checkpatch: advertise the --fix and --fix-inplace options more
The --fix option is relatively unknown and underutilized.
Add some text to show that it's available when style defects are found.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 1048672..f09c3f2 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5975,6 +5975,14 @@
}
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) {