ERROR: open brace '{' following function definitions go on the next line #148: FILE: net/sched/act_api.c:2277: +static int tcf_action_ctor(void *object) { WARNING: line length of 81 exceeds 80 columns #154: FILE: net/sched/act_api.c:2283: + p->cpu_bstats_hw = netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(struct gnet_stats_basic_sync); ERROR: open brace '{' following function definitions go on the next line #170: FILE: net/sched/act_api.c:2299: +static void tcf_action_dtor(void *object) { total: 2 errors, 1 warnings, 0 checks, 133 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 b946fa0ee0c6 ("net/sched/act_api: use slab ctor/dtor to reduce contention on pcpu alloc") 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.