Some block comments in network are written as: /* block comment line 1 block comment line 2 */ Emit a warning on the "block comment line 2" because it should be /* block comment line 1 * block comment line 2 */ This warning is only emitted on the second line of a block comment.
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| @@ -1897,6 +1897,14 @@ sub process { · 1896 unmodified lines | ||
| 1897 | 1897 | "networking block comments don't use an empty /* line, use /* Comment...\n" . $hereprev); |
| 1898 | 1898 | } |
| 1899 | 1899 | |
| 1900 | + if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ && | |
| 1901 | + $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\/\*/ && #starting /* | |
| 1902 | + $prevrawline !~ /\*\/[ \t]*$/ && #no trailing */ | |
| 1903 | + $rawline !~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/) { #no leading * | |
| 1904 | + WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE", | |
| 1905 | + "networking block comments start with * on subsequent lines\n" . $hereprev); | |
| 1906 | + } | |
| 1907 | + | |
| 1900 | 1908 | if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ && |
| 1901 | 1909 | $rawline !~ m@^\+[ \t]*\*/[ \t]*$@ && #trailing */ |
| 1902 | 1910 | $rawline !~ m@^\+.*/\*.*\*/[ \t]*$@ && #inline /*...*/ |