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checkpatch: advertise the --fix and --fix-inplace options more

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The --fix option is relatively unknown and underutilized.

Add some text to show that it's available when style defects are found.

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Joe Perches 2016-05-20 17:04:11 -07:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
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@ -5975,6 +5975,14 @@ sub process {
} }
if ($quiet == 0) { if ($quiet == 0) {
# If there were any defects found and not already fixing them
if (!$clean and !$fix) {
print << "EOM"
NOTE: For some of the reported defects, checkpatch may be able to
mechanically convert to the typical style using --fix or --fix-inplace.
EOM
}
# If there were whitespace errors which cleanpatch can fix # If there were whitespace errors which cleanpatch can fix
# then suggest that. # then suggest that.
if ($rpt_cleaners) { if ($rpt_cleaners) {