23 May
2026
23 May
'26
9:50 a.m.
On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 07:07:10AM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
total: 1 errors, 0 warnings, 0 checks, 16 lines checked
NOTE: For some of the reported defects, checkpatch may be able to mechanically convert to the typical style using --fix or --fix-inplace.
What about trying --strict?
Anyway, think about rewriting the check for "== 0" now, that is not normal kernel style.
The checkpatch rules is only for NULL. You're, of course, right that == 0 is bad style here but there are be times where it is idiomatic to check for == 0 or != 0.
I only bring this up to promote my blog. https://staticthinking.wordpress.com/2024/02/20/when-to-use-0/
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regards, dan carpenter