========== checkpatch - FAILED CHECK: spaces preferred around that '*' (ctx:WxO) #31: FILE: include/net/netmem.h:176: + const struct page *: (__force const netmem_ref)(p), \ ^ ERROR: spaces required around that ':' (ctx:OxW) #31: FILE: include/net/netmem.h:176: + const struct page *: (__force const netmem_ref)(p), \ ^ CHECK: spaces preferred around that '*' (ctx:WxO) #32: FILE: include/net/netmem.h:177: + struct page *: (__force netmem_ref)(p))) ^ ERROR: spaces required around that ':' (ctx:OxW) #32: FILE: include/net/netmem.h:177: + struct page *: (__force netmem_ref)(p))) ^ total: 2 errors, 0 warnings, 2 checks, 13 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 506c739edf4c ("netmem: use _Generic to cover const casting for page_to_netmem()") 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.