linux-kernel - Re: checkpatch WARNING: patch prefix 'b' exists, appears to be a -p0 patch

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1110181643450.8149@chino.kir.corp.google.com>
Date:	Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:44:23 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@....ac.uk>
cc:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: checkpatch WARNING: patch prefix 'b' exists, appears to be a
 -p0 patch

On Tue, 18 Oct 2011, Jonathan Cameron wrote:

> This started happening when I run checkpatch on pretty much anything.
> 
> triggered by the b in this snipped for example
> 
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/stargate2.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/stargate2.c
> index 3f8d0af..62dc2a8 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/stargate2.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/stargate2.c
> @@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
>  #include <linux/mfd/da903x.h>
> 
> 
> Anyone else seeing this or have a clue what the heck is going on?
> 

I don't think anyone can say for sure if they're seeing what you're seeing 
since checkpatch will just complain that this is a corrupt patch.  Could 
you send an actual diff that exhibits the problem?
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