WARNING: line length of 91 exceeds 80 columns #129: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c:2927: + vf->pf_set_mac && !ether_addr_equal(addr, vf->default_lan_addr.addr)) { WARNING: line length of 99 exceeds 80 columns #167: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c:2950: + mac_add_max = I40E_VC_MAX_MACVLAN_PER_TRUSTED_VF(pf->num_alloc_vfs, hw->num_ports); WARNING: else is not generally useful after a break or return #179: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c:2962: + return -EPERM; + } else { total: 0 errors, 3 warnings, 0 checks, 139 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 4f1e0c73ff3a ("i40e: improve VF MAC filters accounting") 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, 3 warnings, 0 checks, 139 lines checked