Signed-off-by: Eilon Greenstein <redacted>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 21a9f5d..7a9c153 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3579,6 +3579,13 @@ sub process {
WARN("EXPORTED_WORLD_WRITABLE",
"Exporting world writable files is usually an error. Consider more restrictive permissions.\n" . $herecurr);
}
+
+# check for double empty lines
+ if ($line =~ /^\+\s*$/ &&
+ ($prevline =~ /^\+?\s*$/ || $rawlines[$linenr] =~ /^\s*$/)) {
+ WARN("DOUBLE_EMPTY_LINE",
+ "One empty line should be sufficient. Consider removing this one.\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
}
# If we have no input at all, then there is nothing to report on--
1.7.9.5