# extract the filename as it passes
                if ($line =~ /^diff --git.*?(\S+)$/) {
                        $realfile = $1;
-                       $realfile =~ s@^([^/]*)/@@;
+                       $realfile =~ s@^([^/]*)/@@ if (!$file);
                        $in_commit_log = 0;
                } elsif ($line =~ /^\+\+\+\s+(\S+)/) {
                        $realfile = $1;
-                       $realfile =~ s@^([^/]*)/@@;
+                       $realfile =~ s@^([^/]*)/@@ if (!$file);
                        $in_commit_log = 0;
 
                        $p1_prefix = $1;
                }
 
 # Check for __inline__ and __inline, prefer inline
-               if ($line =~ /\b(__inline__|__inline)\b/) {
+               if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ &&
+                   $line =~ /\b(__inline__|__inline)\b/) {
                        if (WARN("INLINE",
                                 "plain inline is preferred over $1\n" . $herecurr) &&
                            $fix) {
                }
 
 # Check for __attribute__ packed, prefer __packed
-               if ($line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(.*\bpacked\b/) {
+               if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ &&
+                   $line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(.*\bpacked\b/) {
                        WARN("PREFER_PACKED",
                             "__packed is preferred over __attribute__((packed))\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
 # Check for __attribute__ aligned, prefer __aligned
-               if ($line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(.*aligned/) {
+               if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ &&
+                   $line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(.*aligned/) {
                        WARN("PREFER_ALIGNED",
                             "__aligned(size) is preferred over __attribute__((aligned(size)))\n" . $herecurr);
                }
 
 # Check for __attribute__ format(printf, prefer __printf
-               if ($line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(\s*format\s*\(\s*printf/) {
+               if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ &&
+                   $line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(\s*format\s*\(\s*printf/) {
                        if (WARN("PREFER_PRINTF",
                                 "__printf(string-index, first-to-check) is preferred over __attribute__((format(printf, string-index, first-to-check)))\n" . $herecurr) &&
                            $fix) {
                }
 
 # Check for __attribute__ format(scanf, prefer __scanf
-               if ($line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(\s*format\s*\(\s*scanf\b/) {
+               if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ &&
+                   $line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(\s*format\s*\(\s*scanf\b/) {
                        if (WARN("PREFER_SCANF",
                                 "__scanf(string-index, first-to-check) is preferred over __attribute__((format(scanf, string-index, first-to-check)))\n" . $herecurr) &&
                            $fix) {