CHECK: Unnecessary parentheses around 'port->phc_index < 0' #46: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/ixp4xx_eth.c:1017: + if (cpu_is_ixp46x() && (port->phc_index < 0)) total: 0 errors, 0 warnings, 1 checks, 8 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 0c50787f49d1 ("net: ethernet: xscale: Check for PTP support properly") 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, 0 warnings, 1 checks, 8 lines checked