CHECK: Alignment should match open parenthesis
#105: FILE: drivers/fwctl/main.c:51:
+static long fwctl_fops_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
+			       unsigned long arg)

CHECK: struct mutex definition without comment
#272: FILE: include/linux/fwctl.h:44:
+	struct mutex uctx_list_lock;

total: 0 errors, 0 warnings, 2 checks, 277 lines checked

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      mechanically convert to the typical style using --fix or --fix-inplace.

Commit 4a370682f224 ("fwctl: Basic ioctl dispatch for the character device") has style problems, please review.

NOTE: Ignored message types: ALLOC_SIZEOF_STRUCT BAD_REPORTED_BY_LINK CAMELCASE COMMIT_LOG_LONG_LINE GIT_COMMIT_ID MACRO_ARG_REUSE NO_AUTHOR_SIGN_OFF

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      them to the maintainer, see CHECKPATCH in MAINTAINERS.
total: 0 errors, 0 warnings, 2 checks, 277 lines checked