WARNING: function definition argument 'unsigned long long' should also have an identifier name #118: FILE: include/linux/tracepoint.h:38: + const char * (*lookup)(unsigned long long); WARNING: please, no space before tabs #124: FILE: include/linux/tracepoint.h:44: +^Ivoid ^I^I^I(*show)(struct seq_file *);$ WARNING: function definition argument 'struct seq_file *' should also have an identifier name #124: FILE: include/linux/tracepoint.h:44: + void (*show)(struct seq_file *); WARNING: please, no space before tabs #172: FILE: include/trace/stages/init.h:46: +^Istatic struct trace_sym_def ^I^I^I^I^I\$ CHECK: spaces preferred around that '*' (ctx:ExV) #174: FILE: include/trace/stages/init.h:48: + *__trace_sym_def_p_ ## _name = &__trace_sym_def_ ## _name ^ WARNING: Argument '_symbol_id' is not used in function-like macro #219: FILE: include/trace/stages/stage2_data_offsets.h:9: +#define TRACE_DEFINE_SYM_FNS(_symbol_id, _lookup, _show) WARNING: Argument '_lookup' is not used in function-like macro #219: FILE: include/trace/stages/stage2_data_offsets.h:9: +#define TRACE_DEFINE_SYM_FNS(_symbol_id, _lookup, _show) WARNING: Argument '_show' is not used in function-like macro #219: FILE: include/trace/stages/stage2_data_offsets.h:9: +#define TRACE_DEFINE_SYM_FNS(_symbol_id, _lookup, _show) WARNING: Argument '_symbol_id' is not used in function-like macro #222: FILE: include/trace/stages/stage2_data_offsets.h:12: +#define TRACE_DEFINE_SYM_LIST(_symbol_id, ...) CHECK: spaces required around that ':' (ctx:VxV) #256: FILE: include/trace/stages/stage7_class_define.h:29: +#define __print_sym(value, symbol_id) __print_sym(value:symbol_id) ^ WARNING: externs should be avoided in .c files #284: FILE: kernel/trace/trace_events.c:1574: +extern struct trace_sym_def *__stop_ftrace_sym_defs[]; total: 0 errors, 9 warnings, 2 checks, 326 lines checked NOTE: For some of the reported defects, checkpatch may be able to mechanically convert to the typical style using --fix or --fix-inplace. Commit df4164db2298 ("tracing: add __print_sym() to replace __print_symbolic()") 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 NOTE: If any of the errors are false positives, please report them to the maintainer, see CHECKPATCH in MAINTAINERS. total: 0 errors, 9 warnings, 2 checks, 326 lines checked