CHECK: Please use a blank line after function/struct/union/enum declarations
#284: FILE: include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h:949:
+};
+#define OVS_SOCK_TRY_ATTR_MAX (__OVS_SOCK_TRY_ATTR_MAX - 1)

WARNING: Block comments use a trailing */ on a separate line
#309: FILE: include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h:1061:
+				       * the provided action list. */

WARNING: Block comments use a trailing */ on a separate line
#311: FILE: include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h:1063:
+					* the key's 5-tuple details. */

WARNING: Block comments should align the * on each line
#311: FILE: include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h:1063:
+	OVS_ACTION_ATTR_SOCK_TUPLE,   /* Sets the socket map criteria to use
+					* the key's 5-tuple details. */

WARNING: line length of 84 exceeds 80 columns
#313: FILE: include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h:1065:
+				       * and if possible tries to find a socket.  If

WARNING: line length of 83 exceeds 80 columns
#314: FILE: include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h:1066:
+				       * found, take a reference to the socket, and

WARNING: line length of 83 exceeds 80 columns
#315: FILE: include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h:1067:
+				       * populate the map with the last loaded sock

WARNING: line length of 84 exceeds 80 columns
#316: FILE: include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h:1068:
+				       *  tuple as a key, and the socket as value */

WARNING: Block comments use a trailing */ on a separate line
#316: FILE: include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h:1068:
+				       *  tuple as a key, and the socket as value */

WARNING: line length of 82 exceeds 80 columns
#320: FILE: include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h:1072:
+				       * and keep for the lifetime of the flow. */

WARNING: Block comments use a trailing */ on a separate line
#320: FILE: include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h:1072:
+				       * and keep for the lifetime of the flow. */

WARNING: line length of 84 exceeds 80 columns
#386: FILE: net/openvswitch/actions.c:1332:
+static bool ovs_skbuff_validate_for_sockmap(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int *hlen)

WARNING: line length of 81 exceeds 80 columns
#676: FILE: net/openvswitch/actions.c:1827:
+			err = execute_ovs_add_sock(dp, skb, key, nla_get_u32(a));

WARNING: line length of 81 exceeds 80 columns
#716: FILE: net/openvswitch/datapath.h:90:
+					__be32 src;	/* IP4 source address. */

WARNING: line length of 86 exceeds 80 columns
#717: FILE: net/openvswitch/datapath.h:91:
+					__be32 dst;	/* IP4 destination address. */

WARNING: line length of 89 exceeds 80 columns
#720: FILE: net/openvswitch/datapath.h:94:
+					struct in6_addr src;	/* IP6 source address. */

WARNING: line length of 94 exceeds 80 columns
#721: FILE: net/openvswitch/datapath.h:95:
+					struct in6_addr dst;	/* IP6 destination address. */

WARNING: line length of 84 exceeds 80 columns
#722: FILE: net/openvswitch/datapath.h:96:
+					__be32 label;		/* IP6 flow labe. */

WARNING: line length of 84 exceeds 80 columns
#928: FILE: net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c:3270:
+						       &tcp_hashinfo.ehash[i].chain,

ERROR: trailing statements should be on next line
#935: FILE: net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c:3277:
+				if (sk->sk_socket && sk->sk_socket->file &&
[...]
+				    osk.socket_inode)) {

CHECK: Alignment should match open parenthesis
#963: FILE: net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c:3305:
+	nested_acts_start = add_nested_action_start(sfa,
+		    OVS_SOCK_FWD_ATTR_ACTIONS_IF_FAIL, log);

WARNING: line length of 85 exceeds 80 columns
#993: FILE: net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c:3342:
+	static const struct nla_policy sock_try_policy[OVS_SOCK_TRY_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {

total: 1 errors, 19 warnings, 2 checks, 756 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 e8724258c703 ("net: openvswitch: Inroduce a light-weight socket map concept.") 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.