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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index f2bbea9..bd88f11 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1382,6 +1382,21 @@ sub process {
ERROR("trailing whitespace\n" . $herevet);
}
+# check for Kconfig help text having a real description
+ if ($realfile =~ /Kconfig/ &&
+ $line =~ /\+?\s*(---)?help(---)?$/) {
+ my $length = 0;
+ for (my $l = $linenr; defined($lines[$l]); $l++) {
+ my $f = $lines[$l];
+ $f =~ s/#.*//;
+ $f =~ s/^\s+//;
+ next if ($f =~ /^$/);
+ last if ($f =~ /^\s*config\s/);
+ $length++;
+ }
+ WARN("please write a paragraph that describes the config symbol fully\n" . $herecurr) if ($length < 4);
+ }
+
# check we are in a valid source file if not then ignore this hunk
next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|s|S|pl|sh)$/);
@@ -2586,6 +2601,11 @@ sub process {
CHK("architecture specific defines should be avoided\n" . $herecurr);
}
+# Check that the storage class is at the beginning of a declaration
+ if ($line =~ /\b$Storage\b/ && $line !~ /^.\s*$Storage\b/) {
+ WARN("storage class should be at the beginning of the declaration\n" . $herecurr)
+ }
+
# check the location of the inline attribute, that it is between
# storage class and type.
if ($line =~ /\b$Type\s+$Inline\b/ ||
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