linux-kernel - checkpatch.pl: Bogus case of DT_SPLIT_BINDING

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <X+5LAFw7AHvAXJaK@latitude>
Date:   Thu, 31 Dec 2020 23:04:48 +0100
From:   Jonathan Neuschäfer <j.neuschaefer@....net>
To:     Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: checkpatch.pl: Bogus case of DT_SPLIT_BINDING_PATCH

Hi,

I've encountered a case where the DT_SPLIT_BINDING_PATCH warning was
emitted even though I didn't change anything outside of Documentation/
devicetree/bindings. I just converted a binding from plain text to YAML.

Here's a transcript of checkpatch (from Linux 5.11-rc1)'s output:

  $ scripts/checkpatch.pl --strict patches-wpcm/0001-dt-bindings-arm-Convert-nuvoton-npcm750-binding-to-Y.patch
  WARNING: added, moved or deleted file(s), does MAINTAINERS need updating?
  #31:
  deleted file mode 100644

  WARNING: DT binding docs and includes should be a separate patch. See: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst

  WARNING: DT binding docs and includes should be a separate patch. See: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst

  total: 0 errors, 3 warnings, 0 checks, 21 lines checked

  NOTE: For some of the reported defects, checkpatch may be able to
        mechanically convert to the typical style using --fix or --fix-inplace.

  patches-wpcm/0001-dt-bindings-arm-Convert-nuvoton-npcm750-binding-to-Y.patch has style problems, please review.

  NOTE: If any of the errors are false positives, please report
        them to the maintainer, see CHECKPATCH in MAINTAINERS.

I attached the patch, for reference.

Best regards,
Jonathan Neuschäfer

View attachment "patch" of type "text/plain" (2406 bytes)

Download attachment "signature.asc" of type "application/pgp-signature" (834 bytes)