Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst | 8 +++++ scripts/checkpatch.pl | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 51 insertions(+)
Add a warning for fixes tags that does not fall in line with the
standards specified by the community.
Signed-off-by: Niklas Söderlund <niklas.soderlund@corigine.com>
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@corigine.com>
Reviewed-by: Louis Peens <louis.peens@corigine.com>
---
* Changes since v5
- Add support for --fix option for checkpatch.pl.
* Changes since v4
- Extend test to cover lines with whitespace before the fixes: tag, e.g.
match check on /^\s*fixes:?/i.
* Changes since v3
- Add test that title in tag match title of commit referenced by sha1.
* Changes since v2
- Change the pattern to match on 'fixes:?' to catch more malformed
tags.
* Changes since v1
- Update the documentation wording and add mention one cause of the
message can be that email program splits the tag over multiple lines.
---
Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst | 8 +++++
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 51 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst
index b52452bc2963..8c8456a3bd18 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst
@@ -612,6 +612,14 @@ Commit message
See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes
+ **BAD_FIXES_TAG**
+ The Fixes: tag is malformed or does not fall in line with the standards
+ specified by the community. This can occur if the tag have been split into
+ multiple lines (e.g., when pasted in email program with word wrapping
+ enabled).
+
+ See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes
+
Comparison style
----------------
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 79e759aac543..77f577535fc3 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3140,6 +3140,49 @@ sub process {
}
}
+# Check Fixes: styles is correct
+ if (!$in_header_lines && $line =~ /^\s*fixes:?/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) {
--
2.37.3
On Sat, 2022-09-10 at 10:38 +0200, Niklas Söderlund wrote:
> Add a warning for fixes tags that does not fall in line with the
> standards specified by the community.
>
> Signed-off-by: Niklas Söderlund <niklas.soderlund@corigine.com>
> Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@corigine.com>
> Reviewed-by: Louis Peens <louis.peens@corigine.com>
Reviewed-by: Philippe Schenker <philippe.schenker@toradex.com>
> ---
> * Changes since v5
> - Add support for --fix option for checkpatch.pl.
>
> * Changes since v4
> - Extend test to cover lines with whitespace before the fixes: tag,
> e.g.
> match check on /^\s*fixes:?/i.
>
> * Changes since v3
> - Add test that title in tag match title of commit referenced by sha1.
>
> * Changes since v2
> - Change the pattern to match on 'fixes:?' to catch more malformed
> tags.
>
> * Changes since v1
> - Update the documentation wording and add mention one cause of the
> message can be that email program splits the tag over multiple
> lines.
> ---
> Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst | 8 +++++
> scripts/checkpatch.pl | 43
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 51 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst
> b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst
> index b52452bc2963..8c8456a3bd18 100644
> --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst
> @@ -612,6 +612,14 @@ Commit message
>
> See:
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes
>
> + **BAD_FIXES_TAG**
> + The Fixes: tag is malformed or does not fall in line with the
> standards
> + specified by the community. This can occur if the tag have been
> split into
> + multiple lines (e.g., when pasted in email program with word
> wrapping
> + enabled).
> +
> + See:
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes
> +
>
> Comparison style
> ----------------
> diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> index 79e759aac543..77f577535fc3 100755
> --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> @@ -3140,6 +3140,49 @@ sub process {
> }
> }
>
> +# Check Fixes: styles is correct
> + if (!$in_header_lines && $line =~ /^\s*fixes:?/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) {
On Sun, Sep 11, 2022 at 9:08 PM Philippe Schenker
<philippe.schenker@toradex.com> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 2022-09-10 at 10:38 +0200, Niklas Söderlund wrote:
> > Add a warning for fixes tags that does not fall in line with the
> > standards specified by the community.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Niklas Söderlund <niklas.soderlund@corigine.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@corigine.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Louis Peens <louis.peens@corigine.com>
>
> Reviewed-by: Philippe Schenker <philippe.schenker@toradex.com>
>
For the documentation part,
Acked-by: Dwaipayan Ray <dwaipayanray1@gmail.com>
Thanks.
> > ---
> > * Changes since v5
> > - Add support for --fix option for checkpatch.pl.
> >
> > * Changes since v4
> > - Extend test to cover lines with whitespace before the fixes: tag,
> > e.g.
> > match check on /^\s*fixes:?/i.
> >
> > * Changes since v3
> > - Add test that title in tag match title of commit referenced by sha1.
> >
> > * Changes since v2
> > - Change the pattern to match on 'fixes:?' to catch more malformed
> > tags.
> >
> > * Changes since v1
> > - Update the documentation wording and add mention one cause of the
> > message can be that email program splits the tag over multiple
> > lines.
> > ---
> > Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst | 8 +++++
> > scripts/checkpatch.pl | 43
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 2 files changed, 51 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst
> > b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst
> > index b52452bc2963..8c8456a3bd18 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst
> > @@ -612,6 +612,14 @@ Commit message
> >
> > See:
> > https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes
> >
> > + **BAD_FIXES_TAG**
> > + The Fixes: tag is malformed or does not fall in line with the
> > standards
> > + specified by the community. This can occur if the tag have been
> > split into
> > + multiple lines (e.g., when pasted in email program with word
> > wrapping
> > + enabled).
> > +
> > + See:
> > https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes
> > +
> >
> > Comparison style
> > ----------------
> > diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> > index 79e759aac543..77f577535fc3 100755
> > --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> > +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> > @@ -3140,6 +3140,49 @@ sub process {
> > }
> > }
> >
> > +# Check Fixes: styles is correct
> > + if (!$in_header_lines && $line =~ /^\s*fixes:?/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) {
>
On Sat, Sep 10, 2022 at 10:38 AM Niklas Söderlund
<niklas.soderlund@corigine.com> wrote:
>
> Add a warning for fixes tags that does not fall in line with the
> standards specified by the community.
>
> Signed-off-by: Niklas Söderlund <niklas.soderlund@corigine.com>
> Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@corigine.com>
> Reviewed-by: Louis Peens <louis.peens@corigine.com>
> ---
> * Changes since v5
> - Add support for --fix option for checkpatch.pl.
>
> * Changes since v4
> - Extend test to cover lines with whitespace before the fixes: tag, e.g.
> match check on /^\s*fixes:?/i.
>
> * Changes since v3
> - Add test that title in tag match title of commit referenced by sha1.
>
> * Changes since v2
> - Change the pattern to match on 'fixes:?' to catch more malformed
> tags.
>
> * Changes since v1
> - Update the documentation wording and add mention one cause of the
> message can be that email program splits the tag over multiple lines.
> ---
> Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst | 8 +++++
> scripts/checkpatch.pl | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 51 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst
> index b52452bc2963..8c8456a3bd18 100644
> --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst
> @@ -612,6 +612,14 @@ Commit message
>
> See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes
>
> + **BAD_FIXES_TAG**
> + The Fixes: tag is malformed or does not fall in line with the standards
> + specified by the community. This can occur if the tag have been split into
> + multiple lines (e.g., when pasted in email program with word wrapping
> + enabled).
> +
> + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes
> +
Thanks for all the work on checkpatch here!
Just three nits:
does not fall in line with ~~> how about "is not aligned with" or
"does not follow"?
"specified" and "standards" is a "big" word. Let us be more brief and
avoid "specification" and "standard".
"standards specified by the community" ~> "community standards", maybe
even "community conventions"?
"when pasted in email program" ~> "when pasted in an email program"
Maybe you also add a sentence on word wrapping of Fixes: tags, such as:
Note that the Fixes: tag line shall not be wrapped.
Nevertheless, for the documentation part:
Reviewed-by: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@gmail.com>
Lukas
>
> Comparison style
> ----------------
> diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> index 79e759aac543..77f577535fc3 100755
> --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> @@ -3140,6 +3140,49 @@ sub process {
> }
> }
>
> +# Check Fixes: styles is correct
> + if (!$in_header_lines && $line =~ /^\s*fixes:?/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) {
> --
> 2.37.3
>
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