WARNING: Prefer kmalloc_obj over kmalloc with sizeof #97: FILE: fs/proc/generic.c:320: + cursor = kmalloc(sizeof(*cursor), GFP_KERNEL); WARNING: function definition argument 'struct inode *' should also have an identifier name #185: FILE: fs/proc/internal.h:290: +int proc_dir_release(struct inode *, struct file *); WARNING: function definition argument 'struct file *' should also have an identifier name #185: FILE: fs/proc/internal.h:290: +int proc_dir_release(struct inode *, struct file *); CHECK: From:/Signed-off-by: email comments mismatch: 'From: Christian Brauner ' != 'Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) ' total: 0 errors, 3 warnings, 1 checks, 147 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 99baad599540 ("proc: resume readdir after the last name it returned") 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, 3 warnings, 1 checks, 147 lines checked