linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Add an invalid patch separator test

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Message-Id: <20260116124822.343e988c9378b845bee98358@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:48:22 -0800
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>, Kuan-Wei Chiu <visitorckw@...il.com>,
 Dwaipayan Ray <dwaipayanray1@...il.com>, Lukas Bulwahn
 <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>, Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>, Andy
 Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Namhyung Kim
 <namhyung@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Add an invalid patch separator test

On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:42:52 -0800 Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:

> Some versions of tools that apply patches incorrectly allow lines that
> start with 3 dashes and have additional content on the same line.
> 
> Checkpatch will now emit an ERROR on these lines and optionally
> convert those lines from dashes to equals with --fix.
> 

lgtm, thanks.  I think Suggested-by:Ian is appropriate.