This apply to the linux-next tree.
It is a useful thing to warn.
Signed-off-by: Alberto Panizzo <[email protected]>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 6 ++++++
1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index bc4114f..ab18a11 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1411,6 +1411,12 @@ sub process {
ERROR("code indent should use tabs where possible\n" . $herevet);
}
+# check for space before tabs.
+ if ($rawline =~ /^\+/ && $rawline =~ / \t/) {
+ my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($rawline) . "\n";
+ WARN("please, no space before tabs\n" . $herevet);
+ }
+
# check we are in a valid C source file if not then ignore this hunk
next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c)$/);
--
1.6.3.3