linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch.pl: Remove --file option

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Message-ID: <87vbqq9d51.fsf@purkki.adurom.net>
Date:	Tue, 22 Jul 2014 08:27:22 +0300
From:	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...rom.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, apw@...onical.com, tytso@....edu,
	dwalter@...gle.com, bp@...e.de, neilb@...e.de, hch@...radead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch.pl: Remove --file option

Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> writes:

> No, checkpatch should only check patches and not whole file. It is
> wrong. Fullstop.

Please don't remove --file, I use it all the time when maintaining
ath6kl and ath10k. It's a lot easier in my workflow to test the whole
driver in one go than start testing individual patches.

-- 
Kalle Valo
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