CHECK: spaces preferred around that '/' (ctx:VxV)
#49: FILE: kernel/kexec_file.c:913:
+		for (k = 0; k < sechdrs[i].sh_size/sizeof(Elf_Sym); k++) {
 		                                  ^

CHECK: Alignment should match open parenthesis
#59: FILE: kernel/kexec_file.c:923:
+				pr_debug("Symbol: %s has bad section index %d.\n",
+						name, syms[k].st_shndx);

CHECK: extern prototypes should be avoided in .h files
#135: FILE: kernel/kexec_internal.h:43:
+extern const Elf_Sym *elf_find_symbol(const Elf_Ehdr *ehdr, const char *name);

total: 0 errors, 0 warnings, 3 checks, 108 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 c0220f9c5a4e ("kexec_file: Factor out routine to find a symbol in ELF") 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, 3 checks, 108 lines checked