WARNING: externs should be avoided in .c files #43: FILE: net/ipv4/ip_input.c:322: +enum skb_drop_reason udp_v4_early_demux(struct sk_buff *skb); total: 0 errors, 1 warnings, 0 checks, 62 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 325f62e231a0 ("net: ipv4: make udp_v4_early_demux explicitly return drop reason") 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 NOTE: If any of the errors are false positives, please report them to the maintainer, see CHECKPATCH in MAINTAINERS. total: 0 errors, 1 warnings, 0 checks, 62 lines checked