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doc: Recommend --no-signoff for checkpatch.pl

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Mat Martineau 2016-03-30 15:11:27 -07:00 committed by Denis Kenzior
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@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ can get a passport for your patch ASAP.
First of all, the Wireless daemon coding style must follow every rule for
Linux kernel (http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/CodingStyle). There
also exists a tool named checkpatch.pl to help you check the compliance
with it. Just type "checkpatch.pl --no-tree patch_name" to check your patch.
with it. Just type "checkpatch.pl --no-tree --no-signoff patch_name" to
check your patch.
In theory, you need to clean up all the warnings and errors except this
one: "ERROR: Missing Signed-off-by: line(s)". The Wirless daemon does not
used Signed-Off lines, so including them is actually an error. In certain
In theory, you need to clean up all the warnings and errors. In certain
circumstances one can ignore the 80 character per line limit. This is
generally only allowed if the alternative would make the code even less
readable.