linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] checkpatch: add a rule to check general block comment style

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Date:   Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:22:17 +0530 (IST)
From:   Ani Sinha <ani@...sinha.ca>
To:     Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>
cc:     Ani Sinha <ani@...sinha.ca>, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        anirban.sinha@...ia.com, mikelley@...rosoft.com,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
        Dwaipayan Ray <dwaipayanray1@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] checkpatch: add a rule to check general block comment
 style

>
> Surely, we need better documentation to point out how to use
> checkpatch, what the reasons for certain rules are, and why some
> simply need to be ignored on certain files. Evaluations and
> contributions are welcome.
>

This has to come from the experienced sr. kernel subsystem maintainers
and checkpatch maintainers so that they can educate us, the novice
contributors, in the right way to use checkpatch and know the rules
associated with it.