CHECK: Alignment should match open parenthesis
#55: FILE: fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c:114:
+static const struct ctl_table *find_entry(struct ctl_table_header **phead,
 	struct ctl_dir *dir, const char *name, int namelen)

WARNING: line length of 85 exceeds 80 columns
#68: FILE: fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c:144:
+static int insert_entry(struct ctl_table_header *head, const struct ctl_table *entry)

WARNING: line length of 85 exceeds 80 columns
#86: FILE: fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c:183:
+static void erase_entry(struct ctl_table_header *head, const struct ctl_table *entry)

WARNING: line length of 88 exceeds 80 columns
#161: FILE: fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c:394:
+static void next_entry(struct ctl_table_header **phead, const struct ctl_table **pentry)

WARNING: line length of 92 exceeds 80 columns
#174: FILE: fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c:430:
+static int sysctl_perm(struct ctl_table_header *head, const struct ctl_table *table, int op)

WARNING: line length of 86 exceeds 80 columns
#306: FILE: fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c:1081:
+static int sysctl_err(const char *path, const struct ctl_table *table, char *fmt, ...)

WARNING: line length of 84 exceeds 80 columns
#315: FILE: fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c:1097:
+static int sysctl_check_table_array(const char *path, const struct ctl_table *table)

total: 0 errors, 6 warnings, 1 checks, 309 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 ea4b249278c9 ("sysctl: move internal interfaces to 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, 1 checks, 309 lines checked