";
        my $address = "";
        my $comment = "";
 
@@ -1095,6 +1164,10 @@ sub parse_email {
 
        $name = trim($name);
        $name =~ s/^\"|\"$//g;
+       $name =~ s/(\s*\([^\)]+\))\s*//;
+       if (defined($1)) {
+               $name_comment = trim($1);
+       }
        $address = trim($address);
        $address =~ s/^\<|\>$//g;
 
@@ -1103,7 +1176,7 @@ sub parse_email {
                $name = "\"$name\"";
        }
 
-       return ($name, $address, $comment);
+       return ($name, $name_comment, $address, $comment);
 }
 
 sub format_email {
@@ -1129,6 +1202,23 @@ sub format_email {
        return $formatted_email;
 }
 
+sub reformat_email {
+       my ($email) = @_;
+
+       my ($email_name, $name_comment, $email_address, $comment) = parse_email($email);
+       return format_email($email_name, $email_address);
+}
+
+sub same_email_addresses {
+       my ($email1, $email2) = @_;
+
+       my ($email1_name, $name1_comment, $email1_address, $comment1) = parse_email($email1);
+       my ($email2_name, $name2_comment, $email2_address, $comment2) = parse_email($email2);
+
+       return $email1_name eq $email2_name &&
+              $email1_address eq $email2_address;
+}
+
 sub which {
        my ($bin) = @_;
 
@@ -1162,7 +1252,7 @@ sub expand_tabs {
                if ($c eq "\t") {
                        $res .= ' ';
                        $n++;
-                       for (; ($n % 8) != 0; $n++) {
+                       for (; ($n % $tabsize) != 0; $n++) {
                                $res .= ' ';
                        }
                        next;
@@ -2175,7 +2265,7 @@ sub string_find_replace {
 sub tabify {
        my ($leading) = @_;
 
-       my $source_indent = 8;
+       my $source_indent = $tabsize;
        my $max_spaces_before_tab = $source_indent - 1;
        my $spaces_to_tab = " " x $source_indent;
 
@@ -2217,6 +2307,60 @@ sub pos_last_openparen {
        return length(expand_tabs(substr($line, 0, $last_openparen))) + 1;
 }
 
+sub get_raw_comment {
+       my ($line, $rawline) = @_;
+       my $comment = '';
+
+       for my $i (0 .. (length($line) - 1)) {
+               if (substr($line, $i, 1) eq "$;") {
+                       $comment .= substr($rawline, $i, 1);
+               }
+       }
+
+       return $comment;
+}
+
+# Checks specific to U-Boot
+sub u_boot_line {
+       my ($realfile, $line, $rawline, $herecurr) = @_;
+
+       # ask for a test if a new uclass ID is added
+       if ($realfile =~ /uclass-id.h/ && $line =~ /^\+/) {
+               WARN("NEW_UCLASS",
+                    "Possible new uclass - make sure to add a sandbox driver, plus a test in test/dm/<name>.c\n" . $herecurr);
+       }
+
+       # try to get people to use the livetree API
+       if ($line =~ /^\+.*fdtdec_/) {
+               WARN("LIVETREE",
+                    "Use the livetree API (dev_read_...)\n" . $herecurr);
+       }
+
+       # add tests for new commands
+       if ($line =~ /^\+.*do_($Ident)\(struct cmd_tbl.*/) {
+               WARN("CMD_TEST",
+                    "Possible new command - make sure you add a test\n" . $herecurr);
+       }
+
+       # use if instead of #if
+       if ($realfile =~ /\.c$/ && $line =~ /^\+#if.*CONFIG.*/) {
+               WARN("PREFER_IF",
+                    "Use 'if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG...))' instead of '#if or #ifdef' where possible\n" . $herecurr);
+       }
+
+       # use defconfig to manage CONFIG_CMD options
+       if ($line =~ /\+\s*#\s*(define|undef)\s+(CONFIG_CMD\w*)\b/) {
+               ERROR("DEFINE_CONFIG_CMD",
+                     "All commands are managed by Kconfig\n" . $herecurr);
+       }
+
+       # Don't put common.h and dm.h in header files
+       if ($realfile =~ /\.h$/ && $rawline =~ /^\+#include\s*<(common|dm)\.h>*/) {
+               ERROR("BARRED_INCLUDE_IN_HDR",
+                     "Avoid including common.h and dm.h in header files\n" . $herecurr);
+       }
+}
+
 sub process {
        my $filename = shift;
 
@@ -2233,10 +2377,15 @@ sub process {
 
        our $clean = 1;
        my $signoff = 0;
+       my $author = '';
+       my $authorsignoff = 0;
        my $is_patch = 0;
+       my $is_binding_patch = -1;
        my $in_header_lines = $file ? 0 : 1;
        my $in_commit_log = 0;          #Scanning lines before patch
+       my $has_patch_separator = 0;    #Found a --- line
        my $has_commit_log = 0;         #Encountered lines before patch
+       my $commit_log_lines = 0;       #Number of commit log lines
        my $commit_log_possible_stack_dump = 0;
        my $commit_log_long_line = 0;
        my $commit_log_has_diff = 0;
@@ -2374,6 +2523,15 @@ sub process {
                $sline =~ s/$;/ /g;     #with comments as spaces
 
                my $rawline = $rawlines[$linenr - 1];
+               my $raw_comment = get_raw_comment($line, $rawline);
+
+# check if it's a mode change, rename or start of a patch
+               if (!$in_commit_log &&
+                   ($line =~ /^ mode change [0-7]+ => [0-7]+ \S+\s*$/ ||
+                   ($line =~ /^rename (?:from|to) \S+\s*$/ ||
+                    $line =~ /^diff --git a\/[\w\/\.\_\-]+ b\/\S+\s*$/))) {
+                       $is_patch = 1;
+               }
 
 #extract the line range in the file after the patch is applied
                if (!$in_commit_log &&
@@ -2475,6 +2633,19 @@ sub process {
                                $check = $check_orig;
                        }
                        $checklicenseline = 1;
+
+                       if ($realfile !~ /^MAINTAINERS/) {
+                               my $last_binding_patch = $is_binding_patch;
+
+                               $is_binding_patch = () = $realfile =~ m@^(?:Documentation/devicetree/|include/dt-bindings/)@;
+
+                               if (($last_binding_patch != -1) &&
+                                   ($last_binding_patch ^ $is_binding_patch)) {
+                                       WARN("DT_SPLIT_BINDING_PATCH",
+                                            "DT binding docs and includes should be a separate patch. See: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt\n");
+                               }
+                       }
+
                        next;
                }
 
@@ -2486,6 +2657,18 @@ sub process {
 
                $cnt_lines++ if ($realcnt != 0);
 
+# Verify the existence of a commit log if appropriate
+# 2 is used because a $signature is counted in $commit_log_lines
+               if ($in_commit_log) {
+                       if ($line !~ /^\s*$/) {
+                               $commit_log_lines++;    #could be a $signature
+                       }
+               } elsif ($has_commit_log && $commit_log_lines < 2) {
+                       WARN("COMMIT_MESSAGE",
+                            "Missing commit description - Add an appropriate one\n");
+                       $commit_log_lines = 2;  #warn only once
+               }
+
 # Check if the commit log has what seems like a diff which can confuse patch
                if ($in_commit_log && !$commit_log_has_diff &&
                    (($line =~ m@^\s+diff\b.*a/[\w/]+@ &&
@@ -2507,10 +2690,29 @@ sub process {
                        }
                }
 
+# Check the patch for a From:
+               if (decode("MIME-Header", $line) =~ /^From:\s*(.*)/) {
+                       $author = $1;
+                       $author = encode("utf8", $author) if ($line =~ /=\?utf-8\?/i);
+                       $author =~ s/"//g;
+                       $author = reformat_email($author);
+               }
+
 # Check the patch for a signoff:
-               if ($line =~ /^\s*signed-off-by:/i) {
+               if ($line =~ /^\s*signed-off-by:\s*(.*)/i) {
                        $signoff++;
                        $in_commit_log = 0;
+                       if ($author ne '') {
+                               if (same_email_addresses($1, $author)) {
+                                       $authorsignoff = 1;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Check for patch separator
+               if ($line =~ /^---$/) {
+                       $has_patch_separator = 1;
+                       $in_commit_log = 0;
                }
 
 # Check if MAINTAINERS is being updated.  If so, there's probably no need to
@@ -2558,7 +2760,7 @@ sub process {
                                }
                        }
 
-                       my ($email_name, $email_address, $comment) = parse_email($email);
+                       my ($email_name, $name_comment, $email_address, $comment) = parse_email($email);
                        my $suggested_email = format_email(($email_name, $email_address));
                        if ($suggested_email eq "") {
                                ERROR("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
@@ -2569,9 +2771,7 @@ sub process {
                                $dequoted =~ s/" </ </;
                                # Don't force email to have quotes
                                # Allow just an angle bracketed address
-                               if ("$dequoted$comment" ne $email &&
-                                   "<$email_address>$comment" ne $email &&
-                                   "$suggested_email$comment" ne $email) {
+                               if (!same_email_addresses($email, $suggested_email)) {
                                        WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
                                             "email address '$email' might be better as '$suggested_email$comment'\n" . $herecurr);
                                }
@@ -2587,6 +2787,24 @@ sub process {
                        } else {
                                $signatures{$sig_nospace} = 1;
                        }
+
+# Check Co-developed-by: immediately followed by Signed-off-by: with same name and email
+                       if ($sign_off =~ /^co-developed-by:$/i) {
+                               if ($email eq $author) {
+                                       WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                             "Co-developed-by: should not be used to attribute nominal patch author '$author'\n" . "$here\n" . $rawline);
+                               }
+                               if (!defined $lines[$linenr]) {
+                                       WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                             "Co-developed-by: must be immediately followed by Signed-off-by:\n" . "$here\n" . $rawline);
+                               } elsif ($rawlines[$linenr] !~ /^\s*signed-off-by:\s*(.*)/i) {
+                                       WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                            "Co-developed-by: must be immediately followed by Signed-off-by:\n" . "$here\n" . $rawline . "\n" .$rawlines[$linenr]);
+                               } elsif ($1 ne $email) {
+                                       WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                            "Co-developed-by and Signed-off-by: name/email do not match \n" . "$here\n" . $rawline . "\n" .$rawlines[$linenr]);
+                               }
+                       }
                }
 
 # Check email subject for common tools that don't need to be mentioned
@@ -2596,16 +2814,10 @@ sub process {
                             "A patch subject line should describe the change not the tool that found it\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
-# Check for old stable address
-               if ($line =~ /^\s*cc:\s*.*<?\bstable\@kernel\.org\b>?.*$/i) {
-                       ERROR("STABLE_ADDRESS",
-                             "The 'stable' address should be 'stable\@vger.kernel.org'\n" . $herecurr);
-               }
-
-# Check for unwanted Gerrit info
-               if ($in_commit_log && $line =~ /^\s*change-id:/i) {
+# Check for Gerrit Change-Ids not in any patch context
+               if ($realfile eq '' && !$has_patch_separator && $line =~ /^\s*change-id:/i) {
                        ERROR("GERRIT_CHANGE_ID",
-                             "Remove Gerrit Change-Id's before submitting upstream.\n" . $herecurr);
+                             "Remove Gerrit Change-Id's before submitting upstream\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
 # Check if the commit log is in a possible stack dump
@@ -2613,8 +2825,10 @@ sub process {
                    ($line =~ /^\s*(?:WARNING:|BUG:)/ ||
                     $line =~ /^\s*\[\s*\d+\.\d{6,6}\s*\]/ ||
                                        # timestamp
-                    $line =~ /^\s*\[\<[0-9a-fA-F]{8,}\>\]/)) {
-                                       # stack dump address
+                    $line =~ /^\s*\[\<[0-9a-fA-F]{8,}\>\]/) ||
+                    $line =~ /^(?:\s+\w+:\s+[0-9a-fA-F]+){3,3}/ ||
+                    $line =~ /^\s*\#\d+\s*\[[0-9a-fA-F]+\]\s*\w+ at [0-9a-fA-F]+/) {
+                                       # stack dump address styles
                        $commit_log_possible_stack_dump = 1;
                }
 
@@ -2641,7 +2855,7 @@ sub process {
 
 # Check for git id commit length and improperly formed commit descriptions
                if ($in_commit_log && !$commit_log_possible_stack_dump &&
-                   $line !~ /^\s*(?:Link|Patchwork|http|https|BugLink):/i &&
+                   $line !~ /^\s*(?:Link|Patchwork|http|https|BugLink|base-commit):/i &&
                    $line !~ /^This reverts commit [0-9a-f]{7,40}/ &&
                    ($line =~ /\bcommit\s+[0-9a-f]{5,}\b/i ||
                     ($line =~ /(?:\s|^)[0-9a-f]{12,40}(?:[\s"'\(\[]|$)/i &&
@@ -2710,6 +2924,14 @@ sub process {
                             "added, moved or deleted file(s), does MAINTAINERS need updating?\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
+# Check for adding new DT bindings not in schema format
+               if (!$in_commit_log &&
+                   ($line =~ /^new file mode\s*\d+\s*$/) &&
+                   ($realfile =~ m@^Documentation/devicetree/bindings/.*\.txt$@)) {
+                       WARN("DT_SCHEMA_BINDING_PATCH",
+                            "DT bindings should be in DT schema format. See: Documentation/devicetree/writing-schema.rst\n");
+               }
+
 # Check for wrappage within a valid hunk of the file
                if ($realcnt != 0 && $line !~ m{^(?:\+|-| |\\ No newline|$)}) {
                        ERROR("CORRUPTED_PATCH",
@@ -2786,6 +3008,17 @@ sub process {
                        }
                }
 
+# check for invalid commit id
+               if ($in_commit_log && $line =~ /(^fixes:|\bcommit)\s+([0-9a-f]{6,40})\b/i) {
+                       my $id;
+                       my $description;
+                       ($id, $description) = git_commit_info($2, undef, undef);
+                       if (!defined($id)) {
+                               WARN("UNKNOWN_COMMIT_ID",
+                                    "Unknown commit id '$2', maybe rebased or not pulled?\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
 # ignore non-hunk lines and lines being removed
                next if (!$hunk_line || $line =~ /^-/);
 
@@ -2915,7 +3148,7 @@ sub process {
                        my @compats = $rawline =~ /\"([a-zA-Z0-9\-\,\.\+_]+)\"/g;
 
                        my $dt_path = $root . "/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/";
-                       my $vp_file = $dt_path . "vendor-prefixes.txt";
+                       my $vp_file = $dt_path . "vendor-prefixes.yaml";
 
                        foreach my $compat (@compats) {
                                my $compat2 = $compat;
@@ -2930,7 +3163,7 @@ sub process {
 
                                next if $compat !~ /^([a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)\,/;
                                my $vendor = $1;
-                               `grep -Eq "^$vendor\\b" $vp_file`;
+                               `grep -Eq "\\"\\^\Q$vendor\E,\\.\\*\\":" $vp_file`;
                                if ( $? >> 8 ) {
                                        WARN("UNDOCUMENTED_DT_STRING",
                                             "DT compatible string vendor \"$vendor\" appears un-documented -- check $vp_file\n" . $herecurr);
@@ -2948,16 +3181,41 @@ sub process {
                                        $comment = '/*';
                                } elsif ($realfile =~ /\.(c|dts|dtsi)$/) {
                                        $comment = '//';
-                               } elsif (($checklicenseline == 2) || $realfile =~ /\.(sh|pl|py|awk|tc)$/) {
+                               } elsif (($checklicenseline == 2) || $realfile =~ /\.(sh|pl|py|awk|tc|yaml)$/) {
                                        $comment = '#';
                                } elsif ($realfile =~ /\.rst$/) {
                                        $comment = '..';
                                }
 
+# check SPDX comment style for .[chsS] files
+                               if ($realfile =~ /\.[chsS]$/ &&
+                                   $rawline =~ /SPDX-License-Identifier:/ &&
+                                   $rawline !~ m@^\+\s*\Q$comment\E\s*@) {
+                                       WARN("SPDX_LICENSE_TAG",
+                                            "Improper SPDX comment style for '$realfile', please use '$comment' instead\n" . $herecurr);
+                               }
+
                                if ($comment !~ /^$/ &&
-                                   $rawline !~ /^\+\Q$comment\E SPDX-License-Identifier: /) {
+                                   $rawline !~ m@^\+\Q$comment\E SPDX-License-Identifier: @) {
                                        WARN("SPDX_LICENSE_TAG",
                                             "Missing or malformed SPDX-License-Identifier tag in line $checklicenseline\n" . $herecurr);
+                               } elsif ($rawline =~ /(SPDX-License-Identifier: .*)/) {
+                                       my $spdx_license = $1;
+                                       if (!is_SPDX_License_valid($spdx_license)) {
+                                               WARN("SPDX_LICENSE_TAG",
+                                                    "'$spdx_license' is not supported in LICENSES/...\n" . $herecurr);
+                                       }
+                                       if ($realfile =~ m@^Documentation/devicetree/bindings/@ &&
+                                           not $spdx_license =~ /GPL-2\.0.*BSD-2-Clause/) {
+                                               my $msg_level = \&WARN;
+                                               $msg_level = \&CHK if ($file);
+                                               if (&{$msg_level}("SPDX_LICENSE_TAG",
+
+                                                                 "DT binding documents should be licensed (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                                   $fix) {
+                                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/SPDX-License-Identifier: .*/SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)/;
+                                               }
+                                       }
                                }
                        }
                }
@@ -2965,6 +3223,14 @@ sub process {
 # check we are in a valid source file if not then ignore this hunk
                next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|s|S|sh|dtsi|dts)$/);
 
+# check for using SPDX-License-Identifier on the wrong line number
+               if ($realline != $checklicenseline &&
+                   $rawline =~ /\bSPDX-License-Identifier:/ &&
+                   substr($line, @-, @+ - @-) eq "$;" x (@+ - @-)) {
+                       WARN("SPDX_LICENSE_TAG",
+                            "Misplaced SPDX-License-Identifier tag - use line $checklicenseline instead\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
 # line length limit (with some exclusions)
 #
 # There are a few types of lines that may extend beyond $max_line_length:
@@ -3022,8 +3288,10 @@ sub process {
 
                        if ($msg_type ne "" &&
                            (show_type("LONG_LINE") || show_type($msg_type))) {
-                               WARN($msg_type,
-                                    "line over $max_line_length characters\n" . $herecurr);
+                               my $msg_level = \&WARN;
+                               $msg_level = \&CHK if ($file);
+                               &{$msg_level}($msg_type,
+                                             "line length of $length exceeds $max_line_length columns\n" . $herecurr);
                        }
                }
 
@@ -3033,11 +3301,15 @@ sub process {
                             "adding a line without newline at end of file\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
+               if ($u_boot) {
+                       u_boot_line($realfile, $line, $rawline, $herecurr);
+               }
+
 # check we are in a valid source file C or perl if not then ignore this hunk
                next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|pl|dtsi|dts)$/);
 
 # at the beginning of a line any tabs must come first and anything
-# more than 8 must use tabs.
+# more than $tabsize must use tabs.
                if ($rawline =~ /^\+\s* \t\s*\S/ ||
                    $rawline =~ /^\+\s*        \s*/) {
                        my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($rawline) . "\n";
@@ -3056,12 +3328,18 @@ sub process {
                                "please, no space before tabs\n" . $herevet) &&
                            $fix) {
                                while ($fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
-                                          s/(^\+.*) {8,8}\t/$1\t\t/) {}
+                                          s/(^\+.*) {$tabsize,$tabsize}\t/$1\t\t/) {}
                                while ($fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
                                           s/(^\+.*) +\t/$1\t/) {}
                        }
                }
 
+# check for assignments on the start of a line
+               if ($sline =~ /^\+\s+($Assignment)[^=]/) {
+                       CHK("ASSIGNMENT_CONTINUATIONS",
+                           "Assignment operator '$1' should be on the previous line\n" . $hereprev);
+               }
+
 # check for && or || at the start of a line
                if ($rawline =~ /^\+\s*(&&|\|\|)/) {
                        CHK("LOGICAL_CONTINUATIONS",
@@ -3069,20 +3347,20 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check indentation starts on a tab stop
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    $sline =~ /^\+\t+( +)(?:$c90_Keywords\b|\{\s*$|\}\s*(?:else\b|while\b|\s*$)|$Declare\s*$Ident\s*[;=])/) {
                        my $indent = length($1);
-                       if ($indent % 8) {
+                       if ($indent % $tabsize) {
                                if (WARN("TABSTOP",
                                         "Statements should start on a tabstop\n" . $herecurr) &&
                                    $fix) {
-                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s@(^\+\t+) +@$1 . "\t" x ($indent/8)@e;
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s@(^\+\t+) +@$1 . "\t" x ($indent/$tabsize)@e;
                                }
                        }
                }
 
 # check multi-line statement indentation matches previous line
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    $prevline =~ /^\+([ \t]*)((?:$c90_Keywords(?:\s+if)\s*)|(?:$Declare\s*)?(?:$Ident|\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\))\s*|(?:\*\s*)*$Lval\s*=\s*$Ident\s*)\(.*(\&\&|\|\||,)\s*$/) {
                        $prevline =~ /^\+(\t*)(.*)$/;
                        my $oldindent = $1;
@@ -3094,8 +3372,8 @@ sub process {
                                my $newindent = $2;
 
                                my $goodtabindent = $oldindent .
-                                       "\t" x ($pos / 8) .
-                                       " "  x ($pos % 8);
+                                       "\t" x ($pos / $tabsize) .
+                                       " "  x ($pos % $tabsize);
                                my $goodspaceindent = $oldindent . " "  x $pos;
 
                                if ($newindent ne $goodtabindent &&
@@ -3239,7 +3517,7 @@ sub process {
                        # known declaration macros
                      $sline =~ /^\+\s+$declaration_macros/ ||
                        # start of struct or union or enum
-                     $sline =~ /^\+\s+(?:union|struct|enum|typedef)\b/ ||
+                     $sline =~ /^\+\s+(?:static\s+)?(?:const\s+)?(?:union|struct|enum|typedef)\b/ ||
                        # start or end of block or continuation of declaration
                      $sline =~ /^\+\s+(?:$|[\{\}\.\#\"\?\:\(\[])/ ||
                        # bitfield continuation
@@ -3566,11 +3844,11 @@ sub process {
                        #print "line<$line> prevline<$prevline> indent<$indent> sindent<$sindent> check<$check> continuation<$continuation> s<$s> cond_lines<$cond_lines> stat_real<$stat_real> stat<$stat>\n";
 
                        if ($check && $s ne '' &&
-                           (($sindent % 8) != 0 ||
+                           (($sindent % $tabsize) != 0 ||
                             ($sindent < $indent) ||
                             ($sindent == $indent &&
                              ($s !~ /^\s*(?:\}|\{|else\b)/)) ||
-                            ($sindent > $indent + 8))) {
+                            ($sindent > $indent + $tabsize))) {
                                WARN("SUSPECT_CODE_INDENT",
                                     "suspect code indent for conditional statements ($indent, $sindent)\n" . $herecurr . "$stat_real\n");
                        }
@@ -3771,19 +4049,48 @@ sub process {
                             "type '$tmp' should be specified in [[un]signed] [short|int|long|long long] order\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
+# check for unnecessary <signed> int declarations of short/long/long long
+               while ($sline =~ m{\b($TypeMisordered(\s*\*)*|$C90_int_types)\b}g) {
+                       my $type = trim($1);
+                       next if ($type !~ /\bint\b/);
+                       next if ($type !~ /\b(?:short|long\s+long|long)\b/);
+                       my $new_type = $type;
+                       $new_type =~ s/\b\s*int\s*\b/ /;
+                       $new_type =~ s/\b\s*(?:un)?signed\b\s*/ /;
+                       $new_type =~ s/^const\s+//;
+                       $new_type = "unsigned $new_type" if ($type =~ /\bunsigned\b/);
+                       $new_type = "const $new_type" if ($type =~ /^const\b/);
+                       $new_type =~ s/\s+/ /g;
+                       $new_type = trim($new_type);
+                       if (WARN("UNNECESSARY_INT",
+                                "Prefer '$new_type' over '$type' as the int is unnecessary\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b\Q$type\E\b/$new_type/;
+                       }
+               }
+
 # check for static const char * arrays.
                if ($line =~ /\bstatic\s+const\s+char\s*\*\s*(\w+)\s*\[\s*\]\s*=\s*/) {
                        WARN("STATIC_CONST_CHAR_ARRAY",
                             "static const char * array should probably be static const char * const\n" .
                                $herecurr);
-               }
+               }
+
+# check for initialized const char arrays that should be static const
+               if ($line =~ /^\+\s*const\s+(char|unsigned\s+char|_*u8|(?:[us]_)?int8_t)\s+\w+\s*\[\s*(?:\w+\s*)?\]\s*=\s*"/) {
+                       if (WARN("STATIC_CONST_CHAR_ARRAY",
+                                "const array should probably be static const\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(^.\s*)const\b/${1}static const/;
+                       }
+               }
 
 # check for static char foo[] = "bar" declarations.
                if ($line =~ /\bstatic\s+char\s+(\w+)\s*\[\s*\]\s*=\s*"/) {
                        WARN("STATIC_CONST_CHAR_ARRAY",
                             "static char array declaration should probably be static const char\n" .
                                $herecurr);
-               }
+               }
 
 # check for const <foo> const where <foo> is not a pointer or array type
                if ($sline =~ /\bconst\s+($BasicType)\s+const\b/) {
@@ -3818,7 +4125,7 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check for function declarations without arguments like "int foo()"
-               if ($line =~ /(\b$Type\s+$Ident)\s*\(\s*\)/) {
+               if ($line =~ /(\b$Type\s*$Ident)\s*\(\s*\)/) {
                        if (ERROR("FUNCTION_WITHOUT_ARGS",
                                  "Bad function definition - $1() should probably be $1(void)\n" . $herecurr) &&
                            $fix) {
@@ -3929,15 +4236,6 @@ sub process {
                             "Prefer [subsystem eg: netdev]_$level2([subsystem]dev, ... then dev_$level2(dev, ... then pr_$level(...  to printk(KERN_$orig ...\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
-               if ($line =~ /\bpr_warning\s*\(/) {
-                       if (WARN("PREFER_PR_LEVEL",
-                                "Prefer pr_warn(... to pr_warning(...\n" . $herecurr) &&
-                           $fix) {
-                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
-                                   s/\bpr_warning\b/pr_warn/;
-                       }
-               }
-
                if ($line =~ /\bdev_printk\s*\(\s*KERN_([A-Z]+)/) {
                        my $orig = $1;
                        my $level = lc($orig);
@@ -3957,7 +4255,7 @@ sub process {
 
 # function brace can't be on same line, except for #defines of do while,
 # or if closed on same line
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    $sline =~ /$Type\s*$Ident\s*$balanced_parens\s*\{/ &&
                    $sline !~ /\#\s*define\b.*do\s*\{/ &&
                    $sline !~ /}/) {
@@ -4083,7 +4381,7 @@ sub process {
                        my ($where, $prefix) = ($-[1], $1);
                        if ($prefix !~ /$Type\s+$/ &&
                            ($where != 0 || $prefix !~ /^.\s+$/) &&
-                           $prefix !~ /[{,]\s+$/) {
+                           $prefix !~ /[{,:]\s+$/) {
                                if (ERROR("BRACKET_SPACE",
                                          "space prohibited before open square bracket '['\n" . $herecurr) &&
                                    $fix) {
@@ -4395,7 +4693,7 @@ sub process {
                                            ($op eq '>' &&
                                             $ca =~ /<\S+\@\S+$/))
                                        {
-                                               $ok = 1;
+                                               $ok = 1;
                                        }
 
                                        # for asm volatile statements
@@ -4473,11 +4771,11 @@ sub process {
 
 #need space before brace following if, while, etc
                if (($line =~ /\(.*\)\{/ && $line !~ /\($Type\)\{/) ||
-                   $line =~ /do\{/) {
+                   $line =~ /\b(?:else|do)\{/) {
                        if (ERROR("SPACING",
                                  "space required before the open brace '{'\n" . $herecurr) &&
                            $fix) {
-                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^(\+.*(?:do|\)))\{/$1 {/;
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^(\+.*(?:do|else|\)))\{/$1 {/;
                        }
                }
 
@@ -4491,7 +4789,7 @@ sub process {
 
 # closing brace should have a space following it when it has anything
 # on the line
-               if ($line =~ /}(?!(?:,|;|\)))\S/) {
+               if ($line =~ /}(?!(?:,|;|\)|\}))\S/) {
                        if (ERROR("SPACING",
                                  "space required after that close brace '}'\n" . $herecurr) &&
                            $fix) {
@@ -4568,7 +4866,7 @@ sub process {
 # check for unnecessary parentheses around comparisons in if uses
 # when !drivers/staging or command-line uses --strict
                if (($realfile !~ m@^(?:drivers/staging/)@ || $check_orig) &&
-                   $^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 && defined($stat) &&
+                   $perl_version_ok && defined($stat) &&
                    $stat =~ /(^.\s*if\s*($balanced_parens))/) {
                        my $if_stat = $1;
                        my $test = substr($2, 1, -1);
@@ -4605,7 +4903,7 @@ sub process {
 # return is not a function
                if (defined($stat) && $stat =~ /^.\s*return(\s*)\(/s) {
                        my $spacing = $1;
-                       if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+                       if ($perl_version_ok &&
                            $stat =~ /^.\s*return\s*($balanced_parens)\s*;\s*$/) {
                                my $value = $1;
                                $value = deparenthesize($value);
@@ -4632,7 +4930,7 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # if statements using unnecessary parentheses - ie: if ((foo == bar))
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    $line =~ /\bif\s*((?:\(\s*){2,})/) {
                        my $openparens = $1;
                        my $count = $openparens =~ tr@\(@\(@;
@@ -4649,7 +4947,7 @@ sub process {
 #      avoid cases like "foo + BAR < baz"
 #      only fix matches surrounded by parentheses to avoid incorrect
 #      conversions like "FOO < baz() + 5" being "misfixed" to "baz() > FOO + 5"
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    $line =~ /^\+(.*)\b($Constant|[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)\s*($Compare)\s*($LvalOrFunc)/) {
                        my $lead = $1;
                        my $const = $2;
@@ -4730,7 +5028,7 @@ sub process {
                        # conditional.
                        substr($s, 0, length($c), '');
                        $s =~ s/\n.*//g;
-                       $s =~ s/$;//g;  # Remove any comments
+                       $s =~ s/$;//g;  # Remove any comments
                        if (length($c) && $s !~ /^\s*{?\s*\\*\s*$/ &&
                            $c !~ /}\s*while\s*/)
                        {
@@ -4769,7 +5067,7 @@ sub process {
 # if and else should not have general statements after it
                if ($line =~ /^.\s*(?:}\s*)?else\b(.*)/) {
                        my $s = $1;
-                       $s =~ s/$;//g;  # Remove any comments
+                       $s =~ s/$;//g;  # Remove any comments
                        if ($s !~ /^\s*(?:\sif|(?:{|)\s*\\?\s*$)/) {
                                ERROR("TRAILING_STATEMENTS",
                                      "trailing statements should be on next line\n" . $herecurr);
@@ -4841,24 +5139,14 @@ sub process {
                while ($line =~ m{($Constant|$Lval)}g) {
                        my $var = $1;
 
-#gcc binary extension
-                       if ($var =~ /^$Binary$/) {
-                               if (WARN("GCC_BINARY_CONSTANT",
-                                        "Avoid gcc v4.3+ binary constant extension: <$var>\n" . $herecurr) &&
-                                   $fix) {
-                                       my $hexval = sprintf("0x%x", oct($var));
-                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
-                                           s/\b$var\b/$hexval/;
-                               }
-                       }
-
 #CamelCase
                        if ($var !~ /^$Constant$/ &&
                            $var =~ /[A-Z][a-z]|[a-z][A-Z]/ &&
 #Ignore Page<foo> variants
                            $var !~ /^(?:Clear|Set|TestClear|TestSet|)Page[A-Z]/ &&
-#Ignore SI style variants like nS, mV and dB (ie: max_uV, regulator_min_uA_show)
-                           $var !~ /^(?:[a-z_]*?)_?[a-z][A-Z](?:_[a-z_]+)?$/ &&
+#Ignore SI style variants like nS, mV and dB
+#(ie: max_uV, regulator_min_uA_show, RANGE_mA_VALUE)
+                           $var !~ /^(?:[a-z0-9_]*|[A-Z0-9_]*)?_?[a-z][A-Z](?:_[a-z0-9_]+|_[A-Z0-9_]+)?$/ &&
 #Ignore some three character SI units explicitly, like MiB and KHz
                            $var !~ /^(?:[a-z_]*?)_?(?:[KMGT]iB|[KMGT]?Hz)(?:_[a-z_]+)?$/) {
                                while ($var =~ m{($Ident)}g) {
@@ -4939,6 +5227,7 @@ sub process {
                        if (defined $define_args && $define_args ne "") {
                                $define_args = substr($define_args, 1, length($define_args) - 2);
                                $define_args =~ s/\s*//g;
+                               $define_args =~ s/\\\+?//g;
                                @def_args = split(",", $define_args);
                        }
 
@@ -4954,7 +5243,7 @@ sub process {
                        {
                        }
 
-                       # Flatten any obvious string concatentation.
+                       # Flatten any obvious string concatenation.
                        while ($dstat =~ s/($String)\s*$Ident/$1/ ||
                               $dstat =~ s/$Ident\s*($String)/$1/)
                        {
@@ -5032,10 +5321,10 @@ sub process {
                                next if ($arg =~ /\.\.\./);
                                next if ($arg =~ /^type$/i);
                                my $tmp_stmt = $define_stmt;
-                               $tmp_stmt =~ s/\b(typeof|__typeof__|__builtin\w+|typecheck\s*\(\s*$Type\s*,|\#+)\s*\(*\s*$arg\s*\)*\b//g;
+                               $tmp_stmt =~ s/\b(sizeof|typeof|__typeof__|__builtin\w+|typecheck\s*\(\s*$Type\s*,|\#+)\s*\(*\s*$arg\s*\)*\b//g;
                                $tmp_stmt =~ s/\#+\s*$arg\b//g;
                                $tmp_stmt =~ s/\b$arg\s*\#\#//g;
-                               my $use_cnt = $tmp_stmt =~ s/\b$arg\b//g;
+                               my $use_cnt = () = $tmp_stmt =~ /\b$arg\b/g;
                                if ($use_cnt > 1) {
                                        CHK("MACRO_ARG_REUSE",
                                            "Macro argument reuse '$arg' - possible side-effects?\n" . "$herectx");
@@ -5074,7 +5363,7 @@ sub process {
 # do {} while (0) macro tests:
 # single-statement macros do not need to be enclosed in do while (0) loop,
 # macro should not end with a semicolon
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    $realfile !~ m@/vmlinux.lds.h$@ &&
                    $line =~ /^.\s*\#\s*define\s+$Ident(\()?/) {
                        my $ln = $linenr;
@@ -5115,16 +5404,6 @@ sub process {
                        }
                }
 
-# make sure symbols are always wrapped with VMLINUX_SYMBOL() ...
-# all assignments may have only one of the following with an assignment:
-#      .
-#      ALIGN(...)
-#      VMLINUX_SYMBOL(...)
-               if ($realfile eq 'vmlinux.lds.h' && $line =~ /(?:(?:^|\s)$Ident\s*=|=\s*$Ident(?:\s|$))/) {
-                       WARN("MISSING_VMLINUX_SYMBOL",
-                            "vmlinux.lds.h needs VMLINUX_SYMBOL() around C-visible symbols\n" . $herecurr);
-               }
-
 # check for redundant bracing round if etc
                if ($line =~ /(^.*)\bif\b/ && $1 !~ /else\s*$/) {
                        my ($level, $endln, @chunks) =
@@ -5330,15 +5609,28 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # concatenated string without spaces between elements
-               if ($line =~ /$String[A-Z_]/ || $line =~ /[A-Za-z0-9_]$String/) {
-                       CHK("CONCATENATED_STRING",
-                           "Concatenated strings should use spaces between elements\n" . $herecurr);
+               if ($line =~ /$String[A-Za-z0-9_]/ || $line =~ /[A-Za-z0-9_]$String/) {
+                       if (CHK("CONCATENATED_STRING",
+                               "Concatenated strings should use spaces between elements\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               while ($line =~ /($String)/g) {
+                                       my $extracted_string = substr($rawline, $-[0], $+[0] - $-[0]);
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$extracted_string\E([A-Za-z0-9_])/$extracted_string $1/;
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/([A-Za-z0-9_])\Q$extracted_string\E/$1 $extracted_string/;
+                               }
+                       }
                }
 
 # uncoalesced string fragments
                if ($line =~ /$String\s*"/) {
-                       WARN("STRING_FRAGMENTS",
-                            "Consecutive strings are generally better as a single string\n" . $herecurr);
+                       if (WARN("STRING_FRAGMENTS",
+                                "Consecutive strings are generally better as a single string\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               while ($line =~ /($String)(?=\s*")/g) {
+                                       my $extracted_string = substr($rawline, $-[0], $+[0] - $-[0]);
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$extracted_string\E\s*"/substr($extracted_string, 0, -1)/e;
+                               }
+                       }
                }
 
 # check for non-standard and hex prefixed decimal printf formats
@@ -5374,9 +5666,14 @@ sub process {
 
 # warn about #if 0
                if ($line =~ /^.\s*\#\s*if\s+0\b/) {
-                       CHK("REDUNDANT_CODE",
-                           "if this code is redundant consider removing it\n" .
-                               $herecurr);
+                       WARN("IF_0",
+                            "Consider removing the code enclosed by this #if 0 and its #endif\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# warn about #if 1
+               if ($line =~ /^.\s*\#\s*if\s+1\b/) {
+                       WARN("IF_1",
+                            "Consider removing the #if 1 and its #endif\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
 # check for needless "if (<foo>) fn(<foo>)" uses
@@ -5423,7 +5720,8 @@ sub process {
                        my ($s, $c) = ctx_statement_block($linenr - 3, $realcnt, 0);
 #                      print("line: <$line>\nprevline: <$prevline>\ns: <$s>\nc: <$c>\n\n\n");
 
-                       if ($s =~ /(?:^|\n)[ \+]\s*(?:$Type\s*)?\Q$testval\E\s*=\s*(?:\([^\)]*\)\s*)?\s*(?:devm_)?(?:[kv][czm]alloc(?:_node|_array)?\b|kstrdup|kmemdup|(?:dev_)?alloc_skb)/) {
+                       if ($s =~ /(?:^|\n)[ \+]\s*(?:$Type\s*)?\Q$testval\E\s*=\s*(?:\([^\)]*\)\s*)?\s*$allocFunctions\s*\(/ &&
+                           $s !~ /\b__GFP_NOWARN\b/ ) {
                                WARN("OOM_MESSAGE",
                                     "Possible unnecessary 'out of memory' message\n" . $hereprev);
                        }
@@ -5447,7 +5745,7 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check for mask then right shift without a parentheses
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    $line =~ /$LvalOrFunc\s*\&\s*($LvalOrFunc)\s*>>/ &&
                    $4 !~ /^\&/) { # $LvalOrFunc may be &foo, ignore if so
                        WARN("MASK_THEN_SHIFT",
@@ -5455,7 +5753,7 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check for pointer comparisons to NULL
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0) {
+               if ($perl_version_ok) {
                        while ($line =~ /\b$LvalOrFunc\s*(==|\!=)\s*NULL\b/g) {
                                my $val = $1;
                                my $equal = "!";
@@ -5544,7 +5842,7 @@ sub process {
                        # ignore udelay's < 10, however
                        if (! ($delay < 10) ) {
                                CHK("USLEEP_RANGE",
-                                   "usleep_range is preferred over udelay; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.txt\n" . $herecurr);
+                                   "usleep_range is preferred over udelay; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.rst\n" . $herecurr);
                        }
                        if ($delay > 2000) {
                                WARN("LONG_UDELAY",
@@ -5556,7 +5854,7 @@ sub process {
                if ($line =~ /\bmsleep\s*\((\d+)\);/) {
                        if ($1 < 20) {
                                WARN("MSLEEP",
-                                    "msleep < 20ms can sleep for up to 20ms; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.txt\n" . $herecurr);
+                                    "msleep < 20ms can sleep for up to 20ms; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.rst\n" . $herecurr);
                        }
                }
 
@@ -5698,13 +5996,6 @@ sub process {
                             "__packed is preferred over __attribute__((packed))\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
-# Check for new packed members, warn to use care
-               if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ &&
-                   $line =~ /\b(__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(.*\bpacked|__packed)\b/) {
-                       WARN("NEW_PACKED",
-                            "Adding new packed members is to be done with care\n" . $herecurr);
-               }
-
 # Check for __attribute__ aligned, prefer __aligned
                if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ &&
                    $line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(.*aligned/) {
@@ -5712,6 +6003,18 @@ sub process {
                             "__aligned(size) is preferred over __attribute__((aligned(size)))\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
+# Check for __attribute__ section, prefer __section
+               if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ &&
+                   $line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(.*_*section_*\s*\(\s*("[^"]*")/) {
+                       my $old = substr($rawline, $-[1], $+[1] - $-[1]);
+                       my $new = substr($old, 1, -1);
+                       if (WARN("PREFER_SECTION",
+                                "__section($new) is preferred over __attribute__((section($old)))\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(\s*_*section_*\s*\(\s*\Q$old\E\s*\)\s*\)\s*\)/__section($new)/;
+                       }
+               }
+
 # Check for __attribute__ format(printf, prefer __printf
                if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ &&
                    $line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(\s*format\s*\(\s*printf/) {
@@ -5734,7 +6037,7 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # Check for __attribute__ weak, or __weak declarations (may have link issues)
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    $line =~ /(?:$Declare|$DeclareMisordered)\s*$Ident\s*$balanced_parens\s*(?:$Attribute)?\s*;/ &&
                    ($line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(.*\bweak\b/ ||
                     $line =~ /\b__weak\b/)) {
@@ -5816,25 +6119,29 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check for vsprintf extension %p<foo> misuses
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $stat =~ /^\+(?![^\{]*\{\s*).*\b(\w+)\s*\(.*$String\s*,/s &&
                    $1 !~ /^_*volatile_*$/) {
-                       my $specifier;
-                       my $extension;
-                       my $bad_specifier = "";
                        my $stat_real;
 
                        my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
                        $lc = $lc + $linenr;
                        for (my $count = $linenr; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
+                               my $specifier;
+                               my $extension;
+                               my $qualifier;
+                               my $bad_specifier = "";
                                my $fmt = get_quoted_string($lines[$count - 1], raw_line($count, 0));
                                $fmt =~ s/%%//g;
 
-                               while ($fmt =~ /(\%[\*\d\.]*p(\w))/g) {
+                               while ($fmt =~ /(\%[\*\d\.]*p(\w)(\w*))/g) {
                                        $specifier = $1;
                                        $extension = $2;
-                                       if ($extension !~ /[SsBKRraEhMmIiUDdgVCbGNOx]/) {
+                                       $qualifier = $3;
+                                       if ($extension !~ /[SsBKRraEehMmIiUDdgVCbGNOxtf]/ ||
+                                           ($extension eq "f" &&
+                                            defined $qualifier && $qualifier !~ /^w/)) {
                                                $bad_specifier = $specifier;
                                                last;
                                        }
@@ -5851,7 +6158,6 @@ sub process {
                                        my $ext_type = "Invalid";
                                        my $use = "";
                                        if ($bad_specifier =~ /p[Ff]/) {
-                                               $ext_type = "Deprecated";
                                                $use = " - use %pS instead";
                                                $use =~ s/pS/ps/ if ($bad_specifier =~ /pf/);
                                        }
@@ -5863,7 +6169,7 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # Check for misused memsets
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\bmemset\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*$FuncArg\s*\)/) {
 
@@ -5881,7 +6187,7 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # Check for memcpy(foo, bar, ETH_ALEN) that could be ether_addr_copy(foo, bar)
-#              if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+#              if ($perl_version_ok &&
 #                  defined $stat &&
 #                  $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\bmemcpy\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/) {
 #                      if (WARN("PREFER_ETHER_ADDR_COPY",
@@ -5892,7 +6198,7 @@ sub process {
 #              }
 
 # Check for memcmp(foo, bar, ETH_ALEN) that could be ether_addr_equal*(foo, bar)
-#              if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+#              if ($perl_version_ok &&
 #                  defined $stat &&
 #                  $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\bmemcmp\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/) {
 #                      WARN("PREFER_ETHER_ADDR_EQUAL",
@@ -5901,7 +6207,7 @@ sub process {
 
 # check for memset(foo, 0x0, ETH_ALEN) that could be eth_zero_addr
 # check for memset(foo, 0xFF, ETH_ALEN) that could be eth_broadcast_addr
-#              if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+#              if ($perl_version_ok &&
 #                  defined $stat &&
 #                  $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\bmemset\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/) {
 #
@@ -5923,7 +6229,7 @@ sub process {
 #              }
 
 # typecasts on min/max could be min_t/max_t
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\b(min|max)\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\)/) {
                        if (defined $2 || defined $7) {
@@ -5947,23 +6253,23 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check usleep_range arguments
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\busleep_range\s*\(\s*($FuncArg)\s*,\s*($FuncArg)\s*\)/) {
                        my $min = $1;
                        my $max = $7;
                        if ($min eq $max) {
                                WARN("USLEEP_RANGE",
-                                    "usleep_range should not use min == max args; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.txt\n" . "$here\n$stat\n");
+                                    "usleep_range should not use min == max args; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.rst\n" . "$here\n$stat\n");
                        } elsif ($min =~ /^\d+$/ && $max =~ /^\d+$/ &&
                                 $min > $max) {
                                WARN("USLEEP_RANGE",
-                                    "usleep_range args reversed, use min then max; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.txt\n" . "$here\n$stat\n");
+                                    "usleep_range args reversed, use min then max; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.rst\n" . "$here\n$stat\n");
                        }
                }
 
 # check for naked sscanf
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $line =~ /\bsscanf\b/ &&
                    ($stat !~ /$Ident\s*=\s*sscanf\s*$balanced_parens/ &&
@@ -5977,7 +6283,7 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check for simple sscanf that should be kstrto<foo>
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $line =~ /\bsscanf\b/) {
                        my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
@@ -6035,13 +6341,17 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check for function declarations that have arguments without identifier names
+# while avoiding uninitialized_var(x)
                if (defined $stat &&
-                   $stat =~ /^.\s*(?:extern\s+)?$Type\s*(?:$Ident|\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\))\s*\(\s*([^{]+)\s*\)\s*;/s &&
-                   $1 ne "void") {
-                       my $args = trim($1);
+                   $stat =~ /^.\s*(?:extern\s+)?$Type\s*(?:($Ident)|\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\))\s*\(\s*([^{]+)\s*\)\s*;/s &&
+                   (!defined($1) ||
+                    (defined($1) && $1 ne "uninitialized_var")) &&
+                    $2 ne "void") {
+                       my $args = trim($2);
                        while ($args =~ m/\s*($Type\s*(?:$Ident|\(\s*\*\s*$Ident?\s*\)\s*$balanced_parens)?)/g) {
                                my $arg = trim($1);
-                               if ($arg =~ /^$Type$/ && $arg !~ /enum\s+$Ident$/) {
+                               if ($arg =~ /^$Type$/ &&
+                                       $arg !~ /enum\s+$Ident$/) {
                                        WARN("FUNCTION_ARGUMENTS",
                                             "function definition argument '$arg' should also have an identifier name\n" . $herecurr);
                                }
@@ -6049,7 +6359,7 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check for function definitions
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $stat =~ /^.\s*(?:$Storage\s+)?$Type\s*($Ident)\s*$balanced_parens\s*{/s) {
                        $context_function = $1;
@@ -6081,22 +6391,22 @@ sub process {
                        }
                }
 
-# check for pointless casting of kmalloc return
-               if ($line =~ /\*\s*\)\s*[kv][czm]alloc(_node){0,1}\b/) {
+# check for pointless casting of alloc functions
+               if ($line =~ /\*\s*\)\s*$allocFunctions\b/) {
                        WARN("UNNECESSARY_CASTS",
                             "unnecessary cast may hide bugs, see http://c-faq.com/malloc/mallocnocast.html\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
 # alloc style
 # p = alloc(sizeof(struct foo), ...) should be p = alloc(sizeof(*p), ...)
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
-                   $line =~ /\b($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*([kv][mz]alloc(?:_node)?)\s*\(\s*(sizeof\s*\(\s*struct\s+$Lval\s*\))/) {
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   $line =~ /\b($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*((?:kv|k|v)[mz]alloc(?:_node)?)\s*\(\s*(sizeof\s*\(\s*struct\s+$Lval\s*\))/) {
                        CHK("ALLOC_SIZEOF_STRUCT",
                            "Prefer $3(sizeof(*$1)...) over $3($4...)\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
 # check for k[mz]alloc with multiplies that could be kmalloc_array/kcalloc
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $stat =~ /^\+\s*($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*(k[mz]alloc)\s*\(\s*($FuncArg)\s*\*\s*($FuncArg)\s*,/) {
                        my $oldfunc = $3;
@@ -6125,8 +6435,9 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # check for krealloc arg reuse
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
-                   $line =~ /\b($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*krealloc\s*\(\s*\1\s*,/) {
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   $line =~ /\b($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*krealloc\s*\(\s*($Lval)\s*,/ &&
+                   $1 eq $3) {
                        WARN("KREALLOC_ARG_REUSE",
                             "Reusing the krealloc arg is almost always a bug\n" . $herecurr);
                }
@@ -6193,8 +6504,30 @@ sub process {
                        }
                }
 
+# check for /* fallthrough */ like comment, prefer fallthrough;
+               my @fallthroughs = (
+                       'fallthrough',
+                       '@fallthrough@',
+                       'lint -fallthrough[ \t]*',
+                       'intentional(?:ly)?[ \t]*fall(?:(?:s | |-)[Tt]|t)hr(?:ough|u|ew)',
+                       '(?:else,?\s*)?FALL(?:S | |-)?THR(?:OUGH|U|EW)[ \t.!]*(?:-[^\n\r]*)?',
+                       'Fall(?:(?:s | |-)[Tt]|t)hr(?:ough|u|ew)[ \t.!]*(?:-[^\n\r]*)?',
+                       'fall(?:s | |-)?thr(?:ough|u|ew)[ \t.!]*(?:-[^\n\r]*)?',
+                   );
+               if ($raw_comment ne '') {
+                       foreach my $ft (@fallthroughs) {
+                               if ($raw_comment =~ /$ft/) {
+                                       my $msg_level = \&WARN;
+                                       $msg_level = \&CHK if ($file);
+                                       &{$msg_level}("PREFER_FALLTHROUGH",
+                                                     "Prefer 'fallthrough;' over fallthrough comment\n" . $herecurr);
+                                       last;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
 # check for switch/default statements without a break;
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $stat =~ /^\+[$;\s]*(?:case[$;\s]+\w+[$;\s]*:[$;\s]*|)*[$;\s]*\bdefault[$;\s]*:[$;\s]*;/g) {
                        my $cnt = statement_rawlines($stat);
@@ -6270,6 +6603,20 @@ sub process {
                             "please use device_initcall() or more appropriate function instead of __initcall() (see include/linux/init.h)\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
+# check for spin_is_locked(), suggest lockdep instead
+               if ($line =~ /\bspin_is_locked\(/) {
+                       WARN("USE_LOCKDEP",
+                            "Where possible, use lockdep_assert_held instead of assertions based on spin_is_locked\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for deprecated apis
+               if ($line =~ /\b($deprecated_apis_search)\b\s*\(/) {
+                       my $deprecated_api = $1;
+                       my $new_api = $deprecated_apis{$deprecated_api};
+                       WARN("DEPRECATED_API",
+                            "Deprecated use of '$deprecated_api', prefer '$new_api' instead\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
 # check for various structs that are normally const (ops, kgdb, device_tree)
 # and avoid what seem like struct definitions 'struct foo {'
                if ($line !~ /\bconst\b/ &&
@@ -6298,12 +6645,18 @@ sub process {
                }
 
 # likely/unlikely comparisons similar to "(likely(foo) > 0)"
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    $line =~ /\b((?:un)?likely)\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*\)\s*$Compare/) {
                        WARN("LIKELY_MISUSE",
                             "Using $1 should generally have parentheses around the comparison\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
+# nested likely/unlikely calls
+               if ($line =~ /\b(?:(?:un)?likely)\s*\(\s*!?\s*(IS_ERR(?:_OR_NULL|_VALUE)?|WARN)/) {
+                       WARN("LIKELY_MISUSE",
+                            "nested (un)?likely() calls, $1 already uses unlikely() internally\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
 # whine mightly about in_atomic
                if ($line =~ /\bin_atomic\s*\(/) {
                        if ($realfile =~ m@^drivers/@) {
@@ -6341,7 +6694,7 @@ sub process {
 # check for DEVICE_ATTR uses that could be DEVICE_ATTR_<FOO>
 # and whether or not function naming is typical and if
 # DEVICE_ATTR permissions uses are unusual too
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $stat =~ /\bDEVICE_ATTR\s*\(\s*(\w+)\s*,\s*\(?\s*(\s*(?:${multi_mode_perms_string_search}|0[0-7]{3,3})\s*)\s*\)?\s*,\s*(\w+)\s*,\s*(\w+)\s*\)/) {
                        my $var = $1;
@@ -6401,7 +6754,7 @@ sub process {
 #   specific definition of not visible in sysfs.
 # o Ignore proc_create*(...) uses with a decimal 0 permission as that means
 #   use the default permissions
-               if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
                    defined $stat &&
                    $line =~ /$mode_perms_search/) {
                        foreach my $entry (@mode_permission_funcs) {
@@ -6463,6 +6816,12 @@ sub process {
                                     "unknown module license " . $extracted_string . "\n" . $herecurr);
                        }
                }
+
+# check for sysctl duplicate constants
+               if ($line =~ /\.extra[12]\s*=\s*&(zero|one|int_max)\b/) {
+                       WARN("DUPLICATED_SYSCTL_CONST",
+                               "duplicated sysctl range checking value '$1', consider using the shared one in include/linux/sysctl.h\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
        }
 
        # If we have no input at all, then there is nothing to report on
@@ -6487,9 +6846,14 @@ sub process {
                ERROR("NOT_UNIFIED_DIFF",
                      "Does not appear to be a unified-diff format patch\n");
        }
-       if ($is_patch && $has_commit_log && $chk_signoff && $signoff == 0) {
-               ERROR("MISSING_SIGN_OFF",
-                     "Missing Signed-off-by: line(s)\n");
+       if ($is_patch && $has_commit_log && $chk_signoff) {
+               if ($signoff == 0) {
+                       ERROR("MISSING_SIGN_OFF",
+                             "Missing Signed-off-by: line(s)\n");
+               } elsif (!$authorsignoff) {
+                       WARN("NO_AUTHOR_SIGN_OFF",
+                            "Missing Signed-off-by: line by nominal patch author '$author'\n");
+               }
        }
 
        print report_dump();
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