CHECK: Alignment should match open parenthesis #28: FILE: include/net/bonding.h:814: +static inline char *bond_arp_target_to_string(struct bond_arp_target *target, + char *buf, int size) CHECK: spaces preferred around that '-' (ctx:VxV) #44: FILE: include/net/bonding.h:830: + num = num + snprintf(&buf[num], size-num, "/"); ^ CHECK: spaces preferred around that '-' (ctx:VxV) #45: FILE: include/net/bonding.h:831: + num = num + snprintf(&buf[num], size-num, "%u", ^ CHECK: spaces preferred around that '-' (ctx:VxV) #49: FILE: include/net/bonding.h:835: + snprintf(&buf[num], size-num, "]"); ^ total: 0 errors, 0 warnings, 4 checks, 49 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 c4f80496f1c6 ("bonding: arp_ip_target helpers.") 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, 4 checks, 49 lines checked