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scripts/checkpatch.pl: add a script to check coding style
authorMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
Tue, 16 Jul 2024 06:47:23 +0000 (08:47 +0200)
committerMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:44:51 +0000 (09:44 +0200)
We sort of follow Kernel coding style. Import a version of it,
making it compatible with rasdaemon coding style by removing
stuff that doesn't fix here.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
README.md
scripts/checkpatch.pl [new file with mode: 0755]
scripts/spelling.txt [new file with mode: 0644]

index 4fc3a51c65d157be6163afdab749d666679d6bb2..f562f0905cb0fef26c9128728a80929a54963790 100644 (file)
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ AER error injection can use this tool:
 If you want to help improving this tool, be my guest! We try to follow
 the Kernel's CodingStyle and submission rules as a reference.
 
+Before submitting your patch, please check the coding style with:
+scripts/checkpatch.pl.
+
 In order to contribute with rasdaemon, please send a Merge Request via
 github repository at:
 
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
new file mode 100755 (executable)
index 0000000..728170c
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,7630 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+# (c) 2001, Dave Jones. (the file handling bit)
+# (c) 2005, Joel Schopp <jschopp@austin.ibm.com> (the ugly bit)
+# (c) 2007,2008, Andy Whitcroft <apw@uk.ibm.com> (new conditions, test suite)
+# (c) 2008-2010 Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
+# (c) 2010-2018 Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+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));
+
+my $V = '0.32';
+
+use Getopt::Long qw(:config no_auto_abbrev);
+
+my $quiet = 0;
+my $verbose = 0;
+my %verbose_messages = ();
+my %verbose_emitted = ();
+my $tree = 1;
+my $chk_signoff = 1;
+my $chk_patch = 1;
+my $tst_only;
+my $emacs = 0;
+my $terse = 0;
+my $showfile = 0;
+my $file = 0;
+my $git = 0;
+my %git_commits = ();
+my $check = 0;
+my $check_orig = 0;
+my $summary = 1;
+my $mailback = 0;
+my $summary_file = 0;
+my $show_types = 0;
+my $list_types = 0;
+my $fix = 0;
+my $fix_inplace = 0;
+my $root;
+my $gitroot = $ENV{'GIT_DIR'};
+$gitroot = ".git" if !defined($gitroot);
+my %debug;
+my %camelcase = ();
+my %use_type = ();
+my @use = ();
+my %ignore_type = ();
+my @ignore = ();
+my $help = 0;
+my $configuration_file = ".checkpatch.conf";
+my $max_line_length = 100;
+my $ignore_perl_version = 0;
+my $minimum_perl_version = 5.10.0;
+my $min_conf_desc_length = 4;
+my $spelling_file = "$D/spelling.txt";
+my $codespell = 0;
+my $codespellfile = "/usr/share/codespell/dictionary.txt";
+my $user_codespellfile = "";
+my $docsfile = "$D/../Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst";
+my $typedefsfile;
+my $color = "auto";
+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;
+my ${CONFIG_} = "CONFIG_";
+
+my %maybe_linker_symbol; # for externs in c exceptions, when seen in *vmlinux.lds.h
+
+sub help {
+       my ($exitcode) = @_;
+
+       print << "EOM";
+Usage: $P [OPTION]... [FILE]...
+Version: $V
+
+Options:
+  -q, --quiet                quiet
+  -v, --verbose              verbose mode
+  --no-tree                  run without a kernel tree
+  --no-signoff               do not check for 'Signed-off-by' line
+  --patch                    treat FILE as patchfile (default)
+  --emacs                    emacs compile window format
+  --terse                    one line per report
+  --showfile                 emit diffed file position, not input file position
+  -g, --git                  treat FILE as a single commit or git revision range
+                             single git commit with:
+                               <rev>
+                               <rev>^
+                               <rev>~n
+                             multiple git commits with:
+                               <rev1>..<rev2>
+                               <rev1>...<rev2>
+                               <rev>-<count>
+                             git merges are ignored
+  -f, --file                 treat FILE as regular source file
+  --subjective, --strict     enable more subjective tests
+  --list-types               list the possible message types
+  --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, (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 $tabsize)
+  --root=PATH                PATH to the kernel tree root
+  --no-summary               suppress the per-file summary
+  --mailback                 only produce a report in case of warnings/errors
+  --summary-file             include the filename in summary
+  --debug KEY=[0|1]          turn on/off debugging of KEY, where KEY is one of
+                             'values', 'possible', 'type', and 'attr' (default
+                             is all off)
+  --test-only=WORD           report only warnings/errors containing WORD
+                             literally
+  --fix                      EXPERIMENTAL - may create horrible results
+                             If correctable single-line errors exist, create
+                             "<inputfile>.EXPERIMENTAL-checkpatch-fixes"
+                             with potential errors corrected to the preferred
+                             checkpatch style
+  --fix-inplace              EXPERIMENTAL - may create horrible results
+                             Is the same as --fix, but overwrites the input
+                             file.  It's your fault if there's no backup or git
+  --ignore-perl-version      override checking of perl version.  expect
+                             runtime errors.
+  --codespell                Use the codespell dictionary for spelling/typos
+                             (default:$codespellfile)
+  --codespellfile            Use this codespell dictionary
+  --typedefsfile             Read additional types from this file
+  --color[=WHEN]             Use colors 'always', 'never', or only when output
+                             is a terminal ('auto'). Default is 'auto'.
+  --kconfig-prefix=WORD      use WORD as a prefix for Kconfig symbols (default
+                             ${CONFIG_})
+  -h, --help, --version      display this help and exit
+
+When FILE is - read standard input.
+EOM
+
+       exit($exitcode);
+}
+
+sub uniq {
+       my %seen;
+       return grep { !$seen{$_}++ } @_;
+}
+
+sub list_types {
+       my ($exitcode) = @_;
+
+       my $count = 0;
+
+       local $/ = undef;
+
+       open(my $script, '<', abs_path($P)) or
+           die "$P: Can't read '$P' $!\n";
+
+       my $text = <$script>;
+       close($script);
+
+       my %types = ();
+       # Also catch when type or level is passed through a variable
+       while ($text =~ /(?:(\bCHK|\bWARN|\bERROR|&\{\$msg_level})\s*\(|\$msg_type\s*=)\s*"([^"]+)"/g) {
+               if (defined($1)) {
+                       if (exists($types{$2})) {
+                               $types{$2} .= ",$1" if ($types{$2} ne $1);
+                       } else {
+                               $types{$2} = $1;
+                       }
+               } else {
+                       $types{$2} = "UNDETERMINED";
+               }
+       }
+
+       print("#\tMessage type\n\n");
+       if ($color) {
+               print(" ( Color coding: ");
+               print(RED . "ERROR" . RESET);
+               print(" | ");
+               print(YELLOW . "WARNING" . RESET);
+               print(" | ");
+               print(GREEN . "CHECK" . RESET);
+               print(" | ");
+               print("Multiple levels / Undetermined");
+               print(" )\n\n");
+       }
+
+       foreach my $type (sort keys %types) {
+               my $orig_type = $type;
+               if ($color) {
+                       my $level = $types{$type};
+                       if ($level eq "ERROR") {
+                               $type = RED . $type . RESET;
+                       } elsif ($level eq "WARN") {
+                               $type = YELLOW . $type . RESET;
+                       } elsif ($level eq "CHK") {
+                               $type = GREEN . $type . RESET;
+                       }
+               }
+               print(++$count . "\t" . $type . "\n");
+               if ($verbose && exists($verbose_messages{$orig_type})) {
+                       my $message = $verbose_messages{$orig_type};
+                       $message =~ s/\n/\n\t/g;
+                       print("\t" . $message . "\n\n");
+               }
+       }
+
+       exit($exitcode);
+}
+
+my $conf = which_conf($configuration_file);
+if (-f $conf) {
+       my @conf_args;
+       open(my $conffile, '<', "$conf")
+           or warn "$P: Can't find a readable $configuration_file file $!\n";
+
+       while (<$conffile>) {
+               my $line = $_;
+
+               $line =~ s/\s*\n?$//g;
+               $line =~ s/^\s*//g;
+               $line =~ s/\s+/ /g;
+
+               next if ($line =~ m/^\s*#/);
+               next if ($line =~ m/^\s*$/);
+
+               my @words = split(" ", $line);
+               foreach my $word (@words) {
+                       last if ($word =~ m/^#/);
+                       push (@conf_args, $word);
+               }
+       }
+       close($conffile);
+       unshift(@ARGV, @conf_args) if @conf_args;
+}
+
+sub load_docs {
+       open(my $docs, '<', "$docsfile")
+           or warn "$P: Can't read the documentation file $docsfile $!\n";
+
+       my $type = '';
+       my $desc = '';
+       my $in_desc = 0;
+
+       while (<$docs>) {
+               chomp;
+               my $line = $_;
+               $line =~ s/\s+$//;
+
+               if ($line =~ /^\s*\*\*(.+)\*\*$/) {
+                       if ($desc ne '') {
+                               $verbose_messages{$type} = trim($desc);
+                       }
+                       $type = $1;
+                       $desc = '';
+                       $in_desc = 1;
+               } elsif ($in_desc) {
+                       if ($line =~ /^(?:\s{4,}|$)/) {
+                               $line =~ s/^\s{4}//;
+                               $desc .= $line;
+                               $desc .= "\n";
+                       } else {
+                               $verbose_messages{$type} = trim($desc);
+                               $type = '';
+                               $desc = '';
+                               $in_desc = 0;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+       if ($desc ne '') {
+               $verbose_messages{$type} = trim($desc);
+       }
+       close($docs);
+}
+
+# Perl's Getopt::Long allows options to take optional arguments after a space.
+# Prevent --color by itself from consuming other arguments
+foreach (@ARGV) {
+       if ($_ eq "--color" || $_ eq "-color") {
+               $_ = "--color=$color";
+       }
+}
+
+GetOptions(
+       'q|quiet+'      => \$quiet,
+       'v|verbose!'    => \$verbose,
+       'tree!'         => \$tree,
+       'signoff!'      => \$chk_signoff,
+       'patch!'        => \$chk_patch,
+       'emacs!'        => \$emacs,
+       'terse!'        => \$terse,
+       'showfile!'     => \$showfile,
+       'f|file!'       => \$file,
+       'g|git!'        => \$git,
+       'subjective!'   => \$check,
+       'strict!'       => \$check,
+       'ignore=s'      => \@ignore,
+       'types=s'       => \@use,
+       'show-types!'   => \$show_types,
+       '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,
+       'summary-file!' => \$summary_file,
+       'fix!'          => \$fix,
+       'fix-inplace!'  => \$fix_inplace,
+       'ignore-perl-version!' => \$ignore_perl_version,
+       'debug=s'       => \%debug,
+       'test-only=s'   => \$tst_only,
+       'codespell!'    => \$codespell,
+       'codespellfile=s'       => \$user_codespellfile,
+       'typedefsfile=s'        => \$typedefsfile,
+       'color=s'       => \$color,
+       'no-color'      => \$color,     #keep old behaviors of -nocolor
+       'nocolor'       => \$color,     #keep old behaviors of -nocolor
+       'kconfig-prefix=s'      => \${CONFIG_},
+       'h|help'        => \$help,
+       'version'       => \$help
+) or $help = 2;
+
+if ($user_codespellfile) {
+       # Use the user provided codespell file unconditionally
+       $codespellfile = $user_codespellfile;
+} elsif (!(-f $codespellfile)) {
+       # If /usr/share/codespell/dictionary.txt is not present, try to find it
+       # under codespell's install directory: <codespell_root>/data/dictionary.txt
+       if (($codespell || $help) && which("python3") ne "") {
+               my $python_codespell_dict = << "EOF";
+
+import os.path as op
+import codespell_lib
+codespell_dir = op.dirname(codespell_lib.__file__)
+codespell_file = op.join(codespell_dir, 'data', 'dictionary.txt')
+print(codespell_file, end='')
+EOF
+
+               my $codespell_dict = `python3 -c "$python_codespell_dict" 2> /dev/null`;
+               $codespellfile = $codespell_dict if (-f $codespell_dict);
+       }
+}
+
+# $help is 1 if either -h, --help or --version is passed as option - exitcode: 0
+# $help is 2 if invalid option is passed - exitcode: 1
+help($help - 1) if ($help);
+
+die "$P: --git cannot be used with --file or --fix\n" if ($git && ($file || $fix));
+die "$P: --verbose cannot be used with --terse\n" if ($verbose && $terse);
+
+if ($color =~ /^[01]$/) {
+       $color = !$color;
+} elsif ($color =~ /^always$/i) {
+       $color = 1;
+} elsif ($color =~ /^never$/i) {
+       $color = 0;
+} elsif ($color =~ /^auto$/i) {
+       $color = (-t STDOUT);
+} else {
+       die "$P: Invalid color mode: $color\n";
+}
+
+load_docs() if ($verbose);
+list_types(0) if ($list_types);
+
+$fix = 1 if ($fix_inplace);
+$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", $minimum_perl_version;
+       exit(1) if (!$ignore_perl_version);
+}
+
+#if no filenames are given, push '-' to read patch from stdin
+if ($#ARGV < 0) {
+       push(@ARGV, '-');
+}
+
+# skip TAB size 1 to avoid additional checks on $tabsize - 1
+die "$P: Invalid TAB size: $tabsize\n" if ($tabsize < 2);
+
+sub hash_save_array_words {
+       my ($hashRef, $arrayRef) = @_;
+
+       my @array = split(/,/, join(',', @$arrayRef));
+       foreach my $word (@array) {
+               $word =~ s/\s*\n?$//g;
+               $word =~ s/^\s*//g;
+               $word =~ s/\s+/ /g;
+               $word =~ tr/[a-z]/[A-Z]/;
+
+               next if ($word =~ m/^\s*#/);
+               next if ($word =~ m/^\s*$/);
+
+               $hashRef->{$word}++;
+       }
+}
+
+sub hash_show_words {
+       my ($hashRef, $prefix) = @_;
+
+       if (keys %$hashRef) {
+               print "\nNOTE: $prefix message types:";
+               foreach my $word (sort keys %$hashRef) {
+                       print " $word";
+               }
+               print "\n";
+       }
+}
+
+hash_save_array_words(\%ignore_type, \@ignore);
+hash_save_array_words(\%use_type, \@use);
+
+my $dbg_values = 0;
+my $dbg_possible = 0;
+my $dbg_type = 0;
+my $dbg_attr = 0;
+for my $key (keys %debug) {
+       ## no critic
+       eval "\${dbg_$key} = '$debug{$key}';";
+       die "$@" if ($@);
+}
+
+my $rpt_cleaners = 0;
+
+if ($terse) {
+       $emacs = 1;
+       $quiet++;
+}
+
+if ($tree) {
+       if (defined $root) {
+               if (!top_of_kernel_tree($root)) {
+                       die "$P: $root: --root does not point at a valid tree\n";
+               }
+       } else {
+               if (top_of_kernel_tree('.')) {
+                       $root = '.';
+               } elsif ($0 =~ m@(.*)/scripts/[^/]*$@ &&
+                                               top_of_kernel_tree($1)) {
+                       $root = $1;
+               }
+       }
+}
+
+my $emitted_corrupt = 0;
+
+our $Ident     = qr{
+                       [A-Za-z_][A-Za-z\d_]*
+                       (?:\s*\#\#\s*[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z\d_]*)*
+               }x;
+our $Storage   = qr{extern|static|asmlinkage};
+our $Sparse    = qr{
+                       __user|
+                       __kernel|
+                       __force|
+                       __iomem|
+                       __must_check|
+                       __kprobes|
+                       __ref|
+                       __refconst|
+                       __refdata|
+                       __rcu|
+                       __private
+               }x;
+our $InitAttributePrefix = qr{__(?:mem|cpu|dev|net_|)};
+our $InitAttributeData = qr{$InitAttributePrefix(?:initdata\b)};
+our $InitAttributeConst = qr{$InitAttributePrefix(?:initconst\b)};
+our $InitAttributeInit = qr{$InitAttributePrefix(?:init\b)};
+our $InitAttribute = qr{$InitAttributeData|$InitAttributeConst|$InitAttributeInit};
+
+# Notes to $Attribute:
+# We need \b after 'init' otherwise 'initconst' will cause a false positive in a check
+our $Attribute = qr{
+                       const|
+                       volatile|
+                       __percpu|
+                       __nocast|
+                       __safe|
+                       __bitwise|
+                       __packed__|
+                       __packed2__|
+                       __naked|
+                       __maybe_unused|
+                       __always_unused|
+                       __noreturn|
+                       __used|
+                       __cold|
+                       __pure|
+                       __noclone|
+                       __deprecated|
+                       __read_mostly|
+                       __ro_after_init|
+                       __kprobes|
+                       $InitAttribute|
+                       __aligned\s*\(.*\)|
+                       ____cacheline_aligned|
+                       ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp|
+                       ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp|
+                       __weak|
+                       __alloc_size\s*\(\s*\d+\s*(?:,\s*\d+\s*)?\)
+                 }x;
+our $Modifier;
+our $Inline    = qr{inline|__always_inline|noinline|__inline|__inline__};
+our $Member    = qr{->$Ident|\.$Ident|\[[^]]*\]};
+our $Lval      = qr{$Ident(?:$Member)*};
+
+our $Int_type  = qr{(?i)llu|ull|ll|lu|ul|l|u};
+our $Binary    = qr{(?i)0b[01]+$Int_type?};
+our $Hex       = qr{(?i)0x[0-9a-f]+$Int_type?};
+our $Int       = qr{[0-9]+$Int_type?};
+our $Octal     = qr{0[0-7]+$Int_type?};
+our $String    = qr{(?:\b[Lu])?"[X\t]*"};
+our $Float_hex = qr{(?i)0x[0-9a-f]+p-?[0-9]+[fl]?};
+our $Float_dec = qr{(?i)(?:[0-9]+\.[0-9]*|[0-9]*\.[0-9]+)(?:e-?[0-9]+)?[fl]?};
+our $Float_int = qr{(?i)[0-9]+e-?[0-9]+[fl]?};
+our $Float     = qr{$Float_hex|$Float_dec|$Float_int};
+our $Constant  = qr{$Float|$Binary|$Octal|$Hex|$Int};
+our $Assignment        = qr{\*\=|/=|%=|\+=|-=|<<=|>>=|&=|\^=|\|=|=};
+our $Compare    = qr{<=|>=|==|!=|<|(?<!-)>};
+our $Arithmetic = qr{\+|-|\*|\/|%};
+our $Operators = qr{
+                       <=|>=|==|!=|
+                       =>|->|<<|>>|<|>|!|~|
+                       &&|\|\||,|\^|\+\+|--|&|\||$Arithmetic
+                 }x;
+
+our $c90_Keywords = qr{do|for|while|if|else|return|goto|continue|switch|default|case|break}x;
+
+our $BasicType;
+our $NonptrType;
+our $NonptrTypeMisordered;
+our $NonptrTypeWithAttr;
+our $Type;
+our $TypeMisordered;
+our $Declare;
+our $DeclareMisordered;
+
+our $NON_ASCII_UTF8    = qr{
+       [\xC2-\xDF][\x80-\xBF]               # non-overlong 2-byte
+       |  \xE0[\xA0-\xBF][\x80-\xBF]        # excluding overlongs
+       | [\xE1-\xEC\xEE\xEF][\x80-\xBF]{2}  # straight 3-byte
+       |  \xED[\x80-\x9F][\x80-\xBF]        # excluding surrogates
+       |  \xF0[\x90-\xBF][\x80-\xBF]{2}     # planes 1-3
+       | [\xF1-\xF3][\x80-\xBF]{3}          # planes 4-15
+       |  \xF4[\x80-\x8F][\x80-\xBF]{2}     # plane 16
+}x;
+
+our $UTF8      = qr{
+       [\x09\x0A\x0D\x20-\x7E]              # ASCII
+       | $NON_ASCII_UTF8
+}x;
+
+our $typeC99Typedefs = qr{(?:__)?(?:[us]_?)?int_?(?:8|16|32|64)_t};
+our $typeOtherOSTypedefs = qr{(?x:
+       u_(?:char|short|int|long) |          # bsd
+       u(?:nchar|short|int|long)            # sysv
+)};
+our $typeKernelTypedefs = qr{(?x:
+       (?:__)?(?:u|s|be|le)(?:8|16|32|64)|
+       atomic_t
+)};
+our $typeStdioTypedefs = qr{(?x:
+       FILE
+)};
+our $typeTypedefs = qr{(?x:
+       $typeC99Typedefs\b|
+       $typeOtherOSTypedefs\b|
+       $typeKernelTypedefs\b|
+       $typeStdioTypedefs\b
+)};
+
+our $zero_initializer = qr{(?:(?:0[xX])?0+$Int_type?|NULL|false)\b};
+
+our $logFunctions = qr{(?x:
+       printk(?:_ratelimited|_once|_deferred_once|_deferred|)|
+       (?:[a-z0-9]+_){1,2}(?:printk|emerg|alert|crit|err|warning|warn|notice|info|debug|dbg|vdbg|devel|cont|WARN)(?:_ratelimited|_once|)|
+       TP_printk|
+       WARN(?:_RATELIMIT|_ONCE|)|
+       panic|
+       MODULE_[A-Z_]+|
+       seq_vprintf|seq_printf|seq_puts
+)};
+
+our $allocFunctions = qr{(?x:
+       (?:(?:devm_)?
+               (?:kv|k|v)[czm]alloc(?:_array)?(?:_node)? |
+               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:|
+       Reported-by:|
+       Suggested-by:|
+       To:|
+       Cc:
+)};
+
+our @link_tags = qw(Link Closes);
+
+#Create a search and print patterns for all these strings to be used directly below
+our $link_tags_search = "";
+our $link_tags_print = "";
+foreach my $entry (@link_tags) {
+       if ($link_tags_search ne "") {
+               $link_tags_search .= '|';
+               $link_tags_print .= ' or ';
+       }
+       $entry .= ':';
+       $link_tags_search .= $entry;
+       $link_tags_print .= "'$entry'";
+}
+$link_tags_search = "(?:${link_tags_search})";
+
+our $tracing_logging_tags = qr{(?xi:
+       [=-]*> |
+       <[=-]* |
+       \[ |
+       \] |
+       start |
+       called |
+       entered |
+       entry |
+       enter |
+       in |
+       inside |
+       here |
+       begin |
+       exit |
+       end |
+       done |
+       leave |
+       completed |
+       out |
+       return |
+       [\.\!:\s]*
+)};
+
+sub edit_distance_min {
+       my (@arr) = @_;
+       my $len = scalar @arr;
+       if ((scalar @arr) < 1) {
+               # if underflow, return
+               return;
+       }
+       my $min = $arr[0];
+       for my $i (0 .. ($len-1)) {
+               if ($arr[$i] < $min) {
+                       $min = $arr[$i];
+               }
+       }
+       return $min;
+}
+
+sub get_edit_distance {
+       my ($str1, $str2) = @_;
+       $str1 = lc($str1);
+       $str2 = lc($str2);
+       $str1 =~ s/-//g;
+       $str2 =~ s/-//g;
+       my $len1 = length($str1);
+       my $len2 = length($str2);
+       # two dimensional array storing minimum edit distance
+       my @distance;
+       for my $i (0 .. $len1) {
+               for my $j (0 .. $len2) {
+                       if ($i == 0) {
+                               $distance[$i][$j] = $j;
+                       } elsif ($j == 0) {
+                               $distance[$i][$j] = $i;
+                       } elsif (substr($str1, $i-1, 1) eq substr($str2, $j-1, 1)) {
+                               $distance[$i][$j] = $distance[$i - 1][$j - 1];
+                       } else {
+                               my $dist1 = $distance[$i][$j - 1]; #insert distance
+                               my $dist2 = $distance[$i - 1][$j]; # remove
+                               my $dist3 = $distance[$i - 1][$j - 1]; #replace
+                               $distance[$i][$j] = 1 + edit_distance_min($dist1, $dist2, $dist3);
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+       return $distance[$len1][$len2];
+}
+
+sub find_standard_signature {
+       my ($sign_off) = @_;
+       my @standard_signature_tags = (
+               'Signed-off-by:', 'Co-developed-by:', 'Acked-by:', 'Tested-by:',
+               'Reviewed-by:', 'Reported-by:', 'Suggested-by:'
+       );
+       foreach my $signature (@standard_signature_tags) {
+               return $signature if (get_edit_distance($sign_off, $signature) <= 2);
+       }
+
+       return "";
+}
+
+our $obsolete_archives = qr{(?xi:
+       \Qfreedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel\E |
+       \Qlists.infradead.org\E |
+       \Qlkml.org\E |
+       \Qmail-archive.com\E |
+       \Qmailman.alsa-project.org/pipermail\E |
+       \Qmarc.info\E |
+       \Qozlabs.org/pipermail\E |
+       \Qspinics.net\E
+)};
+
+our @typeListMisordered = (
+       qr{char\s+(?:un)?signed},
+       qr{int\s+(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?short\s},
+       qr{int\s+short(?:\s+(?:un)?signed)},
+       qr{short\s+int(?:\s+(?:un)?signed)},
+       qr{(?:un)?signed\s+int\s+short},
+       qr{short\s+(?:un)?signed},
+       qr{long\s+int\s+(?:un)?signed},
+       qr{int\s+long\s+(?:un)?signed},
+       qr{long\s+(?:un)?signed\s+int},
+       qr{int\s+(?:un)?signed\s+long},
+       qr{int\s+(?:un)?signed},
+       qr{int\s+long\s+long\s+(?:un)?signed},
+       qr{long\s+long\s+int\s+(?:un)?signed},
+       qr{long\s+long\s+(?:un)?signed\s+int},
+       qr{long\s+long\s+(?:un)?signed},
+       qr{long\s+(?:un)?signed},
+);
+
+our @typeList = (
+       qr{void},
+       qr{(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?char},
+       qr{(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?short\s+int},
+       qr{(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?short},
+       qr{(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?int},
+       qr{(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long\s+int},
+       qr{(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long\s+long\s+int},
+       qr{(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long\s+long},
+       qr{(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long},
+       qr{(?:un)?signed},
+       qr{float},
+       qr{double},
+       qr{bool},
+       qr{struct\s+$Ident},
+       qr{union\s+$Ident},
+       qr{enum\s+$Ident},
+       qr{${Ident}_t},
+       qr{${Ident}_handler},
+       qr{${Ident}_handler_fn},
+       @typeListMisordered,
+);
+
+our $C90_int_types = qr{(?x:
+       long\s+long\s+int\s+(?:un)?signed|
+       long\s+long\s+(?:un)?signed\s+int|
+       long\s+long\s+(?:un)?signed|
+       (?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long\s+long\s+int|
+       (?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long\s+long|
+       int\s+long\s+long\s+(?:un)?signed|
+       int\s+(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long\s+long|
+
+       long\s+int\s+(?:un)?signed|
+       long\s+(?:un)?signed\s+int|
+       long\s+(?:un)?signed|
+       (?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long\s+int|
+       (?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long|
+       int\s+long\s+(?:un)?signed|
+       int\s+(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long|
+
+       int\s+(?:un)?signed|
+       (?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?int
+)};
+
+our @typeListFile = ();
+our @typeListWithAttr = (
+       @typeList,
+       qr{struct\s+$InitAttribute\s+$Ident},
+       qr{union\s+$InitAttribute\s+$Ident},
+);
+
+our @modifierList = (
+       qr{fastcall},
+);
+our @modifierListFile = ();
+
+our @mode_permission_funcs = (
+       ["module_param", 3],
+       ["module_param_(?:array|named|string)", 4],
+       ["module_param_array_named", 5],
+       ["debugfs_create_(?:file|u8|u16|u32|u64|x8|x16|x32|x64|size_t|atomic_t|bool|blob|regset32|u32_array)", 2],
+       ["proc_create(?:_data|)", 2],
+       ["(?:CLASS|DEVICE|SENSOR|SENSOR_DEVICE|IIO_DEVICE)_ATTR", 2],
+       ["IIO_DEV_ATTR_[A-Z_]+", 1],
+       ["SENSOR_(?:DEVICE_|)ATTR_2", 2],
+       ["SENSOR_TEMPLATE(?:_2|)", 3],
+       ["__ATTR", 2],
+);
+
+my $word_pattern = '\b[A-Z]?[a-z]{2,}\b';
+
+#Create a search pattern for all these functions to speed up a loop below
+our $mode_perms_search = "";
+foreach my $entry (@mode_permission_funcs) {
+       $mode_perms_search .= '|' if ($mode_perms_search ne "");
+       $mode_perms_search .= $entry->[0];
+}
+$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",
+       "kmap"                                  => "kmap_local_page",
+       "kunmap"                                => "kunmap_local",
+       "kmap_atomic"                           => "kmap_local_page",
+       "kunmap_atomic"                         => "kunmap_local",
+);
+
+#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         |
+       S_IRWXUGO       |
+       S_IALLUGO       |
+       0[0-7][0-7][2367]
+}x;
+
+our %mode_permission_string_types = (
+       "S_IRWXU" => 0700,
+       "S_IRUSR" => 0400,
+       "S_IWUSR" => 0200,
+       "S_IXUSR" => 0100,
+       "S_IRWXG" => 0070,
+       "S_IRGRP" => 0040,
+       "S_IWGRP" => 0020,
+       "S_IXGRP" => 0010,
+       "S_IRWXO" => 0007,
+       "S_IROTH" => 0004,
+       "S_IWOTH" => 0002,
+       "S_IXOTH" => 0001,
+       "S_IRWXUGO" => 0777,
+       "S_IRUGO" => 0444,
+       "S_IWUGO" => 0222,
+       "S_IXUGO" => 0111,
+);
+
+#Create a search pattern for all these strings to speed up a loop below
+our $mode_perms_string_search = "";
+foreach my $entry (keys %mode_permission_string_types) {
+       $mode_perms_string_search .= '|' if ($mode_perms_string_search ne "");
+       $mode_perms_string_search .= $entry;
+}
+our $single_mode_perms_string_search = "(?:${mode_perms_string_search})";
+our $multi_mode_perms_string_search = qr{
+       ${single_mode_perms_string_search}
+       (?:\s*\|\s*${single_mode_perms_string_search})*
+}x;
+
+sub perms_to_octal {
+       my ($string) = @_;
+
+       return trim($string) if ($string =~ /^\s*0[0-7]{3,3}\s*$/);
+
+       my $val = "";
+       my $oval = "";
+       my $to = 0;
+       my $curpos = 0;
+       my $lastpos = 0;
+       while ($string =~ /\b(($single_mode_perms_string_search)\b(?:\s*\|\s*)?\s*)/g) {
+               $curpos = pos($string);
+               my $match = $2;
+               my $omatch = $1;
+               last if ($lastpos > 0 && ($curpos - length($omatch) != $lastpos));
+               $lastpos = $curpos;
+               $to |= $mode_permission_string_types{$match};
+               $val .= '\s*\|\s*' if ($val ne "");
+               $val .= $match;
+               $oval .= $omatch;
+       }
+       $oval =~ s/^\s*\|\s*//;
+       $oval =~ s/\s*\|\s*$//;
+       return sprintf("%04o", $to);
+}
+
+our $allowed_asm_includes = qr{(?x:
+       irq|
+       memory|
+       time|
+       reboot
+)};
+# memory.h: ARM has a custom one
+
+# Load common spelling mistakes and build regular expression list.
+my $misspellings;
+my %spelling_fix;
+
+if (open(my $spelling, '<', $spelling_file)) {
+       while (<$spelling>) {
+               my $line = $_;
+
+               $line =~ s/\s*\n?$//g;
+               $line =~ s/^\s*//g;
+
+               next if ($line =~ m/^\s*#/);
+               next if ($line =~ m/^\s*$/);
+
+               my ($suspect, $fix) = split(/\|\|/, $line);
+
+               $spelling_fix{$suspect} = $fix;
+       }
+       close($spelling);
+} else {
+       warn "No typos will be found - file '$spelling_file': $!\n";
+}
+
+if ($codespell) {
+       if (open(my $spelling, '<', $codespellfile)) {
+               while (<$spelling>) {
+                       my $line = $_;
+
+                       $line =~ s/\s*\n?$//g;
+                       $line =~ s/^\s*//g;
+
+                       next if ($line =~ m/^\s*#/);
+                       next if ($line =~ m/^\s*$/);
+                       next if ($line =~ m/, disabled/i);
+
+                       $line =~ s/,.*$//;
+
+                       my ($suspect, $fix) = split(/->/, $line);
+
+                       $spelling_fix{$suspect} = $fix;
+               }
+               close($spelling);
+       } else {
+               warn "No codespell typos will be found - file '$codespellfile': $!\n";
+       }
+}
+
+$misspellings = join("|", sort keys %spelling_fix) if keys %spelling_fix;
+
+sub read_words {
+       my ($wordsRef, $file) = @_;
+
+       if (open(my $words, '<', $file)) {
+               while (<$words>) {
+                       my $line = $_;
+
+                       $line =~ s/\s*\n?$//g;
+                       $line =~ s/^\s*//g;
+
+                       next if ($line =~ m/^\s*#/);
+                       next if ($line =~ m/^\s*$/);
+                       if ($line =~ /\s/) {
+                               print("$file: '$line' invalid - ignored\n");
+                               next;
+                       }
+
+                       $$wordsRef .= '|' if (defined $$wordsRef);
+                       $$wordsRef .= $line;
+               }
+               close($file);
+               return 1;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+if (defined($typedefsfile)) {
+       my $typeOtherTypedefs;
+       read_words(\$typeOtherTypedefs, $typedefsfile)
+           or warn "No additional types will be considered - file '$typedefsfile': $!\n";
+       $typeTypedefs .= '|' . $typeOtherTypedefs if (defined $typeOtherTypedefs);
+}
+
+sub build_types {
+       my $mods = "(?x:  \n" . join("|\n  ", (@modifierList, @modifierListFile)) . "\n)";
+       my $all = "(?x:  \n" . join("|\n  ", (@typeList, @typeListFile)) . "\n)";
+       my $Misordered = "(?x:  \n" . join("|\n  ", @typeListMisordered) . "\n)";
+       my $allWithAttr = "(?x:  \n" . join("|\n  ", @typeListWithAttr) . "\n)";
+       $Modifier       = qr{(?:$Attribute|$Sparse|$mods)};
+       $BasicType      = qr{
+                               (?:$typeTypedefs\b)|
+                               (?:${all}\b)
+               }x;
+       $NonptrType     = qr{
+                       (?:$Modifier\s+|const\s+)*
+                       (?:
+                               (?:typeof|__typeof__)\s*\([^\)]*\)|
+                               (?:$typeTypedefs\b)|
+                               (?:${all}\b)
+                       )
+                       (?:\s+$Modifier|\s+const)*
+                 }x;
+       $NonptrTypeMisordered   = qr{
+                       (?:$Modifier\s+|const\s+)*
+                       (?:
+                               (?:${Misordered}\b)
+                       )
+                       (?:\s+$Modifier|\s+const)*
+                 }x;
+       $NonptrTypeWithAttr     = qr{
+                       (?:$Modifier\s+|const\s+)*
+                       (?:
+                               (?:typeof|__typeof__)\s*\([^\)]*\)|
+                               (?:$typeTypedefs\b)|
+                               (?:${allWithAttr}\b)
+                       )
+                       (?:\s+$Modifier|\s+const)*
+                 }x;
+       $Type   = qr{
+                       $NonptrType
+                       (?:(?:\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*\[\s*\])+){0,4}
+                       (?:\s+$Inline|\s+$Modifier)*
+                 }x;
+       $Declare        = qr{(?:$Storage\s+(?:$Inline\s+)?)?$Type};
+       $DeclareMisordered      = qr{(?:$Storage\s+(?:$Inline\s+)?)?$TypeMisordered};
+}
+build_types();
+
+our $Typecast  = qr{\s*(\(\s*$NonptrType\s*\)){0,1}\s*};
+
+# Using $balanced_parens, $LvalOrFunc, or $FuncArg
+# requires at least perl version v5.10.0
+# Any use must be runtime checked with $^V
+
+our $balanced_parens = qr/(\((?:[^\(\)]++|(?-1))*\))/;
+our $LvalOrFunc        = qr{((?:[\&\*]\s*)?$Lval)\s*($balanced_parens{0,1})\s*};
+our $FuncArg = qr{$Typecast{0,1}($LvalOrFunc|$Constant|$String)};
+
+our $declaration_macros = qr{(?x:
+       (?:$Storage\s+)?(?:[A-Z_][A-Z0-9]*_){0,2}(?:DEFINE|DECLARE)(?:_[A-Z0-9]+){1,6}\s*\(|
+       (?:$Storage\s+)?[HLP]?LIST_HEAD\s*\(|
+       (?:SKCIPHER_REQUEST|SHASH_DESC|AHASH_REQUEST)_ON_STACK\s*\(|
+       (?:$Storage\s+)?(?:XA_STATE|XA_STATE_ORDER)\s*\(
+)};
+
+our %allow_repeated_words = (
+       add => '',
+       added => '',
+       bad => '',
+       be => '',
+);
+
+sub deparenthesize {
+       my ($string) = @_;
+       return "" if (!defined($string));
+
+       while ($string =~ /^\s*\(.*\)\s*$/) {
+               $string =~ s@^\s*\(\s*@@;
+               $string =~ s@\s*\)\s*$@@;
+       }
+
+       $string =~ s@\s+@ @g;
+
+       return $string;
+}
+
+sub seed_camelcase_file {
+       my ($file) = @_;
+
+       return if (!(-f $file));
+
+       local $/;
+
+       open(my $include_file, '<', "$file")
+           or warn "$P: Can't read '$file' $!\n";
+       my $text = <$include_file>;
+       close($include_file);
+
+       my @lines = split('\n', $text);
+
+       foreach my $line (@lines) {
+               next if ($line !~ /(?:[A-Z][a-z]|[a-z][A-Z])/);
+               if ($line =~ /^[ \t]*(?:#[ \t]*define|typedef\s+$Type)\s+(\w*(?:[A-Z][a-z]|[a-z][A-Z])\w*)/) {
+                       $camelcase{$1} = 1;
+               } elsif ($line =~ /^\s*$Declare\s+(\w*(?:[A-Z][a-z]|[a-z][A-Z])\w*)\s*[\(\[,;]/) {
+                       $camelcase{$1} = 1;
+               } elsif ($line =~ /^\s*(?:union|struct|enum)\s+(\w*(?:[A-Z][a-z]|[a-z][A-Z])\w*)\s*[;\{]/) {
+                       $camelcase{$1} = 1;
+               }
+       }
+}
+
+sub is_SPDX_License_valid {
+       my ($license) = @_;
+
+       return 1 if (!$tree || which("python3") eq "" || !(-x "$root/scripts/spdxcheck.py") || !(-e "$gitroot"));
+
+       my $root_path = abs_path($root);
+       my $status = `cd "$root_path"; echo "$license" | scripts/spdxcheck.py -`;
+       return 0 if ($status ne "");
+       return 1;
+}
+
+my $camelcase_seeded = 0;
+sub seed_camelcase_includes {
+       return if ($camelcase_seeded);
+
+       my $files;
+       my $camelcase_cache = "";
+       my @include_files = ();
+
+       $camelcase_seeded = 1;
+
+       if (-e "$gitroot") {
+               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 {
+               my $last_mod_date = 0;
+               $files = `find $root/include -name "*.h"`;
+               @include_files = split('\n', $files);
+               foreach my $file (@include_files) {
+                       my $date = POSIX::strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M",
+                                                  localtime((stat $file)[9]));
+                       $last_mod_date = $date if ($last_mod_date < $date);
+               }
+               $camelcase_cache = ".checkpatch-camelcase.date.$last_mod_date";
+       }
+
+       if ($camelcase_cache ne "" && -f $camelcase_cache) {
+               open(my $camelcase_file, '<', "$camelcase_cache")
+                   or warn "$P: Can't read '$camelcase_cache' $!\n";
+               while (<$camelcase_file>) {
+                       chomp;
+                       $camelcase{$_} = 1;
+               }
+               close($camelcase_file);
+
+               return;
+       }
+
+       if (-e "$gitroot") {
+               $files = `${git_command} ls-files "include/*.h"`;
+               @include_files = split('\n', $files);
+       }
+
+       foreach my $file (@include_files) {
+               seed_camelcase_file($file);
+       }
+
+       if ($camelcase_cache ne "") {
+               unlink glob ".checkpatch-camelcase.*";
+               open(my $camelcase_file, '>', "$camelcase_cache")
+                   or warn "$P: Can't write '$camelcase_cache' $!\n";
+               foreach (sort { lc($a) cmp lc($b) } keys(%camelcase)) {
+                       print $camelcase_file ("$_\n");
+               }
+               close($camelcase_file);
+       }
+}
+
+sub git_is_single_file {
+       my ($filename) = @_;
+
+       return 0 if ((which("git") eq "") || !(-e "$gitroot"));
+
+       my $output = `${git_command} ls-files -- $filename 2>/dev/null`;
+       my $count = $output =~ tr/\n//;
+       return $count eq 1 && $output =~ m{^${filename}$};
+}
+
+sub git_commit_info {
+       my ($commit, $id, $desc) = @_;
+
+       return ($id, $desc) if ((which("git") eq "") || !(-e "$gitroot"));
+
+       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/) {
+# Maybe one day convert this block of bash into something that returns
+# all matching commit ids, but it's very slow...
+#
+#              echo "checking commits $1..."
+#              git rev-list --remotes | grep -i "^$1" |
+#              while read line ; do
+#                  git log --format='%H %s' -1 $line |
+#                  echo "commit $(cut -c 1-12,41-)"
+#              done
+       } elsif ($lines[0] =~ /^fatal: ambiguous argument '$commit': unknown revision or path not in the working tree\./ ||
+                $lines[0] =~ /^fatal: bad object $commit/) {
+               $id = undef;
+       } else {
+               $id = substr($lines[0], 0, 12);
+               $desc = substr($lines[0], 41);
+       }
+
+       return ($id, $desc);
+}
+
+$chk_signoff = 0 if ($file);
+
+my @rawlines = ();
+my @lines = ();
+my @fixed = ();
+my @fixed_inserted = ();
+my @fixed_deleted = ();
+my $fixlinenr = -1;
+
+# If input is git commits, extract all commits from the commit expressions.
+# For example, HEAD-3 means we need check 'HEAD, HEAD~1, HEAD~2'.
+die "$P: No git repository found\n" if ($git && !-e "$gitroot");
+
+if ($git) {
+       my @commits = ();
+       foreach my $commit_expr (@ARGV) {
+               my $git_range;
+               if ($commit_expr =~ m/^(.*)-(\d+)$/) {
+                       $git_range = "-$2 $1";
+               } elsif ($commit_expr =~ m/\.\./) {
+                       $git_range = "$commit_expr";
+               } else {
+                       $git_range = "-1 $commit_expr";
+               }
+               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));
+                       my $sha1 = $1;
+                       my $subject = $2;
+                       unshift(@commits, $sha1);
+                       $git_commits{$sha1} = $subject;
+               }
+       }
+       die "$P: no git commits after extraction!\n" if (@commits == 0);
+       @ARGV = @commits;
+}
+
+my $vname;
+$allow_c99_comments = !defined $ignore_type{"C99_COMMENT_TOLERANCE"};
+for my $filename (@ARGV) {
+       my $FILE;
+       my $is_git_file = git_is_single_file($filename);
+       my $oldfile = $file;
+       $file = 1 if ($is_git_file);
+       if ($git) {
+               open($FILE, '-|', "git format-patch -M --stdout -1 $filename") ||
+                       die "$P: $filename: git format-patch failed - $!\n";
+       } elsif ($file) {
+               open($FILE, '-|', "diff -u /dev/null $filename") ||
+                       die "$P: $filename: diff failed - $!\n";
+       } elsif ($filename eq '-') {
+               open($FILE, '<&STDIN');
+       } else {
+               open($FILE, '<', "$filename") ||
+                       die "$P: $filename: open failed - $!\n";
+       }
+       if ($filename eq '-') {
+               $vname = 'Your patch';
+       } elsif ($git) {
+               $vname = "Commit " . substr($filename, 0, 12) . ' ("' . $git_commits{$filename} . '")';
+       } else {
+               $vname = $filename;
+       }
+       while (<$FILE>) {
+               chomp;
+               push(@rawlines, $_);
+               $vname = qq("$1") if ($filename eq '-' && $_ =~ m/^Subject:\s+(.+)/i);
+       }
+       close($FILE);
+
+       if ($#ARGV > 0 && $quiet == 0) {
+               print '-' x length($vname) . "\n";
+               print "$vname\n";
+               print '-' x length($vname) . "\n";
+       }
+
+       if (!process($filename)) {
+               $exit = 1;
+       }
+       @rawlines = ();
+       @lines = ();
+       @fixed = ();
+       @fixed_inserted = ();
+       @fixed_deleted = ();
+       $fixlinenr = -1;
+       @modifierListFile = ();
+       @typeListFile = ();
+       build_types();
+       $file = $oldfile if ($is_git_file);
+}
+
+if (!$quiet) {
+       hash_show_words(\%use_type, "Used");
+       hash_show_words(\%ignore_type, "Ignored");
+
+       if (!$perl_version_ok) {
+               print << "EOM"
+
+NOTE: perl $^V is not modern enough to detect all possible issues.
+      An upgrade to at least perl $minimum_perl_version is suggested.
+EOM
+       }
+       if ($exit) {
+               print << "EOM"
+
+NOTE: If any of the errors are false positives, please report
+      them to the maintainer, see CHECKPATCH in MAINTAINERS.
+EOM
+       }
+}
+
+exit($exit);
+
+sub top_of_kernel_tree {
+       my ($root) = @_;
+
+       my @tree_check = (
+               "COPYING", "CREDITS", "Kbuild", "MAINTAINERS", "Makefile",
+               "README", "Documentation", "arch", "include", "drivers",
+               "fs", "init", "ipc", "kernel", "lib", "scripts",
+       );
+
+       foreach my $check (@tree_check) {
+               if (! -e $root . '/' . $check) {
+                       return 0;
+               }
+       }
+       return 1;
+}
+
+sub parse_email {
+       my ($formatted_email) = @_;
+
+       my $name = "";
+       my $quoted = "";
+       my $name_comment = "";
+       my $address = "";
+       my $comment = "";
+
+       if ($formatted_email =~ /^(.*)<(\S+\@\S+)>(.*)$/) {
+               $name = $1;
+               $address = $2;
+               $comment = $3 if defined $3;
+       } elsif ($formatted_email =~ /^\s*<(\S+\@\S+)>(.*)$/) {
+               $address = $1;
+               $comment = $2 if defined $2;
+       } elsif ($formatted_email =~ /(\S+\@\S+)(.*)$/) {
+               $address = $1;
+               $comment = $2 if defined $2;
+               $formatted_email =~ s/\Q$address\E.*$//;
+               $name = $formatted_email;
+               $name = trim($name);
+               $name =~ s/^\"|\"$//g;
+               # If there's a name left after stripping spaces and
+               # leading quotes, and the address doesn't have both
+               # leading and trailing angle brackets, the address
+               # is invalid. ie:
+               #   "joe smith joe@smith.com" bad
+               #   "joe smith <joe@smith.com" bad
+               if ($name ne "" && $address !~ /^<[^>]+>$/) {
+                       $name = "";
+                       $address = "";
+                       $comment = "";
+               }
+       }
+
+       # Extract comments from names excluding quoted parts
+       # "John D. (Doe)" - Do not extract
+       if ($name =~ s/\"(.+)\"//) {
+               $quoted = $1;
+       }
+       while ($name =~ s/\s*($balanced_parens)\s*/ /) {
+               $name_comment .= trim($1);
+       }
+       $name =~ s/^[ \"]+|[ \"]+$//g;
+       $name = trim("$quoted $name");
+
+       $address = trim($address);
+       $address =~ s/^\<|\>$//g;
+       $comment = trim($comment);
+
+       if ($name =~ /[^\w \-]/i) { ##has "must quote" chars
+               $name =~ s/(?<!\\)"/\\"/g; ##escape quotes
+               $name = "\"$name\"";
+       }
+
+       return ($name, $name_comment, $address, $comment);
+}
+
+sub format_email {
+       my ($name, $name_comment, $address, $comment) = @_;
+
+       my $formatted_email;
+
+       $name =~ s/^[ \"]+|[ \"]+$//g;
+       $address = trim($address);
+       $address =~ s/(?:\.|\,|\")+$//; ##trailing commas, dots or quotes
+
+       if ($name =~ /[^\w \-]/i) { ##has "must quote" chars
+               $name =~ s/(?<!\\)"/\\"/g; ##escape quotes
+               $name = "\"$name\"";
+       }
+
+       $name_comment = trim($name_comment);
+       $name_comment = " $name_comment" if ($name_comment ne "");
+       $comment = trim($comment);
+       $comment = " $comment" if ($comment ne "");
+
+       if ("$name" eq "") {
+               $formatted_email = "$address";
+       } else {
+               $formatted_email = "$name$name_comment <$address>";
+       }
+       $formatted_email .= "$comment";
+       return $formatted_email;
+}
+
+sub reformat_email {
+       my ($email) = @_;
+
+       my ($email_name, $name_comment, $email_address, $comment) = parse_email($email);
+       return format_email($email_name, $name_comment, $email_address, $comment);
+}
+
+sub same_email_addresses {
+       my ($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 &&
+              $name1_comment eq $name2_comment &&
+              $comment1 eq $comment2;
+}
+
+sub which {
+       my ($bin) = @_;
+
+       foreach my $path (split(/:/, $ENV{PATH})) {
+               if (-e "$path/$bin") {
+                       return "$path/$bin";
+               }
+       }
+
+       return "";
+}
+
+sub which_conf {
+       my ($conf) = @_;
+
+       foreach my $path (split(/:/, ".:$ENV{HOME}:.scripts")) {
+               if (-e "$path/$conf") {
+                       return "$path/$conf";
+               }
+       }
+
+       return "";
+}
+
+sub expand_tabs {
+       my ($str) = @_;
+
+       my $res = '';
+       my $n = 0;
+       for my $c (split(//, $str)) {
+               if ($c eq "\t") {
+                       $res .= ' ';
+                       $n++;
+                       for (; ($n % $tabsize) != 0; $n++) {
+                               $res .= ' ';
+                       }
+                       next;
+               }
+               $res .= $c;
+               $n++;
+       }
+
+       return $res;
+}
+sub copy_spacing {
+       (my $res = shift) =~ tr/\t/ /c;
+       return $res;
+}
+
+sub line_stats {
+       my ($line) = @_;
+
+       # Drop the diff line leader and expand tabs
+       $line =~ s/^.//;
+       $line = expand_tabs($line);
+
+       # Pick the indent from the front of the line.
+       my ($white) = ($line =~ /^(\s*)/);
+
+       return (length($line), length($white));
+}
+
+my $sanitise_quote = '';
+
+sub sanitise_line_reset {
+       my ($in_comment) = @_;
+
+       if ($in_comment) {
+               $sanitise_quote = '*/';
+       } else {
+               $sanitise_quote = '';
+       }
+}
+sub sanitise_line {
+       my ($line) = @_;
+
+       my $res = '';
+       my $l = '';
+
+       my $qlen = 0;
+       my $off = 0;
+       my $c;
+
+       # Always copy over the diff marker.
+       $res = substr($line, 0, 1);
+
+       for ($off = 1; $off < length($line); $off++) {
+               $c = substr($line, $off, 1);
+
+               # Comments we are whacking completely including the begin
+               # and end, all to $;.
+               if ($sanitise_quote eq '' && substr($line, $off, 2) eq '/*') {
+                       $sanitise_quote = '*/';
+
+                       substr($res, $off, 2, "$;$;");
+                       $off++;
+                       next;
+               }
+               if ($sanitise_quote eq '*/' && substr($line, $off, 2) eq '*/') {
+                       $sanitise_quote = '';
+                       substr($res, $off, 2, "$;$;");
+                       $off++;
+                       next;
+               }
+               if ($sanitise_quote eq '' && substr($line, $off, 2) eq '//') {
+                       $sanitise_quote = '//';
+
+                       substr($res, $off, 2, $sanitise_quote);
+                       $off++;
+                       next;
+               }
+
+               # A \ in a string means ignore the next character.
+               if (($sanitise_quote eq "'" || $sanitise_quote eq '"') &&
+                   $c eq "\\") {
+                       substr($res, $off, 2, 'XX');
+                       $off++;
+                       next;
+               }
+               # Regular quotes.
+               if ($c eq "'" || $c eq '"') {
+                       if ($sanitise_quote eq '') {
+                               $sanitise_quote = $c;
+
+                               substr($res, $off, 1, $c);
+                               next;
+                       } elsif ($sanitise_quote eq $c) {
+                               $sanitise_quote = '';
+                       }
+               }
+
+               #print "c<$c> SQ<$sanitise_quote>\n";
+               if ($off != 0 && $sanitise_quote eq '*/' && $c ne "\t") {
+                       substr($res, $off, 1, $;);
+               } elsif ($off != 0 && $sanitise_quote eq '//' && $c ne "\t") {
+                       substr($res, $off, 1, $;);
+               } elsif ($off != 0 && $sanitise_quote && $c ne "\t") {
+                       substr($res, $off, 1, 'X');
+               } else {
+                       substr($res, $off, 1, $c);
+               }
+       }
+
+       if ($sanitise_quote eq '//') {
+               $sanitise_quote = '';
+       }
+
+       # The pathname on a #include may be surrounded by '<' and '>'.
+       if ($res =~ /^.\s*\#\s*include\s+\<(.*)\>/) {
+               my $clean = 'X' x length($1);
+               $res =~ s@\<.*\>@<$clean>@;
+
+       # The whole of a #error is a string.
+       } elsif ($res =~ /^.\s*\#\s*(?:error|warning)\s+(.*)\b/) {
+               my $clean = 'X' x length($1);
+               $res =~ s@(\#\s*(?:error|warning)\s+).*@$1$clean@;
+       }
+
+       if ($allow_c99_comments && $res =~ m@(//.*$)@) {
+               my $match = $1;
+               $res =~ s/\Q$match\E/"$;" x length($match)/e;
+       }
+
+       return $res;
+}
+
+sub get_quoted_string {
+       my ($line, $rawline) = @_;
+
+       return "" if (!defined($line) || !defined($rawline));
+       return "" if ($line !~ m/($String)/g);
+       return substr($rawline, $-[0], $+[0] - $-[0]);
+}
+
+sub ctx_statement_block {
+       my ($linenr, $remain, $off) = @_;
+       my $line = $linenr - 1;
+       my $blk = '';
+       my $soff = $off;
+       my $coff = $off - 1;
+       my $coff_set = 0;
+
+       my $loff = 0;
+
+       my $type = '';
+       my $level = 0;
+       my @stack = ();
+       my $p;
+       my $c;
+       my $len = 0;
+
+       my $remainder;
+       while (1) {
+               @stack = (['', 0]) if ($#stack == -1);
+
+               #warn "CSB: blk<$blk> remain<$remain>\n";
+               # If we are about to drop off the end, pull in more
+               # context.
+               if ($off >= $len) {
+                       for (; $remain > 0; $line++) {
+                               last if (!defined $lines[$line]);
+                               next if ($lines[$line] =~ /^-/);
+                               $remain--;
+                               $loff = $len;
+                               $blk .= $lines[$line] . "\n";
+                               $len = length($blk);
+                               $line++;
+                               last;
+                       }
+                       # Bail if there is no further context.
+                       #warn "CSB: blk<$blk> off<$off> len<$len>\n";
+                       if ($off >= $len) {
+                               last;
+                       }
+                       if ($level == 0 && substr($blk, $off) =~ /^.\s*#\s*define/) {
+                               $level++;
+                               $type = '#';
+                       }
+               }
+               $p = $c;
+               $c = substr($blk, $off, 1);
+               $remainder = substr($blk, $off);
+
+               #warn "CSB: c<$c> type<$type> level<$level> remainder<$remainder> coff_set<$coff_set>\n";
+
+               # Handle nested #if/#else.
+               if ($remainder =~ /^#\s*(?:ifndef|ifdef|if)\s/) {
+                       push(@stack, [ $type, $level ]);
+               } elsif ($remainder =~ /^#\s*(?:else|elif)\b/) {
+                       ($type, $level) = @{$stack[$#stack - 1]};
+               } elsif ($remainder =~ /^#\s*endif\b/) {
+                       ($type, $level) = @{pop(@stack)};
+               }
+
+               # Statement ends at the ';' or a close '}' at the
+               # outermost level.
+               if ($level == 0 && $c eq ';') {
+                       last;
+               }
+
+               # An else is really a conditional as long as its not else if
+               if ($level == 0 && $coff_set == 0 &&
+                               (!defined($p) || $p =~ /(?:\s|\}|\+)/) &&
+                               $remainder =~ /^(else)(?:\s|{)/ &&
+                               $remainder !~ /^else\s+if\b/) {
+                       $coff = $off + length($1) - 1;
+                       $coff_set = 1;
+                       #warn "CSB: mark coff<$coff> soff<$soff> 1<$1>\n";
+                       #warn "[" . substr($blk, $soff, $coff - $soff + 1) . "]\n";
+               }
+
+               if (($type eq '' || $type eq '(') && $c eq '(') {
+                       $level++;
+                       $type = '(';
+               }
+               if ($type eq '(' && $c eq ')') {
+                       $level--;
+                       $type = ($level != 0)? '(' : '';
+
+                       if ($level == 0 && $coff < $soff) {
+                               $coff = $off;
+                               $coff_set = 1;
+                               #warn "CSB: mark coff<$coff>\n";
+                       }
+               }
+               if (($type eq '' || $type eq '{') && $c eq '{') {
+                       $level++;
+                       $type = '{';
+               }
+               if ($type eq '{' && $c eq '}') {
+                       $level--;
+                       $type = ($level != 0)? '{' : '';
+
+                       if ($level == 0) {
+                               if (substr($blk, $off + 1, 1) eq ';') {
+                                       $off++;
+                               }
+                               last;
+                       }
+               }
+               # Preprocessor commands end at the newline unless escaped.
+               if ($type eq '#' && $c eq "\n" && $p ne "\\") {
+                       $level--;
+                       $type = '';
+                       $off++;
+                       last;
+               }
+               $off++;
+       }
+       # We are truly at the end, so shuffle to the next line.
+       if ($off == $len) {
+               $loff = $len + 1;
+               $line++;
+               $remain--;
+       }
+
+       my $statement = substr($blk, $soff, $off - $soff + 1);
+       my $condition = substr($blk, $soff, $coff - $soff + 1);
+
+       #warn "STATEMENT<$statement>\n";
+       #warn "CONDITION<$condition>\n";
+
+       #print "coff<$coff> soff<$off> loff<$loff>\n";
+
+       return ($statement, $condition,
+                       $line, $remain + 1, $off - $loff + 1, $level);
+}
+
+sub statement_lines {
+       my ($stmt) = @_;
+
+       # Strip the diff line prefixes and rip blank lines at start and end.
+       $stmt =~ s/(^|\n)./$1/g;
+       $stmt =~ s/^\s*//;
+       $stmt =~ s/\s*$//;
+
+       my @stmt_lines = ($stmt =~ /\n/g);
+
+       return $#stmt_lines + 2;
+}
+
+sub statement_rawlines {
+       my ($stmt) = @_;
+
+       my @stmt_lines = ($stmt =~ /\n/g);
+
+       return $#stmt_lines + 2;
+}
+
+sub statement_block_size {
+       my ($stmt) = @_;
+
+       $stmt =~ s/(^|\n)./$1/g;
+       $stmt =~ s/^\s*{//;
+       $stmt =~ s/}\s*$//;
+       $stmt =~ s/^\s*//;
+       $stmt =~ s/\s*$//;
+
+       my @stmt_lines = ($stmt =~ /\n/g);
+       my @stmt_statements = ($stmt =~ /;/g);
+
+       my $stmt_lines = $#stmt_lines + 2;
+       my $stmt_statements = $#stmt_statements + 1;
+
+       if ($stmt_lines > $stmt_statements) {
+               return $stmt_lines;
+       } else {
+               return $stmt_statements;
+       }
+}
+
+sub ctx_statement_full {
+       my ($linenr, $remain, $off) = @_;
+       my ($statement, $condition, $level);
+
+       my (@chunks);
+
+       # Grab the first conditional/block pair.
+       ($statement, $condition, $linenr, $remain, $off, $level) =
+                               ctx_statement_block($linenr, $remain, $off);
+       #print "F: c<$condition> s<$statement> remain<$remain>\n";
+       push(@chunks, [ $condition, $statement ]);
+       if (!($remain > 0 && $condition =~ /^\s*(?:\n[+-])?\s*(?:if|else|do)\b/s)) {
+               return ($level, $linenr, @chunks);
+       }
+
+       # Pull in the following conditional/block pairs and see if they
+       # could continue the statement.
+       for (;;) {
+               ($statement, $condition, $linenr, $remain, $off, $level) =
+                               ctx_statement_block($linenr, $remain, $off);
+               #print "C: c<$condition> s<$statement> remain<$remain>\n";
+               last if (!($remain > 0 && $condition =~ /^(?:\s*\n[+-])*\s*(?:else|do)\b/s));
+               #print "C: push\n";
+               push(@chunks, [ $condition, $statement ]);
+       }
+
+       return ($level, $linenr, @chunks);
+}
+
+sub ctx_block_get {
+       my ($linenr, $remain, $outer, $open, $close, $off) = @_;
+       my $line;
+       my $start = $linenr - 1;
+       my $blk = '';
+       my @o;
+       my @c;
+       my @res = ();
+
+       my $level = 0;
+       my @stack = ($level);
+       for ($line = $start; $remain > 0; $line++) {
+               next if ($rawlines[$line] =~ /^-/);
+               $remain--;
+
+               $blk .= $rawlines[$line];
+
+               # Handle nested #if/#else.
+               if ($lines[$line] =~ /^.\s*#\s*(?:ifndef|ifdef|if)\s/) {
+                       push(@stack, $level);
+               } elsif ($lines[$line] =~ /^.\s*#\s*(?:else|elif)\b/) {
+                       $level = $stack[$#stack - 1];
+               } elsif ($lines[$line] =~ /^.\s*#\s*endif\b/) {
+                       $level = pop(@stack);
+               }
+
+               foreach my $c (split(//, $lines[$line])) {
+                       ##print "C<$c>L<$level><$open$close>O<$off>\n";
+                       if ($off > 0) {
+                               $off--;
+                               next;
+                       }
+
+                       if ($c eq $close && $level > 0) {
+                               $level--;
+                               last if ($level == 0);
+                       } elsif ($c eq $open) {
+                               $level++;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               if (!$outer || $level <= 1) {
+                       push(@res, $rawlines[$line]);
+               }
+
+               last if ($level == 0);
+       }
+
+       return ($level, @res);
+}
+sub ctx_block_outer {
+       my ($linenr, $remain) = @_;
+
+       my ($level, @r) = ctx_block_get($linenr, $remain, 1, '{', '}', 0);
+       return @r;
+}
+sub ctx_block {
+       my ($linenr, $remain) = @_;
+
+       my ($level, @r) = ctx_block_get($linenr, $remain, 0, '{', '}', 0);
+       return @r;
+}
+sub ctx_statement {
+       my ($linenr, $remain, $off) = @_;
+
+       my ($level, @r) = ctx_block_get($linenr, $remain, 0, '(', ')', $off);
+       return @r;
+}
+sub ctx_block_level {
+       my ($linenr, $remain) = @_;
+
+       return ctx_block_get($linenr, $remain, 0, '{', '}', 0);
+}
+sub ctx_statement_level {
+       my ($linenr, $remain, $off) = @_;
+
+       return ctx_block_get($linenr, $remain, 0, '(', ')', $off);
+}
+
+sub ctx_locate_comment {
+       my ($first_line, $end_line) = @_;
+
+       # If c99 comment on the current line, or the line before or after
+       my ($current_comment) = ($rawlines[$end_line - 1] =~ m@^\+.*(//.*$)@);
+       return $current_comment if (defined $current_comment);
+       ($current_comment) = ($rawlines[$end_line - 2] =~ m@^[\+ ].*(//.*$)@);
+       return $current_comment if (defined $current_comment);
+       ($current_comment) = ($rawlines[$end_line] =~ m@^[\+ ].*(//.*$)@);
+       return $current_comment if (defined $current_comment);
+
+       # Catch a comment on the end of the line itself.
+       ($current_comment) = ($rawlines[$end_line - 1] =~ m@.*(/\*.*\*/)\s*(?:\\\s*)?$@);
+       return $current_comment if (defined $current_comment);
+
+       # Look through the context and try and figure out if there is a
+       # comment.
+       my $in_comment = 0;
+       $current_comment = '';
+       for (my $linenr = $first_line; $linenr < $end_line; $linenr++) {
+               my $line = $rawlines[$linenr - 1];
+               #warn "           $line\n";
+               if ($linenr == $first_line and $line =~ m@^.\s*\*@) {
+                       $in_comment = 1;
+               }
+               if ($line =~ m@/\*@) {
+                       $in_comment = 1;
+               }
+               if (!$in_comment && $current_comment ne '') {
+                       $current_comment = '';
+               }
+               $current_comment .= $line . "\n" if ($in_comment);
+               if ($line =~ m@\*/@) {
+                       $in_comment = 0;
+               }
+       }
+
+       chomp($current_comment);
+       return($current_comment);
+}
+sub ctx_has_comment {
+       my ($first_line, $end_line) = @_;
+       my $cmt = ctx_locate_comment($first_line, $end_line);
+
+       ##print "LINE: $rawlines[$end_line - 1 ]\n";
+       ##print "CMMT: $cmt\n";
+
+       return ($cmt ne '');
+}
+
+sub raw_line {
+       my ($linenr, $cnt) = @_;
+
+       my $offset = $linenr - 1;
+       $cnt++;
+
+       my $line;
+       while ($cnt) {
+               $line = $rawlines[$offset++];
+               next if (defined($line) && $line =~ /^-/);
+               $cnt--;
+       }
+
+       return $line;
+}
+
+sub get_stat_real {
+       my ($linenr, $lc) = @_;
+
+       my $stat_real = raw_line($linenr, 0);
+       for (my $count = $linenr + 1; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
+               $stat_real = $stat_real . "\n" . raw_line($count, 0);
+       }
+
+       return $stat_real;
+}
+
+sub get_stat_here {
+       my ($linenr, $cnt, $here) = @_;
+
+       my $herectx = $here . "\n";
+       for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
+               $herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";
+       }
+
+       return $herectx;
+}
+
+sub cat_vet {
+       my ($vet) = @_;
+       my ($res, $coded);
+
+       $res = '';
+       while ($vet =~ /([^[:cntrl:]]*)([[:cntrl:]]|$)/g) {
+               $res .= $1;
+               if ($2 ne '') {
+                       $coded = sprintf("^%c", unpack('C', $2) + 64);
+                       $res .= $coded;
+               }
+       }
+       $res =~ s/$/\$/;
+
+       return $res;
+}
+
+my $av_preprocessor = 0;
+my $av_pending;
+my @av_paren_type;
+my $av_pend_colon;
+
+sub annotate_reset {
+       $av_preprocessor = 0;
+       $av_pending = '_';
+       @av_paren_type = ('E');
+       $av_pend_colon = 'O';
+}
+
+sub annotate_values {
+       my ($stream, $type) = @_;
+
+       my $res;
+       my $var = '_' x length($stream);
+       my $cur = $stream;
+
+       print "$stream\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+
+       while (length($cur)) {
+               @av_paren_type = ('E') if ($#av_paren_type < 0);
+               print " <" . join('', @av_paren_type) .
+                               "> <$type> <$av_pending>" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+               if ($cur =~ /^(\s+)/o) {
+                       print "WS($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       if ($1 =~ /\n/ && $av_preprocessor) {
+                               $type = pop(@av_paren_type);
+                               $av_preprocessor = 0;
+                       }
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\(\s*$Type\s*)\)/ && $av_pending eq '_') {
+                       print "CAST($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       push(@av_paren_type, $type);
+                       $type = 'c';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^($Type)\s*(?:$Ident|,|\)|\(|\s*$)/) {
+                       print "DECLARE($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $type = 'T';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^($Modifier)\s*/) {
+                       print "MODIFIER($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $type = 'T';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\#\s*define\s*$Ident)(\(?)/o) {
+                       print "DEFINE($1,$2)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $av_preprocessor = 1;
+                       push(@av_paren_type, $type);
+                       if ($2 ne '') {
+                               $av_pending = 'N';
+                       }
+                       $type = 'E';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\#\s*(?:undef\s*$Ident|include\b))/o) {
+                       print "UNDEF($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $av_preprocessor = 1;
+                       push(@av_paren_type, $type);
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\#\s*(?:ifdef|ifndef|if))/o) {
+                       print "PRE_START($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $av_preprocessor = 1;
+
+                       push(@av_paren_type, $type);
+                       push(@av_paren_type, $type);
+                       $type = 'E';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\#\s*(?:else|elif))/o) {
+                       print "PRE_RESTART($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $av_preprocessor = 1;
+
+                       push(@av_paren_type, $av_paren_type[$#av_paren_type]);
+
+                       $type = 'E';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\#\s*(?:endif))/o) {
+                       print "PRE_END($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+
+                       $av_preprocessor = 1;
+
+                       # Assume all arms of the conditional end as this
+                       # one does, and continue as if the #endif was not here.
+                       pop(@av_paren_type);
+                       push(@av_paren_type, $type);
+                       $type = 'E';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\\\n)/o) {
+                       print "PRECONT($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(__attribute__)\s*\(?/o) {
+                       print "ATTR($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $av_pending = $type;
+                       $type = 'N';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(sizeof)\s*(\()?/o) {
+                       print "SIZEOF($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       if (defined $2) {
+                               $av_pending = 'V';
+                       }
+                       $type = 'N';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(if|while|for)\b/o) {
+                       print "COND($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $av_pending = 'E';
+                       $type = 'N';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~/^(case)/o) {
+                       print "CASE($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $av_pend_colon = 'C';
+                       $type = 'N';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~/^(return|else|goto|typeof|__typeof__)\b/o) {
+                       print "KEYWORD($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $type = 'N';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\()/o) {
+                       print "PAREN('$1')\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       push(@av_paren_type, $av_pending);
+                       $av_pending = '_';
+                       $type = 'N';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\))/o) {
+                       my $new_type = pop(@av_paren_type);
+                       if ($new_type ne '_') {
+                               $type = $new_type;
+                               print "PAREN('$1') -> $type\n"
+                                                       if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       } else {
+                               print "PAREN('$1')\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       }
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^($Ident)\s*\(/o) {
+                       print "FUNC($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $type = 'V';
+                       $av_pending = 'V';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^($Ident\s*):(?:\s*\d+\s*(,|=|;))?/) {
+                       if (defined $2 && $type eq 'C' || $type eq 'T') {
+                               $av_pend_colon = 'B';
+                       } elsif ($type eq 'E') {
+                               $av_pend_colon = 'L';
+                       }
+                       print "IDENT_COLON($1,$type>$av_pend_colon)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $type = 'V';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^($Ident|$Constant)/o) {
+                       print "IDENT($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $type = 'V';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^($Assignment)/o) {
+                       print "ASSIGN($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $type = 'N';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~/^(;|{|})/) {
+                       print "END($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $type = 'E';
+                       $av_pend_colon = 'O';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~/^(,)/) {
+                       print "COMMA($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $type = 'C';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\?)/o) {
+                       print "QUESTION($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $type = 'N';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(:)/o) {
+                       print "COLON($1,$av_pend_colon)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+
+                       substr($var, length($res), 1, $av_pend_colon);
+                       if ($av_pend_colon eq 'C' || $av_pend_colon eq 'L') {
+                               $type = 'E';
+                       } else {
+                               $type = 'N';
+                       }
+                       $av_pend_colon = 'O';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\[)/o) {
+                       print "CLOSE($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       $type = 'N';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^(-(?![->])|\+(?!\+)|\*|\&\&|\&)/o) {
+                       my $variant;
+
+                       print "OPV($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       if ($type eq 'V') {
+                               $variant = 'B';
+                       } else {
+                               $variant = 'U';
+                       }
+
+                       substr($var, length($res), 1, $variant);
+                       $type = 'N';
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /^($Operators)/o) {
+                       print "OP($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                       if ($1 ne '++' && $1 ne '--') {
+                               $type = 'N';
+                       }
+
+               } elsif ($cur =~ /(^.)/o) {
+                       print "C($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+               }
+               if (defined $1) {
+                       $cur = substr($cur, length($1));
+                       $res .= $type x length($1);
+               }
+       }
+
+       return ($res, $var);
+}
+
+sub possible {
+       my ($possible, $line) = @_;
+       my $notPermitted = qr{(?:
+               ^(?:
+                       $Modifier|
+                       $Storage|
+                       $Type|
+                       DEFINE_\S+
+               )$|
+               ^(?:
+                       goto|
+                       return|
+                       case|
+                       else|
+                       asm|__asm__|
+                       do|
+                       \#|
+                       \#\#|
+               )(?:\s|$)|
+               ^(?:typedef|struct|enum)\b
+           )}x;
+       warn "CHECK<$possible> ($line)\n" if ($dbg_possible > 2);
+       if ($possible !~ $notPermitted) {
+               # Check for modifiers.
+               $possible =~ s/\s*$Storage\s*//g;
+               $possible =~ s/\s*$Sparse\s*//g;
+               if ($possible =~ /^\s*$/) {
+
+               } elsif ($possible =~ /\s/) {
+                       $possible =~ s/\s*$Type\s*//g;
+                       for my $modifier (split(' ', $possible)) {
+                               if ($modifier !~ $notPermitted) {
+                                       warn "MODIFIER: $modifier ($possible) ($line)\n" if ($dbg_possible);
+                                       push(@modifierListFile, $modifier);
+                               }
+                       }
+
+               } else {
+                       warn "POSSIBLE: $possible ($line)\n" if ($dbg_possible);
+                       push(@typeListFile, $possible);
+               }
+               build_types();
+       } else {
+               warn "NOTPOSS: $possible ($line)\n" if ($dbg_possible > 1);
+       }
+}
+
+my $prefix = '';
+
+sub show_type {
+       my ($type) = @_;
+
+       $type =~ tr/[a-z]/[A-Z]/;
+
+       return defined $use_type{$type} if (scalar keys %use_type > 0);
+
+       return !defined $ignore_type{$type};
+}
+
+sub report {
+       my ($level, $type, $msg) = @_;
+
+       if (!show_type($type) ||
+           (defined $tst_only && $msg !~ /\Q$tst_only\E/)) {
+               return 0;
+       }
+       my $output = '';
+       if ($color) {
+               if ($level eq 'ERROR') {
+                       $output .= RED;
+               } elsif ($level eq 'WARNING') {
+                       $output .= YELLOW;
+               } else {
+                       $output .= GREEN;
+               }
+       }
+       $output .= $prefix . $level . ':';
+       if ($show_types) {
+               $output .= BLUE if ($color);
+               $output .= "$type:";
+       }
+       $output .= RESET if ($color);
+       $output .= ' ' . $msg . "\n";
+
+       if ($showfile) {
+               my @lines = split("\n", $output, -1);
+               splice(@lines, 1, 1);
+               $output = join("\n", @lines);
+       }
+
+       if ($terse) {
+               $output = (split('\n', $output))[0] . "\n";
+       }
+
+       if ($verbose && exists($verbose_messages{$type}) &&
+           !exists($verbose_emitted{$type})) {
+               $output .= $verbose_messages{$type} . "\n\n";
+               $verbose_emitted{$type} = 1;
+       }
+
+       push(our @report, $output);
+
+       return 1;
+}
+
+sub report_dump {
+       our @report;
+}
+
+sub fixup_current_range {
+       my ($lineRef, $offset, $length) = @_;
+
+       if ($$lineRef =~ /^\@\@ -\d+,\d+ \+(\d+),(\d+) \@\@/) {
+               my $o = $1;
+               my $l = $2;
+               my $no = $o + $offset;
+               my $nl = $l + $length;
+               $$lineRef =~ s/\+$o,$l \@\@/\+$no,$nl \@\@/;
+       }
+}
+
+sub fix_inserted_deleted_lines {
+       my ($linesRef, $insertedRef, $deletedRef) = @_;
+
+       my $range_last_linenr = 0;
+       my $delta_offset = 0;
+
+       my $old_linenr = 0;
+       my $new_linenr = 0;
+
+       my $next_insert = 0;
+       my $next_delete = 0;
+
+       my @lines = ();
+
+       my $inserted = @{$insertedRef}[$next_insert++];
+       my $deleted = @{$deletedRef}[$next_delete++];
+
+       foreach my $old_line (@{$linesRef}) {
+               my $save_line = 1;
+               my $line = $old_line;   #don't modify the array
+               if ($line =~ /^(?:\+\+\+|\-\-\-)\s+\S+/) {      #new filename
+                       $delta_offset = 0;
+               } elsif ($line =~ /^\@\@ -\d+,\d+ \+\d+,\d+ \@\@/) {    #new hunk
+                       $range_last_linenr = $new_linenr;
+                       fixup_current_range(\$line, $delta_offset, 0);
+               }
+
+               while (defined($deleted) && ${$deleted}{'LINENR'} == $old_linenr) {
+                       $deleted = @{$deletedRef}[$next_delete++];
+                       $save_line = 0;
+                       fixup_current_range(\$lines[$range_last_linenr], $delta_offset--, -1);
+               }
+
+               while (defined($inserted) && ${$inserted}{'LINENR'} == $old_linenr) {
+                       push(@lines, ${$inserted}{'LINE'});
+                       $inserted = @{$insertedRef}[$next_insert++];
+                       $new_linenr++;
+                       fixup_current_range(\$lines[$range_last_linenr], $delta_offset++, 1);
+               }
+
+               if ($save_line) {
+                       push(@lines, $line);
+                       $new_linenr++;
+               }
+
+               $old_linenr++;
+       }
+
+       return @lines;
+}
+
+sub fix_insert_line {
+       my ($linenr, $line) = @_;
+
+       my $inserted = {
+               LINENR => $linenr,
+               LINE => $line,
+       };
+       push(@fixed_inserted, $inserted);
+}
+
+sub fix_delete_line {
+       my ($linenr, $line) = @_;
+
+       my $deleted = {
+               LINENR => $linenr,
+               LINE => $line,
+       };
+
+       push(@fixed_deleted, $deleted);
+}
+
+sub ERROR {
+       my ($type, $msg) = @_;
+
+       if (report("ERROR", $type, $msg)) {
+               our $clean = 0;
+               our $cnt_error++;
+               return 1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+sub WARN {
+       my ($type, $msg) = @_;
+
+       if (report("WARNING", $type, $msg)) {
+               our $clean = 0;
+               our $cnt_warn++;
+               return 1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+sub CHK {
+       my ($type, $msg) = @_;
+
+       if ($check && report("CHECK", $type, $msg)) {
+               our $clean = 0;
+               our $cnt_chk++;
+               return 1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
+sub check_absolute_file {
+       my ($absolute, $herecurr) = @_;
+       my $file = $absolute;
+
+       ##print "absolute<$absolute>\n";
+
+       # See if any suffix of this path is a path within the tree.
+       while ($file =~ s@^[^/]*/@@) {
+               if (-f "$root/$file") {
+                       ##print "file<$file>\n";
+                       last;
+               }
+       }
+       if (! -f _)  {
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       # It is, so see if the prefix is acceptable.
+       my $prefix = $absolute;
+       substr($prefix, -length($file)) = '';
+
+       ##print "prefix<$prefix>\n";
+       if ($prefix ne ".../") {
+               WARN("USE_RELATIVE_PATH",
+                    "use relative pathname instead of absolute in changelog text\n" . $herecurr);
+       }
+}
+
+sub trim {
+       my ($string) = @_;
+
+       $string =~ s/^\s+|\s+$//g;
+
+       return $string;
+}
+
+sub ltrim {
+       my ($string) = @_;
+
+       $string =~ s/^\s+//;
+
+       return $string;
+}
+
+sub rtrim {
+       my ($string) = @_;
+
+       $string =~ s/\s+$//;
+
+       return $string;
+}
+
+sub string_find_replace {
+       my ($string, $find, $replace) = @_;
+
+       $string =~ s/$find/$replace/g;
+
+       return $string;
+}
+
+sub tabify {
+       my ($leading) = @_;
+
+       my $source_indent = $tabsize;
+       my $max_spaces_before_tab = $source_indent - 1;
+       my $spaces_to_tab = " " x $source_indent;
+
+       #convert leading spaces to tabs
+       1 while $leading =~ s@^([\t]*)$spaces_to_tab@$1\t@g;
+       #Remove spaces before a tab
+       1 while $leading =~ s@^([\t]*)( {1,$max_spaces_before_tab})\t@$1\t@g;
+
+       return "$leading";
+}
+
+sub pos_last_openparen {
+       my ($line) = @_;
+
+       my $pos = 0;
+
+       my $opens = $line =~ tr/\(/\(/;
+       my $closes = $line =~ tr/\)/\)/;
+
+       my $last_openparen = 0;
+
+       if (($opens == 0) || ($closes >= $opens)) {
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       my $len = length($line);
+
+       for ($pos = 0; $pos < $len; $pos++) {
+               my $string = substr($line, $pos);
+               if ($string =~ /^($FuncArg|$balanced_parens)/) {
+                       $pos += length($1) - 1;
+               } elsif (substr($line, $pos, 1) eq '(') {
+                       $last_openparen = $pos;
+               } elsif (index($string, '(') == -1) {
+                       last;
+               }
+       }
+
+       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 $comment;
+}
+
+sub exclude_global_initialisers {
+       my ($realfile) = @_;
+
+       # Do not check for BPF programs (tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/*.c, samples/bpf/*_kern.c, *.bpf.c).
+       return $realfile =~ m@^tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/.*\.c$@ ||
+               $realfile =~ m@^samples/bpf/.*_kern\.c$@ ||
+               $realfile =~ m@/bpf/.*\.bpf\.c$@;
+}
+
+sub process {
+       my $filename = shift;
+
+       my $linenr=0;
+       my $prevline="";
+       my $prevrawline="";
+       my $stashline="";
+       my $stashrawline="";
+
+       my $length;
+       my $indent;
+       my $previndent=0;
+       my $stashindent=0;
+
+       our $clean = 1;
+       my $signoff = 0;
+       my $author = '';
+       my $authorsignoff = 0;
+       my $author_sob = '';
+       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;
+       my $reported_maintainer_file = 0;
+       my $non_utf8_charset = 0;
+
+       my $last_git_commit_id_linenr = -1;
+
+       my $last_blank_line = 0;
+       my $last_coalesced_string_linenr = -1;
+
+       our @report = ();
+       our $cnt_lines = 0;
+       our $cnt_error = 0;
+       our $cnt_warn = 0;
+       our $cnt_chk = 0;
+
+       # Trace the real file/line as we go.
+       my $realfile = '';
+       my $realline = 0;
+       my $realcnt = 0;
+       my $here = '';
+       my $context_function;           #undef'd unless there's a known function
+       my $in_comment = 0;
+       my $comment_edge = 0;
+       my $first_line = 0;
+       my $p1_prefix = '';
+
+       my $prev_values = 'E';
+
+       # suppression flags
+       my %suppress_ifbraces;
+       my %suppress_whiletrailers;
+       my %suppress_export;
+       my $suppress_statement = 0;
+
+       my %signatures = ();
+
+       # Pre-scan the patch sanitizing the lines.
+       # Pre-scan the patch looking for any __setup documentation.
+       #
+       my @setup_docs = ();
+       my $setup_docs = 0;
+
+       my $camelcase_file_seeded = 0;
+
+       my $checklicenseline = 1;
+
+       sanitise_line_reset();
+       my $line;
+       foreach my $rawline (@rawlines) {
+               $linenr++;
+               $line = $rawline;
+
+               push(@fixed, $rawline) if ($fix);
+
+               if ($rawline=~/^\+\+\+\s+(\S+)/) {
+                       $setup_docs = 0;
+                       if ($1 =~ m@Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt$@) {
+                               $setup_docs = 1;
+                       }
+                       #next;
+               }
+               if ($rawline =~ /^\@\@ -\d+(?:,\d+)? \+(\d+)(,(\d+))? \@\@/) {
+                       $realline=$1-1;
+                       if (defined $2) {
+                               $realcnt=$3+1;
+                       } else {
+                               $realcnt=1+1;
+                       }
+                       $in_comment = 0;
+
+                       # Guestimate if this is a continuing comment.  Run
+                       # the context looking for a comment "edge".  If this
+                       # edge is a close comment then we must be in a comment
+                       # at context start.
+                       my $edge;
+                       my $cnt = $realcnt;
+                       for (my $ln = $linenr + 1; $cnt > 0; $ln++) {
+                               next if (defined $rawlines[$ln - 1] &&
+                                        $rawlines[$ln - 1] =~ /^-/);
+                               $cnt--;
+                               #print "RAW<$rawlines[$ln - 1]>\n";
+                               last if (!defined $rawlines[$ln - 1]);
+                               if ($rawlines[$ln - 1] =~ m@(/\*|\*/)@ &&
+                                   $rawlines[$ln - 1] !~ m@"[^"]*(?:/\*|\*/)[^"]*"@) {
+                                       ($edge) = $1;
+                                       last;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       if (defined $edge && $edge eq '*/') {
+                               $in_comment = 1;
+                       }
+
+                       # Guestimate if this is a continuing comment.  If this
+                       # is the start of a diff block and this line starts
+                       # ' *' then it is very likely a comment.
+                       if (!defined $edge &&
+                           $rawlines[$linenr] =~ m@^.\s*(?:\*\*+| \*)(?:\s|$)@)
+                       {
+                               $in_comment = 1;
+                       }
+
+                       ##print "COMMENT:$in_comment edge<$edge> $rawline\n";
+                       sanitise_line_reset($in_comment);
+
+               } elsif ($realcnt && $rawline =~ /^(?:\+| |$)/) {
+                       # Standardise the strings and chars within the input to
+                       # simplify matching -- only bother with positive lines.
+                       $line = sanitise_line($rawline);
+               }
+               push(@lines, $line);
+
+               if ($realcnt > 1) {
+                       $realcnt-- if ($line =~ /^(?:\+| |$)/);
+               } else {
+                       $realcnt = 0;
+               }
+
+               #print "==>$rawline\n";
+               #print "-->$line\n";
+
+               if ($setup_docs && $line =~ /^\+/) {
+                       push(@setup_docs, $line);
+               }
+       }
+
+       $prefix = '';
+
+       $realcnt = 0;
+       $linenr = 0;
+       $fixlinenr = -1;
+       foreach my $line (@lines) {
+               $linenr++;
+               $fixlinenr++;
+               my $sline = $line;      #copy of $line
+               $sline =~ s/$;/ /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 &&
+                   $line =~ /^\@\@ -\d+(?:,\d+)? \+(\d+)(,(\d+))? \@\@(.*)/) {
+                       my $context = $4;
+                       $is_patch = 1;
+                       $first_line = $linenr + 1;
+                       $realline=$1-1;
+                       if (defined $2) {
+                               $realcnt=$3+1;
+                       } else {
+                               $realcnt=1+1;
+                       }
+                       annotate_reset();
+                       $prev_values = 'E';
+
+                       %suppress_ifbraces = ();
+                       %suppress_whiletrailers = ();
+                       %suppress_export = ();
+                       $suppress_statement = 0;
+                       if ($context =~ /\b(\w+)\s*\(/) {
+                               $context_function = $1;
+                       } else {
+                               undef $context_function;
+                       }
+                       next;
+
+# track the line number as we move through the hunk, note that
+# new versions of GNU diff omit the leading space on completely
+# blank context lines so we need to count that too.
+               } elsif ($line =~ /^( |\+|$)/) {
+                       $realline++;
+                       $realcnt-- if ($realcnt != 0);
+
+                       # Measure the line length and indent.
+                       ($length, $indent) = line_stats($rawline);
+
+                       # Track the previous line.
+                       ($prevline, $stashline) = ($stashline, $line);
+                       ($previndent, $stashindent) = ($stashindent, $indent);
+                       ($prevrawline, $stashrawline) = ($stashrawline, $rawline);
+
+                       #warn "line<$line>\n";
+
+               } elsif ($realcnt == 1) {
+                       $realcnt--;
+               }
+
+               my $hunk_line = ($realcnt != 0);
+
+               $here = "#$linenr: " if (!$file);
+               $here = "#$realline: " if ($file);
+
+               my $found_file = 0;
+               # extract the filename as it passes
+               if ($line =~ /^diff --git.*?(\S+)$/) {
+                       $realfile = $1;
+                       $realfile =~ s@^([^/]*)/@@ if (!$file);
+                       $in_commit_log = 0;
+                       $found_file = 1;
+               } elsif ($line =~ /^\+\+\+\s+(\S+)/) {
+                       $realfile = $1;
+                       $realfile =~ s@^([^/]*)/@@ if (!$file);
+                       $in_commit_log = 0;
+
+                       $p1_prefix = $1;
+                       if (!$file && $tree && $p1_prefix ne '' &&
+                           -e "$root/$p1_prefix") {
+                               WARN("PATCH_PREFIX",
+                                    "patch prefix '$p1_prefix' exists, appears to be a -p0 patch\n");
+                       }
+
+                       if ($realfile =~ m@^include/asm/@) {
+                               ERROR("MODIFIED_INCLUDE_ASM",
+                                     "do not modify files in include/asm, change architecture specific files in include/asm-<architecture>\n" . "$here$rawline\n");
+                       }
+                       $found_file = 1;
+               }
+
+#make up the handle for any error we report on this line
+               if ($showfile) {
+                       $prefix = "$realfile:$realline: "
+               } elsif ($emacs) {
+                       if ($file) {
+                               $prefix = "$filename:$realline: ";
+                       } else {
+                               $prefix = "$filename:$linenr: ";
+                       }
+               }
+
+               $here .= "FILE: $realfile:$realline:" if ($realcnt != 0);
+
+               my $hereline = "$here\n$rawline\n";
+               my $herecurr = "$here\n$rawline\n";
+               my $hereprev = "$here\n$prevrawline\n$rawline\n";
+
+               $cnt_lines++ if ($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/]+)@ &&
+                     $line =~ m@^\s+diff\b.*a/[\w/]+\s+b/$1\b@) ||
+                    $line =~ m@^\s*(?:\-\-\-\s+a/|\+\+\+\s+b/)@ ||
+                    $line =~ m/^\s*\@\@ \-\d+,\d+ \+\d+,\d+ \@\@/)) {
+                       ERROR("DIFF_IN_COMMIT_MSG",
+                             "Avoid using diff content in the commit message - patch(1) might not work\n" . $herecurr);
+                       $commit_log_has_diff = 1;
+               }
+
+# Check for incorrect file permissions
+               if ($line =~ /^new (file )?mode.*[7531]\d{0,2}$/) {
+                       my $permhere = $here . "FILE: $realfile\n";
+                       if ($realfile !~ m@scripts/@ &&
+                           $realfile !~ /\.(py|pl|awk|sh)$/) {
+                               ERROR("EXECUTE_PERMISSIONS",
+                                     "do not set execute permissions for source files\n" . $permhere);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Check the patch for a From:
+               if (decode("MIME-Header", $line) =~ /^From:\s*(.*)/) {
+                       $author = $1;
+                       my $curline = $linenr;
+                       while(defined($rawlines[$curline]) && ($rawlines[$curline++] =~ /^[ \t]\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:\s*(.*)/i) {
+                       $signoff++;
+                       $in_commit_log = 0;
+                       if ($author ne ''  && $authorsignoff != 1) {
+                               if (same_email_addresses($1, $author)) {
+                                       $authorsignoff = 1;
+                               } else {
+                                       my $ctx = $1;
+                                       my ($email_name, $email_comment, $email_address, $comment1) = parse_email($ctx);
+                                       my ($author_name, $author_comment, $author_address, $comment2) = parse_email($author);
+
+                                       if (lc $email_address eq lc $author_address && $email_name eq $author_name) {
+                                               $author_sob = $ctx;
+                                               $authorsignoff = 2;
+                                       } elsif (lc $email_address eq lc $author_address) {
+                                               $author_sob = $ctx;
+                                               $authorsignoff = 3;
+                                       } elsif ($email_name eq $author_name) {
+                                               $author_sob = $ctx;
+                                               $authorsignoff = 4;
+
+                                               my $address1 = $email_address;
+                                               my $address2 = $author_address;
+
+                                               if ($address1 =~ /(\S+)\+\S+(\@.*)/) {
+                                                       $address1 = "$1$2";
+                                               }
+                                               if ($address2 =~ /(\S+)\+\S+(\@.*)/) {
+                                                       $address2 = "$1$2";
+                                               }
+                                               if ($address1 eq $address2) {
+                                                       $authorsignoff = 5;
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Check for patch separator
+               if ($line =~ /^---$/) {
+                       $has_patch_separator = 1;
+                       $in_commit_log = 0;
+               }
+
+# Check if MAINTAINERS is being updated.  If so, there's probably no need to
+# emit the "does MAINTAINERS need updating?" message on file add/move/delete
+               if ($line =~ /^\s*MAINTAINERS\s*\|/) {
+                       $reported_maintainer_file = 1;
+               }
+
+# Check signature styles
+               if (!$in_header_lines &&
+                   $line =~ /^(\s*)([a-z0-9_-]+by:|$signature_tags)(\s*)(.*)/i) {
+                       my $space_before = $1;
+                       my $sign_off = $2;
+                       my $space_after = $3;
+                       my $email = $4;
+                       my $ucfirst_sign_off = ucfirst(lc($sign_off));
+
+                       if ($sign_off !~ /$signature_tags/) {
+                               my $suggested_signature = find_standard_signature($sign_off);
+                               if ($suggested_signature eq "") {
+                                       WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                            "Non-standard signature: $sign_off\n" . $herecurr);
+                               } else {
+                                       if (WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                                "Non-standard signature: '$sign_off' - perhaps '$suggested_signature'?\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                           $fix) {
+                                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/$sign_off/$suggested_signature/;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+                       if (defined $space_before && $space_before ne "") {
+                               if (WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                        "Do not use whitespace before $ucfirst_sign_off\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =
+                                           "$ucfirst_sign_off $email";
+                               }
+                       }
+                       if ($sign_off =~ /-by:$/i && $sign_off ne $ucfirst_sign_off) {
+                               if (WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                        "'$ucfirst_sign_off' is the preferred signature form\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =
+                                           "$ucfirst_sign_off $email";
+                               }
+
+                       }
+                       if (!defined $space_after || $space_after ne " ") {
+                               if (WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                        "Use a single space after $ucfirst_sign_off\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =
+                                           "$ucfirst_sign_off $email";
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       my ($email_name, $name_comment, $email_address, $comment) = parse_email($email);
+                       my $suggested_email = format_email(($email_name, $name_comment, $email_address, $comment));
+                       if ($suggested_email eq "") {
+                               ERROR("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                     "Unrecognized email address: '$email'\n" . $herecurr);
+                       } else {
+                               my $dequoted = $suggested_email;
+                               $dequoted =~ s/^"//;
+                               $dequoted =~ s/" </ </;
+                               # Don't force email to have quotes
+                               # Allow just an angle bracketed address
+                               if (!same_email_addresses($email, $suggested_email)) {
+                                       if (WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                                "email address '$email' might be better as '$suggested_email'\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                           $fix) {
+                                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$email\E/$suggested_email/;
+                                       }
+                               }
+
+                               # Address part shouldn't have comments
+                               my $stripped_address = $email_address;
+                               $stripped_address =~ s/\([^\(\)]*\)//g;
+                               if ($email_address ne $stripped_address) {
+                                       if (WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                                "address part of email should not have comments: '$email_address'\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                           $fix) {
+                                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$email_address\E/$stripped_address/;
+                                       }
+                               }
+
+                               # Only one name comment should be allowed
+                               my $comment_count = () = $name_comment =~ /\([^\)]+\)/g;
+                               if ($comment_count > 1) {
+                                       WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                            "Use a single name comment in email: '$email'\n" . $herecurr);
+                               }
+
+
+                               # stable@vger.kernel.org or stable@kernel.org shouldn't
+                               # have an email name. In addition comments should strictly
+                               # begin with a #
+                               if ($email =~ /^.*stable\@(?:vger\.)?kernel\.org/i) {
+                                       if (($comment ne "" && $comment !~ /^#.+/) ||
+                                           ($email_name ne "")) {
+                                               my $cur_name = $email_name;
+                                               my $new_comment = $comment;
+                                               $cur_name =~ s/[a-zA-Z\s\-\"]+//g;
+
+                                               # Remove brackets enclosing comment text
+                                               # and # from start of comments to get comment text
+                                               $new_comment =~ s/^\((.*)\)$/$1/;
+                                               $new_comment =~ s/^\[(.*)\]$/$1/;
+                                               $new_comment =~ s/^[\s\#]+|\s+$//g;
+
+                                               $new_comment = trim("$new_comment $cur_name") if ($cur_name ne $new_comment);
+                                               $new_comment = " # $new_comment" if ($new_comment ne "");
+                                               my $new_email = "$email_address$new_comment";
+
+                                               if (WARN("BAD_STABLE_ADDRESS_STYLE",
+                                                        "Invalid email format for stable: '$email', prefer '$new_email'\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                                   $fix) {
+                                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$email\E/$new_email/;
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                               } elsif ($comment ne "" && $comment !~ /^(?:#.+|\(.+\))$/) {
+                                       my $new_comment = $comment;
+
+                                       # Extract comment text from within brackets or
+                                       # c89 style /*...*/ comments
+                                       $new_comment =~ s/^\[(.*)\]$/$1/;
+                                       $new_comment =~ s/^\/\*(.*)\*\/$/$1/;
+
+                                       $new_comment = trim($new_comment);
+                                       $new_comment =~ s/^[^\w]$//; # Single lettered comment with non word character is usually a typo
+                                       $new_comment = "($new_comment)" if ($new_comment ne "");
+                                       my $new_email = format_email($email_name, $name_comment, $email_address, $new_comment);
+
+                                       if (WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                                "Unexpected content after email: '$email', should be: '$new_email'\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                           $fix) {
+                                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$email\E/$new_email/;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+
+# Check for duplicate signatures
+                       my $sig_nospace = $line;
+                       $sig_nospace =~ s/\s//g;
+                       $sig_nospace = lc($sig_nospace);
+                       if (defined $signatures{$sig_nospace}) {
+                               WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                    "Duplicate signature\n" . $herecurr);
+                       } 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" . $herecurr);
+                               }
+                               if (!defined $lines[$linenr]) {
+                                       WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                            "Co-developed-by: must be immediately followed by Signed-off-by:\n" . $herecurr);
+                               } elsif ($rawlines[$linenr] !~ /^signed-off-by:\s*(.*)/i) {
+                                       WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                            "Co-developed-by: must be immediately followed by Signed-off-by:\n" . $herecurr . $rawlines[$linenr] . "\n");
+                               } elsif ($1 ne $email) {
+                                       WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
+                                            "Co-developed-by and Signed-off-by: name/email do not match\n" . $herecurr . $rawlines[$linenr] . "\n");
+                               }
+                       }
+
+# check if Reported-by: is followed by a Closes: tag
+                       if ($sign_off =~ /^reported(?:|-and-tested)-by:$/i) {
+                               if (!defined $lines[$linenr]) {
+                                       WARN("BAD_REPORTED_BY_LINK",
+                                            "Reported-by: should be immediately followed by Closes: with a URL to the report\n" . $herecurr . "\n");
+                               } elsif ($rawlines[$linenr] !~ /^closes:\s*/i) {
+                                       WARN("BAD_REPORTED_BY_LINK",
+                                            "Reported-by: should be immediately followed by Closes: with a URL to the report\n" . $herecurr . $rawlines[$linenr] . "\n");
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+
+# Check Fixes: styles is correct
+               if (!$in_header_lines &&
+                   $line =~ /^\s*fixes:?\s*(?:commit\s*)?[0-9a-f]{5,}\b/i) {
+                       my $orig_commit = "";
+                       my $id = "0123456789ab";
+                       my $title = "commit title";
+                       my $tag_case = 1;
+                       my $tag_space = 1;
+                       my $id_length = 1;
+                       my $id_case = 1;
+                       my $title_has_quotes = 0;
+
+                       if ($line =~ /(\s*fixes:?)\s+([0-9a-f]{5,})\s+($balanced_parens)/i) {
+                               my $tag = $1;
+                               $orig_commit = $2;
+                               $title = $3;
+
+                               $tag_case = 0 if $tag eq "Fixes:";
+                               $tag_space = 0 if ($line =~ /^fixes:? [0-9a-f]{5,} ($balanced_parens)/i);
+
+                               $id_length = 0 if ($orig_commit =~ /^[0-9a-f]{12}$/i);
+                               $id_case = 0 if ($orig_commit !~ /[A-F]/);
+
+                               # Always strip leading/trailing parens then double quotes if existing
+                               $title = substr($title, 1, -1);
+                               if ($title =~ /^".*"$/) {
+                                       $title = substr($title, 1, -1);
+                                       $title_has_quotes = 1;
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       my ($cid, $ctitle) = git_commit_info($orig_commit, $id,
+                                                            $title);
+
+                       if ($ctitle ne $title || $tag_case || $tag_space ||
+                           $id_length || $id_case || !$title_has_quotes) {
+                               if (WARN("BAD_FIXES_TAG",
+                                    "Please use correct Fixes: style 'Fixes: <12 chars of sha1> (\"<title line>\")' - ie: 'Fixes: $cid (\"$ctitle\")'\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] = "Fixes: $cid (\"$ctitle\")";
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Check email subject for common tools that don't need to be mentioned
+               if ($in_header_lines &&
+                   $line =~ /^Subject:.*\b(?:checkpatch|sparse|smatch)\b[^:]/i) {
+                       WARN("EMAIL_SUBJECT",
+                            "A patch subject line should describe the change not the tool that found it\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# Check for Gerrit Change-Ids not in any patch context
+               if ($realfile eq '' && !$has_patch_separator && $line =~ /^\s*change-id:/i) {
+                       if (ERROR("GERRIT_CHANGE_ID",
+                                 "Remove Gerrit Change-Id's before submitting upstream\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Check if the commit log is in a possible stack dump
+               if ($in_commit_log && !$commit_log_possible_stack_dump &&
+                   ($line =~ /^\s*(?:WARNING:|BUG:)/ ||
+                    $line =~ /^\s*\[\s*\d+\.\d{6,6}\s*\]/ ||
+                                       # timestamp
+                    $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
+                       $commit_log_possible_stack_dump = 1;
+               }
+
+# Check for line lengths > 75 in commit log, warn once
+               if ($in_commit_log && !$commit_log_long_line &&
+                   length($line) > 75 &&
+                   !($line =~ /^\s*[a-zA-Z0-9_\/\.]+\s+\|\s+\d+/ ||
+                                       # file delta changes
+                     $line =~ /^\s*(?:[\w\.\-\+]*\/)++[\w\.\-\+]+:/ ||
+                                       # filename then :
+                     $line =~ /^\s*(?:Fixes:|$link_tags_search|$signature_tags)/i ||
+                                       # A Fixes:, link or signature tag line
+                     $commit_log_possible_stack_dump)) {
+                       WARN("COMMIT_LOG_LONG_LINE",
+                            "Prefer a maximum 75 chars per line (possible unwrapped commit description?)\n" . $herecurr);
+                       $commit_log_long_line = 1;
+               }
+
+# Reset possible stack dump if a blank line is found
+               if ($in_commit_log && $commit_log_possible_stack_dump &&
+                   $line =~ /^\s*$/) {
+                       $commit_log_possible_stack_dump = 0;
+               }
+
+# Check for odd tags before a URI/URL
+               if ($in_commit_log &&
+                   $line =~ /^\s*(\w+:)\s*http/ && $1 !~ /^$link_tags_search$/) {
+                       if ($1 =~ /^v(?:ersion)?\d+/i) {
+                               WARN("COMMIT_LOG_VERSIONING",
+                                    "Patch version information should be after the --- line\n" . $herecurr);
+                       } else {
+                               WARN("COMMIT_LOG_USE_LINK",
+                                    "Unknown link reference '$1', use $link_tags_print instead\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Check for misuse of the link tags
+               if ($in_commit_log &&
+                   $line =~ /^\s*(\w+:)\s*(\S+)/) {
+                       my $tag = $1;
+                       my $value = $2;
+                       if ($tag =~ /^$link_tags_search$/ && $value !~ m{^https?://}) {
+                               WARN("COMMIT_LOG_WRONG_LINK",
+                                    "'$tag' should be followed by a public http(s) link\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Check for lines starting with a #
+               if ($in_commit_log && $line =~ /^#/) {
+                       if (WARN("COMMIT_COMMENT_SYMBOL",
+                                "Commit log lines starting with '#' are dropped by git as comments\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^/ /;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Check for git id commit length and improperly formed commit descriptions
+# A correctly formed commit description is:
+#    commit <SHA-1 hash length 12+ chars> ("Complete commit subject")
+# with the commit subject '("' prefix and '")' suffix
+# This is a fairly compilicated block as it tests for what appears to be
+# bare SHA-1 hash with  minimum length of 5.  It also avoids several types of
+# possible SHA-1 matches.
+# A commit match can span multiple lines so this block attempts to find a
+# complete typical commit on a maximum of 3 lines
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   $in_commit_log && !$commit_log_possible_stack_dump &&
+                   $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 ||
+                     ($line =~ /\bcommit\s*$/i && defined($rawlines[$linenr]) && $rawlines[$linenr] =~ /^\s*[0-9a-f]{5,}\b/i)) ||
+                    ($line =~ /(?:\s|^)[0-9a-f]{12,40}(?:[\s"'\(\[]|$)/i &&
+                     $line !~ /[\<\[][0-9a-f]{12,40}[\>\]]/i &&
+                     $line !~ /\bfixes:\s*[0-9a-f]{12,40}/i))) {
+                       my $init_char = "c";
+                       my $orig_commit = "";
+                       my $short = 1;
+                       my $long = 0;
+                       my $case = 1;
+                       my $space = 1;
+                       my $id = '0123456789ab';
+                       my $orig_desc = "commit description";
+                       my $description = "";
+                       my $herectx = $herecurr;
+                       my $has_parens = 0;
+                       my $has_quotes = 0;
+
+                       my $input = $line;
+                       if ($line =~ /(?:\bcommit\s+[0-9a-f]{5,}|\bcommit\s*$)/i) {
+                               for (my $n = 0; $n < 2; $n++) {
+                                       if ($input =~ /\bcommit\s+[0-9a-f]{5,}\s*($balanced_parens)/i) {
+                                               $orig_desc = $1;
+                                               $has_parens = 1;
+                                               # Always strip leading/trailing parens then double quotes if existing
+                                               $orig_desc = substr($orig_desc, 1, -1);
+                                               if ($orig_desc =~ /^".*"$/) {
+                                                       $orig_desc = substr($orig_desc, 1, -1);
+                                                       $has_quotes = 1;
+                                               }
+                                               last;
+                                       }
+                                       last if ($#lines < $linenr + $n);
+                                       $input .= " " . trim($rawlines[$linenr + $n]);
+                                       $herectx .= "$rawlines[$linenr + $n]\n";
+                               }
+                               $herectx = $herecurr if (!$has_parens);
+                       }
+
+                       if ($input =~ /\b(c)ommit\s+([0-9a-f]{5,})\b/i) {
+                               $init_char = $1;
+                               $orig_commit = lc($2);
+                               $short = 0 if ($input =~ /\bcommit\s+[0-9a-f]{12,40}/i);
+                               $long = 1 if ($input =~ /\bcommit\s+[0-9a-f]{41,}/i);
+                               $space = 0 if ($input =~ /\bcommit [0-9a-f]/i);
+                               $case = 0 if ($input =~ /\b[Cc]ommit\s+[0-9a-f]{5,40}[^A-F]/);
+                       } elsif ($input =~ /\b([0-9a-f]{12,40})\b/i) {
+                               $orig_commit = lc($1);
+                       }
+
+                       ($id, $description) = git_commit_info($orig_commit,
+                                                             $id, $orig_desc);
+
+                       if (defined($id) &&
+                           ($short || $long || $space || $case || ($orig_desc ne $description) || !$has_quotes) &&
+                           $last_git_commit_id_linenr != $linenr - 1) {
+                               ERROR("GIT_COMMIT_ID",
+                                     "Please use git commit description style 'commit <12+ chars of sha1> (\"<title line>\")' - ie: '${init_char}ommit $id (\"$description\")'\n" . $herectx);
+                       }
+                       #don't report the next line if this line ends in commit and the sha1 hash is the next line
+                       $last_git_commit_id_linenr = $linenr if ($line =~ /\bcommit\s*$/i);
+               }
+
+# Check for mailing list archives other than lore.kernel.org
+               if ($rawline =~ m{http.*\b$obsolete_archives}) {
+                       WARN("PREFER_LORE_ARCHIVE",
+                            "Use lore.kernel.org archive links when possible - see https://lore.kernel.org/lists.html\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# Check for added, moved or deleted files
+               if (!$reported_maintainer_file && !$in_commit_log &&
+                   ($line =~ /^(?:new|deleted) file mode\s*\d+\s*$/ ||
+                    $line =~ /^rename (?:from|to) [\w\/\.\-]+\s*$/ ||
+                    ($line =~ /\{\s*([\w\/\.\-]*)\s*\=\>\s*([\w\/\.\-]*)\s*\}/ &&
+                     (defined($1) || defined($2))))) {
+                       $is_patch = 1;
+                       $reported_maintainer_file = 1;
+                       WARN("FILE_PATH_CHANGES",
+                            "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/bindings/writing-schema.rst\n");
+               }
+
+# Check for wrappage within a valid hunk of the file
+               if ($realcnt != 0 && $line !~ m{^(?:\+|-| |\\ No newline|$)}) {
+                       ERROR("CORRUPTED_PATCH",
+                             "patch seems to be corrupt (line wrapped?)\n" .
+                               $herecurr) if (!$emitted_corrupt++);
+               }
+
+# UTF-8 regex found at http://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-forms-utf-8.en.php
+               if (($realfile =~ /^$/ || $line =~ /^\+/) &&
+                   $rawline !~ m/^$UTF8*$/) {
+                       my ($utf8_prefix) = ($rawline =~ /^($UTF8*)/);
+
+                       my $blank = copy_spacing($rawline);
+                       my $ptr = substr($blank, 0, length($utf8_prefix)) . "^";
+                       my $hereptr = "$hereline$ptr\n";
+
+                       CHK("INVALID_UTF8",
+                           "Invalid UTF-8, patch and commit message should be encoded in UTF-8\n" . $hereptr);
+               }
+
+# Check if it's the start of a commit log
+# (not a header line and we haven't seen the patch filename)
+               if ($in_header_lines && $realfile =~ /^$/ &&
+                   !($rawline =~ /^\s+(?:\S|$)/ ||
+                     $rawline =~ /^(?:commit\b|from\b|[\w-]+:)/i)) {
+                       $in_header_lines = 0;
+                       $in_commit_log = 1;
+                       $has_commit_log = 1;
+               }
+
+# Check if there is UTF-8 in a commit log when a mail header has explicitly
+# declined it, i.e defined some charset where it is missing.
+               if ($in_header_lines &&
+                   $rawline =~ /^Content-Type:.+charset="(.+)".*$/ &&
+                   $1 !~ /utf-8/i) {
+                       $non_utf8_charset = 1;
+               }
+
+               if ($in_commit_log && $non_utf8_charset && $realfile =~ /^$/ &&
+                   $rawline =~ /$NON_ASCII_UTF8/) {
+                       WARN("UTF8_BEFORE_PATCH",
+                           "8-bit UTF-8 used in possible commit log\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# Check for absolute kernel paths in commit message
+               if ($tree && $in_commit_log) {
+                       while ($line =~ m{(?:^|\s)(/\S*)}g) {
+                               my $file = $1;
+
+                               if ($file =~ m{^(.*?)(?::\d+)+:?$} &&
+                                   check_absolute_file($1, $herecurr)) {
+                                       #
+                               } else {
+                                       check_absolute_file($file, $herecurr);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Check for various typo / spelling mistakes
+               if (defined($misspellings) &&
+                   ($in_commit_log || $line =~ /^(?:\+|Subject:)/i)) {
+                       while ($rawline =~ /(?:^|[^\w\-'`])($misspellings)(?:[^\w\-'`]|$)/gi) {
+                               my $typo = $1;
+                               my $blank = copy_spacing($rawline);
+                               my $ptr = substr($blank, 0, $-[1]) . "^" x length($typo);
+                               my $hereptr = "$hereline$ptr\n";
+                               my $typo_fix = $spelling_fix{lc($typo)};
+                               $typo_fix = ucfirst($typo_fix) if ($typo =~ /^[A-Z]/);
+                               $typo_fix = uc($typo_fix) if ($typo =~ /^[A-Z]+$/);
+                               my $msg_level = \&WARN;
+                               $msg_level = \&CHK if ($file);
+                               if (&{$msg_level}("TYPO_SPELLING",
+                                                 "'$typo' may be misspelled - perhaps '$typo_fix'?\n" . $hereptr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(^|[^A-Za-z@])($typo)($|[^A-Za-z@])/$1$typo_fix$3/;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for invalid commit id
+               if ($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" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for repeated words separated by a single space
+# avoid false positive from list command eg, '-rw-r--r-- 1 root root'
+               if (($rawline =~ /^\+/ || $in_commit_log) &&
+                   $rawline !~ /[bcCdDlMnpPs\?-][rwxsStT-]{9}/) {
+                       pos($rawline) = 1 if (!$in_commit_log);
+                       while ($rawline =~ /\b($word_pattern) (?=($word_pattern))/g) {
+
+                               my $first = $1;
+                               my $second = $2;
+                               my $start_pos = $-[1];
+                               my $end_pos = $+[2];
+                               if ($first =~ /(?:struct|union|enum)/) {
+                                       pos($rawline) += length($first) + length($second) + 1;
+                                       next;
+                               }
+
+                               next if (lc($first) ne lc($second));
+                               next if ($first eq 'long');
+
+                               # check for character before and after the word matches
+                               my $start_char = '';
+                               my $end_char = '';
+                               $start_char = substr($rawline, $start_pos - 1, 1) if ($start_pos > ($in_commit_log ? 0 : 1));
+                               $end_char = substr($rawline, $end_pos, 1) if ($end_pos < length($rawline));
+
+                               next if ($start_char =~ /^\S$/);
+                               next if (index(" \t.,;?!", $end_char) == -1);
+
+                               # avoid repeating hex occurrences like 'ff ff fe 09 ...'
+                               if ($first =~ /\b[0-9a-f]{2,}\b/i) {
+                                       next if (!exists($allow_repeated_words{lc($first)}));
+                               }
+
+                               if (WARN("REPEATED_WORD",
+                                        "Possible repeated word: '$first'\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b$first $second\b/$first/;
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       # if it's a repeated word on consecutive lines in a comment block
+                       if ($prevline =~ /$;+\s*$/ &&
+                           $prevrawline =~ /($word_pattern)\s*$/) {
+                               my $last_word = $1;
+                               if ($rawline =~ /^\+\s*\*\s*$last_word /) {
+                                       if (WARN("REPEATED_WORD",
+                                                "Possible repeated word: '$last_word'\n" . $hereprev) &&
+                                           $fix) {
+                                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(\+\s*\*\s*)$last_word /$1/;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# ignore non-hunk lines and lines being removed
+               next if (!$hunk_line || $line =~ /^-/);
+
+#trailing whitespace
+               if ($line =~ /^\+.*\015/) {
+                       my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($rawline) . "\n";
+                       if (ERROR("DOS_LINE_ENDINGS",
+                                 "DOS line endings\n" . $herevet) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/[\s\015]+$//;
+                       }
+               } elsif ($rawline =~ /^\+.*\S\s+$/ || $rawline =~ /^\+\s+$/) {
+                       my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($rawline) . "\n";
+                       if (ERROR("TRAILING_WHITESPACE",
+                                 "trailing whitespace\n" . $herevet) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\s+$//;
+                       }
+
+                       $rpt_cleaners = 1;
+               }
+
+# check for Kconfig help text having a real description
+# Only applies when adding the entry originally, after that we do not have
+# sufficient context to determine whether it is indeed long enough.
+               if ($realfile =~ /Kconfig/ &&
+                   # 'choice' is usually the last thing on the line (though
+                   # Kconfig supports named choices), so use a word boundary
+                   # (\b) rather than a whitespace character (\s)
+                   $line =~ /^\+\s*(?:config|menuconfig|choice)\b/) {
+                       my $ln = $linenr;
+                       my $needs_help = 0;
+                       my $has_help = 0;
+                       my $help_length = 0;
+                       while (defined $lines[$ln]) {
+                               my $f = $lines[$ln++];
+
+                               next if ($f =~ /^-/);
+                               last if ($f !~ /^[\+ ]/);       # !patch context
+
+                               if ($f =~ /^\+\s*(?:bool|tristate|prompt)\s*["']/) {
+                                       $needs_help = 1;
+                                       next;
+                               }
+                               if ($f =~ /^\+\s*help\s*$/) {
+                                       $has_help = 1;
+                                       next;
+                               }
+
+                               $f =~ s/^.//;   # strip patch context [+ ]
+                               $f =~ s/#.*//;  # strip # directives
+                               $f =~ s/^\s+//; # strip leading blanks
+                               next if ($f =~ /^$/);   # skip blank lines
+
+                               # At the end of this Kconfig block:
+                               # This only checks context lines in the patch
+                               # and so hopefully shouldn't trigger false
+                               # positives, even though some of these are
+                               # common words in help texts
+                               if ($f =~ /^(?:config|menuconfig|choice|endchoice|
+                                              if|endif|menu|endmenu|source)\b/x) {
+                                       last;
+                               }
+                               $help_length++ if ($has_help);
+                       }
+                       if ($needs_help &&
+                           $help_length < $min_conf_desc_length) {
+                               my $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $ln - 1);
+                               WARN("CONFIG_DESCRIPTION",
+                                    "please write a help paragraph that fully describes the config symbol\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check MAINTAINERS entries
+               if ($realfile =~ /^MAINTAINERS$/) {
+# check MAINTAINERS entries for the right form
+                       if ($rawline =~ /^\+[A-Z]:/ &&
+                           $rawline !~ /^\+[A-Z]:\t\S/) {
+                               if (WARN("MAINTAINERS_STYLE",
+                                        "MAINTAINERS entries use one tab after TYPE:\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^(\+[A-Z]):\s*/$1:\t/;
+                               }
+                       }
+# check MAINTAINERS entries for the right ordering too
+                       my $preferred_order = 'MRLSWQBCPTFXNK';
+                       if ($rawline =~ /^\+[A-Z]:/ &&
+                           $prevrawline =~ /^[\+ ][A-Z]:/) {
+                               $rawline =~ /^\+([A-Z]):\s*(.*)/;
+                               my $cur = $1;
+                               my $curval = $2;
+                               $prevrawline =~ /^[\+ ]([A-Z]):\s*(.*)/;
+                               my $prev = $1;
+                               my $prevval = $2;
+                               my $curindex = index($preferred_order, $cur);
+                               my $previndex = index($preferred_order, $prev);
+                               if ($curindex < 0) {
+                                       WARN("MAINTAINERS_STYLE",
+                                            "Unknown MAINTAINERS entry type: '$cur'\n" . $herecurr);
+                               } else {
+                                       if ($previndex >= 0 && $curindex < $previndex) {
+                                               WARN("MAINTAINERS_STYLE",
+                                                    "Misordered MAINTAINERS entry - list '$cur:' before '$prev:'\n" . $hereprev);
+                                       } elsif ((($prev eq 'F' && $cur eq 'F') ||
+                                                 ($prev eq 'X' && $cur eq 'X')) &&
+                                                ($prevval cmp $curval) > 0) {
+                                               WARN("MAINTAINERS_STYLE",
+                                                    "Misordered MAINTAINERS entry - list file patterns in alphabetic order\n" . $hereprev);
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+               if (($realfile =~ /Makefile.*/ || $realfile =~ /Kbuild.*/) &&
+                   ($line =~ /\+(EXTRA_[A-Z]+FLAGS).*/)) {
+                       my $flag = $1;
+                       my $replacement = {
+                               'EXTRA_AFLAGS' =>   'asflags-y',
+                               'EXTRA_CFLAGS' =>   'ccflags-y',
+                               'EXTRA_CPPFLAGS' => 'cppflags-y',
+                               'EXTRA_LDFLAGS' =>  'ldflags-y',
+                       };
+
+                       WARN("DEPRECATED_VARIABLE",
+                            "Use of $flag is deprecated, please use \`$replacement->{$flag} instead.\n" . $herecurr) if ($replacement->{$flag});
+               }
+
+# check for DT compatible documentation
+               if (defined $root &&
+                       (($realfile =~ /\.dtsi?$/ && $line =~ /^\+\s*compatible\s*=\s*\"/) ||
+                        ($realfile =~ /\.[ch]$/ && $line =~ /^\+.*\.compatible\s*=\s*\"/))) {
+
+                       my @compats = $rawline =~ /\"([a-zA-Z0-9\-\,\.\+_]+)\"/g;
+
+                       my $dt_path = $root . "/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/";
+                       my $vp_file = $dt_path . "vendor-prefixes.yaml";
+
+                       foreach my $compat (@compats) {
+                               my $compat2 = $compat;
+                               $compat2 =~ s/\,[a-zA-Z0-9]*\-/\,<\.\*>\-/;
+                               my $compat3 = $compat;
+                               $compat3 =~ s/\,([a-z]*)[0-9]*\-/\,$1<\.\*>\-/;
+                               `grep -Erq "$compat|$compat2|$compat3" $dt_path`;
+                               if ( $? >> 8 ) {
+                                       WARN("UNDOCUMENTED_DT_STRING",
+                                            "DT compatible string \"$compat\" appears un-documented -- check $dt_path\n" . $herecurr);
+                               }
+
+                               next if $compat !~ /^([a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)\,/;
+                               my $vendor = $1;
+                               `grep -Eq "\\"\\^\Q$vendor\E,\\.\\*\\":" $vp_file`;
+                               if ( $? >> 8 ) {
+                                       WARN("UNDOCUMENTED_DT_STRING",
+                                            "DT compatible string vendor \"$vendor\" appears un-documented -- check $vp_file\n" . $herecurr);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for embedded filenames
+               if ($rawline =~ /^\+.*\b\Q$realfile\E\b/) {
+                       WARN("EMBEDDED_FILENAME",
+                            "It's generally not useful to have the filename in the file\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check we are in a valid source file if not then ignore this hunk
+               next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|rs|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:
+#      logging functions like pr_info that end in a string
+#      lines with a single string
+#      #defines that are a single string
+#      lines with an RFC3986 like URL
+#
+# There are 3 different line length message types:
+# LONG_LINE_COMMENT    a comment starts before but extends beyond $max_line_length
+# LONG_LINE_STRING     a string starts before but extends beyond $max_line_length
+# LONG_LINE            all other lines longer than $max_line_length
+#
+# if LONG_LINE is ignored, the other 2 types are also ignored
+#
+
+               if ($line =~ /^\+/ && $length > $max_line_length) {
+                       my $msg_type = "LONG_LINE";
+
+                       # Check the allowed long line types first
+
+                       # logging functions that end in a string that starts
+                       # before $max_line_length
+                       if ($line =~ /^\+\s*$logFunctions\s*\(\s*(?:(?:KERN_\S+\s*|[^"]*))?($String\s*(?:|,|\)\s*;)\s*)$/ &&
+                           length(expand_tabs(substr($line, 1, length($line) - length($1) - 1))) <= $max_line_length) {
+                               $msg_type = "";
+
+                       # lines with only strings (w/ possible termination)
+                       # #defines with only strings
+                       } elsif ($line =~ /^\+\s*$String\s*(?:\s*|,|\)\s*;)\s*$/ ||
+                                $line =~ /^\+\s*#\s*define\s+\w+\s+$String$/) {
+                               $msg_type = "";
+
+                       # More special cases
+                       } elsif ($line =~ /^\+.*\bEFI_GUID\s*\(/ ||
+                                $line =~ /^\+\s*(?:\w+)?\s*DEFINE_PER_CPU/) {
+                               $msg_type = "";
+
+                       # URL ($rawline is used in case the URL is in a comment)
+                       } elsif ($rawline =~ /^\+.*\b[a-z][\w\.\+\-]*:\/\/\S+/i) {
+                               $msg_type = "";
+
+                       # Otherwise set the alternate message types
+
+                       # a comment starts before $max_line_length
+                       } elsif ($line =~ /($;[\s$;]*)$/ &&
+                                length(expand_tabs(substr($line, 1, length($line) - length($1) - 1))) <= $max_line_length) {
+                               $msg_type = "LONG_LINE_COMMENT"
+
+                       # a quoted string starts before $max_line_length
+                       } elsif ($sline =~ /\s*($String(?:\s*(?:\\|,\s*|\)\s*;\s*))?)$/ &&
+                                length(expand_tabs(substr($line, 1, length($line) - length($1) - 1))) <= $max_line_length) {
+                               $msg_type = "LONG_LINE_STRING"
+                       }
+
+                       if ($msg_type ne "" &&
+                           (show_type("LONG_LINE") || show_type($msg_type))) {
+                               my $msg_level = \&WARN;
+                               $msg_level = \&CHK if ($file);
+                               &{$msg_level}($msg_type,
+                                             "line length of $length exceeds $max_line_length columns\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for adding lines without a newline.
+               if ($line =~ /^\+/ && defined $lines[$linenr] && $lines[$linenr] =~ /^\\ No newline at end of file/) {
+                       if (WARN("MISSING_EOF_NEWLINE",
+                                "adding a line without newline at end of file\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr+1, "No newline at end of file");
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for .L prefix local symbols in .S files
+               if ($realfile =~ /\.S$/ &&
+                   $line =~ /^\+\s*(?:[A-Z]+_)?SYM_[A-Z]+_(?:START|END)(?:_[A-Z_]+)?\s*\(\s*\.L/) {
+                       WARN("AVOID_L_PREFIX",
+                            "Avoid using '.L' prefixed local symbol names for denoting a range of code via 'SYM_*_START/END' annotations; see Documentation/core-api/asm-annotations.rst\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check we are in a valid source file C or perl if not then ignore this hunk
+               next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|pl|dtsi|dts)$/);
+
+# at the beginning of a line any tabs must come first and anything
+# more than $tabsize must use tabs.
+               if ($rawline =~ /^\+\s* \t\s*\S/ ||
+                   $rawline =~ /^\+\s*        \s*/) {
+                       my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($rawline) . "\n";
+                       $rpt_cleaners = 1;
+                       if (ERROR("CODE_INDENT",
+                                 "code indent should use tabs where possible\n" . $herevet) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^\+([ \t]+)/"\+" . tabify($1)/e;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for space before tabs.
+               if ($rawline =~ /^\+/ && $rawline =~ / \t/) {
+                       my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($rawline) . "\n";
+                       if (WARN("SPACE_BEFORE_TAB",
+                               "please, no space before tabs\n" . $herevet) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               while ($fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                          s/(^\+.*) {$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)[^=]/) {
+                       my $operator = $1;
+                       if (CHK("ASSIGNMENT_CONTINUATIONS",
+                               "Assignment operator '$1' should be on the previous line\n" . $hereprev) &&
+                           $fix && $prevrawline =~ /^\+/) {
+                               # add assignment operator to the previous line, remove from current line
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr - 1] .= " $operator";
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$operator\E\s*//;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for && or || at the start of a line
+               if ($rawline =~ /^\+\s*(&&|\|\|)/) {
+                       my $operator = $1;
+                       if (CHK("LOGICAL_CONTINUATIONS",
+                               "Logical continuations should be on the previous line\n" . $hereprev) &&
+                           $fix && $prevrawline =~ /^\+/) {
+                               # insert logical operator at last non-comment, non-whitepsace char on previous line
+                               $prevline =~ /[\s$;]*$/;
+                               my $line_end = substr($prevrawline, $-[0]);
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr - 1] =~ s/\Q$line_end\E$/ $operator$line_end/;
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$operator\E\s*//;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check indentation starts on a tab stop
+               if ($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 % $tabsize) {
+                               if (WARN("TABSTOP",
+                                        "Statements should start on a tabstop\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s@(^\+\t+) +@$1 . "\t" x ($indent/$tabsize)@e;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check multi-line statement indentation matches previous line
+               if ($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;
+                       my $rest = $2;
+
+                       my $pos = pos_last_openparen($rest);
+                       if ($pos >= 0) {
+                               $line =~ /^(\+| )([ \t]*)/;
+                               my $newindent = $2;
+
+                               my $goodtabindent = $oldindent .
+                                       "\t" x ($pos / $tabsize) .
+                                       " "  x ($pos % $tabsize);
+                               my $goodspaceindent = $oldindent . " "  x $pos;
+
+                               if ($newindent ne $goodtabindent &&
+                                   $newindent ne $goodspaceindent) {
+
+                                       if (CHK("PARENTHESIS_ALIGNMENT",
+                                               "Alignment should match open parenthesis\n" . $hereprev) &&
+                                           $fix && $line =~ /^\+/) {
+                                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                                   s/^\+[ \t]*/\+$goodtabindent/;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for space after cast like "(int) foo" or "(struct foo) bar"
+# avoid checking a few false positives:
+#   "sizeof(<type>)" or "__alignof__(<type>)"
+#   function pointer declarations like "(*foo)(int) = bar;"
+#   structure definitions like "(struct foo) { 0 };"
+#   multiline macros that define functions
+#   known attributes or the __attribute__ keyword
+               if ($line =~ /^\+(.*)\(\s*$Type\s*\)([ \t]++)((?![={]|\\$|$Attribute|__attribute__))/ &&
+                   (!defined($1) || $1 !~ /\b(?:sizeof|__alignof__)\s*$/)) {
+                       if (CHK("SPACING",
+                               "No space is necessary after a cast\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                   s/(\(\s*$Type\s*\))[ \t]+/$1/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Block comment styles
+# Networking with an initial /*
+               if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
+                   $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\/\*[ \t]*$/ &&
+                   $rawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/ &&
+                   $realline > 3) { # Do not warn about the initial copyright comment block after SPDX-License-Identifier
+                       WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
+                            "networking block comments don't use an empty /* line, use /* Comment...\n" . $hereprev);
+               }
+
+# Block comments use * on subsequent lines
+               if ($prevline =~ /$;[ \t]*$/ &&                 #ends in comment
+                   $prevrawline =~ /^\+.*?\/\*/ &&             #starting /*
+                   $prevrawline !~ /\*\/[ \t]*$/ &&            #no trailing */
+                   $rawline =~ /^\+/ &&                        #line is new
+                   $rawline !~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/) {                #no leading *
+                       WARN("BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
+                            "Block comments use * on subsequent lines\n" . $hereprev);
+               }
+
+# Block comments use */ on trailing lines
+               if ($rawline !~ m@^\+[ \t]*\*/[ \t]*$@ &&       #trailing */
+                   $rawline !~ m@^\+.*/\*.*\*/[ \t]*$@ &&      #inline /*...*/
+                   $rawline !~ m@^\+.*\*{2,}/[ \t]*$@ &&       #trailing **/
+                   $rawline =~ m@^\+[ \t]*.+\*\/[ \t]*$@) {    #non blank */
+                       WARN("BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
+                            "Block comments use a trailing */ on a separate line\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# Block comment * alignment
+               if ($prevline =~ /$;[ \t]*$/ &&                 #ends in comment
+                   $line =~ /^\+[ \t]*$;/ &&                   #leading comment
+                   $rawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/ &&                #leading *
+                   (($prevrawline =~ /^\+.*?\/\*/ &&           #leading /*
+                     $prevrawline !~ /\*\/[ \t]*$/) ||         #no trailing */
+                    $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/)) {          #leading *
+                       my $oldindent;
+                       $prevrawline =~ m@^\+([ \t]*/?)\*@;
+                       if (defined($1)) {
+                               $oldindent = expand_tabs($1);
+                       } else {
+                               $prevrawline =~ m@^\+(.*/?)\*@;
+                               $oldindent = expand_tabs($1);
+                       }
+                       $rawline =~ m@^\+([ \t]*)\*@;
+                       my $newindent = $1;
+                       $newindent = expand_tabs($newindent);
+                       if (length($oldindent) ne length($newindent)) {
+                               WARN("BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
+                                    "Block comments should align the * on each line\n" . $hereprev);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for missing blank lines after struct/union declarations
+# with exceptions for various attributes and macros
+               if ($prevline =~ /^[\+ ]};?\s*$/ &&
+                   $line =~ /^\+/ &&
+                   !($line =~ /^\+\s*$/ ||
+                     $line =~ /^\+\s*(?:EXPORT_SYMBOL|early_param|ALLOW_ERROR_INJECTION)/ ||
+                     $line =~ /^\+\s*MODULE_/i ||
+                     $line =~ /^\+\s*\#\s*(?:end|elif|else)/ ||
+                     $line =~ /^\+[a-z_]*init/ ||
+                     $line =~ /^\+\s*(?:static\s+)?[A-Z_]*ATTR/ ||
+                     $line =~ /^\+\s*DECLARE/ ||
+                     $line =~ /^\+\s*builtin_[\w_]*driver/ ||
+                     $line =~ /^\+\s*__setup/)) {
+                       if (CHK("LINE_SPACING",
+                               "Please use a blank line after function/struct/union/enum declarations\n" . $hereprev) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, "\+");
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for multiple consecutive blank lines
+               if ($prevline =~ /^[\+ ]\s*$/ &&
+                   $line =~ /^\+\s*$/ &&
+                   $last_blank_line != ($linenr - 1)) {
+                       if (CHK("LINE_SPACING",
+                               "Please don't use multiple blank lines\n" . $hereprev) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+                       }
+
+                       $last_blank_line = $linenr;
+               }
+
+# check for missing blank lines after declarations
+# (declarations must have the same indentation and not be at the start of line)
+               if (($prevline =~ /\+(\s+)\S/) && $sline =~ /^\+$1\S/) {
+                       # use temporaries
+                       my $sl = $sline;
+                       my $pl = $prevline;
+                       # remove $Attribute/$Sparse uses to simplify comparisons
+                       $sl =~ s/\b(?:$Attribute|$Sparse)\b//g;
+                       $pl =~ s/\b(?:$Attribute|$Sparse)\b//g;
+                       if (($pl =~ /^\+\s+$Declare\s*$Ident\s*[=,;:\[]/ ||
+                       # function pointer declarations
+                            $pl =~ /^\+\s+$Declare\s*\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\)\s*[=,;:\[\(]/ ||
+                       # foo bar; where foo is some local typedef or #define
+                            $pl =~ /^\+\s+$Ident(?:\s+|\s*\*\s*)$Ident\s*[=,;\[]/ ||
+                       # known declaration macros
+                            $pl =~ /^\+\s+$declaration_macros/) &&
+                       # for "else if" which can look like "$Ident $Ident"
+                           !($pl =~ /^\+\s+$c90_Keywords\b/ ||
+                       # other possible extensions of declaration lines
+                             $pl =~ /(?:$Compare|$Assignment|$Operators)\s*$/ ||
+                       # not starting a section or a macro "\" extended line
+                             $pl =~ /(?:\{\s*|\\)$/) &&
+                       # looks like a declaration
+                           !($sl =~ /^\+\s+$Declare\s*$Ident\s*[=,;:\[]/ ||
+                       # function pointer declarations
+                             $sl =~ /^\+\s+$Declare\s*\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\)\s*[=,;:\[\(]/ ||
+                       # foo bar; where foo is some local typedef or #define
+                             $sl =~ /^\+\s+$Ident(?:\s+|\s*\*\s*)$Ident\s*[=,;\[]/ ||
+                       # known declaration macros
+                             $sl =~ /^\+\s+$declaration_macros/ ||
+                       # start of struct or union or enum
+                             $sl =~ /^\+\s+(?:static\s+)?(?:const\s+)?(?:union|struct|enum|typedef)\b/ ||
+                       # start or end of block or continuation of declaration
+                             $sl =~ /^\+\s+(?:$|[\{\}\.\#\"\?\:\(\[])/ ||
+                       # bitfield continuation
+                             $sl =~ /^\+\s+$Ident\s*:\s*\d+\s*[,;]/ ||
+                       # other possible extensions of declaration lines
+                             $sl =~ /^\+\s+\(?\s*(?:$Compare|$Assignment|$Operators)/)) {
+                               if (WARN("LINE_SPACING",
+                                        "Missing a blank line after declarations\n" . $hereprev) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, "\+");
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for spaces at the beginning of a line.
+# Exceptions:
+#  1) within comments
+#  2) indented preprocessor commands
+#  3) hanging labels
+               if ($rawline =~ /^\+ / && $line !~ /^\+ *(?:$;|#|$Ident:)/)  {
+                       my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($rawline) . "\n";
+                       if (WARN("LEADING_SPACE",
+                                "please, no spaces at the start of a line\n" . $herevet) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^\+([ \t]+)/"\+" . tabify($1)/e;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check we are in a valid C source file if not then ignore this hunk
+               next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c)$/);
+
+# check for unusual line ending [ or (
+               if ($line =~ /^\+.*([\[\(])\s*$/) {
+                       CHK("OPEN_ENDED_LINE",
+                           "Lines should not end with a '$1'\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check if this appears to be the start function declaration, save the name
+               if ($sline =~ /^\+\{\s*$/ &&
+                   $prevline =~ /^\+(?:(?:(?:$Storage|$Inline)\s*)*\s*$Type\s*)?($Ident)\(/) {
+                       $context_function = $1;
+               }
+
+# check if this appears to be the end of function declaration
+               if ($sline =~ /^\+\}\s*$/) {
+                       undef $context_function;
+               }
+
+# check indentation of any line with a bare else
+# (but not if it is a multiple line "if (foo) return bar; else return baz;")
+# if the previous line is a break or return and is indented 1 tab more...
+               if ($sline =~ /^\+([\t]+)(?:}[ \t]*)?else(?:[ \t]*{)?\s*$/) {
+                       my $tabs = length($1) + 1;
+                       if ($prevline =~ /^\+\t{$tabs,$tabs}break\b/ ||
+                           ($prevline =~ /^\+\t{$tabs,$tabs}return\b/ &&
+                            defined $lines[$linenr] &&
+                            $lines[$linenr] !~ /^[ \+]\t{$tabs,$tabs}return/)) {
+                               WARN("UNNECESSARY_ELSE",
+                                    "else is not generally useful after a break or return\n" . $hereprev);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check indentation of a line with a break;
+# if the previous line is a goto, return or break
+# and is indented the same # of tabs
+               if ($sline =~ /^\+([\t]+)break\s*;\s*$/) {
+                       my $tabs = $1;
+                       if ($prevline =~ /^\+$tabs(goto|return|break)\b/) {
+                               if (WARN("UNNECESSARY_BREAK",
+                                        "break is not useful after a $1\n" . $hereprev) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for RCS/CVS revision markers
+               if ($rawline =~ /^\+.*\$(Revision|Log|Id)(?:\$|)/) {
+                       WARN("CVS_KEYWORD",
+                            "CVS style keyword markers, these will _not_ be updated\n". $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for old HOTPLUG __dev<foo> section markings
+               if ($line =~ /\b(__dev(init|exit)(data|const|))\b/) {
+                       WARN("HOTPLUG_SECTION",
+                            "Using $1 is unnecessary\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# Check for potential 'bare' types
+               my ($stat, $cond, $line_nr_next, $remain_next, $off_next,
+                   $realline_next);
+#print "LINE<$line>\n";
+               if ($linenr > $suppress_statement &&
+                   $realcnt && $sline =~ /.\s*\S/) {
+                       ($stat, $cond, $line_nr_next, $remain_next, $off_next) =
+                               ctx_statement_block($linenr, $realcnt, 0);
+                       $stat =~ s/\n./\n /g;
+                       $cond =~ s/\n./\n /g;
+
+#print "linenr<$linenr> <$stat>\n";
+                       # If this statement has no statement boundaries within
+                       # it there is no point in retrying a statement scan
+                       # until we hit end of it.
+                       my $frag = $stat; $frag =~ s/;+\s*$//;
+                       if ($frag !~ /(?:{|;)/) {
+#print "skip<$line_nr_next>\n";
+                               $suppress_statement = $line_nr_next;
+                       }
+
+                       # Find the real next line.
+                       $realline_next = $line_nr_next;
+                       if (defined $realline_next &&
+                           (!defined $lines[$realline_next - 1] ||
+                            substr($lines[$realline_next - 1], $off_next) =~ /^\s*$/)) {
+                               $realline_next++;
+                       }
+
+                       my $s = $stat;
+                       $s =~ s/{.*$//s;
+
+                       # Ignore goto labels.
+                       if ($s =~ /$Ident:\*$/s) {
+
+                       # Ignore functions being called
+                       } elsif ($s =~ /^.\s*$Ident\s*\(/s) {
+
+                       } elsif ($s =~ /^.\s*else\b/s) {
+
+                       # declarations always start with types
+                       } elsif ($prev_values eq 'E' && $s =~ /^.\s*(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:$Inline\s+)?(?:const\s+)?((?:\s*$Ident)+?)\b(?:\s+$Sparse)?\s*\**\s*(?:$Ident|\(\*[^\)]*\))(?:\s*$Modifier)?\s*(?:;|=|,|\()/s) {
+                               my $type = $1;
+                               $type =~ s/\s+/ /g;
+                               possible($type, "A:" . $s);
+
+                       # definitions in global scope can only start with types
+                       } elsif ($s =~ /^.(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:$Inline\s+)?(?:const\s+)?($Ident)\b\s*(?!:)/s) {
+                               possible($1, "B:" . $s);
+                       }
+
+                       # any (foo ... *) is a pointer cast, and foo is a type
+                       while ($s =~ /\(($Ident)(?:\s+$Sparse)*[\s\*]+\s*\)/sg) {
+                               possible($1, "C:" . $s);
+                       }
+
+                       # Check for any sort of function declaration.
+                       # int foo(something bar, other baz);
+                       # void (*store_gdt)(x86_descr_ptr *);
+                       if ($prev_values eq 'E' && $s =~ /^(.(?:typedef\s*)?(?:(?:$Storage|$Inline)\s*)*\s*$Type\s*(?:\b$Ident|\(\*\s*$Ident\))\s*)\(/s) {
+                               my ($name_len) = length($1);
+
+                               my $ctx = $s;
+                               substr($ctx, 0, $name_len + 1, '');
+                               $ctx =~ s/\)[^\)]*$//;
+
+                               for my $arg (split(/\s*,\s*/, $ctx)) {
+                                       if ($arg =~ /^(?:const\s+)?($Ident)(?:\s+$Sparse)*\s*\**\s*(:?\b$Ident)?$/s || $arg =~ /^($Ident)$/s) {
+
+                                               possible($1, "D:" . $s);
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+
+               }
+
+#
+# Checks which may be anchored in the context.
+#
+
+# Check for switch () and associated case and default
+# statements should be at the same indent.
+               if ($line=~/\bswitch\s*\(.*\)/) {
+                       my $err = '';
+                       my $sep = '';
+                       my @ctx = ctx_block_outer($linenr, $realcnt);
+                       shift(@ctx);
+                       for my $ctx (@ctx) {
+                               my ($clen, $cindent) = line_stats($ctx);
+                               if ($ctx =~ /^\+\s*(case\s+|default:)/ &&
+                                                       $indent != $cindent) {
+                                       $err .= "$sep$ctx\n";
+                                       $sep = '';
+                               } else {
+                                       $sep = "[...]\n";
+                               }
+                       }
+                       if ($err ne '') {
+                               ERROR("SWITCH_CASE_INDENT_LEVEL",
+                                     "switch and case should be at the same indent\n$hereline$err");
+                       }
+               }
+
+# if/while/etc brace do not go on next line, unless defining a do while loop,
+# or if that brace on the next line is for something else
+               if ($line =~ /(.*)\b((?:if|while|for|switch|(?:[a-z_]+|)for_each[a-z_]+)\s*\(|do\b|else\b)/ && $line !~ /^.\s*\#/) {
+                       my $pre_ctx = "$1$2";
+
+                       my ($level, @ctx) = ctx_statement_level($linenr, $realcnt, 0);
+
+                       if ($line =~ /^\+\t{6,}/) {
+                               WARN("DEEP_INDENTATION",
+                                    "Too many leading tabs - consider code refactoring\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+
+                       my $ctx_cnt = $realcnt - $#ctx - 1;
+                       my $ctx = join("\n", @ctx);
+
+                       my $ctx_ln = $linenr;
+                       my $ctx_skip = $realcnt;
+
+                       while ($ctx_skip > $ctx_cnt || ($ctx_skip == $ctx_cnt &&
+                                       defined $lines[$ctx_ln - 1] &&
+                                       $lines[$ctx_ln - 1] =~ /^-/)) {
+                               ##print "SKIP<$ctx_skip> CNT<$ctx_cnt>\n";
+                               $ctx_skip-- if (!defined $lines[$ctx_ln - 1] || $lines[$ctx_ln - 1] !~ /^-/);
+                               $ctx_ln++;
+                       }
+
+                       #print "realcnt<$realcnt> ctx_cnt<$ctx_cnt>\n";
+                       #print "pre<$pre_ctx>\nline<$line>\nctx<$ctx>\nnext<$lines[$ctx_ln - 1]>\n";
+
+                       if ($ctx !~ /{\s*/ && defined($lines[$ctx_ln - 1]) && $lines[$ctx_ln - 1] =~ /^\+\s*{/) {
+                               ERROR("OPEN_BRACE",
+                                     "that open brace { should be on the previous line\n" .
+                                       "$here\n$ctx\n$rawlines[$ctx_ln - 1]\n");
+                       }
+                       if ($level == 0 && $pre_ctx !~ /}\s*while\s*\($/ &&
+                           $ctx =~ /\)\s*\;\s*$/ &&
+                           defined $lines[$ctx_ln - 1])
+                       {
+                               my ($nlength, $nindent) = line_stats($lines[$ctx_ln - 1]);
+                               if ($nindent > $indent) {
+                                       WARN("TRAILING_SEMICOLON",
+                                            "trailing semicolon indicates no statements, indent implies otherwise\n" .
+                                               "$here\n$ctx\n$rawlines[$ctx_ln - 1]\n");
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Check relative indent for conditionals and blocks.
+               if ($line =~ /\b(?:(?:if|while|for|(?:[a-z_]+|)for_each[a-z_]+)\s*\(|(?:do|else)\b)/ && $line !~ /^.\s*#/ && $line !~ /\}\s*while\s*/) {
+                       ($stat, $cond, $line_nr_next, $remain_next, $off_next) =
+                               ctx_statement_block($linenr, $realcnt, 0)
+                                       if (!defined $stat);
+                       my ($s, $c) = ($stat, $cond);
+
+                       substr($s, 0, length($c), '');
+
+                       # remove inline comments
+                       $s =~ s/$;/ /g;
+                       $c =~ s/$;/ /g;
+
+                       # Find out how long the conditional actually is.
+                       my @newlines = ($c =~ /\n/gs);
+                       my $cond_lines = 1 + $#newlines;
+
+                       # Make sure we remove the line prefixes as we have
+                       # none on the first line, and are going to readd them
+                       # where necessary.
+                       $s =~ s/\n./\n/gs;
+                       while ($s =~ /\n\s+\\\n/) {
+                               $cond_lines += $s =~ s/\n\s+\\\n/\n/g;
+                       }
+
+                       # We want to check the first line inside the block
+                       # starting at the end of the conditional, so remove:
+                       #  1) any blank line termination
+                       #  2) any opening brace { on end of the line
+                       #  3) any do (...) {
+                       my $continuation = 0;
+                       my $check = 0;
+                       $s =~ s/^.*\bdo\b//;
+                       $s =~ s/^\s*{//;
+                       if ($s =~ s/^\s*\\//) {
+                               $continuation = 1;
+                       }
+                       if ($s =~ s/^\s*?\n//) {
+                               $check = 1;
+                               $cond_lines++;
+                       }
+
+                       # Also ignore a loop construct at the end of a
+                       # preprocessor statement.
+                       if (($prevline =~ /^.\s*#\s*define\s/ ||
+                           $prevline =~ /\\\s*$/) && $continuation == 0) {
+                               $check = 0;
+                       }
+
+                       my $cond_ptr = -1;
+                       $continuation = 0;
+                       while ($cond_ptr != $cond_lines) {
+                               $cond_ptr = $cond_lines;
+
+                               # If we see an #else/#elif then the code
+                               # is not linear.
+                               if ($s =~ /^\s*\#\s*(?:else|elif)/) {
+                                       $check = 0;
+                               }
+
+                               # Ignore:
+                               #  1) blank lines, they should be at 0,
+                               #  2) preprocessor lines, and
+                               #  3) labels.
+                               if ($continuation ||
+                                   $s =~ /^\s*?\n/ ||
+                                   $s =~ /^\s*#\s*?/ ||
+                                   $s =~ /^\s*$Ident\s*:/) {
+                                       $continuation = ($s =~ /^.*?\\\n/) ? 1 : 0;
+                                       if ($s =~ s/^.*?\n//) {
+                                               $cond_lines++;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       my (undef, $sindent) = line_stats("+" . $s);
+                       my $stat_real = raw_line($linenr, $cond_lines);
+
+                       # Check if either of these lines are modified, else
+                       # this is not this patch's fault.
+                       if (!defined($stat_real) ||
+                           $stat !~ /^\+/ && $stat_real !~ /^\+/) {
+                               $check = 0;
+                       }
+                       if (defined($stat_real) && $cond_lines > 1) {
+                               $stat_real = "[...]\n$stat_real";
+                       }
+
+                       #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 % $tabsize) != 0 ||
+                            ($sindent < $indent) ||
+                            ($sindent == $indent &&
+                             ($s !~ /^\s*(?:\}|\{|else\b)/)) ||
+                            ($sindent > $indent + $tabsize))) {
+                               WARN("SUSPECT_CODE_INDENT",
+                                    "suspect code indent for conditional statements ($indent, $sindent)\n" . $herecurr . "$stat_real\n");
+                       }
+               }
+
+               # Track the 'values' across context and added lines.
+               my $opline = $line; $opline =~ s/^./ /;
+               my ($curr_values, $curr_vars) =
+                               annotate_values($opline . "\n", $prev_values);
+               $curr_values = $prev_values . $curr_values;
+               if ($dbg_values) {
+                       my $outline = $opline; $outline =~ s/\t/ /g;
+                       print "$linenr > .$outline\n";
+                       print "$linenr > $curr_values\n";
+                       print "$linenr >  $curr_vars\n";
+               }
+               $prev_values = substr($curr_values, -1);
+
+#ignore lines not being added
+               next if ($line =~ /^[^\+]/);
+
+# check for self assignments used to avoid compiler warnings
+# e.g.:        int foo = foo, *bar = NULL;
+#      struct foo bar = *(&(bar));
+               if ($line =~ /^\+\s*(?:$Declare)?([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z\d_]*)\s*=/) {
+                       my $var = $1;
+                       if ($line =~ /^\+\s*(?:$Declare)?$var\s*=\s*(?:$var|\*\s*\(?\s*&\s*\(?\s*$var\s*\)?\s*\)?)\s*[;,]/) {
+                               WARN("SELF_ASSIGNMENT",
+                                    "Do not use self-assignments to avoid compiler warnings\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for dereferences that span multiple lines
+               if ($prevline =~ /^\+.*$Lval\s*(?:\.|->)\s*$/ &&
+                   $line =~ /^\+\s*(?!\#\s*(?!define\s+|if))\s*$Lval/) {
+                       $prevline =~ /($Lval\s*(?:\.|->))\s*$/;
+                       my $ref = $1;
+                       $line =~ /^.\s*($Lval)/;
+                       $ref .= $1;
+                       $ref =~ s/\s//g;
+                       WARN("MULTILINE_DEREFERENCE",
+                            "Avoid multiple line dereference - prefer '$ref'\n" . $hereprev);
+               }
+
+# check for declarations of signed or unsigned without int
+               while ($line =~ m{\b($Declare)\s*(?!char\b|short\b|int\b|long\b)\s*($Ident)?\s*[=,;\[\)\(]}g) {
+                       my $type = $1;
+                       my $var = $2;
+                       $var = "" if (!defined $var);
+                       if ($type =~ /^(?:(?:$Storage|$Inline|$Attribute)\s+)*((?:un)?signed)((?:\s*\*)*)\s*$/) {
+                               my $sign = $1;
+                               my $pointer = $2;
+
+                               $pointer = "" if (!defined $pointer);
+
+                               if (WARN("UNSPECIFIED_INT",
+                                        "Prefer '" . trim($sign) . " int" . rtrim($pointer) . "' to bare use of '$sign" . rtrim($pointer) . "'\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       my $decl = trim($sign) . " int ";
+                                       my $comp_pointer = $pointer;
+                                       $comp_pointer =~ s/\s//g;
+                                       $decl .= $comp_pointer;
+                                       $decl = rtrim($decl) if ($var eq "");
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s@\b$sign\s*\Q$pointer\E\s*$var\b@$decl$var@;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# TEST: allow direct testing of the type matcher.
+               if ($dbg_type) {
+                       if ($line =~ /^.\s*$Declare\s*$/) {
+                               ERROR("TEST_TYPE",
+                                     "TEST: is type\n" . $herecurr);
+                       } elsif ($dbg_type > 1 && $line =~ /^.+($Declare)/) {
+                               ERROR("TEST_NOT_TYPE",
+                                     "TEST: is not type ($1 is)\n". $herecurr);
+                       }
+                       next;
+               }
+# TEST: allow direct testing of the attribute matcher.
+               if ($dbg_attr) {
+                       if ($line =~ /^.\s*$Modifier\s*$/) {
+                               ERROR("TEST_ATTR",
+                                     "TEST: is attr\n" . $herecurr);
+                       } elsif ($dbg_attr > 1 && $line =~ /^.+($Modifier)/) {
+                               ERROR("TEST_NOT_ATTR",
+                                     "TEST: is not attr ($1 is)\n". $herecurr);
+                       }
+                       next;
+               }
+
+# check for initialisation to aggregates open brace on the next line
+               if ($line =~ /^.\s*{/ &&
+                   $prevline =~ /(?:^|[^=])=\s*$/) {
+                       if (ERROR("OPEN_BRACE",
+                                 "that open brace { should be on the previous line\n" . $hereprev) &&
+                           $fix && $prevline =~ /^\+/ && $line =~ /^\+/) {
+                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr - 1, $prevrawline);
+                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+                               my $fixedline = $prevrawline;
+                               $fixedline =~ s/\s*=\s*$/ = {/;
+                               fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, $fixedline);
+                               $fixedline = $line;
+                               $fixedline =~ s/^(.\s*)\{\s*/$1/;
+                               fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, $fixedline);
+                       }
+               }
+
+#
+# Checks which are anchored on the added line.
+#
+
+# check for malformed paths in #include statements (uses RAW line)
+               if ($rawline =~ m{^.\s*\#\s*include\s+[<"](.*)[">]}) {
+                       my $path = $1;
+                       if ($path =~ m{//}) {
+                               ERROR("MALFORMED_INCLUDE",
+                                     "malformed #include filename\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+                       if ($path =~ "^uapi/" && $realfile =~ m@\binclude/uapi/@) {
+                               ERROR("UAPI_INCLUDE",
+                                     "No #include in ...include/uapi/... should use a uapi/ path prefix\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# no C99 // comments
+               if ($line =~ m{//}) {
+                       if (ERROR("C99_COMMENTS",
+                                 "do not use C99 // comments\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               my $line = $fixed[$fixlinenr];
+                               if ($line =~ /\/\/(.*)$/) {
+                                       my $comment = trim($1);
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s@\/\/(.*)$@/\* $comment \*/@;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+               # Remove C99 comments.
+               $line =~ s@//.*@@;
+               $opline =~ s@//.*@@;
+
+# EXPORT_SYMBOL should immediately follow the thing it is exporting, consider
+# the whole statement.
+#print "APW <$lines[$realline_next - 1]>\n";
+               if (defined $realline_next &&
+                   exists $lines[$realline_next - 1] &&
+                   !defined $suppress_export{$realline_next} &&
+                   ($lines[$realline_next - 1] =~ /EXPORT_SYMBOL.*\((.*)\)/)) {
+                       # Handle definitions which produce identifiers with
+                       # a prefix:
+                       #   XXX(foo);
+                       #   EXPORT_SYMBOL(something_foo);
+                       my $name = $1;
+                       $name =~ s/^\s*($Ident).*/$1/;
+                       if ($stat =~ /^(?:.\s*}\s*\n)?.([A-Z_]+)\s*\(\s*($Ident)/ &&
+                           $name =~ /^${Ident}_$2/) {
+#print "FOO C name<$name>\n";
+                               $suppress_export{$realline_next} = 1;
+
+                       } elsif ($stat !~ /(?:
+                               \n.}\s*$|
+                               ^.DEFINE_$Ident\(\Q$name\E\)|
+                               ^.DECLARE_$Ident\(\Q$name\E\)|
+                               ^.LIST_HEAD\(\Q$name\E\)|
+                               ^.(?:$Storage\s+)?$Type\s*\(\s*\*\s*\Q$name\E\s*\)\s*\(|
+                               \b\Q$name\E(?:\s+$Attribute)*\s*(?:;|=|\[|\()
+                           )/x) {
+#print "FOO A<$lines[$realline_next - 1]> stat<$stat> name<$name>\n";
+                               $suppress_export{$realline_next} = 2;
+                       } else {
+                               $suppress_export{$realline_next} = 1;
+                       }
+               }
+               if (!defined $suppress_export{$linenr} &&
+                   $prevline =~ /^.\s*$/ &&
+                   ($line =~ /EXPORT_SYMBOL.*\((.*)\)/)) {
+#print "FOO B <$lines[$linenr - 1]>\n";
+                       $suppress_export{$linenr} = 2;
+               }
+               if (defined $suppress_export{$linenr} &&
+                   $suppress_export{$linenr} == 2) {
+                       WARN("EXPORT_SYMBOL",
+                            "EXPORT_SYMBOL(foo); should immediately follow its function/variable\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for global initialisers.
+               if ($line =~ /^\+$Type\s*$Ident(?:\s+$Modifier)*\s*=\s*($zero_initializer)\s*;/ &&
+                   !exclude_global_initialisers($realfile)) {
+                       if (ERROR("GLOBAL_INITIALISERS",
+                                 "do not initialise globals to $1\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(^.$Type\s*$Ident(?:\s+$Modifier)*)\s*=\s*$zero_initializer\s*;/$1;/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for misordered declarations of char/short/int/long with signed/unsigned
+               while ($sline =~ m{(\b$TypeMisordered\b)}g) {
+                       my $tmp = trim($1);
+                       WARN("MISORDERED_TYPE",
+                            "type '$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/) {
+                       my $found = $1;
+                       if ($sline =~ /\bconst\s+\Q$found\E\s+const\b\s*\*/) {
+                               WARN("CONST_CONST",
+                                    "'const $found const *' should probably be 'const $found * const'\n" . $herecurr);
+                       } elsif ($sline !~ /\bconst\s+\Q$found\E\s+const\s+\w+\s*\[/) {
+                               WARN("CONST_CONST",
+                                    "'const $found const' should probably be 'const $found'\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for const static or static <non ptr type> const declarations
+# prefer 'static const <foo>' over 'const static <foo>' and 'static <foo> const'
+               if ($sline =~ /^\+\s*const\s+static\s+($Type)\b/ ||
+                   $sline =~ /^\+\s*static\s+($BasicType)\s+const\b/) {
+                       if (WARN("STATIC_CONST",
+                                "Move const after static - use 'static const $1'\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bconst\s+static\b/static const/;
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bstatic\s+($BasicType)\s+const\b/static const $1/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for non-global char *foo[] = {"bar", ...} declarations.
+               if ($line =~ /^.\s+(?:static\s+|const\s+)?char\s+\*\s*\w+\s*\[\s*\]\s*=\s*\{/) {
+                       WARN("STATIC_CONST_CHAR_ARRAY",
+                            "char * array declaration might be better as static const\n" .
+                               $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for sizeof(foo)/sizeof(foo[0]) that could be ARRAY_SIZE(foo)
+               if ($line =~ m@\bsizeof\s*\(\s*($Lval)\s*\)@) {
+                       my $array = $1;
+                       if ($line =~ m@\b(sizeof\s*\(\s*\Q$array\E\s*\)\s*/\s*sizeof\s*\(\s*\Q$array\E\s*\[\s*0\s*\]\s*\))@) {
+                               my $array_div = $1;
+                               if (WARN("ARRAY_SIZE",
+                                        "Prefer ARRAY_SIZE($array)\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$array_div\E/ARRAY_SIZE($array)/;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for function declarations without arguments like "int foo()"
+               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) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(\b($Type)\s+($Ident))\s*\(\s*\)/$2 $3(void)/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for new typedefs, only function parameters and sparse annotations
+# make sense.
+               if ($line =~ /\btypedef\s/ &&
+                   $line !~ /\btypedef\s+$Type\s*\(\s*\*?$Ident\s*\)\s*\(/ &&
+                   $line !~ /\btypedef\s+$Type\s+$Ident\s*\(/ &&
+                   $line !~ /\b$typeTypedefs\b/ &&
+                   $line !~ /\b__bitwise\b/) {
+                       WARN("NEW_TYPEDEFS",
+                            "do not add new typedefs\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# * goes on variable not on type
+               # (char*[ const])
+               while ($line =~ m{(\($NonptrType(\s*(?:$Modifier\b\s*|\*\s*)+)\))}g) {
+                       #print "AA<$1>\n";
+                       my ($ident, $from, $to) = ($1, $2, $2);
+
+                       # Should start with a space.
+                       $to =~ s/^(\S)/ $1/;
+                       # Should not end with a space.
+                       $to =~ s/\s+$//;
+                       # '*'s should not have spaces between.
+                       while ($to =~ s/\*\s+\*/\*\*/) {
+                       }
+
+##                     print "1: from<$from> to<$to> ident<$ident>\n";
+                       if ($from ne $to) {
+                               if (ERROR("POINTER_LOCATION",
+                                         "\"(foo$from)\" should be \"(foo$to)\"\n" .  $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       my $sub_from = $ident;
+                                       my $sub_to = $ident;
+                                       $sub_to =~ s/\Q$from\E/$to/;
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                           s@\Q$sub_from\E@$sub_to@;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+               while ($line =~ m{(\b$NonptrType(\s*(?:$Modifier\b\s*|\*\s*)+)($Ident))}g) {
+                       #print "BB<$1>\n";
+                       my ($match, $from, $to, $ident) = ($1, $2, $2, $3);
+
+                       # Should start with a space.
+                       $to =~ s/^(\S)/ $1/;
+                       # Should not end with a space.
+                       $to =~ s/\s+$//;
+                       # '*'s should not have spaces between.
+                       while ($to =~ s/\*\s+\*/\*\*/) {
+                       }
+                       # Modifiers should have spaces.
+                       $to =~ s/(\b$Modifier$)/$1 /;
+
+##                     print "2: from<$from> to<$to> ident<$ident>\n";
+                       if ($from ne $to && $ident !~ /^$Modifier$/) {
+                               if (ERROR("POINTER_LOCATION",
+                                         "\"foo${from}bar\" should be \"foo${to}bar\"\n" .  $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+
+                                       my $sub_from = $match;
+                                       my $sub_to = $match;
+                                       $sub_to =~ s/\Q$from\E/$to/;
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                           s@\Q$sub_from\E@$sub_to@;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# do not use BUG() or variants
+               if ($line =~ /\b(?!AA_|BUILD_|DCCP_|IDA_|KVM_|RWLOCK_|snd_|SPIN_)(?:[a-zA-Z_]*_)?BUG(?:_ON)?(?:_[A-Z_]+)?\s*\(/) {
+                       my $msg_level = \&WARN;
+                       $msg_level = \&CHK if ($file);
+                       &{$msg_level}("AVOID_BUG",
+                                     "Do not crash the kernel unless it is absolutely unavoidable--use WARN_ON_ONCE() plus recovery code (if feasible) instead of BUG() or variants\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# avoid LINUX_VERSION_CODE
+               if ($line =~ /\bLINUX_VERSION_CODE\b/) {
+                       WARN("LINUX_VERSION_CODE",
+                            "LINUX_VERSION_CODE should be avoided, code should be for the version to which it is merged\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for uses of printk_ratelimit
+               if ($line =~ /\bprintk_ratelimit\s*\(/) {
+                       WARN("PRINTK_RATELIMITED",
+                            "Prefer printk_ratelimited or pr_<level>_ratelimited to printk_ratelimit\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# printk should use KERN_* levels
+               if ($line =~ /\bprintk\s*\(\s*(?!KERN_[A-Z]+\b)/) {
+                       WARN("PRINTK_WITHOUT_KERN_LEVEL",
+                            "printk() should include KERN_<LEVEL> facility level\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# prefer variants of (subsystem|netdev|dev|pr)_<level> to printk(KERN_<LEVEL>
+               if ($line =~ /\b(printk(_once|_ratelimited)?)\s*\(\s*KERN_([A-Z]+)/) {
+                       my $printk = $1;
+                       my $modifier = $2;
+                       my $orig = $3;
+                       $modifier = "" if (!defined($modifier));
+                       my $level = lc($orig);
+                       $level = "warn" if ($level eq "warning");
+                       my $level2 = $level;
+                       $level2 = "dbg" if ($level eq "debug");
+                       $level .= $modifier;
+                       $level2 .= $modifier;
+                       WARN("PREFER_PR_LEVEL",
+                            "Prefer [subsystem eg: netdev]_$level2([subsystem]dev, ... then dev_$level2(dev, ... then pr_$level(...  to $printk(KERN_$orig ...\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# prefer dev_<level> to dev_printk(KERN_<LEVEL>
+               if ($line =~ /\bdev_printk\s*\(\s*KERN_([A-Z]+)/) {
+                       my $orig = $1;
+                       my $level = lc($orig);
+                       $level = "warn" if ($level eq "warning");
+                       $level = "dbg" if ($level eq "debug");
+                       WARN("PREFER_DEV_LEVEL",
+                            "Prefer dev_$level(... to dev_printk(KERN_$orig, ...\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# trace_printk should not be used in production code.
+               if ($line =~ /\b(trace_printk|trace_puts|ftrace_vprintk)\s*\(/) {
+                       WARN("TRACE_PRINTK",
+                            "Do not use $1() in production code (this can be ignored if built only with a debug config option)\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# ENOSYS means "bad syscall nr" and nothing else.  This will have a small
+# number of false positives, but assembly files are not checked, so at
+# least the arch entry code will not trigger this warning.
+               if ($line =~ /\bENOSYS\b/) {
+                       WARN("ENOSYS",
+                            "ENOSYS means 'invalid syscall nr' and nothing else\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# ENOTSUPP is not a standard error code and should be avoided in new patches.
+# Folks usually mean EOPNOTSUPP (also called ENOTSUP), when they type ENOTSUPP.
+# Similarly to ENOSYS warning a small number of false positives is expected.
+               if (!$file && $line =~ /\bENOTSUPP\b/) {
+                       if (WARN("ENOTSUPP",
+                                "ENOTSUPP is not a SUSV4 error code, prefer EOPNOTSUPP\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bENOTSUPP\b/EOPNOTSUPP/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# function brace can't be on same line, except for #defines of do while,
+# or if closed on same line
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   $sline =~ /$Type\s*$Ident\s*$balanced_parens\s*\{/ &&
+                   $sline !~ /\#\s*define\b.*do\s*\{/ &&
+                   $sline !~ /}/) {
+                       if (ERROR("OPEN_BRACE",
+                                 "open brace '{' following function definitions go on the next line\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+                               my $fixed_line = $rawline;
+                               $fixed_line =~ /(^..*$Type\s*$Ident\(.*\)\s*)\{(.*)$/;
+                               my $line1 = $1;
+                               my $line2 = $2;
+                               fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, ltrim($line1));
+                               fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, "\+{");
+                               if ($line2 !~ /^\s*$/) {
+                                       fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, "\+\t" . trim($line2));
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# open braces for enum, union and struct go on the same line.
+               if ($line =~ /^.\s*{/ &&
+                   $prevline =~ /^.\s*(?:typedef\s+)?(enum|union|struct)(?:\s+$Ident)?\s*$/) {
+                       if (ERROR("OPEN_BRACE",
+                                 "open brace '{' following $1 go on the same line\n" . $hereprev) &&
+                           $fix && $prevline =~ /^\+/ && $line =~ /^\+/) {
+                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr - 1, $prevrawline);
+                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+                               my $fixedline = rtrim($prevrawline) . " {";
+                               fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, $fixedline);
+                               $fixedline = $rawline;
+                               $fixedline =~ s/^(.\s*)\{\s*/$1\t/;
+                               if ($fixedline !~ /^\+\s*$/) {
+                                       fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, $fixedline);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# missing space after union, struct or enum definition
+               if ($line =~ /^.\s*(?:typedef\s+)?(enum|union|struct)(?:\s+$Ident){1,2}[=\{]/) {
+                       if (WARN("SPACING",
+                                "missing space after $1 definition\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                   s/^(.\s*(?:typedef\s+)?(?:enum|union|struct)(?:\s+$Ident){1,2})([=\{])/$1 $2/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Function pointer declarations
+# check spacing between type, funcptr, and args
+# canonical declaration is "type (*funcptr)(args...)"
+               if ($line =~ /^.\s*($Declare)\((\s*)\*(\s*)($Ident)(\s*)\)(\s*)\(/) {
+                       my $declare = $1;
+                       my $pre_pointer_space = $2;
+                       my $post_pointer_space = $3;
+                       my $funcname = $4;
+                       my $post_funcname_space = $5;
+                       my $pre_args_space = $6;
+
+# the $Declare variable will capture all spaces after the type
+# so check it for a missing trailing missing space but pointer return types
+# don't need a space so don't warn for those.
+                       my $post_declare_space = "";
+                       if ($declare =~ /(\s+)$/) {
+                               $post_declare_space = $1;
+                               $declare = rtrim($declare);
+                       }
+                       if ($declare !~ /\*$/ && $post_declare_space =~ /^$/) {
+                               WARN("SPACING",
+                                    "missing space after return type\n" . $herecurr);
+                               $post_declare_space = " ";
+                       }
+
+# unnecessary space "type  (*funcptr)(args...)"
+# This test is not currently implemented because these declarations are
+# equivalent to
+#      int  foo(int bar, ...)
+# and this is form shouldn't/doesn't generate a checkpatch warning.
+#
+#                      elsif ($declare =~ /\s{2,}$/) {
+#                              WARN("SPACING",
+#                                   "Multiple spaces after return type\n" . $herecurr);
+#                      }
+
+# unnecessary space "type ( *funcptr)(args...)"
+                       if (defined $pre_pointer_space &&
+                           $pre_pointer_space =~ /^\s/) {
+                               WARN("SPACING",
+                                    "Unnecessary space after function pointer open parenthesis\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+
+# unnecessary space "type (* funcptr)(args...)"
+                       if (defined $post_pointer_space &&
+                           $post_pointer_space =~ /^\s/) {
+                               WARN("SPACING",
+                                    "Unnecessary space before function pointer name\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+
+# unnecessary space "type (*funcptr )(args...)"
+                       if (defined $post_funcname_space &&
+                           $post_funcname_space =~ /^\s/) {
+                               WARN("SPACING",
+                                    "Unnecessary space after function pointer name\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+
+# unnecessary space "type (*funcptr) (args...)"
+                       if (defined $pre_args_space &&
+                           $pre_args_space =~ /^\s/) {
+                               WARN("SPACING",
+                                    "Unnecessary space before function pointer arguments\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+
+                       if (show_type("SPACING") && $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                   s/^(.\s*)$Declare\s*\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\)\s*\(/$1 . $declare . $post_declare_space . '(*' . $funcname . ')('/ex;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for spacing round square brackets; allowed:
+#  1. with a type on the left -- int [] a;
+#  2. at the beginning of a line for slice initialisers -- [0...10] = 5,
+#  3. inside a curly brace -- = { [0...10] = 5 }
+               while ($line =~ /(.*?\s)\[/g) {
+                       my ($where, $prefix) = ($-[1], $1);
+                       if ($prefix !~ /$Type\s+$/ &&
+                           ($where != 0 || $prefix !~ /^.\s+$/) &&
+                           $prefix !~ /[{,:]\s+$/) {
+                               if (ERROR("BRACKET_SPACE",
+                                         "space prohibited before open square bracket '['\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                   $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                       s/^(\+.*?)\s+\[/$1\[/;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for spaces between functions and their parentheses.
+               while ($line =~ /($Ident)\s+\(/g) {
+                       my $name = $1;
+                       my $ctx_before = substr($line, 0, $-[1]);
+                       my $ctx = "$ctx_before$name";
+
+                       # Ignore those directives where spaces _are_ permitted.
+                       if ($name =~ /^(?:
+                               if|for|while|switch|return|case|
+                               volatile|__volatile__|
+                               __attribute__|format|__extension__|
+                               asm|__asm__|scoped_guard)$/x)
+                       {
+                       # cpp #define statements have non-optional spaces, ie
+                       # if there is a space between the name and the open
+                       # parenthesis it is simply not a parameter group.
+                       } elsif ($ctx_before =~ /^.\s*\#\s*define\s*$/) {
+
+                       # cpp #elif statement condition may start with a (
+                       } elsif ($ctx =~ /^.\s*\#\s*elif\s*$/) {
+
+                       # If this whole things ends with a type its most
+                       # likely a typedef for a function.
+                       } elsif ($ctx =~ /$Type$/) {
+
+                       } else {
+                               if (WARN("SPACING",
+                                        "space prohibited between function name and open parenthesis '('\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                            $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                           s/\b$name\s+\(/$name\(/;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Check operator spacing.
+               if (!($line=~/\#\s*include/)) {
+                       my $fixed_line = "";
+                       my $line_fixed = 0;
+
+                       my $ops = qr{
+                               <<=|>>=|<=|>=|==|!=|
+                               \+=|-=|\*=|\/=|%=|\^=|\|=|&=|
+                               =>|->|<<|>>|<|>|=|!|~|
+                               &&|\|\||,|\^|\+\+|--|&|\||\+|-|\*|\/|%|
+                               \?:|\?|:
+                       }x;
+                       my @elements = split(/($ops|;)/, $opline);
+
+##                     print("element count: <" . $#elements . ">\n");
+##                     foreach my $el (@elements) {
+##                             print("el: <$el>\n");
+##                     }
+
+                       my @fix_elements = ();
+                       my $off = 0;
+
+                       foreach my $el (@elements) {
+                               push(@fix_elements, substr($rawline, $off, length($el)));
+                               $off += length($el);
+                       }
+
+                       $off = 0;
+
+                       my $blank = copy_spacing($opline);
+                       my $last_after = -1;
+
+                       for (my $n = 0; $n < $#elements; $n += 2) {
+
+                               my $good = $fix_elements[$n] . $fix_elements[$n + 1];
+
+##                             print("n: <$n> good: <$good>\n");
+
+                               $off += length($elements[$n]);
+
+                               # Pick up the preceding and succeeding characters.
+                               my $ca = substr($opline, 0, $off);
+                               my $cc = '';
+                               if (length($opline) >= ($off + length($elements[$n + 1]))) {
+                                       $cc = substr($opline, $off + length($elements[$n + 1]));
+                               }
+                               my $cb = "$ca$;$cc";
+
+                               my $a = '';
+                               $a = 'V' if ($elements[$n] ne '');
+                               $a = 'W' if ($elements[$n] =~ /\s$/);
+                               $a = 'C' if ($elements[$n] =~ /$;$/);
+                               $a = 'B' if ($elements[$n] =~ /(\[|\()$/);
+                               $a = 'O' if ($elements[$n] eq '');
+                               $a = 'E' if ($ca =~ /^\s*$/);
+
+                               my $op = $elements[$n + 1];
+
+                               my $c = '';
+                               if (defined $elements[$n + 2]) {
+                                       $c = 'V' if ($elements[$n + 2] ne '');
+                                       $c = 'W' if ($elements[$n + 2] =~ /^\s/);
+                                       $c = 'C' if ($elements[$n + 2] =~ /^$;/);
+                                       $c = 'B' if ($elements[$n + 2] =~ /^(\)|\]|;)/);
+                                       $c = 'O' if ($elements[$n + 2] eq '');
+                                       $c = 'E' if ($elements[$n + 2] =~ /^\s*\\$/);
+                               } else {
+                                       $c = 'E';
+                               }
+
+                               my $ctx = "${a}x${c}";
+
+                               my $at = "(ctx:$ctx)";
+
+                               my $ptr = substr($blank, 0, $off) . "^";
+                               my $hereptr = "$hereline$ptr\n";
+
+                               # Pull out the value of this operator.
+                               my $op_type = substr($curr_values, $off + 1, 1);
+
+                               # Get the full operator variant.
+                               my $opv = $op . substr($curr_vars, $off, 1);
+
+                               # Ignore operators passed as parameters.
+                               if ($op_type ne 'V' &&
+                                   $ca =~ /\s$/ && $cc =~ /^\s*[,\)]/) {
+
+#                              # Ignore comments
+#                              } elsif ($op =~ /^$;+$/) {
+
+                               # ; should have either the end of line or a space or \ after it
+                               } elsif ($op eq ';') {
+                                       if ($ctx !~ /.x[WEBC]/ &&
+                                           $cc !~ /^\\/ && $cc !~ /^;/) {
+                                               if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                                         "space required after that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+                                                       $good = $fix_elements[$n] . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]) . " ";
+                                                       $line_fixed = 1;
+                                               }
+                                       }
+
+                               # // is a comment
+                               } elsif ($op eq '//') {
+
+                               #   :   when part of a bitfield
+                               } elsif ($opv eq ':B') {
+                                       # skip the bitfield test for now
+
+                               # No spaces for:
+                               #   ->
+                               } elsif ($op eq '->') {
+                                       if ($ctx =~ /Wx.|.xW/) {
+                                               if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                                         "spaces prohibited around that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+                                                       $good = rtrim($fix_elements[$n]) . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]);
+                                                       if (defined $fix_elements[$n + 2]) {
+                                                               $fix_elements[$n + 2] =~ s/^\s+//;
+                                                       }
+                                                       $line_fixed = 1;
+                                               }
+                                       }
+
+                               # , must not have a space before and must have a space on the right.
+                               } elsif ($op eq ',') {
+                                       my $rtrim_before = 0;
+                                       my $space_after = 0;
+                                       if ($ctx =~ /Wx./) {
+                                               if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                                         "space prohibited before that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+                                                       $line_fixed = 1;
+                                                       $rtrim_before = 1;
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                                       if ($ctx !~ /.x[WEC]/ && $cc !~ /^}/) {
+                                               if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                                         "space required after that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+                                                       $line_fixed = 1;
+                                                       $last_after = $n;
+                                                       $space_after = 1;
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                                       if ($rtrim_before || $space_after) {
+                                               if ($rtrim_before) {
+                                                       $good = rtrim($fix_elements[$n]) . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]);
+                                               } else {
+                                                       $good = $fix_elements[$n] . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]);
+                                               }
+                                               if ($space_after) {
+                                                       $good .= " ";
+                                               }
+                                       }
+
+                               # '*' as part of a type definition -- reported already.
+                               } elsif ($opv eq '*_') {
+                                       #warn "'*' is part of type\n";
+
+                               # unary operators should have a space before and
+                               # none after.  May be left adjacent to another
+                               # unary operator, or a cast
+                               } elsif ($op eq '!' || $op eq '~' ||
+                                        $opv eq '*U' || $opv eq '-U' ||
+                                        $opv eq '&U' || $opv eq '&&U') {
+                                       if ($ctx !~ /[WEBC]x./ && $ca !~ /(?:\)|!|~|\*|-|\&|\||\+\+|\-\-|\{)$/) {
+                                               if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                                         "space required before that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+                                                       if ($n != $last_after + 2) {
+                                                               $good = $fix_elements[$n] . " " . ltrim($fix_elements[$n + 1]);
+                                                               $line_fixed = 1;
+                                                       }
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                                       if ($op eq '*' && $cc =~/\s*$Modifier\b/) {
+                                               # A unary '*' may be const
+
+                                       } elsif ($ctx =~ /.xW/) {
+                                               if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                                         "space prohibited after that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+                                                       $good = $fix_elements[$n] . rtrim($fix_elements[$n + 1]);
+                                                       if (defined $fix_elements[$n + 2]) {
+                                                               $fix_elements[$n + 2] =~ s/^\s+//;
+                                                       }
+                                                       $line_fixed = 1;
+                                               }
+                                       }
+
+                               # unary ++ and unary -- are allowed no space on one side.
+                               } elsif ($op eq '++' or $op eq '--') {
+                                       if ($ctx !~ /[WEOBC]x[^W]/ && $ctx !~ /[^W]x[WOBEC]/) {
+                                               if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                                         "space required one side of that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+                                                       $good = $fix_elements[$n] . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]) . " ";
+                                                       $line_fixed = 1;
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                                       if ($ctx =~ /Wx[BE]/ ||
+                                           ($ctx =~ /Wx./ && $cc =~ /^;/)) {
+                                               if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                                         "space prohibited before that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+                                                       $good = rtrim($fix_elements[$n]) . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]);
+                                                       $line_fixed = 1;
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                                       if ($ctx =~ /ExW/) {
+                                               if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                                         "space prohibited after that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+                                                       $good = $fix_elements[$n] . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]);
+                                                       if (defined $fix_elements[$n + 2]) {
+                                                               $fix_elements[$n + 2] =~ s/^\s+//;
+                                                       }
+                                                       $line_fixed = 1;
+                                               }
+                                       }
+
+                               # << and >> may either have or not have spaces both sides
+                               } elsif ($op eq '<<' or $op eq '>>' or
+                                        $op eq '&' or $op eq '^' or $op eq '|' or
+                                        $op eq '+' or $op eq '-' or
+                                        $op eq '*' or $op eq '/' or
+                                        $op eq '%')
+                               {
+                                       if ($check) {
+                                               if (defined $fix_elements[$n + 2] && $ctx !~ /[EW]x[EW]/) {
+                                                       if (CHK("SPACING",
+                                                               "spaces preferred around that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+                                                               $good = rtrim($fix_elements[$n]) . " " . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]) . " ";
+                                                               $fix_elements[$n + 2] =~ s/^\s+//;
+                                                               $line_fixed = 1;
+                                                       }
+                                               } elsif (!defined $fix_elements[$n + 2] && $ctx !~ /Wx[OE]/) {
+                                                       if (CHK("SPACING",
+                                                               "space preferred before that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+                                                               $good = rtrim($fix_elements[$n]) . " " . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]);
+                                                               $line_fixed = 1;
+                                                       }
+                                               }
+                                       } elsif ($ctx =~ /Wx[^WCE]|[^WCE]xW/) {
+                                               if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                                         "need consistent spacing around '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+                                                       $good = rtrim($fix_elements[$n]) . " " . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]) . " ";
+                                                       if (defined $fix_elements[$n + 2]) {
+                                                               $fix_elements[$n + 2] =~ s/^\s+//;
+                                                       }
+                                                       $line_fixed = 1;
+                                               }
+                                       }
+
+                               # A colon needs no spaces before when it is
+                               # terminating a case value or a label.
+                               } elsif ($opv eq ':C' || $opv eq ':L') {
+                                       if ($ctx =~ /Wx./ and $realfile !~ m@.*\.lds\.h$@) {
+                                               if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                                         "space prohibited before that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+                                                       $good = rtrim($fix_elements[$n]) . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]);
+                                                       $line_fixed = 1;
+                                               }
+                                       }
+
+                               # All the others need spaces both sides.
+                               } elsif ($ctx !~ /[EWC]x[CWE]/) {
+                                       my $ok = 0;
+
+                                       # Ignore email addresses <foo@bar>
+                                       if (($op eq '<' &&
+                                            $cc =~ /^\S+\@\S+>/) ||
+                                           ($op eq '>' &&
+                                            $ca =~ /<\S+\@\S+$/))
+                                       {
+                                               $ok = 1;
+                                       }
+
+                                       # for asm volatile statements
+                                       # ignore a colon with another
+                                       # colon immediately before or after
+                                       if (($op eq ':') &&
+                                           ($ca =~ /:$/ || $cc =~ /^:/)) {
+                                               $ok = 1;
+                                       }
+
+                                       # messages are ERROR, but ?: are CHK
+                                       if ($ok == 0) {
+                                               my $msg_level = \&ERROR;
+                                               $msg_level = \&CHK if (($op eq '?:' || $op eq '?' || $op eq ':') && $ctx =~ /VxV/);
+
+                                               if (&{$msg_level}("SPACING",
+                                                                 "spaces required around that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+                                                       $good = rtrim($fix_elements[$n]) . " " . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]) . " ";
+                                                       if (defined $fix_elements[$n + 2]) {
+                                                               $fix_elements[$n + 2] =~ s/^\s+//;
+                                                       }
+                                                       $line_fixed = 1;
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                               }
+                               $off += length($elements[$n + 1]);
+
+##                             print("n: <$n> GOOD: <$good>\n");
+
+                               $fixed_line = $fixed_line . $good;
+                       }
+
+                       if (($#elements % 2) == 0) {
+                               $fixed_line = $fixed_line . $fix_elements[$#elements];
+                       }
+
+                       if ($fix && $line_fixed && $fixed_line ne $fixed[$fixlinenr]) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] = $fixed_line;
+                       }
+
+
+               }
+
+# check for whitespace before a non-naked semicolon
+               if ($line =~ /^\+.*\S\s+;\s*$/) {
+                       if (WARN("SPACING",
+                                "space prohibited before semicolon\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               1 while $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                   s/^(\+.*\S)\s+;/$1;/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for multiple assignments
+               if ($line =~ /^.\s*$Lval\s*=\s*$Lval\s*=(?!=)/) {
+                       CHK("MULTIPLE_ASSIGNMENTS",
+                           "multiple assignments should be avoided\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+## # check for multiple declarations, allowing for a function declaration
+## # continuation.
+##             if ($line =~ /^.\s*$Type\s+$Ident(?:\s*=[^,{]*)?\s*,\s*$Ident.*/ &&
+##                 $line !~ /^.\s*$Type\s+$Ident(?:\s*=[^,{]*)?\s*,\s*$Type\s*$Ident.*/) {
+##
+##                     # Remove any bracketed sections to ensure we do not
+##                     # falsely report the parameters of functions.
+##                     my $ln = $line;
+##                     while ($ln =~ s/\([^\(\)]*\)//g) {
+##                     }
+##                     if ($ln =~ /,/) {
+##                             WARN("MULTIPLE_DECLARATION",
+##                                  "declaring multiple variables together should be avoided\n" . $herecurr);
+##                     }
+##             }
+
+#need space before brace following if, while, etc
+               if (($line =~ /\(.*\)\{/ && $line !~ /\($Type\)\{/) ||
+                   $line =~ /\b(?:else|do)\{/) {
+                       if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                 "space required before the open brace '{'\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^(\+.*(?:do|else|\)))\{/$1 {/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+## # check for blank lines before declarations
+##             if ($line =~ /^.\t+$Type\s+$Ident(?:\s*=.*)?;/ &&
+##                 $prevrawline =~ /^.\s*$/) {
+##                     WARN("SPACING",
+##                          "No blank lines before declarations\n" . $hereprev);
+##             }
+##
+
+# closing brace should have a space following it when it has anything
+# on the line
+               if ($line =~ /}(?!(?:,|;|\)|\}))\S/) {
+                       if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                 "space required after that close brace '}'\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                   s/}((?!(?:,|;|\)))\S)/} $1/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check spacing on square brackets
+               if ($line =~ /\[\s/ && $line !~ /\[\s*$/) {
+                       if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                 "space prohibited after that open square bracket '['\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                   s/\[\s+/\[/;
+                       }
+               }
+               if ($line =~ /\s\]/) {
+                       if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                 "space prohibited before that close square bracket ']'\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                   s/\s+\]/\]/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check spacing on parentheses
+               if ($line =~ /\(\s/ && $line !~ /\(\s*(?:\\)?$/ &&
+                   $line !~ /for\s*\(\s+;/) {
+                       if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                 "space prohibited after that open parenthesis '('\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                   s/\(\s+/\(/;
+                       }
+               }
+               if ($line =~ /(\s+)\)/ && $line !~ /^.\s*\)/ &&
+                   $line !~ /for\s*\(.*;\s+\)/ &&
+                   $line !~ /:\s+\)/) {
+                       if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                 "space prohibited before that close parenthesis ')'\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                   s/\s+\)/\)/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check unnecessary parentheses around addressof/dereference single $Lvals
+# ie: &(foo->bar) should be &foo->bar and *(foo->bar) should be *foo->bar
+
+               while ($line =~ /(?:[^&]&\s*|\*)\(\s*($Ident\s*(?:$Member\s*)+)\s*\)/g) {
+                       my $var = $1;
+                       if (CHK("UNNECESSARY_PARENTHESES",
+                               "Unnecessary parentheses around $var\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\(\s*\Q$var\E\s*\)/$var/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for unnecessary parentheses around function pointer uses
+# ie: (foo->bar)(); should be foo->bar();
+# but not "if (foo->bar) (" to avoid some false positives
+               if ($line =~ /(\bif\s*|)(\(\s*$Ident\s*(?:$Member\s*)+\))[ \t]*\(/ && $1 !~ /^if/) {
+                       my $var = $2;
+                       if (CHK("UNNECESSARY_PARENTHESES",
+                               "Unnecessary parentheses around function pointer $var\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               my $var2 = deparenthesize($var);
+                               $var2 =~ s/\s//g;
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$var\E/$var2/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for unnecessary parentheses around comparisons in if uses
+# when !drivers/staging or command-line uses --strict
+               if (($realfile !~ m@^(?:drivers/staging/)@ || $check_orig) &&
+                   $perl_version_ok && defined($stat) &&
+                   $stat =~ /(^.\s*if\s*($balanced_parens))/) {
+                       my $if_stat = $1;
+                       my $test = substr($2, 1, -1);
+                       my $herectx;
+                       while ($test =~ /(?:^|[^\w\&\!\~])+\s*\(\s*([\&\!\~]?\s*$Lval\s*(?:$Compare\s*$FuncArg)?)\s*\)/g) {
+                               my $match = $1;
+                               # avoid parentheses around potential macro args
+                               next if ($match =~ /^\s*\w+\s*$/);
+                               if (!defined($herectx)) {
+                                       $herectx = $here . "\n";
+                                       my $cnt = statement_rawlines($if_stat);
+                                       for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
+                                               my $rl = raw_line($linenr, $n);
+                                               $herectx .=  $rl . "\n";
+                                               last if $rl =~ /^[ \+].*\{/;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                               CHK("UNNECESSARY_PARENTHESES",
+                                   "Unnecessary parentheses around '$match'\n" . $herectx);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check that goto labels aren't indented (allow a single space indentation)
+# and ignore bitfield definitions like foo:1
+# Strictly, labels can have whitespace after the identifier and before the :
+# but this is not allowed here as many ?: uses would appear to be labels
+               if ($sline =~ /^.\s+[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z\d_]*:(?!\s*\d+)/ &&
+                   $sline !~ /^. [A-Za-z\d_][A-Za-z\d_]*:/ &&
+                   $sline !~ /^.\s+default:/) {
+                       if (WARN("INDENTED_LABEL",
+                                "labels should not be indented\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                   s/^(.)\s+/$1/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check if a statement with a comma should be two statements like:
+#      foo = bar(),    /* comma should be semicolon */
+#      bar = baz();
+               if (defined($stat) &&
+                   $stat =~ /^\+\s*(?:$Lval\s*$Assignment\s*)?$FuncArg\s*,\s*(?:$Lval\s*$Assignment\s*)?$FuncArg\s*;\s*$/) {
+                       my $cnt = statement_rawlines($stat);
+                       my $herectx = get_stat_here($linenr, $cnt, $here);
+                       WARN("SUSPECT_COMMA_SEMICOLON",
+                            "Possible comma where semicolon could be used\n" . $herectx);
+               }
+
+# return is not a function
+               if (defined($stat) && $stat =~ /^.\s*return(\s*)\(/s) {
+                       my $spacing = $1;
+                       if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                           $stat =~ /^.\s*return\s*($balanced_parens)\s*;\s*$/) {
+                               my $value = $1;
+                               $value = deparenthesize($value);
+                               if ($value =~ m/^\s*$FuncArg\s*(?:\?|$)/) {
+                                       ERROR("RETURN_PARENTHESES",
+                                             "return is not a function, parentheses are not required\n" . $herecurr);
+                               }
+                       } elsif ($spacing !~ /\s+/) {
+                               ERROR("SPACING",
+                                     "space required before the open parenthesis '('\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# unnecessary return in a void function
+# at end-of-function, with the previous line a single leading tab, then return;
+# and the line before that not a goto label target like "out:"
+               if ($sline =~ /^[ \+]}\s*$/ &&
+                   $prevline =~ /^\+\treturn\s*;\s*$/ &&
+                   $linenr >= 3 &&
+                   $lines[$linenr - 3] =~ /^[ +]/ &&
+                   $lines[$linenr - 3] !~ /^[ +]\s*$Ident\s*:/) {
+                       WARN("RETURN_VOID",
+                            "void function return statements are not generally useful\n" . $hereprev);
+               }
+
+# if statements using unnecessary parentheses - ie: if ((foo == bar))
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   $line =~ /\bif\s*((?:\(\s*){2,})/) {
+                       my $openparens = $1;
+                       my $count = $openparens =~ tr@\(@\(@;
+                       my $msg = "";
+                       if ($line =~ /\bif\s*(?:\(\s*){$count,$count}$LvalOrFunc\s*($Compare)\s*$LvalOrFunc(?:\s*\)){$count,$count}/) {
+                               my $comp = $4;  #Not $1 because of $LvalOrFunc
+                               $msg = " - maybe == should be = ?" if ($comp eq "==");
+                               WARN("UNNECESSARY_PARENTHESES",
+                                    "Unnecessary parentheses$msg\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# comparisons with a constant or upper case identifier on the left
+#      avoid cases like "foo + BAR < baz"
+#      only fix matches surrounded by parentheses to avoid incorrect
+#      conversions like "FOO < baz() + 5" being "misfixed" to "baz() > FOO + 5"
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   $line =~ /^\+(.*)\b($Constant|[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)\s*($Compare)\s*($LvalOrFunc)/) {
+                       my $lead = $1;
+                       my $const = $2;
+                       my $comp = $3;
+                       my $to = $4;
+                       my $newcomp = $comp;
+                       if ($lead !~ /(?:$Operators|\.)\s*$/ &&
+                           $to !~ /^(?:Constant|[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)$/ &&
+                           WARN("CONSTANT_COMPARISON",
+                                "Comparisons should place the constant on the right side of the test\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               if ($comp eq "<") {
+                                       $newcomp = ">";
+                               } elsif ($comp eq "<=") {
+                                       $newcomp = ">=";
+                               } elsif ($comp eq ">") {
+                                       $newcomp = "<";
+                               } elsif ($comp eq ">=") {
+                                       $newcomp = "<=";
+                               }
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\(\s*\Q$const\E\s*$Compare\s*\Q$to\E\s*\)/($to $newcomp $const)/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Return of what appears to be an errno should normally be negative
+               if ($sline =~ /\breturn(?:\s*\(+\s*|\s+)(E[A-Z]+)(?:\s*\)+\s*|\s*)[;:,]/) {
+                       my $name = $1;
+                       if ($name ne 'EOF' && $name ne 'ERROR' && $name !~ /^EPOLL/) {
+                               WARN("USE_NEGATIVE_ERRNO",
+                                    "return of an errno should typically be negative (ie: return -$1)\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Need a space before open parenthesis after if, while etc
+               if ($line =~ /\b(if|while|for|switch)\(/) {
+                       if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                 "space required before the open parenthesis '('\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                   s/\b(if|while|for|switch)\(/$1 \(/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Check for illegal assignment in if conditional -- and check for trailing
+# statements after the conditional.
+               if ($line =~ /do\s*(?!{)/) {
+                       ($stat, $cond, $line_nr_next, $remain_next, $off_next) =
+                               ctx_statement_block($linenr, $realcnt, 0)
+                                       if (!defined $stat);
+                       my ($stat_next) = ctx_statement_block($line_nr_next,
+                                               $remain_next, $off_next);
+                       $stat_next =~ s/\n./\n /g;
+                       ##print "stat<$stat> stat_next<$stat_next>\n";
+
+                       if ($stat_next =~ /^\s*while\b/) {
+                               # If the statement carries leading newlines,
+                               # then count those as offsets.
+                               my ($whitespace) =
+                                       ($stat_next =~ /^((?:\s*\n[+-])*\s*)/s);
+                               my $offset =
+                                       statement_rawlines($whitespace) - 1;
+
+                               $suppress_whiletrailers{$line_nr_next +
+                                                               $offset} = 1;
+                       }
+               }
+               if (!defined $suppress_whiletrailers{$linenr} &&
+                   defined($stat) && defined($cond) &&
+                   $line =~ /\b(?:if|while|for)\s*\(/ && $line !~ /^.\s*#/) {
+                       my ($s, $c) = ($stat, $cond);
+                       my $fixed_assign_in_if = 0;
+
+                       if ($c =~ /\bif\s*\(.*[^<>!=]=[^=].*/s) {
+                               if (ERROR("ASSIGN_IN_IF",
+                                         "do not use assignment in if condition\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix && $perl_version_ok) {
+                                       if ($rawline =~ /^\+(\s+)if\s*\(\s*(\!)?\s*\(\s*(($Lval)\s*=\s*$LvalOrFunc)\s*\)\s*(?:($Compare)\s*($FuncArg))?\s*\)\s*(\{)?\s*$/) {
+                                               my $space = $1;
+                                               my $not = $2;
+                                               my $statement = $3;
+                                               my $assigned = $4;
+                                               my $test = $8;
+                                               my $against = $9;
+                                               my $brace = $15;
+                                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+                                               fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, "$space$statement;");
+                                               my $newline = "${space}if (";
+                                               $newline .= '!' if defined($not);
+                                               $newline .= '(' if (defined $not && defined($test) && defined($against));
+                                               $newline .= "$assigned";
+                                               $newline .= " $test $against" if (defined($test) && defined($against));
+                                               $newline .= ')' if (defined $not && defined($test) && defined($against));
+                                               $newline .= ')';
+                                               $newline .= " {" if (defined($brace));
+                                               fix_insert_line($fixlinenr + 1, $newline);
+                                               $fixed_assign_in_if = 1;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       # Find out what is on the end of the line after the
+                       # conditional.
+                       substr($s, 0, length($c), '');
+                       $s =~ s/\n.*//g;
+                       $s =~ s/$;//g;  # Remove any comments
+                       if (length($c) && $s !~ /^\s*{?\s*\\*\s*$/ &&
+                           $c !~ /}\s*while\s*/)
+                       {
+                               # Find out how long the conditional actually is.
+                               my @newlines = ($c =~ /\n/gs);
+                               my $cond_lines = 1 + $#newlines;
+                               my $stat_real = '';
+
+                               $stat_real = raw_line($linenr, $cond_lines)
+                                                       . "\n" if ($cond_lines);
+                               if (defined($stat_real) && $cond_lines > 1) {
+                                       $stat_real = "[...]\n$stat_real";
+                               }
+
+                               if (ERROR("TRAILING_STATEMENTS",
+                                         "trailing statements should be on next line\n" . $herecurr . $stat_real) &&
+                                   !$fixed_assign_in_if &&
+                                   $cond_lines == 0 &&
+                                   $fix && $perl_version_ok &&
+                                   $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ /^\+(\s*)((?:if|while|for)\s*$balanced_parens)\s*(.*)$/) {
+                                       my $indent = $1;
+                                       my $test = $2;
+                                       my $rest = rtrim($4);
+                                       if ($rest =~ /;$/) {
+                                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] = "\+$indent$test";
+                                               fix_insert_line($fixlinenr + 1, "$indent\t$rest");
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Check for bitwise tests written as boolean
+               if ($line =~ /
+                       (?:
+                               (?:\[|\(|\&\&|\|\|)
+                               \s*0[xX][0-9]+\s*
+                               (?:\&\&|\|\|)
+                       |
+                               (?:\&\&|\|\|)
+                               \s*0[xX][0-9]+\s*
+                               (?:\&\&|\|\||\)|\])
+                       )/x)
+               {
+                       WARN("HEXADECIMAL_BOOLEAN_TEST",
+                            "boolean test with hexadecimal, perhaps just 1 \& or \|?\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# if and else should not have general statements after it
+               if ($line =~ /^.\s*(?:}\s*)?else\b(.*)/) {
+                       my $s = $1;
+                       $s =~ s/$;//g;  # Remove any comments
+                       if ($s !~ /^\s*(?:\sif|(?:{|)\s*\\?\s*$)/) {
+                               ERROR("TRAILING_STATEMENTS",
+                                     "trailing statements should be on next line\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+# if should not continue a brace
+               if ($line =~ /}\s*if\b/) {
+                       ERROR("TRAILING_STATEMENTS",
+                             "trailing statements should be on next line (or did you mean 'else if'?)\n" .
+                               $herecurr);
+               }
+# case and default should not have general statements after them
+               if ($line =~ /^.\s*(?:case\s*.*|default\s*):/g &&
+                   $line !~ /\G(?:
+                       (?:\s*$;*)(?:\s*{)?(?:\s*$;*)(?:\s*\\)?\s*$|
+                       \s*return\s+
+                   )/xg)
+               {
+                       ERROR("TRAILING_STATEMENTS",
+                             "trailing statements should be on next line\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+               # Check for }<nl>else {, these must be at the same
+               # indent level to be relevant to each other.
+               if ($prevline=~/}\s*$/ and $line=~/^.\s*else\s*/ &&
+                   $previndent == $indent) {
+                       if (ERROR("ELSE_AFTER_BRACE",
+                                 "else should follow close brace '}'\n" . $hereprev) &&
+                           $fix && $prevline =~ /^\+/ && $line =~ /^\+/) {
+                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr - 1, $prevrawline);
+                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+                               my $fixedline = $prevrawline;
+                               $fixedline =~ s/}\s*$//;
+                               if ($fixedline !~ /^\+\s*$/) {
+                                       fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, $fixedline);
+                               }
+                               $fixedline = $rawline;
+                               $fixedline =~ s/^(.\s*)else/$1} else/;
+                               fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, $fixedline);
+                       }
+               }
+
+               if ($prevline=~/}\s*$/ and $line=~/^.\s*while\s*/ &&
+                   $previndent == $indent) {
+                       my ($s, $c) = ctx_statement_block($linenr, $realcnt, 0);
+
+                       # Find out what is on the end of the line after the
+                       # conditional.
+                       substr($s, 0, length($c), '');
+                       $s =~ s/\n.*//g;
+
+                       if ($s =~ /^\s*;/) {
+                               if (ERROR("WHILE_AFTER_BRACE",
+                                         "while should follow close brace '}'\n" . $hereprev) &&
+                                   $fix && $prevline =~ /^\+/ && $line =~ /^\+/) {
+                                       fix_delete_line($fixlinenr - 1, $prevrawline);
+                                       fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+                                       my $fixedline = $prevrawline;
+                                       my $trailing = $rawline;
+                                       $trailing =~ s/^\+//;
+                                       $trailing = trim($trailing);
+                                       $fixedline =~ s/}\s*$/} $trailing/;
+                                       fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, $fixedline);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+#Specific variable tests
+               while ($line =~ m{($Constant|$Lval)}g) {
+                       my $var = $1;
+
+#CamelCase
+                       if ($var !~ /^$Constant$/ &&
+                           $var =~ /[A-Z][a-z]|[a-z][A-Z]/ &&
+#Ignore some autogenerated defines and enum values
+                           $var !~ /^(?:[A-Z]+_){1,5}[A-Z]{1,3}[a-z]/ &&
+#Ignore Page<foo> variants
+                           $var !~ /^(?:Clear|Set|TestClear|TestSet|)Page[A-Z]/ &&
+#Ignore ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_<foo> variants
+                           $var !~ /^ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_/ &&
+#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 ($var =~ m{\b($Ident)}g) {
+                                       my $word = $1;
+                                       next if ($word !~ /[A-Z][a-z]|[a-z][A-Z]/);
+                                       if ($check) {
+                                               seed_camelcase_includes();
+                                               if (!$file && !$camelcase_file_seeded) {
+                                                       seed_camelcase_file($realfile);
+                                                       $camelcase_file_seeded = 1;
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                                       if (!defined $camelcase{$word}) {
+                                               $camelcase{$word} = 1;
+                                               CHK("CAMELCASE",
+                                                   "Avoid CamelCase: <$word>\n" . $herecurr);
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+#no spaces allowed after \ in define
+               if ($line =~ /\#\s*define.*\\\s+$/) {
+                       if (WARN("WHITESPACE_AFTER_LINE_CONTINUATION",
+                                "Whitespace after \\ makes next lines useless\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\s+$//;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# warn if <asm/foo.h> is #included and <linux/foo.h> is available and includes
+# itself <asm/foo.h> (uses RAW line)
+               if ($tree && $rawline =~ m{^.\s*\#\s*include\s*\<asm\/(.*)\.h\>}) {
+                       my $file = "$1.h";
+                       my $checkfile = "include/linux/$file";
+                       if (-f "$root/$checkfile" &&
+                           $realfile ne $checkfile &&
+                           $1 !~ /$allowed_asm_includes/)
+                       {
+                               my $asminclude = `grep -Ec "#include\\s+<asm/$file>" $root/$checkfile`;
+                               if ($asminclude > 0) {
+                                       if ($realfile =~ m{^arch/}) {
+                                               CHK("ARCH_INCLUDE_LINUX",
+                                                   "Consider using #include <linux/$file> instead of <asm/$file>\n" . $herecurr);
+                                       } else {
+                                               WARN("INCLUDE_LINUX",
+                                                    "Use #include <linux/$file> instead of <asm/$file>\n" . $herecurr);
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# multi-statement macros should be enclosed in a do while loop, grab the
+# first statement and ensure its the whole macro if its not enclosed
+# in a known good container
+               if ($realfile !~ m@/vmlinux.lds.h$@ &&
+                   $line =~ /^.\s*\#\s*define\s*$Ident(\()?/) {
+                       my $ln = $linenr;
+                       my $cnt = $realcnt;
+                       my ($off, $dstat, $dcond, $rest);
+                       my $ctx = '';
+                       my $has_flow_statement = 0;
+                       my $has_arg_concat = 0;
+                       ($dstat, $dcond, $ln, $cnt, $off) =
+                               ctx_statement_block($linenr, $realcnt, 0);
+                       $ctx = $dstat;
+                       #print "dstat<$dstat> dcond<$dcond> cnt<$cnt> off<$off>\n";
+                       #print "LINE<$lines[$ln-1]> len<" . length($lines[$ln-1]) . "\n";
+
+                       $has_flow_statement = 1 if ($ctx =~ /\b(goto|return)\b/);
+                       $has_arg_concat = 1 if ($ctx =~ /\#\#/ && $ctx !~ /\#\#\s*(?:__VA_ARGS__|args)\b/);
+
+                       $dstat =~ s/^.\s*\#\s*define\s+$Ident(\([^\)]*\))?\s*//;
+                       my $define_args = $1;
+                       my $define_stmt = $dstat;
+                       my @def_args = ();
+
+                       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);
+                       }
+
+                       $dstat =~ s/$;//g;
+                       $dstat =~ s/\\\n.//g;
+                       $dstat =~ s/^\s*//s;
+                       $dstat =~ s/\s*$//s;
+
+                       # Flatten any parentheses and braces
+                       while ($dstat =~ s/\([^\(\)]*\)/1u/ ||
+                              $dstat =~ s/\{[^\{\}]*\}/1u/ ||
+                              $dstat =~ s/.\[[^\[\]]*\]/1u/)
+                       {
+                       }
+
+                       # Flatten any obvious string concatenation.
+                       while ($dstat =~ s/($String)\s*$Ident/$1/ ||
+                              $dstat =~ s/$Ident\s*($String)/$1/)
+                       {
+                       }
+
+                       # Make asm volatile uses seem like a generic function
+                       $dstat =~ s/\b_*asm_*\s+_*volatile_*\b/asm_volatile/g;
+
+                       my $exceptions = qr{
+                               $Declare|
+                               module_param_named|
+                               MODULE_PARM_DESC|
+                               DECLARE_PER_CPU|
+                               DEFINE_PER_CPU|
+                               __typeof__\(|
+                               union|
+                               struct|
+                               \.$Ident\s*=\s*|
+                               ^\"|\"$|
+                               ^\[
+                       }x;
+                       #print "REST<$rest> dstat<$dstat> ctx<$ctx>\n";
+
+                       $ctx =~ s/\n*$//;
+                       my $stmt_cnt = statement_rawlines($ctx);
+                       my $herectx = get_stat_here($linenr, $stmt_cnt, $here);
+
+                       if ($dstat ne '' &&
+                           $dstat !~ /^(?:$Ident|-?$Constant),$/ &&                    # 10, // foo(),
+                           $dstat !~ /^(?:$Ident|-?$Constant);$/ &&                    # foo();
+                           $dstat !~ /^[!~-]?(?:$Lval|$Constant)$/ &&          # 10 // foo() // !foo // ~foo // -foo // foo->bar // foo.bar->baz
+                           $dstat !~ /^'X'$/ && $dstat !~ /^'XX'$/ &&                  # character constants
+                           $dstat !~ /$exceptions/ &&
+                           $dstat !~ /^\.$Ident\s*=/ &&                                # .foo =
+                           $dstat !~ /^(?:\#\s*$Ident|\#\s*$Constant)\s*$/ &&          # stringification #foo
+                           $dstat !~ /^case\b/ &&                                      # case ...
+                           $dstat !~ /^do\s*$Constant\s*while\s*$Constant;?$/ &&       # do {...} while (...); // do {...} while (...)
+                           $dstat !~ /^while\s*$Constant\s*$Constant\s*$/ &&           # while (...) {...}
+                           $dstat !~ /^for\s*$Constant$/ &&                            # for (...)
+                           $dstat !~ /^for\s*$Constant\s+(?:$Ident|-?$Constant)$/ &&   # for (...) bar()
+                           $dstat !~ /^do\s*{/ &&                                      # do {...
+                           $dstat !~ /^\(\{/ &&                                                # ({...
+                           $ctx !~ /^.\s*#\s*define\s+TRACE_(?:SYSTEM|INCLUDE_FILE|INCLUDE_PATH)\b/)
+                       {
+                               if ($dstat =~ /^\s*if\b/) {
+                                       ERROR("MULTISTATEMENT_MACRO_USE_DO_WHILE",
+                                             "Macros starting with if should be enclosed by a do - while loop to avoid possible if/else logic defects\n" . "$herectx");
+                               } elsif ($dstat =~ /;/) {
+                                       ERROR("MULTISTATEMENT_MACRO_USE_DO_WHILE",
+                                             "Macros with multiple statements should be enclosed in a do - while loop\n" . "$herectx");
+                               } else {
+                                       ERROR("COMPLEX_MACRO",
+                                             "Macros with complex values should be enclosed in parentheses\n" . "$herectx");
+                               }
+
+                       }
+
+                       # Make $define_stmt single line, comment-free, etc
+                       my @stmt_array = split('\n', $define_stmt);
+                       my $first = 1;
+                       $define_stmt = "";
+                       foreach my $l (@stmt_array) {
+                               $l =~ s/\\$//;
+                               if ($first) {
+                                       $define_stmt = $l;
+                                       $first = 0;
+                               } elsif ($l =~ /^[\+ ]/) {
+                                       $define_stmt .= substr($l, 1);
+                               }
+                       }
+                       $define_stmt =~ s/$;//g;
+                       $define_stmt =~ s/\s+/ /g;
+                       $define_stmt = trim($define_stmt);
+
+# check if any macro arguments are reused (ignore '...' and 'type')
+                       foreach my $arg (@def_args) {
+                               next if ($arg =~ /\.\.\./);
+                               next if ($arg =~ /^type$/i);
+                               my $tmp_stmt = $define_stmt;
+                               $tmp_stmt =~ s/\b(__must_be_array|offsetof|sizeof|sizeof_field|__stringify|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 = () = $tmp_stmt =~ /\b$arg\b/g;
+                               if ($use_cnt > 1) {
+                                       CHK("MACRO_ARG_REUSE",
+                                           "Macro argument reuse '$arg' - possible side-effects?\n" . "$herectx");
+                                   }
+# check if any macro arguments may have other precedence issues
+                               if ($tmp_stmt =~ m/($Operators)?\s*\b$arg\b\s*($Operators)?/m &&
+                                   ((defined($1) && $1 ne ',') ||
+                                    (defined($2) && $2 ne ','))) {
+                                       CHK("MACRO_ARG_PRECEDENCE",
+                                           "Macro argument '$arg' may be better as '($arg)' to avoid precedence issues\n" . "$herectx");
+                               }
+
+# check if this is an unused argument
+                               if ($define_stmt !~ /\b$arg\b/) {
+                                       WARN("MACRO_ARG_UNUSED",
+                                            "Argument '$arg' is not used in function-like macro\n" . "$herectx");
+                               }
+                       }
+
+# check for macros with flow control, but without ## concatenation
+# ## concatenation is commonly a macro that defines a function so ignore those
+                       if ($has_flow_statement && !$has_arg_concat) {
+                               my $cnt = statement_rawlines($ctx);
+                               my $herectx = get_stat_here($linenr, $cnt, $here);
+
+                               WARN("MACRO_WITH_FLOW_CONTROL",
+                                    "Macros with flow control statements should be avoided\n" . "$herectx");
+                       }
+
+# check for line continuations outside of #defines, preprocessor #, and asm
+
+               } elsif ($realfile =~ m@/vmlinux.lds.h$@) {
+                   $line =~ s/(\w+)/$maybe_linker_symbol{$1}++/ge;
+                   #print "REAL: $realfile\nln: $line\nkeys:", sort keys %maybe_linker_symbol;
+               } else {
+                       if ($prevline !~ /^..*\\$/ &&
+                           $line !~ /^\+\s*\#.*\\$/ &&         # preprocessor
+                           $line !~ /^\+.*\b(__asm__|asm)\b.*\\$/ &&   # asm
+                           $line =~ /^\+.*\\$/) {
+                               WARN("LINE_CONTINUATIONS",
+                                    "Avoid unnecessary line continuations\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# do {} while (0) macro tests:
+# single-statement macros do not need to be enclosed in do while (0) loop,
+# macro should not end with a semicolon
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   $realfile !~ m@/vmlinux.lds.h$@ &&
+                   $line =~ /^.\s*\#\s*define\s+$Ident(\()?/) {
+                       my $ln = $linenr;
+                       my $cnt = $realcnt;
+                       my ($off, $dstat, $dcond, $rest);
+                       my $ctx = '';
+                       ($dstat, $dcond, $ln, $cnt, $off) =
+                               ctx_statement_block($linenr, $realcnt, 0);
+                       $ctx = $dstat;
+
+                       $dstat =~ s/\\\n.//g;
+                       $dstat =~ s/$;/ /g;
+
+                       if ($dstat =~ /^\+\s*#\s*define\s+$Ident\s*${balanced_parens}\s*do\s*{(.*)\s*}\s*while\s*\(\s*0\s*\)\s*([;\s]*)\s*$/) {
+                               my $stmts = $2;
+                               my $semis = $3;
+
+                               $ctx =~ s/\n*$//;
+                               my $cnt = statement_rawlines($ctx);
+                               my $herectx = get_stat_here($linenr, $cnt, $here);
+
+                               if (($stmts =~ tr/;/;/) == 1 &&
+                                   $stmts !~ /^\s*(if|while|for|switch)\b/) {
+                                       WARN("SINGLE_STATEMENT_DO_WHILE_MACRO",
+                                            "Single statement macros should not use a do {} while (0) loop\n" . "$herectx");
+                               }
+                               if (defined $semis && $semis ne "") {
+                                       WARN("DO_WHILE_MACRO_WITH_TRAILING_SEMICOLON",
+                                            "do {} while (0) macros should not be semicolon terminated\n" . "$herectx");
+                               }
+                       } elsif ($dstat =~ /^\+\s*#\s*define\s+$Ident.*;\s*$/) {
+                               $ctx =~ s/\n*$//;
+                               my $cnt = statement_rawlines($ctx);
+                               my $herectx = get_stat_here($linenr, $cnt, $here);
+
+                               WARN("TRAILING_SEMICOLON",
+                                    "macros should not use a trailing semicolon\n" . "$herectx");
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for redundant bracing round if etc
+               if ($line =~ /(^.*)\bif\b/ && $1 !~ /else\s*$/) {
+                       my ($level, $endln, @chunks) =
+                               ctx_statement_full($linenr, $realcnt, 1);
+                       #print "chunks<$#chunks> linenr<$linenr> endln<$endln> level<$level>\n";
+                       #print "APW: <<$chunks[1][0]>><<$chunks[1][1]>>\n";
+                       if ($#chunks > 0 && $level == 0) {
+                               my @allowed = ();
+                               my $allow = 0;
+                               my $seen = 0;
+                               my $herectx = $here . "\n";
+                               my $ln = $linenr - 1;
+                               for my $chunk (@chunks) {
+                                       my ($cond, $block) = @{$chunk};
+
+                                       # If the condition carries leading newlines, then count those as offsets.
+                                       my ($whitespace) = ($cond =~ /^((?:\s*\n[+-])*\s*)/s);
+                                       my $offset = statement_rawlines($whitespace) - 1;
+
+                                       $allowed[$allow] = 0;
+                                       #print "COND<$cond> whitespace<$whitespace> offset<$offset>\n";
+
+                                       # We have looked at and allowed this specific line.
+                                       $suppress_ifbraces{$ln + $offset} = 1;
+
+                                       $herectx .= "$rawlines[$ln + $offset]\n[...]\n";
+                                       $ln += statement_rawlines($block) - 1;
+
+                                       substr($block, 0, length($cond), '');
+
+                                       $seen++ if ($block =~ /^\s*{/);
+
+                                       #print "cond<$cond> block<$block> allowed<$allowed[$allow]>\n";
+                                       if (statement_lines($cond) > 1) {
+                                               #print "APW: ALLOWED: cond<$cond>\n";
+                                               $allowed[$allow] = 1;
+                                       }
+                                       if ($block =~/\b(?:if|for|while)\b/) {
+                                               #print "APW: ALLOWED: block<$block>\n";
+                                               $allowed[$allow] = 1;
+                                       }
+                                       if (statement_block_size($block) > 1) {
+                                               #print "APW: ALLOWED: lines block<$block>\n";
+                                               $allowed[$allow] = 1;
+                                       }
+                                       $allow++;
+                               }
+                               if ($seen) {
+                                       my $sum_allowed = 0;
+                                       foreach (@allowed) {
+                                               $sum_allowed += $_;
+                                       }
+                                       if ($sum_allowed == 0) {
+                                               WARN("BRACES",
+                                                    "braces {} are not necessary for any arm of this statement\n" . $herectx);
+                                       } elsif ($sum_allowed != $allow &&
+                                                $seen != $allow) {
+                                               CHK("BRACES",
+                                                   "braces {} should be used on all arms of this statement\n" . $herectx);
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+               if (!defined $suppress_ifbraces{$linenr - 1} &&
+                                       $line =~ /\b(if|while|for|else)\b/) {
+                       my $allowed = 0;
+
+                       # Check the pre-context.
+                       if (substr($line, 0, $-[0]) =~ /(\}\s*)$/) {
+                               #print "APW: ALLOWED: pre<$1>\n";
+                               $allowed = 1;
+                       }
+
+                       my ($level, $endln, @chunks) =
+                               ctx_statement_full($linenr, $realcnt, $-[0]);
+
+                       # Check the condition.
+                       my ($cond, $block) = @{$chunks[0]};
+                       #print "CHECKING<$linenr> cond<$cond> block<$block>\n";
+                       if (defined $cond) {
+                               substr($block, 0, length($cond), '');
+                       }
+                       if (statement_lines($cond) > 1) {
+                               #print "APW: ALLOWED: cond<$cond>\n";
+                               $allowed = 1;
+                       }
+                       if ($block =~/\b(?:if|for|while)\b/) {
+                               #print "APW: ALLOWED: block<$block>\n";
+                               $allowed = 1;
+                       }
+                       if (statement_block_size($block) > 1) {
+                               #print "APW: ALLOWED: lines block<$block>\n";
+                               $allowed = 1;
+                       }
+                       # Check the post-context.
+                       if (defined $chunks[1]) {
+                               my ($cond, $block) = @{$chunks[1]};
+                               if (defined $cond) {
+                                       substr($block, 0, length($cond), '');
+                               }
+                               if ($block =~ /^\s*\{/) {
+                                       #print "APW: ALLOWED: chunk-1 block<$block>\n";
+                                       $allowed = 1;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       if ($level == 0 && $block =~ /^\s*\{/ && !$allowed) {
+                               my $cnt = statement_rawlines($block);
+                               my $herectx = get_stat_here($linenr, $cnt, $here);
+
+                               WARN("BRACES",
+                                    "braces {} are not necessary for single statement blocks\n" . $herectx);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for single line unbalanced braces
+               if ($sline =~ /^.\s*\}\s*else\s*$/ ||
+                   $sline =~ /^.\s*else\s*\{\s*$/) {
+                       CHK("BRACES", "Unbalanced braces around else statement\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for unnecessary blank lines around braces
+               if (($line =~ /^.\s*}\s*$/ && $prevrawline =~ /^.\s*$/)) {
+                       if (CHK("BRACES",
+                               "Blank lines aren't necessary before a close brace '}'\n" . $hereprev) &&
+                           $fix && $prevrawline =~ /^\+/) {
+                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr - 1, $prevrawline);
+                       }
+               }
+               if (($rawline =~ /^.\s*$/ && $prevline =~ /^..*{\s*$/)) {
+                       if (CHK("BRACES",
+                               "Blank lines aren't necessary after an open brace '{'\n" . $hereprev) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# no volatiles please
+               my $asm_volatile = qr{\b(__asm__|asm)\s+(__volatile__|volatile)\b};
+               if ($line =~ /\bvolatile\b/ && $line !~ /$asm_volatile/) {
+                       WARN("VOLATILE",
+                            "Use of volatile is usually wrong: see Documentation/process/volatile-considered-harmful.rst\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# Check for user-visible strings broken across lines, which breaks the ability
+# to grep for the string.  Make exceptions when the previous string ends in a
+# newline (multiple lines in one string constant) or '\t', '\r', ';', or '{'
+# (common in inline assembly) or is a octal \123 or hexadecimal \xaf value
+               if ($line =~ /^\+\s*$String/ &&
+                   $prevline =~ /"\s*$/ &&
+                   $prevrawline !~ /(?:\\(?:[ntr]|[0-7]{1,3}|x[0-9a-fA-F]{1,2})|;\s*|\{\s*)"\s*$/) {
+                       if (WARN("SPLIT_STRING",
+                                "quoted string split across lines\n" . $hereprev) &&
+                                    $fix &&
+                                    $prevrawline =~ /^\+.*"\s*$/ &&
+                                    $last_coalesced_string_linenr != $linenr - 1) {
+                               my $extracted_string = get_quoted_string($line, $rawline);
+                               my $comma_close = "";
+                               if ($rawline =~ /\Q$extracted_string\E(\s*\)\s*;\s*$|\s*,\s*)/) {
+                                       $comma_close = $1;
+                               }
+
+                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr - 1, $prevrawline);
+                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+                               my $fixedline = $prevrawline;
+                               $fixedline =~ s/"\s*$//;
+                               $fixedline .= substr($extracted_string, 1) . trim($comma_close);
+                               fix_insert_line($fixlinenr - 1, $fixedline);
+                               $fixedline = $rawline;
+                               $fixedline =~ s/\Q$extracted_string\E\Q$comma_close\E//;
+                               if ($fixedline !~ /\+\s*$/) {
+                                       fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, $fixedline);
+                               }
+                               $last_coalesced_string_linenr = $linenr;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for missing a space in a string concatenation
+               if ($prevrawline =~ /[^\\]\w"$/ && $rawline =~ /^\+[\t ]+"\w/) {
+                       WARN('MISSING_SPACE',
+                            "break quoted strings at a space character\n" . $hereprev);
+               }
+
+# check for an embedded function name in a string when the function is known
+# This does not work very well for -f --file checking as it depends on patch
+# context providing the function name or a single line form for in-file
+# function declarations
+               if ($line =~ /^\+.*$String/ &&
+                   defined($context_function) &&
+                   get_quoted_string($line, $rawline) =~ /\b$context_function\b/ &&
+                   length(get_quoted_string($line, $rawline)) != (length($context_function) + 2)) {
+                       WARN("EMBEDDED_FUNCTION_NAME",
+                            "Prefer using '\"%s...\", __func__' to using '$context_function', this function's name, in a string\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for unnecessary function tracing like uses
+# This does not use $logFunctions because there are many instances like
+# 'dprintk(FOO, "%s()\n", __func__);' which do not match $logFunctions
+               if ($rawline =~ /^\+.*\([^"]*"$tracing_logging_tags{0,3}%s(?:\s*\(\s*\)\s*)?$tracing_logging_tags{0,3}(?:\\n)?"\s*,\s*__func__\s*\)\s*;/) {
+                       if (WARN("TRACING_LOGGING",
+                                "Unnecessary ftrace-like logging - prefer using ftrace\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                                fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for spaces before a quoted newline
+               if ($rawline =~ /^.*\".*\s\\n/) {
+                       if (WARN("QUOTED_WHITESPACE_BEFORE_NEWLINE",
+                                "unnecessary whitespace before a quoted newline\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^(\+.*\".*)\s+\\n/$1\\n/;
+                       }
+
+               }
+
+# concatenated string without spaces between elements
+               if ($line =~ /$String[A-Z_]/ ||
+                   ($line =~ /([A-Za-z0-9_]+)$String/ && $1 !~ /^[Lu]$/)) {
+                       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*[Lu]?"/) {
+                       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 line continuations in quoted strings with odd counts of "
+               if ($rawline =~ /\\$/ && $sline =~ tr/"/"/ % 2) {
+                       WARN("LINE_CONTINUATIONS",
+                            "Avoid line continuations in quoted strings\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# warn about #if 0
+               if ($line =~ /^.\s*\#\s*if\s+0\b/) {
+                       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" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for needless "if (<foo>) fn(<foo>)" uses
+               if ($prevline =~ /\bif\s*\(\s*($Lval)\s*\)/) {
+                       my $tested = quotemeta($1);
+                       my $expr = '\s*\(\s*' . $tested . '\s*\)\s*;';
+                       if ($line =~ /\b(kfree|usb_free_urb|debugfs_remove(?:_recursive)?|(?:kmem_cache|mempool|dma_pool)_destroy)$expr/) {
+                               my $func = $1;
+                               if (WARN('NEEDLESS_IF',
+                                        "$func(NULL) is safe and this check is probably not required\n" . $hereprev) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       my $do_fix = 1;
+                                       my $leading_tabs = "";
+                                       my $new_leading_tabs = "";
+                                       if ($lines[$linenr - 2] =~ /^\+(\t*)if\s*\(\s*$tested\s*\)\s*$/) {
+                                               $leading_tabs = $1;
+                                       } else {
+                                               $do_fix = 0;
+                                       }
+                                       if ($lines[$linenr - 1] =~ /^\+(\t+)$func\s*\(\s*$tested\s*\)\s*;\s*$/) {
+                                               $new_leading_tabs = $1;
+                                               if (length($leading_tabs) + 1 ne length($new_leading_tabs)) {
+                                                       $do_fix = 0;
+                                               }
+                                       } else {
+                                               $do_fix = 0;
+                                       }
+                                       if ($do_fix) {
+                                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr - 1, $prevrawline);
+                                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^\+$new_leading_tabs/\+$leading_tabs/;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for unnecessary "Out of Memory" messages
+               if ($line =~ /^\+.*\b$logFunctions\s*\(/ &&
+                   $prevline =~ /^[ \+]\s*if\s*\(\s*(\!\s*|NULL\s*==\s*)?($Lval)(\s*==\s*NULL\s*)?\s*\)/ &&
+                   (defined $1 || defined $3) &&
+                   $linenr > 3) {
+                       my $testval = $2;
+                       my $testline = $lines[$linenr - 3];
+
+                       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*$allocFunctions\s*\(/ &&
+                           $s !~ /\b__GFP_NOWARN\b/ ) {
+                               WARN("OOM_MESSAGE",
+                                    "Possible unnecessary 'out of memory' message\n" . $hereprev);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for logging functions with KERN_<LEVEL>
+               if ($line !~ /printk(?:_ratelimited|_once)?\s*\(/ &&
+                   $line =~ /\b$logFunctions\s*\(.*\b(KERN_[A-Z]+)\b/) {
+                       my $level = $1;
+                       if (WARN("UNNECESSARY_KERN_LEVEL",
+                                "Possible unnecessary $level\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\s*$level\s*//;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for logging continuations
+               if ($line =~ /\bprintk\s*\(\s*KERN_CONT\b|\bpr_cont\s*\(/) {
+                       WARN("LOGGING_CONTINUATION",
+                            "Avoid logging continuation uses where feasible\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for unnecessary use of %h[xudi] and %hh[xudi] in logging functions
+               if (defined $stat &&
+                   $line =~ /\b$logFunctions\s*\(/ &&
+                   index($stat, '"') >= 0) {
+                       my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
+                       $lc = $lc + $linenr;
+                       my $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
+                       pos($stat_real) = index($stat_real, '"');
+                       while ($stat_real =~ /[^\"%]*(%[\#\d\.\*\-]*(h+)[idux])/g) {
+                               my $pspec = $1;
+                               my $h = $2;
+                               my $lineoff = substr($stat_real, 0, $-[1]) =~ tr@\n@@;
+                               if (WARN("UNNECESSARY_MODIFIER",
+                                        "Integer promotion: Using '$h' in '$pspec' is unnecessary\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n") &&
+                                   $fix && $fixed[$fixlinenr + $lineoff] =~ /^\+/) {
+                                       my $nspec = $pspec;
+                                       $nspec =~ s/h//g;
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr + $lineoff] =~ s/\Q$pspec\E/$nspec/;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for mask then right shift without a parentheses
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   $line =~ /$LvalOrFunc\s*\&\s*($LvalOrFunc)\s*>>/ &&
+                   $4 !~ /^\&/) { # $LvalOrFunc may be &foo, ignore if so
+                       WARN("MASK_THEN_SHIFT",
+                            "Possible precedence defect with mask then right shift - may need parentheses\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for pointer comparisons to NULL
+               if ($perl_version_ok) {
+                       while ($line =~ /\b$LvalOrFunc\s*(==|\!=)\s*NULL\b/g) {
+                               my $val = $1;
+                               my $equal = "!";
+                               $equal = "" if ($4 eq "!=");
+                               if (CHK("COMPARISON_TO_NULL",
+                                       "Comparison to NULL could be written \"${equal}${val}\"\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                           $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b\Q$val\E\s*(?:==|\!=)\s*NULL\b/$equal$val/;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for bad placement of section $InitAttribute (e.g.: __initdata)
+               if ($line =~ /(\b$InitAttribute\b)/) {
+                       my $attr = $1;
+                       if ($line =~ /^\+\s*static\s+(?:const\s+)?(?:$attr\s+)?($NonptrTypeWithAttr)\s+(?:$attr\s+)?($Ident(?:\[[^]]*\])?)\s*[=;]/) {
+                               my $ptr = $1;
+                               my $var = $2;
+                               if ((($ptr =~ /\b(union|struct)\s+$attr\b/ &&
+                                     ERROR("MISPLACED_INIT",
+                                           "$attr should be placed after $var\n" . $herecurr)) ||
+                                    ($ptr !~ /\b(union|struct)\s+$attr\b/ &&
+                                     WARN("MISPLACED_INIT",
+                                          "$attr should be placed after $var\n" . $herecurr))) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(\bstatic\s+(?:const\s+)?)(?:$attr\s+)?($NonptrTypeWithAttr)\s+(?:$attr\s+)?($Ident(?:\[[^]]*\])?)\s*([=;])\s*/"$1" . trim(string_find_replace($2, "\\s*$attr\\s*", " ")) . " " . trim(string_find_replace($3, "\\s*$attr\\s*", "")) . " $attr" . ("$4" eq ";" ? ";" : " = ")/e;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for $InitAttributeData (ie: __initdata) with const
+               if ($line =~ /\bconst\b/ && $line =~ /($InitAttributeData)/) {
+                       my $attr = $1;
+                       $attr =~ /($InitAttributePrefix)(.*)/;
+                       my $attr_prefix = $1;
+                       my $attr_type = $2;
+                       if (ERROR("INIT_ATTRIBUTE",
+                                 "Use of const init definition must use ${attr_prefix}initconst\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                   s/$InitAttributeData/${attr_prefix}initconst/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for $InitAttributeConst (ie: __initconst) without const
+               if ($line !~ /\bconst\b/ && $line =~ /($InitAttributeConst)/) {
+                       my $attr = $1;
+                       if (ERROR("INIT_ATTRIBUTE",
+                                 "Use of $attr requires a separate use of const\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               my $lead = $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                   /(^\+\s*(?:static\s+))/;
+                               $lead = rtrim($1);
+                               $lead = "$lead " if ($lead !~ /^\+$/);
+                               $lead = "${lead}const ";
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(^\+\s*(?:static\s+))/$lead/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for __read_mostly with const non-pointer (should just be const)
+               if ($line =~ /\b__read_mostly\b/ &&
+                   $line =~ /($Type)\s*$Ident/ && $1 !~ /\*\s*$/ && $1 =~ /\bconst\b/) {
+                       if (ERROR("CONST_READ_MOSTLY",
+                                 "Invalid use of __read_mostly with const type\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\s+__read_mostly\b//;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# don't use __constant_<foo> functions outside of include/uapi/
+               if ($realfile !~ m@^include/uapi/@ &&
+                   $line =~ /(__constant_(?:htons|ntohs|[bl]e(?:16|32|64)_to_cpu|cpu_to_[bl]e(?:16|32|64)))\s*\(/) {
+                       my $constant_func = $1;
+                       my $func = $constant_func;
+                       $func =~ s/^__constant_//;
+                       if (WARN("CONSTANT_CONVERSION",
+                                "$constant_func should be $func\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b$constant_func\b/$func/g;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# prefer usleep_range over udelay
+               if ($line =~ /\budelay\s*\(\s*(\d+)\s*\)/) {
+                       my $delay = $1;
+                       # ignore udelay's < 10, however
+                       if (! ($delay < 10) ) {
+                               CHK("USLEEP_RANGE",
+                                   "usleep_range is preferred over udelay; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.rst\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+                       if ($delay > 2000) {
+                               WARN("LONG_UDELAY",
+                                    "long udelay - prefer mdelay; see arch/arm/include/asm/delay.h\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# warn about unexpectedly long msleep's
+               if ($line =~ /\bmsleep\s*\((\d+)\);/) {
+                       if ($1 < 20) {
+                               WARN("MSLEEP",
+                                    "msleep < 20ms can sleep for up to 20ms; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.rst\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for comparisons of jiffies
+               if ($line =~ /\bjiffies\s*$Compare|$Compare\s*jiffies\b/) {
+                       WARN("JIFFIES_COMPARISON",
+                            "Comparing jiffies is almost always wrong; prefer time_after, time_before and friends\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for comparisons of get_jiffies_64()
+               if ($line =~ /\bget_jiffies_64\s*\(\s*\)\s*$Compare|$Compare\s*get_jiffies_64\s*\(\s*\)/) {
+                       WARN("JIFFIES_COMPARISON",
+                            "Comparing get_jiffies_64() is almost always wrong; prefer time_after64, time_before64 and friends\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# warn about #ifdefs in C files
+#              if ($line =~ /^.\s*\#\s*if(|n)def/ && ($realfile =~ /\.c$/)) {
+#                      print "#ifdef in C files should be avoided\n";
+#                      print "$herecurr";
+#                      $clean = 0;
+#              }
+
+# warn about spacing in #ifdefs
+               if ($line =~ /^.\s*\#\s*(ifdef|ifndef|elif)\s\s+/) {
+                       if (ERROR("SPACING",
+                                 "exactly one space required after that #$1\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+                                   s/^(.\s*\#\s*(ifdef|ifndef|elif))\s{2,}/$1 /;
+                       }
+
+               }
+
+# check for spinlock_t definitions without a comment.
+               if ($line =~ /^.\s*(struct\s+mutex|spinlock_t)\s+\S+;/ ||
+                   $line =~ /^.\s*(DEFINE_MUTEX)\s*\(/) {
+                       my $which = $1;
+                       if (!ctx_has_comment($first_line, $linenr)) {
+                               CHK("UNCOMMENTED_DEFINITION",
+                                   "$1 definition without comment\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+# check for memory barriers without a comment.
+
+               my $barriers = qr{
+                       mb|
+                       rmb|
+                       wmb
+               }x;
+               my $barrier_stems = qr{
+                       mb__before_atomic|
+                       mb__after_atomic|
+                       store_release|
+                       load_acquire|
+                       store_mb|
+                       (?:$barriers)
+               }x;
+               my $all_barriers = qr{
+                       (?:$barriers)|
+                       smp_(?:$barrier_stems)|
+                       virt_(?:$barrier_stems)
+               }x;
+
+               if ($line =~ /\b(?:$all_barriers)\s*\(/) {
+                       if (!ctx_has_comment($first_line, $linenr)) {
+                               WARN("MEMORY_BARRIER",
+                                    "memory barrier without comment\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+               my $underscore_smp_barriers = qr{__smp_(?:$barrier_stems)}x;
+
+               if ($realfile !~ m@^include/asm-generic/@ &&
+                   $realfile !~ m@/barrier\.h$@ &&
+                   $line =~ m/\b(?:$underscore_smp_barriers)\s*\(/ &&
+                   $line !~ m/^.\s*\#\s*define\s+(?:$underscore_smp_barriers)\s*\(/) {
+                       WARN("MEMORY_BARRIER",
+                            "__smp memory barriers shouldn't be used outside barrier.h and asm-generic\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for waitqueue_active without a comment.
+               if ($line =~ /\bwaitqueue_active\s*\(/) {
+                       if (!ctx_has_comment($first_line, $linenr)) {
+                               WARN("WAITQUEUE_ACTIVE",
+                                    "waitqueue_active without comment\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for data_race without a comment.
+               if ($line =~ /\bdata_race\s*\(/) {
+                       if (!ctx_has_comment($first_line, $linenr)) {
+                               WARN("DATA_RACE",
+                                    "data_race without comment\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check of hardware specific defines
+               if ($line =~ m@^.\s*\#\s*if.*\b(__i386__|__powerpc64__|__sun__|__s390x__)\b@ && $realfile !~ m@include/asm-@) {
+                       CHK("ARCH_DEFINES",
+                           "architecture specific defines should be avoided\n" .  $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check that the storage class is not after a type
+               if ($line =~ /\b($Type)\s+($Storage)\b/) {
+                       WARN("STORAGE_CLASS",
+                            "storage class '$2' should be located before type '$1'\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+# Check that the storage class is at the beginning of a declaration
+               if ($line =~ /\b$Storage\b/ &&
+                   $line !~ /^.\s*$Storage/ &&
+                   $line =~ /^.\s*(.+?)\$Storage\s/ &&
+                   $1 !~ /[\,\)]\s*$/) {
+                       WARN("STORAGE_CLASS",
+                            "storage class should be at the beginning of the declaration\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check the location of the inline attribute, that it is between
+# storage class and type.
+               if ($line =~ /\b$Type\s+$Inline\b/ ||
+                   $line =~ /\b$Inline\s+$Storage\b/) {
+                       ERROR("INLINE_LOCATION",
+                             "inline keyword should sit between storage class and type\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# Check for __inline__ and __inline, prefer inline
+               if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ &&
+                   $line =~ /\b(__inline__|__inline)\b/) {
+                       if (WARN("INLINE",
+                                "plain inline is preferred over $1\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b(__inline__|__inline)\b/inline/;
+
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Check for compiler attributes
+               if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ &&
+                   $rawline =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*($balanced_parens)\s*\)/) {
+                       my $attr = $1;
+                       $attr =~ s/\s*\(\s*(.*)\)\s*/$1/;
+
+                       my %attr_list = (
+                               "alias"                         => "__alias",
+                               "aligned"                       => "__aligned",
+                               "always_inline"                 => "__always_inline",
+                               "assume_aligned"                => "__assume_aligned",
+                               "cold"                          => "__cold",
+                               "const"                         => "__attribute_const__",
+                               "copy"                          => "__copy",
+                               "designated_init"               => "__designated_init",
+                               "externally_visible"            => "__visible",
+                               "format"                        => "printf|scanf",
+                               "gnu_inline"                    => "__gnu_inline",
+                               "malloc"                        => "__malloc",
+                               "mode"                          => "__mode",
+                               "no_caller_saved_registers"     => "__no_caller_saved_registers",
+                               "noclone"                       => "__noclone",
+                               "noinline"                      => "noinline",
+                               "nonstring"                     => "__nonstring",
+                               "noreturn"                      => "__noreturn",
+                               "packed"                        => "__packed",
+                               "pure"                          => "__pure",
+                               "section"                       => "__section",
+                               "used"                          => "__used",
+                               "weak"                          => "__weak"
+                       );
+
+                       while ($attr =~ /\s*(\w+)\s*(${balanced_parens})?/g) {
+                               my $orig_attr = $1;
+                               my $params = '';
+                               $params = $2 if defined($2);
+                               my $curr_attr = $orig_attr;
+                               $curr_attr =~ s/^[\s_]+|[\s_]+$//g;
+                               if (exists($attr_list{$curr_attr})) {
+                                       my $new = $attr_list{$curr_attr};
+                                       if ($curr_attr eq "format" && $params) {
+                                               $params =~ /^\s*\(\s*(\w+)\s*,\s*(.*)/;
+                                               $new = "__$1\($2";
+                                       } else {
+                                               $new = "$new$params";
+                                       }
+                                       if (WARN("PREFER_DEFINED_ATTRIBUTE_MACRO",
+                                                "Prefer $new over __attribute__(($orig_attr$params))\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                           $fix) {
+                                               my $remove = "\Q$orig_attr\E" . '\s*' . "\Q$params\E" . '(?:\s*,\s*)?';
+                                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/$remove//;
+                                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b__attribute__/$new __attribute__/;
+                                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\}\Q$new\E/} $new/;
+                                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/ __attribute__\s*\(\s*\(\s*\)\s*\)//;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       # Check for __attribute__ unused, prefer __always_unused or __maybe_unused
+                       if ($attr =~ /^_*unused/) {
+                               WARN("PREFER_DEFINED_ATTRIBUTE_MACRO",
+                                    "__always_unused or __maybe_unused is preferred over __attribute__((__unused__))\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Check for __attribute__ weak, or __weak declarations (may have link issues)
+               if ($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/)) {
+                       ERROR("WEAK_DECLARATION",
+                             "Using weak declarations can have unintended link defects\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for cast of C90 native int or longer types constants
+               if ($line =~ /(\(\s*$C90_int_types\s*\)\s*)($Constant)\b/) {
+                       my $cast = $1;
+                       my $const = $2;
+                       my $suffix = "";
+                       my $newconst = $const;
+                       $newconst =~ s/${Int_type}$//;
+                       $suffix .= 'U' if ($cast =~ /\bunsigned\b/);
+                       if ($cast =~ /\blong\s+long\b/) {
+                           $suffix .= 'LL';
+                       } elsif ($cast =~ /\blong\b/) {
+                           $suffix .= 'L';
+                       }
+                       if (WARN("TYPECAST_INT_CONSTANT",
+                                "Unnecessary typecast of c90 int constant - '$cast$const' could be '$const$suffix'\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$cast\E$const\b/$newconst$suffix/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for sizeof(&)
+               if ($line =~ /\bsizeof\s*\(\s*\&/) {
+                       WARN("SIZEOF_ADDRESS",
+                            "sizeof(& should be avoided\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for sizeof without parenthesis
+               if ($line =~ /\bsizeof\s+((?:\*\s*|)$Lval|$Type(?:\s+$Lval|))/) {
+                       if (WARN("SIZEOF_PARENTHESIS",
+                                "sizeof $1 should be sizeof($1)\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bsizeof\s+((?:\*\s*|)$Lval|$Type(?:\s+$Lval|))/"sizeof(" . trim($1) . ")"/ex;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for struct spinlock declarations
+               if ($line =~ /^.\s*\bstruct\s+spinlock\s+\w+\s*;/) {
+                       WARN("USE_SPINLOCK_T",
+                            "struct spinlock should be spinlock_t\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for seq_printf uses that could be seq_puts
+               if ($sline =~ /\bseq_printf\s*\(.*"\s*\)\s*;\s*$/) {
+                       my $fmt = get_quoted_string($line, $rawline);
+                       $fmt =~ s/%%//g;
+                       if ($fmt !~ /%/) {
+                               if (WARN("PREFER_SEQ_PUTS",
+                                        "Prefer seq_puts to seq_printf\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bseq_printf\b/seq_puts/;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for vsprintf extension %p<foo> misuses
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   defined $stat &&
+                   $stat =~ /^\+(?![^\{]*\{\s*).*\b(\w+)\s*\(.*$String\s*,/s &&
+                   $1 !~ /^_*volatile_*$/) {
+                       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)(\w*))/g) {
+                                       $specifier = $1;
+                                       $extension = $2;
+                                       $qualifier = $3;
+                                       if ($extension !~ /[4SsBKRraEehMmIiUDdgVCbGNOxtf]/ ||
+                                           ($extension eq "f" &&
+                                            defined $qualifier && $qualifier !~ /^w/) ||
+                                           ($extension eq "4" &&
+                                            defined $qualifier && $qualifier !~ /^cc/)) {
+                                               $bad_specifier = $specifier;
+                                               last;
+                                       }
+                                       if ($extension eq "x" && !defined($stat_real)) {
+                                               if (!defined($stat_real)) {
+                                                       $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
+                                               }
+                                               WARN("VSPRINTF_SPECIFIER_PX",
+                                                    "Using vsprintf specifier '\%px' potentially exposes the kernel memory layout, if you don't really need the address please consider using '\%p'.\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
+                                       }
+                               }
+                               if ($bad_specifier ne "") {
+                                       my $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
+                                       my $msg_level = \&WARN;
+                                       my $ext_type = "Invalid";
+                                       my $use = "";
+                                       if ($bad_specifier =~ /p[Ff]/) {
+                                               $use = " - use %pS instead";
+                                               $use =~ s/pS/ps/ if ($bad_specifier =~ /pf/);
+                                       } elsif ($bad_specifier =~ /pA/) {
+                                               $use =  " - '%pA' is only intended to be used from Rust code";
+                                               $msg_level = \&ERROR;
+                                       }
+
+                                       &{$msg_level}("VSPRINTF_POINTER_EXTENSION",
+                                                     "$ext_type vsprintf pointer extension '$bad_specifier'$use\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Check for misused memsets
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   defined $stat &&
+                   $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\bmemset\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*$FuncArg\s*\)/) {
+
+                       my $ms_addr = $2;
+                       my $ms_val = $7;
+                       my $ms_size = $12;
+
+                       if ($ms_size =~ /^(0x|)0$/i) {
+                               ERROR("MEMSET",
+                                     "memset to 0's uses 0 as the 2nd argument, not the 3rd\n" . "$here\n$stat\n");
+                       } elsif ($ms_size =~ /^(0x|)1$/i) {
+                               WARN("MEMSET",
+                                    "single byte memset is suspicious. Swapped 2nd/3rd argument?\n" . "$here\n$stat\n");
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Check for memcpy(foo, bar, ETH_ALEN) that could be ether_addr_copy(foo, bar)
+#              if ($perl_version_ok &&
+#                  defined $stat &&
+#                  $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\bmemcpy\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/) {
+#                      if (WARN("PREFER_ETHER_ADDR_COPY",
+#                               "Prefer ether_addr_copy() over memcpy() if the Ethernet addresses are __aligned(2)\n" . "$here\n$stat\n") &&
+#                          $fix) {
+#                              $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bmemcpy\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/ether_addr_copy($2, $7)/;
+#                      }
+#              }
+
+# Check for memcmp(foo, bar, ETH_ALEN) that could be ether_addr_equal*(foo, bar)
+#              if ($perl_version_ok &&
+#                  defined $stat &&
+#                  $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\bmemcmp\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/) {
+#                      WARN("PREFER_ETHER_ADDR_EQUAL",
+#                           "Prefer ether_addr_equal() or ether_addr_equal_unaligned() over memcmp()\n" . "$here\n$stat\n")
+#              }
+
+# 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 ($perl_version_ok &&
+#                  defined $stat &&
+#                  $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\bmemset\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/) {
+#
+#                      my $ms_val = $7;
+#
+#                      if ($ms_val =~ /^(?:0x|)0+$/i) {
+#                              if (WARN("PREFER_ETH_ZERO_ADDR",
+#                                       "Prefer eth_zero_addr over memset()\n" . "$here\n$stat\n") &&
+#                                  $fix) {
+#                                      $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bmemset\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/eth_zero_addr($2)/;
+#                              }
+#                      } elsif ($ms_val =~ /^(?:0xff|255)$/i) {
+#                              if (WARN("PREFER_ETH_BROADCAST_ADDR",
+#                                       "Prefer eth_broadcast_addr() over memset()\n" . "$here\n$stat\n") &&
+#                                  $fix) {
+#                                      $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bmemset\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/eth_broadcast_addr($2)/;
+#                              }
+#                      }
+#              }
+
+# strcpy uses that should likely be strscpy
+               if ($line =~ /\bstrcpy\s*\(/) {
+                       WARN("STRCPY",
+                            "Prefer strscpy over strcpy - see: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/88\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# strlcpy uses that should likely be strscpy
+               if ($line =~ /\bstrlcpy\s*\(/) {
+                       WARN("STRLCPY",
+                            "Prefer strscpy over strlcpy - see: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/89\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# strncpy uses that should likely be strscpy or strscpy_pad
+               if ($line =~ /\bstrncpy\s*\(/) {
+                       WARN("STRNCPY",
+                            "Prefer strscpy, strscpy_pad, or __nonstring over strncpy - see: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/90\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# ethtool_sprintf uses that should likely be ethtool_puts
+               if ($line =~ /\bethtool_sprintf\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\)/) {
+                       if (WARN("PREFER_ETHTOOL_PUTS",
+                                "Prefer ethtool_puts over ethtool_sprintf with only two arguments\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bethtool_sprintf\s*\(\s*($FuncArg)\s*,\s*($FuncArg)/ethtool_puts($1, $7)/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               # use $rawline because $line loses %s via sanitization and thus we can't match against it.
+               if ($rawline =~ /\bethtool_sprintf\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*\"\%s\"\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\)/) {
+                       if (WARN("PREFER_ETHTOOL_PUTS",
+                                "Prefer ethtool_puts over ethtool_sprintf with standalone \"%s\" specifier\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bethtool_sprintf\s*\(\s*($FuncArg)\s*,\s*"\%s"\s*,\s*($FuncArg)/ethtool_puts($1, $7)/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+
+# typecasts on min/max could be min_t/max_t
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   defined $stat &&
+                   $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\b(min|max)\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\)/) {
+                       if (defined $2 || defined $7) {
+                               my $call = $1;
+                               my $cast1 = deparenthesize($2);
+                               my $arg1 = $3;
+                               my $cast2 = deparenthesize($7);
+                               my $arg2 = $8;
+                               my $cast;
+
+                               if ($cast1 ne "" && $cast2 ne "" && $cast1 ne $cast2) {
+                                       $cast = "$cast1 or $cast2";
+                               } elsif ($cast1 ne "") {
+                                       $cast = $cast1;
+                               } else {
+                                       $cast = $cast2;
+                               }
+                               WARN("MINMAX",
+                                    "$call() should probably be ${call}_t($cast, $arg1, $arg2)\n" . "$here\n$stat\n");
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check usleep_range arguments
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   defined $stat &&
+                   $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\busleep_range\s*\(\s*($FuncArg)\s*,\s*($FuncArg)\s*\)/) {
+                       my $min = $1;
+                       my $max = $7;
+                       if ($min eq $max) {
+                               WARN("USLEEP_RANGE",
+                                    "usleep_range should not use min == max args; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.rst\n" . "$here\n$stat\n");
+                       } elsif ($min =~ /^\d+$/ && $max =~ /^\d+$/ &&
+                                $min > $max) {
+                               WARN("USLEEP_RANGE",
+                                    "usleep_range args reversed, use min then max; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.rst\n" . "$here\n$stat\n");
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for naked sscanf
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   defined $stat &&
+                   $line =~ /\bsscanf\b/ &&
+                   ($stat !~ /$Ident\s*=\s*sscanf\s*$balanced_parens/ &&
+                    $stat !~ /\bsscanf\s*$balanced_parens\s*(?:$Compare)/ &&
+                    $stat !~ /(?:$Compare)\s*\bsscanf\s*$balanced_parens/)) {
+                       my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
+                       $lc = $lc + $linenr;
+                       my $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
+                       WARN("NAKED_SSCANF",
+                            "unchecked sscanf return value\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
+               }
+
+# check for simple sscanf that should be kstrto<foo>
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   defined $stat &&
+                   $line =~ /\bsscanf\b/) {
+                       my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
+                       $lc = $lc + $linenr;
+                       my $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
+                       if ($stat_real =~ /\bsscanf\b\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*("[^"]+")/) {
+                               my $format = $6;
+                               my $count = $format =~ tr@%@%@;
+                               if ($count == 1 &&
+                                   $format =~ /^"\%(?i:ll[udxi]|[udxi]ll|ll|[hl]h?[udxi]|[udxi][hl]h?|[hl]h?|[udxi])"$/) {
+                                       WARN("SSCANF_TO_KSTRTO",
+                                            "Prefer kstrto<type> to single variable sscanf\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for new externs in .h files.
+               if ($realfile =~ /\.h$/ &&
+                   $line =~ /^\+\s*(extern\s+)$Type\s*$Ident\s*\(/s) {
+                       if (CHK("AVOID_EXTERNS",
+                               "extern prototypes should be avoided in .h files\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(.*)\bextern\b\s*(.*)/$1$2/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for new externs in .c files.
+               if ($realfile =~ /\.c$/ && defined $stat &&
+                   $stat =~ /^.\s*(?:extern\s+)?$Type\s+($Ident)(\s*)\(/s)
+               {
+                       my $function_name = $1;
+                       my $paren_space = $2;
+
+                       my $s = $stat;
+                       if (defined $cond) {
+                               substr($s, 0, length($cond), '');
+                       }
+                       if ($s =~ /^\s*;/)
+                       {
+                               WARN("AVOID_EXTERNS",
+                                    "externs should be avoided in .c files\n" .  $herecurr);
+                       }
+
+                       if ($paren_space =~ /\n/) {
+                               WARN("FUNCTION_ARGUMENTS",
+                                    "arguments for function declarations should follow identifier\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+
+               } elsif ($realfile =~ /\.c$/ && defined $stat &&
+                   $stat =~ /^\+extern struct\s+(\w+)\s+(\w+)\[\];/)
+               {
+                       my ($st_type, $st_name) = ($1, $2);
+
+                       for my $s (keys %maybe_linker_symbol) {
+                           #print "Linker symbol? $st_name : $s\n";
+                           goto LIKELY_LINKER_SYMBOL
+                               if $st_name =~ /$s/;
+                       }
+                       WARN("AVOID_EXTERNS",
+                            "found a file-scoped extern type:$st_type name:$st_name in .c file\n"
+                            . "is this a linker symbol ?\n" . $herecurr);
+                 LIKELY_LINKER_SYMBOL:
+
+               } elsif ($realfile =~ /\.c$/ && defined $stat &&
+                   $stat =~ /^.\s*extern\s+/)
+               {
+                       WARN("AVOID_EXTERNS",
+                            "externs should be avoided in .c files\n" .  $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for function declarations that have arguments without identifier names
+               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($1);
+                       while ($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$/) {
+                                       WARN("FUNCTION_ARGUMENTS",
+                                            "function definition argument '$arg' should also have an identifier name\n" . $herecurr);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for function definitions
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   defined $stat &&
+                   $stat =~ /^.\s*(?:$Storage\s+)?$Type\s*($Ident)\s*$balanced_parens\s*{/s) {
+                       $context_function = $1;
+
+# check for multiline function definition with misplaced open brace
+                       my $ok = 0;
+                       my $cnt = statement_rawlines($stat);
+                       my $herectx = $here . "\n";
+                       for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
+                               my $rl = raw_line($linenr, $n);
+                               $herectx .=  $rl . "\n";
+                               $ok = 1 if ($rl =~ /^[ \+]\{/);
+                               $ok = 1 if ($rl =~ /\{/ && $n == 0);
+                               last if $rl =~ /^[ \+].*\{/;
+                       }
+                       if (!$ok) {
+                               ERROR("OPEN_BRACE",
+                                     "open brace '{' following function definitions go on the next line\n" . $herectx);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# checks for new __setup's
+               if ($rawline =~ /\b__setup\("([^"]*)"/) {
+                       my $name = $1;
+
+                       if (!grep(/$name/, @setup_docs)) {
+                               CHK("UNDOCUMENTED_SETUP",
+                                   "__setup appears un-documented -- check Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for pointless casting of alloc functions
+               if ($line =~ /\*\s*\)\s*$allocFunctions\b/) {
+                       WARN("UNNECESSARY_CASTS",
+                            "unnecessary cast may hide bugs, see http://c-faq.com/malloc/mallocnocast.html\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# alloc style
+# p = alloc(sizeof(struct foo), ...) should be p = alloc(sizeof(*p), ...)
+               if ($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" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for (kv|k)[mz]alloc with multiplies that could be kmalloc_array/kvmalloc_array/kvcalloc/kcalloc
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   defined $stat &&
+                   $stat =~ /^\+\s*($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*((?:kv|k)[mz]alloc)\s*\(\s*($FuncArg)\s*\*\s*($FuncArg)\s*,/) {
+                       my $oldfunc = $3;
+                       my $a1 = $4;
+                       my $a2 = $10;
+                       my $newfunc = "kmalloc_array";
+                       $newfunc = "kvmalloc_array" if ($oldfunc eq "kvmalloc");
+                       $newfunc = "kvcalloc" if ($oldfunc eq "kvzalloc");
+                       $newfunc = "kcalloc" if ($oldfunc eq "kzalloc");
+                       my $r1 = $a1;
+                       my $r2 = $a2;
+                       if ($a1 =~ /^sizeof\s*\S/) {
+                               $r1 = $a2;
+                               $r2 = $a1;
+                       }
+                       if ($r1 !~ /^sizeof\b/ && $r2 =~ /^sizeof\s*\S/ &&
+                           !($r1 =~ /^$Constant$/ || $r1 =~ /^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*$/)) {
+                               my $cnt = statement_rawlines($stat);
+                               my $herectx = get_stat_here($linenr, $cnt, $here);
+
+                               if (WARN("ALLOC_WITH_MULTIPLY",
+                                        "Prefer $newfunc over $oldfunc with multiply\n" . $herectx) &&
+                                   $cnt == 1 &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*((?:kv|k)[mz]alloc)\s*\(\s*($FuncArg)\s*\*\s*($FuncArg)/$1 . ' = ' . "$newfunc(" . trim($r1) . ', ' . trim($r2)/e;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for krealloc arg reuse
+               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" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for alloc argument mismatch
+               if ($line =~ /\b((?:devm_)?((?:k|kv)?(calloc|malloc_array)(?:_node)?))\s*\(\s*sizeof\b/) {
+                       WARN("ALLOC_ARRAY_ARGS",
+                            "$1 uses number as first arg, sizeof is generally wrong\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for multiple semicolons
+               if ($line =~ /;\s*;\s*$/) {
+                       if (WARN("ONE_SEMICOLON",
+                                "Statements terminations use 1 semicolon\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(\s*;\s*){2,}$/;/g;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for #defines like: 1 << <digit> that could be BIT(digit), it is not exported to uapi
+               if ($realfile !~ m@^include/uapi/@ &&
+                   $line =~ /#\s*define\s+\w+\s+\(?\s*1\s*([ulUL]*)\s*\<\<\s*(?:\d+|$Ident)\s*\)?/) {
+                       my $ull = "";
+                       $ull = "_ULL" if (defined($1) && $1 =~ /ll/i);
+                       if (CHK("BIT_MACRO",
+                               "Prefer using the BIT$ull macro\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\(?\s*1\s*[ulUL]*\s*<<\s*(\d+|$Ident)\s*\)?/BIT${ull}($1)/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for IS_ENABLED() without CONFIG_<FOO> ($rawline for comments too)
+               if ($rawline =~ /\bIS_ENABLED\s*\(\s*(\w+)\s*\)/ && $1 !~ /^${CONFIG_}/) {
+                       WARN("IS_ENABLED_CONFIG",
+                            "IS_ENABLED($1) is normally used as IS_ENABLED(${CONFIG_}$1)\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for #if defined CONFIG_<FOO> || defined CONFIG_<FOO>_MODULE
+               if ($line =~ /^\+\s*#\s*if\s+defined(?:\s*\(?\s*|\s+)(${CONFIG_}[A-Z_]+)\s*\)?\s*\|\|\s*defined(?:\s*\(?\s*|\s+)\1_MODULE\s*\)?\s*$/) {
+                       my $config = $1;
+                       if (WARN("PREFER_IS_ENABLED",
+                                "Prefer IS_ENABLED(<FOO>) to ${CONFIG_}<FOO> || ${CONFIG_}<FOO>_MODULE\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] = "\+#if IS_ENABLED($config)";
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for /* fallthrough */ like comment, prefer fallthrough;
+               my @fallthroughs = (
+                       'fallthrough',
+                       '@fallthrough@',
+                       'lint -fallthrough[ \t]*',
+                       'intentional(?:ly)?[ \t]*fall(?:(?:s | |-)[Tt]|t)hr(?:ough|u|ew)',
+                       '(?:else,?\s*)?FALL(?:S | |-)?THR(?:OUGH|U|EW)[ \t.!]*(?:-[^\n\r]*)?',
+                       'Fall(?:(?:s | |-)[Tt]|t)hr(?:ough|u|ew)[ \t.!]*(?:-[^\n\r]*)?',
+                       'fall(?:s | |-)?thr(?:ough|u|ew)[ \t.!]*(?:-[^\n\r]*)?',
+                   );
+               if ($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" . $herecurr);
+                                       last;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for switch/default statements without a break;
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   defined $stat &&
+                   $stat =~ /^\+[$;\s]*(?:case[$;\s]+\w+[$;\s]*:[$;\s]*|)*[$;\s]*\bdefault[$;\s]*:[$;\s]*;/g) {
+                       my $cnt = statement_rawlines($stat);
+                       my $herectx = get_stat_here($linenr, $cnt, $here);
+
+                       WARN("DEFAULT_NO_BREAK",
+                            "switch default: should use break\n" . $herectx);
+               }
+
+# check for gcc specific __FUNCTION__
+               if ($line =~ /\b__FUNCTION__\b/) {
+                       if (WARN("USE_FUNC",
+                                "__func__ should be used instead of gcc specific __FUNCTION__\n"  . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b__FUNCTION__\b/__func__/g;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for uses of __DATE__, __TIME__, __TIMESTAMP__
+               while ($line =~ /\b(__(?:DATE|TIME|TIMESTAMP)__)\b/g) {
+                       ERROR("DATE_TIME",
+                             "Use of the '$1' macro makes the build non-deterministic\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for use of yield()
+               if ($line =~ /\byield\s*\(\s*\)/) {
+                       WARN("YIELD",
+                            "Using yield() is generally wrong. See yield() kernel-doc (sched/core.c)\n"  . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for comparisons against true and false
+               if ($line =~ /\+\s*(.*?)\b(true|false|$Lval)\s*(==|\!=)\s*(true|false|$Lval)\b(.*)$/i) {
+                       my $lead = $1;
+                       my $arg = $2;
+                       my $test = $3;
+                       my $otype = $4;
+                       my $trail = $5;
+                       my $op = "!";
+
+                       ($arg, $otype) = ($otype, $arg) if ($arg =~ /^(?:true|false)$/i);
+
+                       my $type = lc($otype);
+                       if ($type =~ /^(?:true|false)$/) {
+                               if (("$test" eq "==" && "$type" eq "true") ||
+                                   ("$test" eq "!=" && "$type" eq "false")) {
+                                       $op = "";
+                               }
+
+                               CHK("BOOL_COMPARISON",
+                                   "Using comparison to $otype is error prone\n" . $herecurr);
+
+## maybe suggesting a correct construct would better
+##                                 "Using comparison to $otype is error prone.  Perhaps use '${lead}${op}${arg}${trail}'\n" . $herecurr);
+
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for semaphores initialized locked
+               if ($line =~ /^.\s*sema_init.+,\W?0\W?\)/) {
+                       WARN("CONSIDER_COMPLETION",
+                            "consider using a completion\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# recommend kstrto* over simple_strto* and strict_strto*
+               if ($line =~ /\b((simple|strict)_(strto(l|ll|ul|ull)))\s*\(/) {
+                       WARN("CONSIDER_KSTRTO",
+                            "$1 is obsolete, use k$3 instead\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for __initcall(), use device_initcall() explicitly or more appropriate function please
+               if ($line =~ /^.\s*__initcall\s*\(/) {
+                       WARN("USE_DEVICE_INITCALL",
+                            "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" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# use of NR_CPUS is usually wrong
+# ignore definitions of NR_CPUS and usage to define arrays as likely right
+# ignore designated initializers using NR_CPUS
+               if ($line =~ /\bNR_CPUS\b/ &&
+                   $line !~ /^.\s*\s*#\s*if\b.*\bNR_CPUS\b/ &&
+                   $line !~ /^.\s*\s*#\s*define\b.*\bNR_CPUS\b/ &&
+                   $line !~ /^.\s*$Declare\s.*\[[^\]]*NR_CPUS[^\]]*\]/ &&
+                   $line !~ /\[[^\]]*\.\.\.[^\]]*NR_CPUS[^\]]*\]/ &&
+                   $line !~ /\[[^\]]*NR_CPUS[^\]]*\.\.\.[^\]]*\]/ &&
+                   $line !~ /^.\s*\.\w+\s*=\s*.*\bNR_CPUS\b/)
+               {
+                       WARN("NR_CPUS",
+                            "usage of NR_CPUS is often wrong - consider using cpu_possible(), num_possible_cpus(), for_each_possible_cpu(), etc\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# Use of __ARCH_HAS_<FOO> or ARCH_HAVE_<BAR> is wrong.
+               if ($line =~ /\+\s*#\s*define\s+((?:__)?ARCH_(?:HAS|HAVE)\w*)\b/) {
+                       ERROR("DEFINE_ARCH_HAS",
+                             "#define of '$1' is wrong - use Kconfig variables or standard guards instead\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# likely/unlikely comparisons similar to "(likely(foo) > 0)"
+               if ($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" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# return sysfs_emit(foo, fmt, ...) fmt without newline
+               if ($line =~ /\breturn\s+sysfs_emit\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*($String)/ &&
+                   substr($rawline, $-[6], $+[6] - $-[6]) !~ /\\n"$/) {
+                       my $offset = $+[6] - 1;
+                       if (WARN("SYSFS_EMIT",
+                                "return sysfs_emit(...) formats should include a terminating newline\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               substr($fixed[$fixlinenr], $offset, 0) = '\\n';
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for array definition/declarations that should use flexible arrays instead
+               if ($sline =~ /^[\+ ]\s*\}(?:\s*__packed)?\s*;\s*$/ &&
+                   $prevline =~ /^\+\s*(?:\}(?:\s*__packed\s*)?|$Type)\s*$Ident\s*\[\s*(0|1)\s*\]\s*;\s*$/) {
+                       if (ERROR("FLEXIBLE_ARRAY",
+                                 "Use C99 flexible arrays - see https://docs.kernel.org/process/deprecated.html#zero-length-and-one-element-arrays\n" . $hereprev) &&
+                           $1 == '0' && $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr - 1] =~ s/\[\s*0\s*\]/[]/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# 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/@) {
+                               ERROR("IN_ATOMIC",
+                                     "do not use in_atomic in drivers\n" . $herecurr);
+                       } elsif ($realfile !~ m@^kernel/@) {
+                               WARN("IN_ATOMIC",
+                                    "use of in_atomic() is incorrect outside core kernel code\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Complain about RCU Tasks Trace used outside of BPF (and of course, RCU).
+               our $rcu_trace_funcs = qr{(?x:
+                       rcu_read_lock_trace |
+                       rcu_read_lock_trace_held |
+                       rcu_read_unlock_trace |
+                       call_rcu_tasks_trace |
+                       synchronize_rcu_tasks_trace |
+                       rcu_barrier_tasks_trace |
+                       rcu_request_urgent_qs_task
+               )};
+               our $rcu_trace_paths = qr{(?x:
+                       kernel/bpf/ |
+                       include/linux/bpf |
+                       net/bpf/ |
+                       kernel/rcu/ |
+                       include/linux/rcu
+               )};
+               if ($line =~ /\b($rcu_trace_funcs)\s*\(/) {
+                       if ($realfile !~ m{^$rcu_trace_paths}) {
+                               WARN("RCU_TASKS_TRACE",
+                                    "use of RCU tasks trace is incorrect outside BPF or core RCU code\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for lockdep_set_novalidate_class
+               if ($line =~ /^.\s*lockdep_set_novalidate_class\s*\(/ ||
+                   $line =~ /__lockdep_no_validate__\s*\)/ ) {
+                       if ($realfile !~ m@^kernel/lockdep@ &&
+                           $realfile !~ m@^include/linux/lockdep@ &&
+                           $realfile !~ m@^drivers/base/core@) {
+                               ERROR("LOCKDEP",
+                                     "lockdep_no_validate class is reserved for device->mutex.\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+               if ($line =~ /debugfs_create_\w+.*\b$mode_perms_world_writable\b/ ||
+                   $line =~ /DEVICE_ATTR.*\b$mode_perms_world_writable\b/) {
+                       WARN("EXPORTED_WORLD_WRITABLE",
+                            "Exporting world writable files is usually an error. Consider more restrictive permissions.\n" . $herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for DEVICE_ATTR uses that could be DEVICE_ATTR_<FOO>
+# and whether or not function naming is typical and if
+# DEVICE_ATTR permissions uses are unusual too
+               if ($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;
+                       my $perms = $2;
+                       my $show = $3;
+                       my $store = $4;
+                       my $octal_perms = perms_to_octal($perms);
+                       if ($show =~ /^${var}_show$/ &&
+                           $store =~ /^${var}_store$/ &&
+                           $octal_perms eq "0644") {
+                               if (WARN("DEVICE_ATTR_RW",
+                                        "Use DEVICE_ATTR_RW\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bDEVICE_ATTR\s*\(\s*$var\s*,\s*\Q$perms\E\s*,\s*$show\s*,\s*$store\s*\)/DEVICE_ATTR_RW(${var})/;
+                               }
+                       } elsif ($show =~ /^${var}_show$/ &&
+                                $store =~ /^NULL$/ &&
+                                $octal_perms eq "0444") {
+                               if (WARN("DEVICE_ATTR_RO",
+                                        "Use DEVICE_ATTR_RO\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bDEVICE_ATTR\s*\(\s*$var\s*,\s*\Q$perms\E\s*,\s*$show\s*,\s*NULL\s*\)/DEVICE_ATTR_RO(${var})/;
+                               }
+                       } elsif ($show =~ /^NULL$/ &&
+                                $store =~ /^${var}_store$/ &&
+                                $octal_perms eq "0200") {
+                               if (WARN("DEVICE_ATTR_WO",
+                                        "Use DEVICE_ATTR_WO\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bDEVICE_ATTR\s*\(\s*$var\s*,\s*\Q$perms\E\s*,\s*NULL\s*,\s*$store\s*\)/DEVICE_ATTR_WO(${var})/;
+                               }
+                       } elsif ($octal_perms eq "0644" ||
+                                $octal_perms eq "0444" ||
+                                $octal_perms eq "0200") {
+                               my $newshow = "$show";
+                               $newshow = "${var}_show" if ($show ne "NULL" && $show ne "${var}_show");
+                               my $newstore = $store;
+                               $newstore = "${var}_store" if ($store ne "NULL" && $store ne "${var}_store");
+                               my $rename = "";
+                               if ($show ne $newshow) {
+                                       $rename .= " '$show' to '$newshow'";
+                               }
+                               if ($store ne $newstore) {
+                                       $rename .= " '$store' to '$newstore'";
+                               }
+                               WARN("DEVICE_ATTR_FUNCTIONS",
+                                    "Consider renaming function(s)$rename\n" . $herecurr);
+                       } else {
+                               WARN("DEVICE_ATTR_PERMS",
+                                    "DEVICE_ATTR unusual permissions '$perms' used\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+               }
+
+# Mode permission misuses where it seems decimal should be octal
+# This uses a shortcut match to avoid unnecessary uses of a slow foreach loop
+# o Ignore module_param*(...) uses with a decimal 0 permission as that has a
+#   specific definition of not visible in sysfs.
+# o Ignore proc_create*(...) uses with a decimal 0 permission as that means
+#   use the default permissions
+               if ($perl_version_ok &&
+                   defined $stat &&
+                   $line =~ /$mode_perms_search/) {
+                       foreach my $entry (@mode_permission_funcs) {
+                               my $func = $entry->[0];
+                               my $arg_pos = $entry->[1];
+
+                               my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
+                               $lc = $lc + $linenr;
+                               my $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
+
+                               my $skip_args = "";
+                               if ($arg_pos > 1) {
+                                       $arg_pos--;
+                                       $skip_args = "(?:\\s*$FuncArg\\s*,\\s*){$arg_pos,$arg_pos}";
+                               }
+                               my $test = "\\b$func\\s*\\(${skip_args}($FuncArg(?:\\|\\s*$FuncArg)*)\\s*[,\\)]";
+                               if ($stat =~ /$test/) {
+                                       my $val = $1;
+                                       $val = $6 if ($skip_args ne "");
+                                       if (!($func =~ /^(?:module_param|proc_create)/ && $val eq "0") &&
+                                           (($val =~ /^$Int$/ && $val !~ /^$Octal$/) ||
+                                            ($val =~ /^$Octal$/ && length($val) ne 4))) {
+                                               ERROR("NON_OCTAL_PERMISSIONS",
+                                                     "Use 4 digit octal (0777) not decimal permissions\n" . "$here\n" . $stat_real);
+                                       }
+                                       if ($val =~ /^$Octal$/ && (oct($val) & 02)) {
+                                               ERROR("EXPORTED_WORLD_WRITABLE",
+                                                     "Exporting writable files is usually an error. Consider more restrictive permissions.\n" . "$here\n" . $stat_real);
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# check for uses of S_<PERMS> that could be octal for readability
+               while ($line =~ m{\b($multi_mode_perms_string_search)\b}g) {
+                       my $oval = $1;
+                       my $octal = perms_to_octal($oval);
+                       if (WARN("SYMBOLIC_PERMS",
+                                "Symbolic permissions '$oval' are not preferred. Consider using octal permissions '$octal'.\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$oval\E/$octal/;
+                       }
+               }
+
+# validate content of MODULE_LICENSE against list from include/linux/module.h
+               if ($line =~ /\bMODULE_LICENSE\s*\(\s*($String)\s*\)/) {
+                       my $extracted_string = get_quoted_string($line, $rawline);
+                       my $valid_licenses = qr{
+                                               GPL|
+                                               GPL\ v2|
+                                               GPL\ and\ additional\ rights|
+                                               Dual\ BSD/GPL|
+                                               Dual\ MIT/GPL|
+                                               Dual\ MPL/GPL|
+                                               Proprietary
+                                       }x;
+                       if ($extracted_string !~ /^"(?:$valid_licenses)"$/x) {
+                               WARN("MODULE_LICENSE",
+                                    "unknown module license " . $extracted_string . "\n" . $herecurr);
+                       }
+                       if (!$file && $extracted_string eq '"GPL v2"') {
+                               if (WARN("MODULE_LICENSE",
+                                    "Prefer \"GPL\" over \"GPL v2\" - see commit bf7fbeeae6db (\"module: Cure the MODULE_LICENSE \"GPL\" vs. \"GPL v2\" bogosity\")\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                                   $fix) {
+                                       $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bMODULE_LICENSE\s*\(\s*"GPL v2"\s*\)/MODULE_LICENSE("GPL")/;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+# 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" . $herecurr);
+               }
+       }
+
+       # If we have no input at all, then there is nothing to report on
+       # so just keep quiet.
+       if ($#rawlines == -1) {
+               exit(0);
+       }
+
+       # In mailback mode only produce a report in the negative, for
+       # things that appear to be patches.
+       if ($mailback && ($clean == 1 || !$is_patch)) {
+               exit(0);
+       }
+
+       # This is not a patch, and we are in 'no-patch' mode so
+       # just keep quiet.
+       if (!$chk_patch && !$is_patch) {
+               exit(0);
+       }
+
+       if (!$is_patch && $filename !~ /cover-letter\.patch$/) {
+               ERROR("NOT_UNIFIED_DIFF",
+                     "Does not appear to be a unified-diff format patch\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 != 1) {
+                       # authorsignoff values:
+                       # 0 -> missing sign off
+                       # 1 -> sign off identical
+                       # 2 -> names and addresses match, comments mismatch
+                       # 3 -> addresses match, names different
+                       # 4 -> names match, addresses different
+                       # 5 -> names match, addresses excluding subaddress details (refer RFC 5233) match
+
+                       my $sob_msg = "'From: $author' != 'Signed-off-by: $author_sob'";
+
+                       if ($authorsignoff == 0) {
+                               ERROR("NO_AUTHOR_SIGN_OFF",
+                                     "Missing Signed-off-by: line by nominal patch author '$author'\n");
+                       } elsif ($authorsignoff == 2) {
+                               CHK("FROM_SIGN_OFF_MISMATCH",
+                                   "From:/Signed-off-by: email comments mismatch: $sob_msg\n");
+                       } elsif ($authorsignoff == 3) {
+                               WARN("FROM_SIGN_OFF_MISMATCH",
+                                    "From:/Signed-off-by: email name mismatch: $sob_msg\n");
+                       } elsif ($authorsignoff == 4) {
+                               WARN("FROM_SIGN_OFF_MISMATCH",
+                                    "From:/Signed-off-by: email address mismatch: $sob_msg\n");
+                       } elsif ($authorsignoff == 5) {
+                               WARN("FROM_SIGN_OFF_MISMATCH",
+                                    "From:/Signed-off-by: email subaddress mismatch: $sob_msg\n");
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+       print report_dump();
+       if ($summary && !($clean == 1 && $quiet == 1)) {
+               print "$filename " if ($summary_file);
+               print "total: $cnt_error errors, $cnt_warn warnings, " .
+                       (($check)? "$cnt_chk checks, " : "") .
+                       "$cnt_lines lines checked\n";
+       }
+
+       if ($quiet == 0) {
+               # If there were any defects found and not already fixing them
+               if (!$clean and !$fix) {
+                       print << "EOM"
+
+NOTE: For some of the reported defects, checkpatch may be able to
+      mechanically convert to the typical style using --fix or --fix-inplace.
+EOM
+               }
+               # If there were whitespace errors which cleanpatch can fix
+               # then suggest that.
+               if ($rpt_cleaners) {
+                       $rpt_cleaners = 0;
+                       print << "EOM"
+
+NOTE: Whitespace errors detected.
+      You may wish to use scripts/cleanpatch or scripts/cleanfile
+EOM
+               }
+       }
+
+       if ($clean == 0 && $fix &&
+           ("@rawlines" ne "@fixed" ||
+            $#fixed_inserted >= 0 || $#fixed_deleted >= 0)) {
+               my $newfile = $filename;
+               $newfile .= ".EXPERIMENTAL-checkpatch-fixes" if (!$fix_inplace);
+               my $linecount = 0;
+               my $f;
+
+               @fixed = fix_inserted_deleted_lines(\@fixed, \@fixed_inserted, \@fixed_deleted);
+
+               open($f, '>', $newfile)
+                   or die "$P: Can't open $newfile for write\n";
+               foreach my $fixed_line (@fixed) {
+                       $linecount++;
+                       if ($file) {
+                               if ($linecount > 3) {
+                                       $fixed_line =~ s/^\+//;
+                                       print $f $fixed_line . "\n";
+                               }
+                       } else {
+                               print $f $fixed_line . "\n";
+                       }
+               }
+               close($f);
+
+               if (!$quiet) {
+                       print << "EOM";
+
+Wrote EXPERIMENTAL --fix correction(s) to '$newfile'
+
+Do _NOT_ trust the results written to this file.
+Do _NOT_ submit these changes without inspecting them for correctness.
+
+This EXPERIMENTAL file is simply a convenience to help rewrite patches.
+No warranties, expressed or implied...
+EOM
+               }
+       }
+
+       if ($quiet == 0) {
+               print "\n";
+               if ($clean == 1) {
+                       print "$vname has no obvious style problems and is ready for submission.\n";
+               } else {
+                       print "$vname has style problems, please review.\n";
+               }
+       }
+       return $clean;
+}
diff --git a/scripts/spelling.txt b/scripts/spelling.txt
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..edec60d
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,1725 @@
+# Originally from Debian's Lintian tool. Various false positives have been
+# removed, and various additions have been made as they've been discovered
+# in the kernel source.
+#
+# License: GPLv2
+#
+# The format of each line is:
+# mistake||correction
+#
+abandonning||abandoning
+abigious||ambiguous
+abitrary||arbitrary
+abitrate||arbitrate
+abnornally||abnormally
+abnrormal||abnormal
+abord||abort
+aboslute||absolute
+abov||above
+abreviated||abbreviated
+absense||absence
+absolut||absolute
+absoulte||absolute
+acccess||access
+acceess||access
+accelaration||acceleration
+accelearion||acceleration
+acceleratoin||acceleration
+accelleration||acceleration
+accelrometer||accelerometer
+accesing||accessing
+accesnt||accent
+accessable||accessible
+accesss||access
+accidentaly||accidentally
+accidentually||accidentally
+acclerated||accelerated
+accoding||according
+accomodate||accommodate
+accomodates||accommodates
+accordign||according
+accoring||according
+accout||account
+accquire||acquire
+accquired||acquired
+accross||across
+accumalate||accumulate
+accumalator||accumulator
+acessable||accessible
+acess||access
+acessing||accessing
+achitecture||architecture
+acient||ancient
+acitions||actions
+acitve||active
+acknowldegement||acknowledgment
+acknowledgement||acknowledgment
+ackowledge||acknowledge
+ackowledged||acknowledged
+acording||according
+activete||activate
+actived||activated
+actualy||actually
+actvie||active
+acumulating||accumulating
+acumulative||accumulative
+acumulator||accumulator
+acutally||actually
+adapater||adapter
+adderted||asserted
+addional||additional
+additionaly||additionally
+additonal||additional
+addres||address
+adddress||address
+addreses||addresses
+addresss||address
+addrress||address
+aditional||additional
+aditionally||additionally
+aditionaly||additionally
+adminstrative||administrative
+adress||address
+adresses||addresses
+adrresses||addresses
+advertisment||advertisement
+adviced||advised
+afecting||affecting
+againt||against
+agaist||against
+aggreataon||aggregation
+aggreation||aggregation
+ajust||adjust
+albumns||albums
+alegorical||allegorical
+algined||aligned
+algorith||algorithm
+algorithmical||algorithmically
+algoritm||algorithm
+algoritms||algorithms
+algorithmn||algorithm
+algorrithm||algorithm
+algorritm||algorithm
+aligment||alignment
+alignement||alignment
+allign||align
+alligned||aligned
+alllocate||allocate
+alloated||allocated
+allocatote||allocate
+allocatrd||allocated
+allocte||allocate
+allocted||allocated
+allpication||application
+alocate||allocate
+alogirhtms||algorithms
+alogrithm||algorithm
+alot||a lot
+alow||allow
+alows||allows
+alreay||already
+alredy||already
+altough||although
+alue||value
+ambigious||ambiguous
+ambigous||ambiguous
+amoung||among
+amount of times||number of times
+amout||amount
+amplifer||amplifier
+amplifyer||amplifier
+an union||a union
+an user||a user
+an userspace||a userspace
+an one||a one
+analysator||analyzer
+ang||and
+anniversery||anniversary
+annoucement||announcement
+anomolies||anomalies
+anomoly||anomaly
+anonynous||anonymous
+anway||anyway
+aplication||application
+appearence||appearance
+applicaion||application
+appliction||application
+applictions||applications
+applys||applies
+appplications||applications
+appropiate||appropriate
+appropriatly||appropriately
+approriate||appropriate
+approriately||appropriately
+apropriate||appropriate
+aquainted||acquainted
+aquired||acquired
+aquisition||acquisition
+arbitary||arbitrary
+architechture||architecture
+archtecture||architecture
+arguement||argument
+arguements||arguments
+arithmatic||arithmetic
+aritmetic||arithmetic
+arne't||aren't
+arraival||arrival
+artifical||artificial
+artillary||artillery
+asign||assign
+asser||assert
+assertation||assertion
+assertting||asserting
+assgined||assigned
+assiged||assigned
+assigment||assignment
+assigments||assignments
+assistent||assistant
+assocaited||associated
+assocating||associating
+assocation||association
+associcated||associated
+assotiated||associated
+asssert||assert
+assum||assume
+assumtpion||assumption
+asuming||assuming
+asycronous||asynchronous
+asychronous||asynchronous
+asynchnous||asynchronous
+asynchronus||asynchronous
+asynchromous||asynchronous
+asymetric||asymmetric
+asymmeric||asymmetric
+atleast||at least
+atomatically||automatically
+atomicly||atomically
+atempt||attempt
+atrributes||attributes
+attachement||attachment
+attatch||attach
+attched||attached
+attemp||attempt
+attemps||attempts
+attemping||attempting
+attepmpt||attempt
+attnetion||attention
+attruibutes||attributes
+authentification||authentication
+authenicated||authenticated
+automaticaly||automatically
+automaticly||automatically
+automatize||automate
+automatized||automated
+automatizes||automates
+autonymous||autonomous
+auxillary||auxiliary
+auxilliary||auxiliary
+avaiable||available
+avaible||available
+availabe||available
+availabled||available
+availablity||availability
+availaible||available
+availale||available
+availavility||availability
+availble||available
+availiable||available
+availible||available
+avalable||available
+avaliable||available
+aysnc||async
+backgroud||background
+backword||backward
+backwords||backwards
+bahavior||behavior
+bakup||backup
+baloon||balloon
+baloons||balloons
+bandwith||bandwidth
+banlance||balance
+batery||battery
+battey||battery
+beacuse||because
+becasue||because
+becomming||becoming
+becuase||because
+beeing||being
+befor||before
+begining||beginning
+beter||better
+betweeen||between
+bianries||binaries
+bitmast||bitmask
+bitwiedh||bitwidth
+boardcast||broadcast
+borad||board
+boundry||boundary
+brievely||briefly
+brigde||bridge
+broadcase||broadcast
+broadcat||broadcast
+bufer||buffer
+bufferred||buffered
+bufufer||buffer
+cacluated||calculated
+caculate||calculate
+caculation||calculation
+cadidate||candidate
+cahces||caches
+calender||calendar
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+calibraiton||calibration
+calle||called
+callibration||calibration
+callled||called
+callser||caller
+calucate||calculate
+calulate||calculate
+cancelation||cancellation
+cancle||cancel
+cant||can't
+cant'||can't
+canot||cannot
+cann't||can't
+cannnot||cannot
+capabiity||capability
+capabilites||capabilities
+capabilties||capabilities
+capabilty||capability
+capabitilies||capabilities
+capablity||capability
+capatibilities||capabilities
+capapbilities||capabilities
+captuer||capture
+caputure||capture
+carefuly||carefully
+cariage||carriage
+casued||caused
+catagory||category
+cehck||check
+challange||challenge
+challanges||challenges
+chache||cache
+chanell||channel
+changable||changeable
+chanined||chained
+channle||channel
+channnel||channel
+charachter||character
+charachters||characters
+charactor||character
+charater||character
+charaters||characters
+charcter||character
+chcek||check
+chck||check
+checksumed||checksummed
+checksuming||checksumming
+childern||children
+childs||children
+chiled||child
+chked||checked
+chnage||change
+chnages||changes
+chnange||change
+chnnel||channel
+choosen||chosen
+chouse||chose
+circumvernt||circumvent
+claread||cleared
+clared||cleared
+closeing||closing
+clustred||clustered
+cnfiguration||configuration
+coexistance||coexistence
+colescing||coalescing
+collapsable||collapsible
+colorfull||colorful
+comand||command
+comit||commit
+commerical||commercial
+comming||coming
+comminucation||communication
+commited||committed
+commiting||committing
+committ||commit
+commmand||command
+commnunication||communication
+commoditiy||commodity
+comsume||consume
+comsumer||consumer
+comsuming||consuming
+comaptible||compatible
+compability||compatibility
+compaibility||compatibility
+comparsion||comparison
+compatability||compatibility
+compatable||compatible
+compatibililty||compatibility
+compatibiliy||compatibility
+compatibilty||compatibility
+compatiblity||compatibility
+competion||completion
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+compleatly||completely
+completition||completion
+completly||completely
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+componnents||components
+compoment||component
+comppatible||compatible
+compres||compress
+compresion||compression
+compresser||compressor
+comression||compression
+comsumed||consumed
+comunicate||communicate
+comunication||communication
+conbination||combination
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+condtion||condition
+condtional||conditional
+conected||connected
+conector||connector
+configration||configuration
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+configuartion||configuration
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+connetor||connector
+connnection||connection
+connnections||connections
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+contaisn||contains
+contant||contact
+contence||contents
+contiguos||contiguous
+continious||continuous
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+continueing||continuing
+contiuous||continuous
+contraints||constraints
+contruct||construct
+contol||control
+contoller||controller
+controled||controlled
+controler||controller
+controll||control
+contruction||construction
+contry||country
+conuntry||country
+convertion||conversion
+convertor||converter
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+convinient||convenient
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+cotrol||control
+cound||could
+couter||counter
+coutner||counter
+creationg||creating
+cryptocraphic||cryptographic
+cummulative||cumulative
+cunter||counter
+curently||currently
+cylic||cyclic
+dafault||default
+deactive||deactivate
+deafult||default
+deamon||daemon
+debouce||debounce
+decendant||descendant
+decendants||descendants
+decompres||decompress
+decsribed||described
+decription||description
+dectected||detected
+defailt||default
+deferal||deferral
+deffered||deferred
+defferred||deferred
+definate||definite
+definately||definitely
+definiation||definition
+definiton||definition
+defintion||definition
+defintions||definitions
+defualt||default
+defult||default
+deintializing||deinitializing
+deintialize||deinitialize
+deintialized||deinitialized
+deivce||device
+delared||declared
+delare||declare
+delares||declares
+delaring||declaring
+delemiter||delimiter
+delibrately||deliberately
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+demodualtor||demodulator
+demension||dimension
+dependancies||dependencies
+dependancy||dependency
+dependant||dependent
+dependend||dependent
+depreacted||deprecated
+depreacte||deprecate
+desactivate||deactivate
+desciptor||descriptor
+desciptors||descriptors
+descripto||descriptor
+descripton||description
+descrition||description
+descritptor||descriptor
+desctiptor||descriptor
+desriptor||descriptor
+desriptors||descriptors
+desination||destination
+destionation||destination
+destoried||destroyed
+destory||destroy
+destoryed||destroyed
+destorys||destroys
+destroied||destroyed
+detabase||database
+deteced||detected
+detecion||detection
+detectt||detect
+detroyed||destroyed
+develope||develop
+developement||development
+developped||developed
+developpement||development
+developper||developer
+developpment||development
+deveolpment||development
+devided||divided
+deviece||device
+devision||division
+diable||disable
+diabled||disabled
+dicline||decline
+dictionnary||dictionary
+didnt||didn't
+diferent||different
+differrence||difference
+diffrent||different
+differenciate||differentiate
+diffreential||differential
+diffrentiate||differentiate
+difinition||definition
+digial||digital
+dimention||dimension
+dimesions||dimensions
+diconnected||disconnected
+disabed||disabled
+disasembler||disassembler
+disble||disable
+disgest||digest
+disired||desired
+dispalying||displaying
+dissable||disable
+diplay||display
+directon||direction
+direcly||directly
+direectly||directly
+diregard||disregard
+disassocation||disassociation
+disapear||disappear
+disapeared||disappeared
+disappared||disappeared
+disbale||disable
+disbaled||disabled
+disble||disable
+disbled||disabled
+disconnet||disconnect
+discontinous||discontinuous
+disharge||discharge
+disnabled||disabled
+dispertion||dispersion
+dissapears||disappears
+dissconect||disconnect
+distiction||distinction
+divisable||divisible
+divsiors||divisors
+dsiabled||disabled
+docuentation||documentation
+documantation||documentation
+documentaion||documentation
+documment||document
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+donwload||download
+donwloading||downloading
+dorp||drop
+dosen||doesn
+downlad||download
+downlads||downloads
+droped||dropped
+droput||dropout
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