CHECK: extern prototypes should be avoided in .h files #50: FILE: include/linux/context_tracking.h:20: +extern void ct_cpu_untrack_user(int cpu); CHECK: extern prototypes should be avoided in .h files #62: FILE: include/linux/tick.h:277: +extern void tick_nohz_full_update_cpus(struct cpumask *cpumask); total: 0 errors, 0 warnings, 2 checks, 119 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 739e02494be6 ("tick/nohz: Allow runtime changes in full dynticks CPUs") 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, 2 checks, 119 lines checked