CHECK: extern prototypes should be avoided in .h files
#28: FILE: include/linux/rtnetlink.h:192:
+extern void rtnl_fdb_notify(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *addr, u16 vid,

total: 0 errors, 0 warnings, 1 checks, 33 lines checked

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

Commit ddbf59dfd3c9 ("net: rtnetlink: Publish rtnl_fdb_notify()") 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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total: 0 errors, 0 warnings, 1 checks, 33 lines checked