linux-kernel - checkpatch "unclean" patches

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Date:	Sun, 8 May 2011 09:55:26 +0200
From:	Emil Langrock <emil.langrock@....de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Subject: checkpatch "unclean" patches

Hi,

I wanted to send some patches, but checkpatch always tells me that they arent
clean and that I should fix them... but I am sure that the checkpatch.pl is
wrong.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ERROR: need consistent spacing around '*' (ctx:WxV)
#70: FILE: abc.h:70:
+	struct xyz __rcu *bar;
 	                 ^

CHECK: spinlock_t definition without comment
#92: FILE: abc.h:92:
+	spinlock_t foo; /* protects: bar, foobar, barfoo, kaazaa, flupflup, fafafa,

total: 1 errors, 0 warnings, 1 checks, 1337 lines checked
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I am quite sure that the spacing should not be "struct xyz __rcu * bar" and
that the thing behind "spinlock_t foo;" is a comment.

Should I fix my patches or should checkpatch.pl be fixed?
-- 
Emil Langrock
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