WARNING: Prefer using '"%s...", __func__' to using 'macb_tx_error_task', this function's name, in a string #336: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c:1271: + netdev_vdbg(bp->netdev, "macb_tx_error_task: q = %u, t = %u, h = %u\n", WARNING: Prefer using '"%s...", __func__' to using 'gem_rx', this function's name, in a string #485: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c:1637: + netdev_vdbg(bp->netdev, "gem_rx %u (len %u)\n", entry, len); WARNING: Prefer using '"%s...", __func__' to using 'macb_rx_frame', this function's name, in a string #523: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c:1687: + netdev_vdbg(bp->netdev, "macb_rx_frame frags %u - %u (len %u)\n", total: 0 errors, 3 warnings, 0 checks, 2074 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 8a61662b71f3 ("net: macb: unify device pointer naming convention") 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, 0 checks, 2074 lines checked