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Kernel Coding Style and the checkpatch Script

The kernel has written rules about how code and commit messages should look, and a script that checks a patch against them automatically. For Rust files the script checks the things formatting tools do not, such as commit message shape, licence tags and stray whitespace. Running it yourself catches the mechanical objections before a human sees them. A patch that fails it often gets no further review at all.

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Why run that script yourself before posting a patch?

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Writing and Submitting a Linux Kernel Patch with Git

This concept covers the collaborative-development workflow used by the Linux kernel project: using the Git version-control system to track and branch changes, following a shared coding style so patte…