linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH linux-kselftest/test v6] lib/list-test: add a test for the 'list' doubly linked list

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Date:   Wed, 30 Oct 2019 10:18:44 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Brendan Higgins <brendanhiggins@...gle.com>,
        shuah <shuah@...nel.org>
Cc:     Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
        David Gow <davidgow@...gle.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "open list:KERNEL SELFTEST FRAMEWORK" 
        <linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org>,
        KUnit Development <kunit-dev@...glegroups.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH linux-kselftest/test v6] lib/list-test: add a test for
 the 'list' doubly linked list

On Wed, 2019-10-30 at 09:35 -0700, Brendan Higgins wrote:
> Agreed. I can see the point of not wanting to write an exception into
> checkpatch for every exception of it's general rules; however, it
> would be nice if there was a way to maybe have a special comment or
> something that could turn off a checkpatch error. That way, a
> checkpatch error/warning always means some action should be taken, and
> if a rule is being ignored, there is always documentation as to why.

That couldn't work when a comment which may exist
in a file is out of scope of the patch context.