WARNING: line length of 92 exceeds 80 columns
#39: FILE: fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c:1418:
+struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_sz(const char *path, const struct ctl_table *table,

WARNING: line length of 83 exceeds 80 columns
#48: FILE: fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c:1447:
+void __init __register_sysctl_init(const char *path, const struct ctl_table *table,

CHECK: Alignment should match open parenthesis
#49: FILE: fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c:1448:
+void __init __register_sysctl_init(const char *path, const struct ctl_table *table,
 				 const char *table_name, size_t table_size)

WARNING: line length of 92 exceeds 80 columns
#63: FILE: include/linux/sysctl.h:227:
+struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_sz(const char *path, const struct ctl_table *table,

WARNING: line length of 83 exceeds 80 columns
#69: FILE: include/linux/sysctl.h:232:
+extern void __register_sysctl_init(const char *path, const struct ctl_table *table,

CHECK: extern prototypes should be avoided in .h files
#69: FILE: include/linux/sysctl.h:232:
+extern void __register_sysctl_init(const char *path, const struct ctl_table *table,

CHECK: Alignment should match open parenthesis
#70: FILE: include/linux/sysctl.h:233:
+extern void __register_sysctl_init(const char *path, const struct ctl_table *table,
 				 const char *table_name, size_t table_size);

WARNING: line length of 88 exceeds 80 columns
#78: FILE: include/linux/sysctl.h:254:
+static inline void register_sysctl_init(const char *path, const struct ctl_table *table)

WARNING: line length of 88 exceeds 80 columns
#87: FILE: include/linux/sysctl.h:264:
+							  const struct ctl_table *table,

total: 0 errors, 6 warnings, 3 checks, 56 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 d73ceca2ebc2 ("sysctl: allow registration of const struct ctl_table") 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, 6 warnings, 3 checks, 56 lines checked