CHECK: spaces preferred around that '*' (ctx:WxV) #202: FILE: tools/testing/selftests/proc/proc-remove-slow-sysctl.c:130: + FIXTURE_DATA(proc_sys_slow) *self, ^ WARNING: line length of 83 exceeds 80 columns #225: FILE: tools/testing/selftests/proc/proc-remove-slow-sysctl.c:153: + TH_LOG("unregistering " CONF_PATH " waited for the faulting task"); CHECK: From:/Signed-off-by: email comments mismatch: 'From: Christian Brauner ' != 'Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) ' total: 0 errors, 1 warnings, 2 checks, 230 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. Commit 3aeac2718eb1 ("selftests/proc: check that faulting sysctl accesses don't hold up removal") has style problems, please review. NOTE: Ignored message types: ALLOC_SIZEOF_STRUCT BAD_REPORTED_BY_LINK CAMELCASE COMMIT_LOG_LONG_LINE FILE_PATH_CHANGES GIT_COMMIT_ID MACRO_ARG_REUSE NO_AUTHOR_SIGN_OFF NOTE: If any of the errors are false positives, please report them to the maintainer, see CHECKPATCH in MAINTAINERS. total: 0 errors, 1 warnings, 2 checks, 230 lines checked