CHECK: braces {} should be used on all arms of this statement #26: FILE: net/ipv6/addrconf.c:3157: + if (dev) { [...] else [...] total: 0 errors, 0 warnings, 1 checks, 16 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 d0f8a5d1127d ("net: get ops lock under dev valid") 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, 0 warnings, 1 checks, 16 lines checked