ERROR: trailing whitespace #30: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c:967: + $ WARNING: please, no spaces at the start of a line #30: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c:967: + $ WARNING: please, no spaces at the start of a line #31: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c:968: + if (dma_mapping_error(bp->sdev->dma_dev, mapping)) {$ ERROR: code indent should use tabs where possible #32: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c:969: + dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);$ WARNING: please, no spaces at the start of a line #32: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c:969: + dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);$ ERROR: code indent should use tabs where possible #33: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c:970: + return NETDEV_TX_OK;$ WARNING: please, no spaces at the start of a line #33: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c:970: + return NETDEV_TX_OK;$ WARNING: please, no spaces at the start of a line #34: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c:971: + }$ WARNING: please, no spaces at the start of a line #36: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c:973: + if (mapping + len > DMA_BIT_MASK(30)) {$ ERROR: code indent should use tabs where possible #37: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c:974: + struct sk_buff *bounce_skb;$ WARNING: please, no spaces at the start of a line #37: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c:974: + struct sk_buff *bounce_skb;$ total: 4 errors, 7 warnings, 0 checks, 16 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. NOTE: Whitespace errors detected. You may wish to use scripts/cleanpatch or scripts/cleanfile Commit 63a6aa3850e8 ("net: broadcom: b44: Add missing dma_mapping_error in b44_start_xmit") 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.