diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 3afc870..2287a0b 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 # (c) 2001, Dave Jones. (the file handling bit)
 # (c) 2005, Joel Schopp <jschopp@austin.ibm.com> (the ugly bit)
 # (c) 2007,2008, Andy Whitcroft <apw@uk.ibm.com> (new conditions, test suite)
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 # Licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL License version 2
 
 use strict;
+use warnings;
 use POSIX;
 use File::Basename;
 use Cwd 'abs_path';
+use Term::ANSIColor qw(:constants);
 
 my $P = $0;
-$P =~ s@.*/@@g;
 my $D = dirname(abs_path($P));
 
 my $V = '0.32';
@@ -25,12 +26,17 @@
 my $tst_only;
 my $emacs = 0;
 my $terse = 0;
+my $showfile = 0;
 my $file = 0;
+my $git = 0;
+my %git_commits = ();
 my $check = 0;
+my $check_orig = 0;
 my $summary = 1;
 my $mailback = 0;
 my $summary_file = 0;
 my $show_types = 0;
+my $list_types = 0;
 my $fix = 0;
 my $fix_inplace = 0;
 my $root;
@@ -45,9 +51,14 @@
 my $max_line_length = 80;
 my $ignore_perl_version = 0;
 my $minimum_perl_version = 5.10.0;
+my $min_conf_desc_length = 4;
 my $spelling_file = "$D/spelling.txt";
 my $codespell = 0;
 my $codespellfile = "/usr/share/codespell/dictionary.txt";
+my $conststructsfile = "$D/const_structs.checkpatch";
+my $typedefsfile = "";
+my $color = "auto";
+my $allow_c99_comments = 1;
 
 sub help {
 	my ($exitcode) = @_;
@@ -63,12 +74,25 @@
   --patch                    treat FILE as patchfile (default)
   --emacs                    emacs compile window format
   --terse                    one line per report
+  --showfile                 emit diffed file position, not input file position
+  -g, --git                  treat FILE as a single commit or git revision range
+                             single git commit with:
+                               <rev>
+                               <rev>^
+                               <rev>~n
+                             multiple git commits with:
+                               <rev1>..<rev2>
+                               <rev1>...<rev2>
+                               <rev>-<count>
+                             git merges are ignored
   -f, --file                 treat FILE as regular source file
   --subjective, --strict     enable more subjective tests
+  --list-types               list the possible message types
   --types TYPE(,TYPE2...)    show only these comma separated message types
   --ignore TYPE(,TYPE2...)   ignore various comma separated message types
+  --show-types               show the specific message type in the output
   --max-line-length=n        set the maximum line length, if exceeded, warn
-  --show-types               show the message "types" in the output
+  --min-conf-desc-length=n   set the min description length, if shorter, warn
   --root=PATH                PATH to the kernel tree root
   --no-summary               suppress the per-file summary
   --mailback                 only produce a report in case of warnings/errors
@@ -89,8 +113,11 @@
   --ignore-perl-version      override checking of perl version.  expect
                              runtime errors.
   --codespell                Use the codespell dictionary for spelling/typos
-                             (default:/usr/local/share/codespell/dictionary.txt)
+                             (default:/usr/share/codespell/dictionary.txt)
   --codespellfile            Use this codespell dictionary
+  --typedefsfile             Read additional types from this file
+  --color[=WHEN]             Use colors 'always', 'never', or only when output
+                             is a terminal ('auto'). Default is 'auto'.
   -h, --help, --version      display this help and exit
 
 When FILE is - read standard input.
@@ -99,6 +126,37 @@
 	exit($exitcode);
 }
 
+sub uniq {
+	my %seen;
+	return grep { !$seen{$_}++ } @_;
+}
+
+sub list_types {
+	my ($exitcode) = @_;
+
+	my $count = 0;
+
+	local $/ = undef;
+
+	open(my $script, '<', abs_path($P)) or
+	    die "$P: Can't read '$P' $!\n";
+
+	my $text = <$script>;
+	close($script);
+
+	my @types = ();
+	for ($text =~ /\b(?:(?:CHK|WARN|ERROR)\s*\(\s*"([^"]+)")/g) {
+		push (@types, $_);
+	}
+	@types = sort(uniq(@types));
+	print("#\tMessage type\n\n");
+	foreach my $type (@types) {
+		print(++$count . "\t" . $type . "\n");
+	}
+
+	exit($exitcode);
+}
+
 my $conf = which_conf($configuration_file);
 if (-f $conf) {
 	my @conf_args;
@@ -125,6 +183,14 @@
 	unshift(@ARGV, @conf_args) if @conf_args;
 }
 
+# Perl's Getopt::Long allows options to take optional arguments after a space.
+# Prevent --color by itself from consuming other arguments
+foreach (@ARGV) {
+	if ($_ eq "--color" || $_ eq "-color") {
+		$_ = "--color=$color";
+	}
+}
+
 GetOptions(
 	'q|quiet+'	=> \$quiet,
 	'tree!'		=> \$tree,
@@ -132,13 +198,17 @@
 	'patch!'	=> \$chk_patch,
 	'emacs!'	=> \$emacs,
 	'terse!'	=> \$terse,
+	'showfile!'	=> \$showfile,
 	'f|file!'	=> \$file,
+	'g|git!'	=> \$git,
 	'subjective!'	=> \$check,
 	'strict!'	=> \$check,
 	'ignore=s'	=> \@ignore,
 	'types=s'	=> \@use,
 	'show-types!'	=> \$show_types,
+	'list-types!'	=> \$list_types,
 	'max-line-length=i' => \$max_line_length,
+	'min-conf-desc-length=i' => \$min_conf_desc_length,
 	'root=s'	=> \$root,
 	'summary!'	=> \$summary,
 	'mailback!'	=> \$mailback,
@@ -148,15 +218,22 @@
 	'ignore-perl-version!' => \$ignore_perl_version,
 	'debug=s'	=> \%debug,
 	'test-only=s'	=> \$tst_only,
-	'codespell!'    => \$codespell,
-	'codespellfile=s' => \$codespellfile,
+	'codespell!'	=> \$codespell,
+	'codespellfile=s'	=> \$codespellfile,
+	'typedefsfile=s'	=> \$typedefsfile,
+	'color=s'	=> \$color,
+	'no-color'	=> \$color,	#keep old behaviors of -nocolor
+	'nocolor'	=> \$color,	#keep old behaviors of -nocolor
 	'h|help'	=> \$help,
 	'version'	=> \$help
 ) or help(1);
 
 help(0) if ($help);
 
+list_types(0) if ($list_types);
+
 $fix = 1 if ($fix_inplace);
+$check_orig = $check;
 
 my $exit = 0;
 
@@ -167,9 +244,21 @@
 	}
 }
 
+#if no filenames are given, push '-' to read patch from stdin
 if ($#ARGV < 0) {
-	print "$P: no input files\n";
-	exit(1);
+	push(@ARGV, '-');
+}
+
+if ($color =~ /^[01]$/) {
+	$color = !$color;
+} elsif ($color =~ /^always$/i) {
+	$color = 1;
+} elsif ($color =~ /^never$/i) {
+	$color = 0;
+} elsif ($color =~ /^auto$/i) {
+	$color = (-t STDOUT);
+} else {
+	die "Invalid color mode: $color\n";
 }
 
 sub hash_save_array_words {
@@ -192,12 +281,12 @@
 sub hash_show_words {
 	my ($hashRef, $prefix) = @_;
 
-	if ($quiet == 0 && keys %$hashRef) {
-		print "NOTE: $prefix message types:";
+	if (keys %$hashRef) {
+		print "\nNOTE: $prefix message types:";
 		foreach my $word (sort keys %$hashRef) {
 			print " $word";
 		}
-		print "\n\n";
+		print "\n";
 	}
 }
 
@@ -257,7 +346,8 @@
 			__init_refok|
 			__kprobes|
 			__ref|
-			__rcu
+			__rcu|
+			__private
 		}x;
 our $InitAttributePrefix = qr{__(?:mem|cpu|dev|net_|)};
 our $InitAttributeData = qr{$InitAttributePrefix(?:initdata\b)};
@@ -272,7 +362,7 @@
 			__percpu|
 			__nocast|
 			__safe|
-			__bitwise__|
+			__bitwise|
 			__packed__|
 			__packed2__|
 			__naked|
@@ -281,6 +371,7 @@
 			__noreturn|
 			__used|
 			__cold|
+			__pure|
 			__noclone|
 			__deprecated|
 			__read_mostly|
@@ -292,7 +383,7 @@
 			__weak
 		  }x;
 our $Modifier;
-our $Inline	= qr{inline|__always_inline|noinline};
+our $Inline	= qr{inline|__always_inline|noinline|__inline|__inline__};
 our $Member	= qr{->$Ident|\.$Ident|\[[^]]*\]};
 our $Lval	= qr{$Ident(?:$Member)*};
 
@@ -300,13 +391,15 @@
 our $Binary	= qr{(?i)0b[01]+$Int_type?};
 our $Hex	= qr{(?i)0x[0-9a-f]+$Int_type?};
 our $Int	= qr{[0-9]+$Int_type?};
+our $Octal	= qr{0[0-7]+$Int_type?};
+our $String	= qr{"[X\t]*"};
 our $Float_hex	= qr{(?i)0x[0-9a-f]+p-?[0-9]+[fl]?};
 our $Float_dec	= qr{(?i)(?:[0-9]+\.[0-9]*|[0-9]*\.[0-9]+)(?:e-?[0-9]+)?[fl]?};
 our $Float_int	= qr{(?i)[0-9]+e-?[0-9]+[fl]?};
 our $Float	= qr{$Float_hex|$Float_dec|$Float_int};
-our $Constant	= qr{$Float|$Binary|$Hex|$Int};
+our $Constant	= qr{$Float|$Binary|$Octal|$Hex|$Int};
 our $Assignment	= qr{\*\=|/=|%=|\+=|-=|<<=|>>=|&=|\^=|\|=|=};
-our $Compare    = qr{<=|>=|==|!=|<|>};
+our $Compare    = qr{<=|>=|==|!=|<|(?<!-)>};
 our $Arithmetic = qr{\+|-|\*|\/|%};
 our $Operators	= qr{
 			<=|>=|==|!=|
@@ -314,10 +407,16 @@
 			&&|\|\||,|\^|\+\+|--|&|\||$Arithmetic
 		  }x;
 
+our $c90_Keywords = qr{do|for|while|if|else|return|goto|continue|switch|default|case|break}x;
+
+our $BasicType;
 our $NonptrType;
+our $NonptrTypeMisordered;
 our $NonptrTypeWithAttr;
 our $Type;
+our $TypeMisordered;
 our $Declare;
+our $DeclareMisordered;
 
 our $NON_ASCII_UTF8	= qr{
 	[\xC2-\xDF][\x80-\xBF]               # non-overlong 2-byte
@@ -334,19 +433,28 @@
 	| $NON_ASCII_UTF8
 }x;
 
-our $typeTypedefs = qr{(?x:
+our $typeC99Typedefs = qr{(?:__)?(?:[us]_?)?int_?(?:8|16|32|64)_t};
+our $typeOtherOSTypedefs = qr{(?x:
+	u_(?:char|short|int|long) |          # bsd
+	u(?:nchar|short|int|long)            # sysv
+)};
+our $typeKernelTypedefs = qr{(?x:
 	(?:__)?(?:u|s|be|le)(?:8|16|32|64)|
 	atomic_t
 )};
+our $typeTypedefs = qr{(?x:
+	$typeC99Typedefs\b|
+	$typeOtherOSTypedefs\b|
+	$typeKernelTypedefs\b
+)};
+
+our $zero_initializer = qr{(?:(?:0[xX])?0+$Int_type?|NULL|false)\b};
 
 our $logFunctions = qr{(?x:
-	printk(?:_ratelimited|_once|)|
+	printk(?:_ratelimited|_once|_deferred_once|_deferred|)|
 	(?:[a-z0-9]+_){1,2}(?:printk|emerg|alert|crit|err|warning|warn|notice|info|debug|dbg|vdbg|devel|cont|WARN)(?:_ratelimited|_once|)|
 	WARN(?:_RATELIMIT|_ONCE|)|
 	panic|
-	debug|
-	printf|
-	puts|
 	MODULE_[A-Z_]+|
 	seq_vprintf|seq_printf|seq_puts
 )};
@@ -362,16 +470,36 @@
 	Cc:
 )};
 
+our @typeListMisordered = (
+	qr{char\s+(?:un)?signed},
+	qr{int\s+(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?short\s},
+	qr{int\s+short(?:\s+(?:un)?signed)},
+	qr{short\s+int(?:\s+(?:un)?signed)},
+	qr{(?:un)?signed\s+int\s+short},
+	qr{short\s+(?:un)?signed},
+	qr{long\s+int\s+(?:un)?signed},
+	qr{int\s+long\s+(?:un)?signed},
+	qr{long\s+(?:un)?signed\s+int},
+	qr{int\s+(?:un)?signed\s+long},
+	qr{int\s+(?:un)?signed},
+	qr{int\s+long\s+long\s+(?:un)?signed},
+	qr{long\s+long\s+int\s+(?:un)?signed},
+	qr{long\s+long\s+(?:un)?signed\s+int},
+	qr{long\s+long\s+(?:un)?signed},
+	qr{long\s+(?:un)?signed},
+);
+
 our @typeList = (
 	qr{void},
-	qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?char},
-	qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?short},
-	qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?int},
-	qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?long},
-	qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?long\s+int},
-	qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?long\s+long},
-	qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?long\s+long\s+int},
-	qr{unsigned},
+	qr{(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?char},
+	qr{(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?short\s+int},
+	qr{(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?short},
+	qr{(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?int},
+	qr{(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long\s+int},
+	qr{(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long\s+long\s+int},
+	qr{(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long\s+long},
+	qr{(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long},
+	qr{(?:un)?signed},
 	qr{float},
 	qr{double},
 	qr{bool},
@@ -381,7 +509,31 @@
 	qr{${Ident}_t},
 	qr{${Ident}_handler},
 	qr{${Ident}_handler_fn},
+	@typeListMisordered,
 );
+
+our $C90_int_types = qr{(?x:
+	long\s+long\s+int\s+(?:un)?signed|
+	long\s+long\s+(?:un)?signed\s+int|
+	long\s+long\s+(?:un)?signed|
+	(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long\s+long\s+int|
+	(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long\s+long|
+	int\s+long\s+long\s+(?:un)?signed|
+	int\s+(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long\s+long|
+
+	long\s+int\s+(?:un)?signed|
+	long\s+(?:un)?signed\s+int|
+	long\s+(?:un)?signed|
+	(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long\s+int|
+	(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long|
+	int\s+long\s+(?:un)?signed|
+	int\s+(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?long|
+
+	int\s+(?:un)?signed|
+	(?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?int
+)};
+
+our @typeListFile = ();
 our @typeListWithAttr = (
 	@typeList,
 	qr{struct\s+$InitAttribute\s+$Ident},
@@ -391,10 +543,67 @@
 our @modifierList = (
 	qr{fastcall},
 );
+our @modifierListFile = ();
+
+our @mode_permission_funcs = (
+	["module_param", 3],
+	["module_param_(?:array|named|string)", 4],
+	["module_param_array_named", 5],
+	["debugfs_create_(?:file|u8|u16|u32|u64|x8|x16|x32|x64|size_t|atomic_t|bool|blob|regset32|u32_array)", 2],
+	["proc_create(?:_data|)", 2],
+	["(?:CLASS|DEVICE|SENSOR|SENSOR_DEVICE|IIO_DEVICE)_ATTR", 2],
+	["IIO_DEV_ATTR_[A-Z_]+", 1],
+	["SENSOR_(?:DEVICE_|)ATTR_2", 2],
+	["SENSOR_TEMPLATE(?:_2|)", 3],
+	["__ATTR", 2],
+);
+
+#Create a search pattern for all these functions to speed up a loop below
+our $mode_perms_search = "";
+foreach my $entry (@mode_permission_funcs) {
+	$mode_perms_search .= '|' if ($mode_perms_search ne "");
+	$mode_perms_search .= $entry->[0];
+}
+
+our $mode_perms_world_writable = qr{
+	S_IWUGO		|
+	S_IWOTH		|
+	S_IRWXUGO	|
+	S_IALLUGO	|
+	0[0-7][0-7][2367]
+}x;
+
+our %mode_permission_string_types = (
+	"S_IRWXU" => 0700,
+	"S_IRUSR" => 0400,
+	"S_IWUSR" => 0200,
+	"S_IXUSR" => 0100,
+	"S_IRWXG" => 0070,
+	"S_IRGRP" => 0040,
+	"S_IWGRP" => 0020,
+	"S_IXGRP" => 0010,
+	"S_IRWXO" => 0007,
+	"S_IROTH" => 0004,
+	"S_IWOTH" => 0002,
+	"S_IXOTH" => 0001,
+	"S_IRWXUGO" => 0777,
+	"S_IRUGO" => 0444,
+	"S_IWUGO" => 0222,
+	"S_IXUGO" => 0111,
+);
+
+#Create a search pattern for all these strings to speed up a loop below
+our $mode_perms_string_search = "";
+foreach my $entry (keys %mode_permission_string_types) {
+	$mode_perms_string_search .= '|' if ($mode_perms_string_search ne "");
+	$mode_perms_string_search .= $entry;
+}
 
 our $allowed_asm_includes = qr{(?x:
 	irq|
-	memory
+	memory|
+	time|
+	reboot
 )};
 # memory.h: ARM has a custom one
 
@@ -447,12 +656,54 @@
 
 $misspellings = join("|", sort keys %spelling_fix) if keys %spelling_fix;
 
+sub read_words {
+	my ($wordsRef, $file) = @_;
+
+	if (open(my $words, '<', $file)) {
+		while (<$words>) {
+			my $line = $_;
+
+			$line =~ s/\s*\n?$//g;
+			$line =~ s/^\s*//g;
+
+			next if ($line =~ m/^\s*#/);
+			next if ($line =~ m/^\s*$/);
+			if ($line =~ /\s/) {
+				print("$file: '$line' invalid - ignored\n");
+				next;
+			}
+
+			$$wordsRef .= '|' if ($$wordsRef ne "");
+			$$wordsRef .= $line;
+		}
+		close($file);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+my $const_structs = "";
+read_words(\$const_structs, $conststructsfile)
+    or warn "No structs that should be const will be found - file '$conststructsfile': $!\n";
+
+my $typeOtherTypedefs = "";
+if (length($typedefsfile)) {
+	read_words(\$typeOtherTypedefs, $typedefsfile)
+	    or warn "No additional types will be considered - file '$typedefsfile': $!\n";
+}
+$typeTypedefs .= '|' . $typeOtherTypedefs if ($typeOtherTypedefs ne "");
 
 sub build_types {
-	my $mods = "(?x:  \n" . join("|\n  ", @modifierList) . "\n)";
-	my $all = "(?x:  \n" . join("|\n  ", @typeList) . "\n)";
+	my $mods = "(?x:  \n" . join("|\n  ", (@modifierList, @modifierListFile)) . "\n)";
+	my $all = "(?x:  \n" . join("|\n  ", (@typeList, @typeListFile)) . "\n)";
+	my $Misordered = "(?x:  \n" . join("|\n  ", @typeListMisordered) . "\n)";
 	my $allWithAttr = "(?x:  \n" . join("|\n  ", @typeListWithAttr) . "\n)";
 	$Modifier	= qr{(?:$Attribute|$Sparse|$mods)};
+	$BasicType	= qr{
+				(?:$typeTypedefs\b)|
+				(?:${all}\b)
+		}x;
 	$NonptrType	= qr{
 			(?:$Modifier\s+|const\s+)*
 			(?:
@@ -462,6 +713,13 @@
 			)
 			(?:\s+$Modifier|\s+const)*
 		  }x;
+	$NonptrTypeMisordered	= qr{
+			(?:$Modifier\s+|const\s+)*
+			(?:
+				(?:${Misordered}\b)
+			)
+			(?:\s+$Modifier|\s+const)*
+		  }x;
 	$NonptrTypeWithAttr	= qr{
 			(?:$Modifier\s+|const\s+)*
 			(?:
@@ -473,10 +731,16 @@
 		  }x;
 	$Type	= qr{
 			$NonptrType
-			(?:(?:\s|\*|\[\])+\s*const|(?:\s|\*|\[\])+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
+			(?:(?:\s|\*|\[\])+\s*const|(?:\s|\*\s*(?:const\s*)?|\[\])+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
 			(?:\s+$Inline|\s+$Modifier)*
 		  }x;
-	$Declare	= qr{(?:$Storage\s+)?$Type};
+	$TypeMisordered	= qr{
+			$NonptrTypeMisordered
+			(?:(?:\s|\*|\[\])+\s*const|(?:\s|\*\s*(?:const\s*)?|\[\])+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
+			(?:\s+$Inline|\s+$Modifier)*
+		  }x;
+	$Declare	= qr{(?:$Storage\s+(?:$Inline\s+)?)?$Type};
+	$DeclareMisordered	= qr{(?:$Storage\s+(?:$Inline\s+)?)?$TypeMisordered};
 }
 build_types();
 
@@ -487,15 +751,26 @@
 # Any use must be runtime checked with $^V
 
 our $balanced_parens = qr/(\((?:[^\(\)]++|(?-1))*\))/;
-our $LvalOrFunc	= qr{($Lval)\s*($balanced_parens{0,1})\s*};
-our $FuncArg = qr{$Typecast{0,1}($LvalOrFunc|$Constant)};
+our $LvalOrFunc	= qr{((?:[\&\*]\s*)?$Lval)\s*($balanced_parens{0,1})\s*};
+our $FuncArg = qr{$Typecast{0,1}($LvalOrFunc|$Constant|$String)};
+
+our $declaration_macros = qr{(?x:
+	(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:[A-Z_][A-Z0-9]*_){0,2}(?:DEFINE|DECLARE)(?:_[A-Z0-9]+){1,6}\s*\(|
+	(?:$Storage\s+)?[HLP]?LIST_HEAD\s*\(|
+	(?:$Storage\s+)?${Type}\s+uninitialized_var\s*\(
+)};
 
 sub deparenthesize {
 	my ($string) = @_;
 	return "" if (!defined($string));
-	$string =~ s@^\s*\(\s*@@g;
-	$string =~ s@\s*\)\s*$@@g;
+
+	while ($string =~ /^\s*\(.*\)\s*$/) {
+		$string =~ s@^\s*\(\s*@@;
+		$string =~ s@\s*\)\s*$@@;
+	}
+
 	$string =~ s@\s+@ @g;
+
 	return $string;
 }
 
@@ -525,6 +800,16 @@
 	}
 }
 
+sub is_maintained_obsolete {
+	my ($filename) = @_;
+
+	return 0 if (!$tree || !(-e "$root/scripts/get_maintainer.pl"));
+
+	my $status = `perl $root/scripts/get_maintainer.pl --status --nom --nol --nogit --nogit-fallback -f $filename 2>&1`;
+
+	return $status =~ /obsolete/i;
+}
+
 my $camelcase_seeded = 0;
 sub seed_camelcase_includes {
 	return if ($camelcase_seeded);
@@ -583,17 +868,82 @@
 	}
 }
 
+sub git_commit_info {
+	my ($commit, $id, $desc) = @_;
+
+	return ($id, $desc) if ((which("git") eq "") || !(-e ".git"));
+
+	my $output = `git log --no-color --format='%H %s' -1 $commit 2>&1`;
+	$output =~ s/^\s*//gm;
+	my @lines = split("\n", $output);
+
+	return ($id, $desc) if ($#lines < 0);
+
+	if ($lines[0] =~ /^error: short SHA1 $commit is ambiguous\./) {
+# Maybe one day convert this block of bash into something that returns
+# all matching commit ids, but it's very slow...
+#
+#		echo "checking commits $1..."
+#		git rev-list --remotes | grep -i "^$1" |
+#		while read line ; do
+#		    git log --format='%H %s' -1 $line |
+#		    echo "commit $(cut -c 1-12,41-)"
+#		done
+	} elsif ($lines[0] =~ /^fatal: ambiguous argument '$commit': unknown revision or path not in the working tree\./) {
+		$id = undef;
+	} else {
+		$id = substr($lines[0], 0, 12);
+		$desc = substr($lines[0], 41);
+	}
+
+	return ($id, $desc);
+}
+
 $chk_signoff = 0 if ($file);
 
 my @rawlines = ();
 my @lines = ();
 my @fixed = ();
-my $vname;
+my @fixed_inserted = ();
+my @fixed_deleted = ();
 my $fixlinenr = -1;
 
+# If input is git commits, extract all commits from the commit expressions.
+# For example, HEAD-3 means we need check 'HEAD, HEAD~1, HEAD~2'.
+die "$P: No git repository found\n" if ($git && !-e ".git");
+
+if ($git) {
+	my @commits = ();
+	foreach my $commit_expr (@ARGV) {
+		my $git_range;
+		if ($commit_expr =~ m/^(.*)-(\d+)$/) {
+			$git_range = "-$2 $1";
+		} elsif ($commit_expr =~ m/\.\./) {
+			$git_range = "$commit_expr";
+		} else {
+			$git_range = "-1 $commit_expr";
+		}
+		my $lines = `git log --no-color --no-merges --pretty=format:'%H %s' $git_range`;
+		foreach my $line (split(/\n/, $lines)) {
+			$line =~ /^([0-9a-fA-F]{40,40}) (.*)$/;
+			next if (!defined($1) || !defined($2));
+			my $sha1 = $1;
+			my $subject = $2;
+			unshift(@commits, $sha1);
+			$git_commits{$sha1} = $subject;
+		}
+	}
+	die "$P: no git commits after extraction!\n" if (@commits == 0);
+	@ARGV = @commits;
+}
+
+my $vname;
 for my $filename (@ARGV) {
 	my $FILE;
-	if ($file) {
+	if ($git) {
+		open($FILE, '-|', "git format-patch -M --stdout -1 $filename") ||
+			die "$P: $filename: git format-patch failed - $!\n";
+	} elsif ($file) {
 		open($FILE, '-|', "diff -u /dev/null $filename") ||
 			die "$P: $filename: diff failed - $!\n";
 	} elsif ($filename eq '-') {
@@ -604,6 +954,8 @@
 	}
 	if ($filename eq '-') {
 		$vname = 'Your patch';
+	} elsif ($git) {
+		$vname = "Commit " . substr($filename, 0, 12) . ' ("' . $git_commits{$filename} . '")';
 	} else {
 		$vname = $filename;
 	}
@@ -612,12 +964,45 @@
 		push(@rawlines, $_);
 	}
 	close($FILE);
+
+	if ($#ARGV > 0 && $quiet == 0) {
+		print '-' x length($vname) . "\n";
+		print "$vname\n";
+		print '-' x length($vname) . "\n";
+	}
+
 	if (!process($filename)) {
 		$exit = 1;
 	}
 	@rawlines = ();
 	@lines = ();
 	@fixed = ();
+	@fixed_inserted = ();
+	@fixed_deleted = ();
+	$fixlinenr = -1;
+	@modifierListFile = ();
+	@typeListFile = ();
+	build_types();
+}
+
+if (!$quiet) {
+	hash_show_words(\%use_type, "Used");
+	hash_show_words(\%ignore_type, "Ignored");
+
+	if ($^V lt 5.10.0) {
+		print << "EOM"
+
+NOTE: perl $^V is not modern enough to detect all possible issues.
+      An upgrade to at least perl v5.10.0 is suggested.
+EOM
+	}
+	if ($exit) {
+		print << "EOM"
+
+NOTE: If any of the errors are false positives, please report
+      them to the maintainer, see CHECKPATCH in MAINTAINERS.
+EOM
+	}
 }
 
 exit($exit);
@@ -709,6 +1094,18 @@
 	return $formatted_email;
 }
 
+sub which {
+	my ($bin) = @_;
+
+	foreach my $path (split(/:/, $ENV{PATH})) {
+		if (-e "$path/$bin") {
+			return "$path/$bin";
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "";
+}
+
 sub which_conf {
 	my ($conf) = @_;
 
@@ -855,13 +1252,18 @@
 		$res =~ s@(\#\s*(?:error|warning)\s+).*@$1$clean@;
 	}
 
+	if ($allow_c99_comments && $res =~ m@(//.*$)@) {
+		my $match = $1;
+		$res =~ s/\Q$match\E/"$;" x length($match)/e;
+	}
+
 	return $res;
 }
 
 sub get_quoted_string {
 	my ($line, $rawline) = @_;
 
-	return "" if ($line !~ m/(\"[X]+\")/g);
+	return "" if ($line !~ m/($String)/g);
 	return substr($rawline, $-[0], $+[0] - $-[0]);
 }
 
@@ -1470,13 +1872,13 @@
 			for my $modifier (split(' ', $possible)) {
 				if ($modifier !~ $notPermitted) {
 					warn "MODIFIER: $modifier ($possible) ($line)\n" if ($dbg_possible);
-					push(@modifierList, $modifier);
+					push(@modifierListFile, $modifier);
 				}
 			}
 
 		} else {
 			warn "POSSIBLE: $possible ($line)\n" if ($dbg_possible);
-			push(@typeList, $possible);
+			push(@typeListFile, $possible);
 		}
 		build_types();
 	} else {
@@ -1487,34 +1889,144 @@
 my $prefix = '';
 
 sub show_type {
-	return defined $use_type{$_[0]} if (scalar keys %use_type > 0);
+	my ($type) = @_;
 
-	return !defined $ignore_type{$_[0]};
+	$type =~ tr/[a-z]/[A-Z]/;
+
+	return defined $use_type{$type} if (scalar keys %use_type > 0);
+
+	return !defined $ignore_type{$type};
 }
 
 sub report {
-	if (!show_type($_[1]) ||
-	    (defined $tst_only && $_[2] !~ /\Q$tst_only\E/)) {
+	my ($level, $type, $msg) = @_;
+
+	if (!show_type($type) ||
+	    (defined $tst_only && $msg !~ /\Q$tst_only\E/)) {
 		return 0;
 	}
-	my $line;
-	if ($show_types) {
-		$line = "$prefix$_[0]:$_[1]: $_[2]\n";
-	} else {
-		$line = "$prefix$_[0]: $_[2]\n";
+	my $output = '';
+	if ($color) {
+		if ($level eq 'ERROR') {
+			$output .= RED;
+		} elsif ($level eq 'WARNING') {
+			$output .= YELLOW;
+		} else {
+			$output .= GREEN;
+		}
 	}
-	$line = (split('\n', $line))[0] . "\n" if ($terse);
+	$output .= $prefix . $level . ':';
+	if ($show_types) {
+		$output .= BLUE if ($color);
+		$output .= "$type:";
+	}
+	$output .= RESET if ($color);
+	$output .= ' ' . $msg . "\n";
 
-	push(our @report, $line);
+	if ($showfile) {
+		my @lines = split("\n", $output, -1);
+		splice(@lines, 1, 1);
+		$output = join("\n", @lines);
+	}
+	$output = (split('\n', $output))[0] . "\n" if ($terse);
+
+	push(our @report, $output);
 
 	return 1;
 }
+
 sub report_dump {
 	our @report;
 }
 
+sub fixup_current_range {
+	my ($lineRef, $offset, $length) = @_;
+
+	if ($$lineRef =~ /^\@\@ -\d+,\d+ \+(\d+),(\d+) \@\@/) {
+		my $o = $1;
+		my $l = $2;
+		my $no = $o + $offset;
+		my $nl = $l + $length;
+		$$lineRef =~ s/\+$o,$l \@\@/\+$no,$nl \@\@/;
+	}
+}
+
+sub fix_inserted_deleted_lines {
+	my ($linesRef, $insertedRef, $deletedRef) = @_;
+
+	my $range_last_linenr = 0;
+	my $delta_offset = 0;
+
+	my $old_linenr = 0;
+	my $new_linenr = 0;
+
+	my $next_insert = 0;
+	my $next_delete = 0;
+
+	my @lines = ();
+
+	my $inserted = @{$insertedRef}[$next_insert++];
+	my $deleted = @{$deletedRef}[$next_delete++];
+
+	foreach my $old_line (@{$linesRef}) {
+		my $save_line = 1;
+		my $line = $old_line;	#don't modify the array
+		if ($line =~ /^(?:\+\+\+|\-\-\-)\s+\S+/) {	#new filename
+			$delta_offset = 0;
+		} elsif ($line =~ /^\@\@ -\d+,\d+ \+\d+,\d+ \@\@/) {	#new hunk
+			$range_last_linenr = $new_linenr;
+			fixup_current_range(\$line, $delta_offset, 0);
+		}
+
+		while (defined($deleted) && ${$deleted}{'LINENR'} == $old_linenr) {
+			$deleted = @{$deletedRef}[$next_delete++];
+			$save_line = 0;
+			fixup_current_range(\$lines[$range_last_linenr], $delta_offset--, -1);
+		}
+
+		while (defined($inserted) && ${$inserted}{'LINENR'} == $old_linenr) {
+			push(@lines, ${$inserted}{'LINE'});
+			$inserted = @{$insertedRef}[$next_insert++];
+			$new_linenr++;
+			fixup_current_range(\$lines[$range_last_linenr], $delta_offset++, 1);
+		}
+
+		if ($save_line) {
+			push(@lines, $line);
+			$new_linenr++;
+		}
+
+		$old_linenr++;
+	}
+
+	return @lines;
+}
+
+sub fix_insert_line {
+	my ($linenr, $line) = @_;
+
+	my $inserted = {
+		LINENR => $linenr,
+		LINE => $line,
+	};
+	push(@fixed_inserted, $inserted);
+}
+
+sub fix_delete_line {
+	my ($linenr, $line) = @_;
+
+	my $deleted = {
+		LINENR => $linenr,
+		LINE => $line,
+	};
+
+	push(@fixed_deleted, $deleted);
+}
+
 sub ERROR {
-	if (report("ERROR", $_[0], $_[1])) {
+	my ($type, $msg) = @_;
+
+	if (report("ERROR", $type, $msg)) {
 		our $clean = 0;
 		our $cnt_error++;
 		return 1;
@@ -1522,7 +2034,9 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 sub WARN {
-	if (report("WARNING", $_[0], $_[1])) {
+	my ($type, $msg) = @_;
+
+	if (report("WARNING", $type, $msg)) {
 		our $clean = 0;
 		our $cnt_warn++;
 		return 1;
@@ -1530,7 +2044,9 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 sub CHK {
-	if ($check && report("CHECK", $_[0], $_[1])) {
+	my ($type, $msg) = @_;
+
+	if ($check && report("CHECK", $type, $msg)) {
 		our $clean = 0;
 		our $cnt_chk++;
 		return 1;
@@ -1640,7 +2156,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	return $last_openparen + 1;
+	return length(expand_tabs(substr($line, 0, $last_openparen))) + 1;
 }
 
 sub process {
@@ -1660,12 +2176,18 @@
 	our $clean = 1;
 	my $signoff = 0;
 	my $is_patch = 0;
-
-	my $in_header_lines = 1;
+	my $in_header_lines = $file ? 0 : 1;
 	my $in_commit_log = 0;		#Scanning lines before patch
-
+	my $has_commit_log = 0;		#Encountered lines before patch
+	my $commit_log_possible_stack_dump = 0;
+	my $commit_log_long_line = 0;
+	my $commit_log_has_diff = 0;
+	my $reported_maintainer_file = 0;
 	my $non_utf8_charset = 0;
 
+	my $last_blank_line = 0;
+	my $last_coalesced_string_linenr = -1;
+
 	our @report = ();
 	our $cnt_lines = 0;
 	our $cnt_error = 0;
@@ -1677,6 +2199,7 @@
 	my $realline = 0;
 	my $realcnt = 0;
 	my $here = '';
+	my $context_function;		#undef'd unless there's a known function
 	my $in_comment = 0;
 	my $comment_edge = 0;
 	my $first_line = 0;
@@ -1710,12 +2233,12 @@
 
 		if ($rawline=~/^\+\+\+\s+(\S+)/) {
 			$setup_docs = 0;
-			if ($1 =~ m@Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt$@) {
+			if ($1 =~ m@Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst$@) {
 				$setup_docs = 1;
 			}
 			#next;
 		}
-		if ($rawline=~/^\@\@ -\d+(?:,\d+)? \+(\d+)(,(\d+))? \@\@/) {
+		if ($rawline =~ /^\@\@ -\d+(?:,\d+)? \+(\d+)(,(\d+))? \@\@/) {
 			$realline=$1-1;
 			if (defined $2) {
 				$realcnt=$3+1;
@@ -1783,15 +2306,19 @@
 
 	$realcnt = 0;
 	$linenr = 0;
+	$fixlinenr = -1;
 	foreach my $line (@lines) {
 		$linenr++;
+		$fixlinenr++;
 		my $sline = $line;	#copy of $line
 		$sline =~ s/$;/ /g;	#with comments as spaces
 
 		my $rawline = $rawlines[$linenr - 1];
 
 #extract the line range in the file after the patch is applied
-		if ($line=~/^\@\@ -\d+(?:,\d+)? \+(\d+)(,(\d+))? \@\@/) {
+		if (!$in_commit_log &&
+		    $line =~ /^\@\@ -\d+(?:,\d+)? \+(\d+)(,(\d+))? \@\@(.*)/) {
+			my $context = $4;
 			$is_patch = 1;
 			$first_line = $linenr + 1;
 			$realline=$1-1;
@@ -1807,6 +2334,11 @@
 			%suppress_whiletrailers = ();
 			%suppress_export = ();
 			$suppress_statement = 0;
+			if ($context =~ /\b(\w+)\s*\(/) {
+				$context_function = $1;
+			} else {
+				undef $context_function;
+			}
 			next;
 
 # track the line number as we move through the hunk, note that
@@ -1832,18 +2364,16 @@
 
 		my $hunk_line = ($realcnt != 0);
 
-#make up the handle for any error we report on this line
-		$prefix = "$filename:$realline: " if ($emacs && $file);
-		$prefix = "$filename:$linenr: " if ($emacs && !$file);
-
 		$here = "#$linenr: " if (!$file);
 		$here = "#$realline: " if ($file);
 
+		my $found_file = 0;
 		# extract the filename as it passes
 		if ($line =~ /^diff --git.*?(\S+)$/) {
 			$realfile = $1;
 			$realfile =~ s@^([^/]*)/@@ if (!$file);
 			$in_commit_log = 0;
+			$found_file = 1;
 		} elsif ($line =~ /^\+\+\+\s+(\S+)/) {
 			$realfile = $1;
 			$realfile =~ s@^([^/]*)/@@ if (!$file);
@@ -1860,6 +2390,30 @@
 				ERROR("MODIFIED_INCLUDE_ASM",
 				      "do not modify files in include/asm, change architecture specific files in include/asm-<architecture>\n" . "$here$rawline\n");
 			}
+			$found_file = 1;
+		}
+
+#make up the handle for any error we report on this line
+		if ($showfile) {
+			$prefix = "$realfile:$realline: "
+		} elsif ($emacs) {
+			if ($file) {
+				$prefix = "$filename:$realline: ";
+			} else {
+				$prefix = "$filename:$linenr: ";
+			}
+		}
+
+		if ($found_file) {
+			if (is_maintained_obsolete($realfile)) {
+				WARN("OBSOLETE",
+				     "$realfile is marked as 'obsolete' in the MAINTAINERS hierarchy.  No unnecessary modifications please.\n");
+			}
+			if ($realfile =~ m@^(?:drivers/net/|net/|drivers/staging/)@) {
+				$check = 1;
+			} else {
+				$check = $check_orig;
+			}
 			next;
 		}
 
@@ -1871,6 +2425,17 @@
 
 		$cnt_lines++ if ($realcnt != 0);
 
+# Check if the commit log has what seems like a diff which can confuse patch
+		if ($in_commit_log && !$commit_log_has_diff &&
+		    (($line =~ m@^\s+diff\b.*a/[\w/]+@ &&
+		      $line =~ m@^\s+diff\b.*a/([\w/]+)\s+b/$1\b@) ||
+		     $line =~ m@^\s*(?:\-\-\-\s+a/|\+\+\+\s+b/)@ ||
+		     $line =~ m/^\s*\@\@ \-\d+,\d+ \+\d+,\d+ \@\@/)) {
+			ERROR("DIFF_IN_COMMIT_MSG",
+			      "Avoid using diff content in the commit message - patch(1) might not work\n" . $herecurr);
+			$commit_log_has_diff = 1;
+		}
+
 # Check for incorrect file permissions
 		if ($line =~ /^new (file )?mode.*[7531]\d{0,2}$/) {
 			my $permhere = $here . "FILE: $realfile\n";
@@ -1887,6 +2452,12 @@
 			$in_commit_log = 0;
 		}
 
+# Check if MAINTAINERS is being updated.  If so, there's probably no need to
+# emit the "does MAINTAINERS need updating?" message on file add/move/delete
+		if ($line =~ /^\s*MAINTAINERS\s*\|/) {
+			$reported_maintainer_file = 1;
+		}
+
 # Check signature styles
 		if (!$in_header_lines &&
 		    $line =~ /^(\s*)([a-z0-9_-]+by:|$signature_tags)(\s*)(.*)/i) {
@@ -1904,7 +2475,7 @@
 				if (WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
 					 "Do not use whitespace before $ucfirst_sign_off\n" . $herecurr) &&
 				    $fix) {
-					$fixed[$linenr - 1] =
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =
 					    "$ucfirst_sign_off $email";
 				}
 			}
@@ -1912,7 +2483,7 @@
 				if (WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
 					 "'$ucfirst_sign_off' is the preferred signature form\n" . $herecurr) &&
 				    $fix) {
-					$fixed[$linenr - 1] =
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =
 					    "$ucfirst_sign_off $email";
 				}
 
@@ -1921,7 +2492,7 @@
 				if (WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
 					 "Use a single space after $ucfirst_sign_off\n" . $herecurr) &&
 				    $fix) {
-					$fixed[$linenr - 1] =
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =
 					    "$ucfirst_sign_off $email";
 				}
 			}
@@ -1957,6 +2528,127 @@
 			}
 		}
 
+# Check email subject for common tools that don't need to be mentioned
+		if ($in_header_lines &&
+		    $line =~ /^Subject:.*\b(?:checkpatch|sparse|smatch)\b[^:]/i) {
+			WARN("EMAIL_SUBJECT",
+			     "A patch subject line should describe the change not the tool that found it\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
+# Check for old stable address
+		if ($line =~ /^\s*cc:\s*.*<?\bstable\@kernel\.org\b>?.*$/i) {
+			ERROR("STABLE_ADDRESS",
+			      "The 'stable' address should be 'stable\@vger.kernel.org'\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
+# Check for unwanted Gerrit info
+		if ($in_commit_log && $line =~ /^\s*change-id:/i) {
+			ERROR("GERRIT_CHANGE_ID",
+			      "Remove Gerrit Change-Id's before submitting upstream.\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
+# Check if the commit log is in a possible stack dump
+		if ($in_commit_log && !$commit_log_possible_stack_dump &&
+		    ($line =~ /^\s*(?:WARNING:|BUG:)/ ||
+		     $line =~ /^\s*\[\s*\d+\.\d{6,6}\s*\]/ ||
+					# timestamp
+		     $line =~ /^\s*\[\<[0-9a-fA-F]{8,}\>\]/)) {
+					# stack dump address
+			$commit_log_possible_stack_dump = 1;
+		}
+
+# Check for line lengths > 75 in commit log, warn once
+		if ($in_commit_log && !$commit_log_long_line &&
+		    length($line) > 75 &&
+		    !($line =~ /^\s*[a-zA-Z0-9_\/\.]+\s+\|\s+\d+/ ||
+					# file delta changes
+		      $line =~ /^\s*(?:[\w\.\-]+\/)++[\w\.\-]+:/ ||
+					# filename then :
+		      $line =~ /^\s*(?:Fixes:|Link:)/i ||
+					# A Fixes: or Link: line
+		      $commit_log_possible_stack_dump)) {
+			WARN("COMMIT_LOG_LONG_LINE",
+			     "Possible unwrapped commit description (prefer a maximum 75 chars per line)\n" . $herecurr);
+			$commit_log_long_line = 1;
+		}
+
+# Reset possible stack dump if a blank line is found
+		if ($in_commit_log && $commit_log_possible_stack_dump &&
+		    $line =~ /^\s*$/) {
+			$commit_log_possible_stack_dump = 0;
+		}
+
+# Check for git id commit length and improperly formed commit descriptions
+		if ($in_commit_log && !$commit_log_possible_stack_dump &&
+		    $line !~ /^\s*(?:Link|Patchwork|http|https|BugLink):/i &&
+		    $line !~ /^This reverts commit [0-9a-f]{7,40}/ &&
+		    ($line =~ /\bcommit\s+[0-9a-f]{5,}\b/i ||
+		     ($line =~ /(?:\s|^)[0-9a-f]{12,40}(?:[\s"'\(\[]|$)/i &&
+		      $line !~ /[\<\[][0-9a-f]{12,40}[\>\]]/i &&
+		      $line !~ /\bfixes:\s*[0-9a-f]{12,40}/i))) {
+			my $init_char = "c";
+			my $orig_commit = "";
+			my $short = 1;
+			my $long = 0;
+			my $case = 1;
+			my $space = 1;
+			my $hasdesc = 0;
+			my $hasparens = 0;
+			my $id = '0123456789ab';
+			my $orig_desc = "commit description";
+			my $description = "";
+
+			if ($line =~ /\b(c)ommit\s+([0-9a-f]{5,})\b/i) {
+				$init_char = $1;
+				$orig_commit = lc($2);
+			} elsif ($line =~ /\b([0-9a-f]{12,40})\b/i) {
+				$orig_commit = lc($1);
+			}
+
+			$short = 0 if ($line =~ /\bcommit\s+[0-9a-f]{12,40}/i);
+			$long = 1 if ($line =~ /\bcommit\s+[0-9a-f]{41,}/i);
+			$space = 0 if ($line =~ /\bcommit [0-9a-f]/i);
+			$case = 0 if ($line =~ /\b[Cc]ommit\s+[0-9a-f]{5,40}[^A-F]/);
+			if ($line =~ /\bcommit\s+[0-9a-f]{5,}\s+\("([^"]+)"\)/i) {
+				$orig_desc = $1;
+				$hasparens = 1;
+			} elsif ($line =~ /\bcommit\s+[0-9a-f]{5,}\s*$/i &&
+				 defined $rawlines[$linenr] &&
+				 $rawlines[$linenr] =~ /^\s*\("([^"]+)"\)/) {
+				$orig_desc = $1;
+				$hasparens = 1;
+			} elsif ($line =~ /\bcommit\s+[0-9a-f]{5,}\s+\("[^"]+$/i &&
+				 defined $rawlines[$linenr] &&
+				 $rawlines[$linenr] =~ /^\s*[^"]+"\)/) {
+				$line =~ /\bcommit\s+[0-9a-f]{5,}\s+\("([^"]+)$/i;
+				$orig_desc = $1;
+				$rawlines[$linenr] =~ /^\s*([^"]+)"\)/;
+				$orig_desc .= " " . $1;
+				$hasparens = 1;
+			}
+
+			($id, $description) = git_commit_info($orig_commit,
+							      $id, $orig_desc);
+
+			if (defined($id) &&
+			   ($short || $long || $space || $case || ($orig_desc ne $description) || !$hasparens)) {
+				ERROR("GIT_COMMIT_ID",
+				      "Please use git commit description style 'commit <12+ chars of sha1> (\"<title line>\")' - ie: '${init_char}ommit $id (\"$description\")'\n" . $herecurr);
+			}
+		}
+
+# Check for added, moved or deleted files
+		if (!$reported_maintainer_file && !$in_commit_log &&
+		    ($line =~ /^(?:new|deleted) file mode\s*\d+\s*$/ ||
+		     $line =~ /^rename (?:from|to) [\w\/\.\-]+\s*$/ ||
+		     ($line =~ /\{\s*([\w\/\.\-]*)\s*\=\>\s*([\w\/\.\-]*)\s*\}/ &&
+		      (defined($1) || defined($2))))) {
+			$is_patch = 1;
+			$reported_maintainer_file = 1;
+			WARN("FILE_PATH_CHANGES",
+			     "added, moved or deleted file(s), does MAINTAINERS need updating?\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # Check for wrappage within a valid hunk of the file
 		if ($realcnt != 0 && $line !~ m{^(?:\+|-| |\\ No newline|$)}) {
 			ERROR("CORRUPTED_PATCH",
@@ -1964,20 +2656,6 @@
 				$herecurr) if (!$emitted_corrupt++);
 		}
 
-# Check for absolute kernel paths.
-		if ($tree) {
-			while ($line =~ m{(?:^|\s)(/\S*)}g) {
-				my $file = $1;
-
-				if ($file =~ m{^(.*?)(?::\d+)+:?$} &&
-				    check_absolute_file($1, $herecurr)) {
-					#
-				} else {
-					check_absolute_file($file, $herecurr);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
 # UTF-8 regex found at http://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-forms-utf-8.en.php
 		if (($realfile =~ /^$/ || $line =~ /^\+/) &&
 		    $rawline !~ m/^$UTF8*$/) {
@@ -1994,9 +2672,11 @@
 # Check if it's the start of a commit log
 # (not a header line and we haven't seen the patch filename)
 		if ($in_header_lines && $realfile =~ /^$/ &&
-		    $rawline !~ /^(commit\b|from\b|[\w-]+:).+$/i) {
+		    !($rawline =~ /^\s+(?:\S|$)/ ||
+		      $rawline =~ /^(?:commit\b|from\b|[\w-]+:)/i)) {
 			$in_header_lines = 0;
 			$in_commit_log = 1;
+			$has_commit_log = 1;
 		}
 
 # Check if there is UTF-8 in a commit log when a mail header has explicitly
@@ -2013,6 +2693,20 @@
 			    "8-bit UTF-8 used in possible commit log\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
+# Check for absolute kernel paths in commit message
+		if ($tree && $in_commit_log) {
+			while ($line =~ m{(?:^|\s)(/\S*)}g) {
+				my $file = $1;
+
+				if ($file =~ m{^(.*?)(?::\d+)+:?$} &&
+				    check_absolute_file($1, $herecurr)) {
+					#
+				} else {
+					check_absolute_file($file, $herecurr);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 # Check for various typo / spelling mistakes
 		if (defined($misspellings) &&
 		    ($in_commit_log || $line =~ /^(?:\+|Subject:)/i)) {
@@ -2040,14 +2734,14 @@
 			if (ERROR("DOS_LINE_ENDINGS",
 				  "DOS line endings\n" . $herevet) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/[\s\015]+$//;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/[\s\015]+$//;
 			}
 		} elsif ($rawline =~ /^\+.*\S\s+$/ || $rawline =~ /^\+\s+$/) {
 			my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($rawline) . "\n";
 			if (ERROR("TRAILING_WHITESPACE",
 				  "trailing whitespace\n" . $herevet) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/\s+$//;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\s+$//;
 			}
 
 			$rpt_cleaners = 1;
@@ -2055,6 +2749,7 @@
 
 # Check for FSF mailing addresses.
 		if ($rawline =~ /\bwrite to the Free/i ||
+		    $rawline =~ /\b675\s+Mass\s+Ave/i ||
 		    $rawline =~ /\b59\s+Temple\s+Pl/i ||
 		    $rawline =~ /\b51\s+Franklin\s+St/i) {
 			my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($rawline) . "\n";
@@ -2068,7 +2763,7 @@
 # Only applies when adding the entry originally, after that we do not have
 # sufficient context to determine whether it is indeed long enough.
 		if ($realfile =~ /Kconfig/ &&
-		    $line =~ /.\s*config\s+/) {
+		    $line =~ /^\+\s*config\s+/) {
 			my $length = 0;
 			my $cnt = $realcnt;
 			my $ln = $linenr + 1;
@@ -2081,10 +2776,11 @@
 				$is_end = $lines[$ln - 1] =~ /^\+/;
 
 				next if ($f =~ /^-/);
+				last if (!$file && $f =~ /^\@\@/);
 
-				if ($lines[$ln - 1] =~ /.\s*(?:bool|tristate)\s*\"/) {
+				if ($lines[$ln - 1] =~ /^\+\s*(?:bool|tristate)\s*\"/) {
 					$is_start = 1;
-				} elsif ($lines[$ln - 1] =~ /.\s*(?:---)?help(?:---)?$/) {
+				} elsif ($lines[$ln - 1] =~ /^\+\s*(?:---)?help(?:---)?$/) {
 					$length = -1;
 				}
 
@@ -2098,16 +2794,29 @@
 				}
 				$length++;
 			}
-			WARN("CONFIG_DESCRIPTION",
-			     "please write a paragraph that describes the config symbol fully\n" . $herecurr) if ($is_start && $is_end && $length < 4);
+			if ($is_start && $is_end && $length < $min_conf_desc_length) {
+				WARN("CONFIG_DESCRIPTION",
+				     "please write a paragraph that describes the config symbol fully\n" . $herecurr);
+			}
 			#print "is_start<$is_start> is_end<$is_end> length<$length>\n";
 		}
 
-# discourage the addition of CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL in Kconfig.
+# check for MAINTAINERS entries that don't have the right form
+		if ($realfile =~ /^MAINTAINERS$/ &&
+		    $rawline =~ /^\+[A-Z]:/ &&
+		    $rawline !~ /^\+[A-Z]:\t\S/) {
+			if (WARN("MAINTAINERS_STYLE",
+				 "MAINTAINERS entries use one tab after TYPE:\n" . $herecurr) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^(\+[A-Z]):\s*/$1:\t/;
+			}
+		}
+
+# discourage the use of boolean for type definition attributes of Kconfig options
 		if ($realfile =~ /Kconfig/ &&
-		    $line =~ /.\s*depends on\s+.*\bEXPERIMENTAL\b/) {
-			WARN("CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL",
-			     "Use of CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is deprecated. For alternatives, see https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/10/23/580\n");
+		    $line =~ /^\+\s*\bboolean\b/) {
+			WARN("CONFIG_TYPE_BOOLEAN",
+			     "Use of boolean is deprecated, please use bool instead.\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
 		if (($realfile =~ /Makefile.*/ || $realfile =~ /Kbuild.*/) &&
@@ -2125,65 +2834,93 @@
 		}
 
 # check for DT compatible documentation
-		if (defined $root && $realfile =~ /\.dts/ &&
-		    $rawline =~ /^\+\s*compatible\s*=/) {
+		if (defined $root &&
+			(($realfile =~ /\.dtsi?$/ && $line =~ /^\+\s*compatible\s*=\s*\"/) ||
+			 ($realfile =~ /\.[ch]$/ && $line =~ /^\+.*\.compatible\s*=\s*\"/))) {
+
 			my @compats = $rawline =~ /\"([a-zA-Z0-9\-\,\.\+_]+)\"/g;
 
+			my $dt_path = $root . "/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/";
+			my $vp_file = $dt_path . "vendor-prefixes.txt";
+
 			foreach my $compat (@compats) {
 				my $compat2 = $compat;
-				my $dt_path =  $root . "/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/";
-				$compat2 =~ s/\,[a-z]*\-/\,<\.\*>\-/;
-				`grep -Erq "$compat|$compat2" $dt_path`;
+				$compat2 =~ s/\,[a-zA-Z0-9]*\-/\,<\.\*>\-/;
+				my $compat3 = $compat;
+				$compat3 =~ s/\,([a-z]*)[0-9]*\-/\,$1<\.\*>\-/;
+				`grep -Erq "$compat|$compat2|$compat3" $dt_path`;
 				if ( $? >> 8 ) {
 					WARN("UNDOCUMENTED_DT_STRING",
 					     "DT compatible string \"$compat\" appears un-documented -- check $dt_path\n" . $herecurr);
 				}
 
-				my $vendor = $compat;
-				my $vendor_path = $dt_path . "vendor-prefixes.txt";
-				next if (! -f $vendor_path);
-				$vendor =~ s/^([a-zA-Z0-9]+)\,.*/$1/;
-				`grep -Eq "$vendor" $vendor_path`;
+				next if $compat !~ /^([a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)\,/;
+				my $vendor = $1;
+				`grep -Eq "^$vendor\\b" $vp_file`;
 				if ( $? >> 8 ) {
 					WARN("UNDOCUMENTED_DT_STRING",
-					     "DT compatible string vendor \"$vendor\" appears un-documented -- check $vendor_path\n" . $herecurr);
+					     "DT compatible string vendor \"$vendor\" appears un-documented -- check $vp_file\n" . $herecurr);
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
 # check we are in a valid source file if not then ignore this hunk
-		next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|s|S|pl|sh)$/);
+		next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|s|S|sh|dtsi|dts)$/);
 
-#line length limit
-		if ($line =~ /^\+/ && $prevrawline !~ /\/\*\*/ &&
-		    $rawline !~ /^.\s*\*\s*\@$Ident\s/ &&
-		    !($line =~ /^\+\s*$logFunctions\s*\(\s*(?:(KERN_\S+\s*|[^"]*))?"[X\t]*"\s*(?:|,|\)\s*;)\s*$/ ||
-		    $line =~ /^\+\s*"[^"]*"\s*(?:\s*|,|\)\s*;)\s*$/) &&
-		    $length > $max_line_length)
-		{
-			WARN("LONG_LINE",
-			     "line over $max_line_length characters\n" . $herecurr);
-		}
+# line length limit (with some exclusions)
+#
+# There are a few types of lines that may extend beyond $max_line_length:
+#	logging functions like pr_info that end in a string
+#	lines with a single string
+#	#defines that are a single string
+#
+# There are 3 different line length message types:
+# LONG_LINE_COMMENT	a comment starts before but extends beyond $max_linelength
+# LONG_LINE_STRING	a string starts before but extends beyond $max_line_length
+# LONG_LINE		all other lines longer than $max_line_length
+#
+# if LONG_LINE is ignored, the other 2 types are also ignored
+#
 
-# Check for user-visible strings broken across lines, which breaks the ability
-# to grep for the string.  Make exceptions when the previous string ends in a
-# newline (multiple lines in one string constant) or '\t', '\r', ';', or '{'
-# (common in inline assembly) or is a octal \123 or hexadecimal \xaf value
-		if ($line =~ /^\+\s*"/ &&
-		    $prevline =~ /"\s*$/ &&
-		    $prevrawline !~ /(?:\\(?:[ntr]|[0-7]{1,3}|x[0-9a-fA-F]{1,2})|;\s*|\{\s*)"\s*$/) {
-			WARN("SPLIT_STRING",
-			     "quoted string split across lines\n" . $hereprev);
-		}
+		if ($line =~ /^\+/ && $length > $max_line_length) {
+			my $msg_type = "LONG_LINE";
 
-# check for spaces before a quoted newline
-		if ($rawline =~ /^.*\".*\s\\n/) {
-			if (WARN("QUOTED_WHITESPACE_BEFORE_NEWLINE",
-				 "unnecessary whitespace before a quoted newline\n" . $herecurr) &&
-			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/^(\+.*\".*)\s+\\n/$1\\n/;
+			# Check the allowed long line types first
+
+			# logging functions that end in a string that starts
+			# before $max_line_length
+			if ($line =~ /^\+\s*$logFunctions\s*\(\s*(?:(?:KERN_\S+\s*|[^"]*))?($String\s*(?:|,|\)\s*;)\s*)$/ &&
+			    length(expand_tabs(substr($line, 1, length($line) - length($1) - 1))) <= $max_line_length) {
+				$msg_type = "";
+
+			# lines with only strings (w/ possible termination)
+			# #defines with only strings
+			} elsif ($line =~ /^\+\s*$String\s*(?:\s*|,|\)\s*;)\s*$/ ||
+				 $line =~ /^\+\s*#\s*define\s+\w+\s+$String$/) {
+				$msg_type = "";
+
+			# EFI_GUID is another special case
+			} elsif ($line =~ /^\+.*\bEFI_GUID\s*\(/) {
+				$msg_type = "";
+
+			# Otherwise set the alternate message types
+
+			# a comment starts before $max_line_length
+			} elsif ($line =~ /($;[\s$;]*)$/ &&
+				 length(expand_tabs(substr($line, 1, length($line) - length($1) - 1))) <= $max_line_length) {
+				$msg_type = "LONG_LINE_COMMENT"
+
+			# a quoted string starts before $max_line_length
+			} elsif ($sline =~ /\s*($String(?:\s*(?:\\|,\s*|\)\s*;\s*))?)$/ &&
+				 length(expand_tabs(substr($line, 1, length($line) - length($1) - 1))) <= $max_line_length) {
+				$msg_type = "LONG_LINE_STRING"
 			}
 
+			if ($msg_type ne "" &&
+			    (show_type("LONG_LINE") || show_type($msg_type))) {
+				WARN($msg_type,
+				     "line over $max_line_length characters\n" . $herecurr);
+			}
 		}
 
 # check for adding lines without a newline.
@@ -2207,7 +2944,7 @@
 		}
 
 # check we are in a valid source file C or perl if not then ignore this hunk
-		next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|pl)$/);
+		next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|pl|dtsi|dts)$/);
 
 # at the beginning of a line any tabs must come first and anything
 # more than 8 must use tabs.
@@ -2218,7 +2955,7 @@
 			if (ERROR("CODE_INDENT",
 				  "code indent should use tabs where possible\n" . $herevet) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/^\+([ \t]+)/"\+" . tabify($1)/e;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^\+([ \t]+)/"\+" . tabify($1)/e;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -2228,9 +2965,9 @@
 			if (WARN("SPACE_BEFORE_TAB",
 				"please, no space before tabs\n" . $herevet) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				while ($fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+				while ($fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 					   s/(^\+.*) {8,8}\t/$1\t\t/) {}
-				while ($fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+				while ($fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 					   s/(^\+.*) +\t/$1\t/) {}
 			}
 		}
@@ -2241,9 +2978,22 @@
 			    "Logical continuations should be on the previous line\n" . $hereprev);
 		}
 
+# check indentation starts on a tab stop
+		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+		    $sline =~ /^\+\t+( +)(?:$c90_Keywords\b|\{\s*$|\}\s*(?:else\b|while\b|\s*$))/) {
+			my $indent = length($1);
+			if ($indent % 8) {
+				if (WARN("TABSTOP",
+					 "Statements should start on a tabstop\n" . $herecurr) &&
+				    $fix) {
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s@(^\+\t+) +@$1 . "\t" x ($indent/8)@e;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 # check multi-line statement indentation matches previous line
 		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
-		    $prevline =~ /^\+(\t*)(if \(|$Ident\().*(\&\&|\|\||,)\s*$/) {
+		    $prevline =~ /^\+([ \t]*)((?:$c90_Keywords(?:\s+if)\s*)|(?:$Declare\s*)?(?:$Ident|\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\))\s*|(?:\*\s*)*$Lval\s*=\s*$Ident\s*)\(.*(\&\&|\|\||,)\s*$/) {
 			$prevline =~ /^\+(\t*)(.*)$/;
 			my $oldindent = $1;
 			my $rest = $2;
@@ -2264,45 +3014,154 @@
 					if (CHK("PARENTHESIS_ALIGNMENT",
 						"Alignment should match open parenthesis\n" . $hereprev) &&
 					    $fix && $line =~ /^\+/) {
-						$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+						$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 						    s/^\+[ \t]*/\+$goodtabindent/;
 					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
-		if ($line =~ /^\+.*\*[ \t]*\)[ \t]+(?!$Assignment|$Arithmetic)/) {
+# check for space after cast like "(int) foo" or "(struct foo) bar"
+# avoid checking a few false positives:
+#   "sizeof(<type>)" or "__alignof__(<type>)"
+#   function pointer declarations like "(*foo)(int) = bar;"
+#   structure definitions like "(struct foo) { 0 };"
+#   multiline macros that define functions
+#   known attributes or the __attribute__ keyword
+		if ($line =~ /^\+(.*)\(\s*$Type\s*\)([ \t]++)((?![={]|\\$|$Attribute|__attribute__))/ &&
+		    (!defined($1) || $1 !~ /\b(?:sizeof|__alignof__)\s*$/)) {
 			if (CHK("SPACING",
-				"No space is necessary after a cast\n" . $hereprev) &&
+				"No space is necessary after a cast\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
-				    s/^(\+.*\*[ \t]*\))[ \t]+/$1/;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+				    s/(\(\s*$Type\s*\))[ \t]+/$1/;
 			}
 		}
 
+# Block comment styles
+# Networking with an initial /*
 		if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
 		    $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\/\*[ \t]*$/ &&
-		    $rawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/) {
+		    $rawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/ &&
+		    $realline > 2) {
 			WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
 			     "networking block comments don't use an empty /* line, use /* Comment...\n" . $hereprev);
 		}
 
-		if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
-		    $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\/\*/ &&		#starting /*
+# Block comments use * on subsequent lines
+		if ($prevline =~ /$;[ \t]*$/ &&			#ends in comment
+		    $prevrawline =~ /^\+.*?\/\*/ &&		#starting /*
 		    $prevrawline !~ /\*\/[ \t]*$/ &&		#no trailing */
 		    $rawline =~ /^\+/ &&			#line is new
 		    $rawline !~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/) {		#no leading *
-			WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
-			     "networking block comments start with * on subsequent lines\n" . $hereprev);
+			WARN("BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
+			     "Block comments use * on subsequent lines\n" . $hereprev);
 		}
 
-		if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
-		    $rawline !~ m@^\+[ \t]*\*/[ \t]*$@ &&	#trailing */
+# Block comments use */ on trailing lines
+		if ($rawline !~ m@^\+[ \t]*\*/[ \t]*$@ &&	#trailing */
 		    $rawline !~ m@^\+.*/\*.*\*/[ \t]*$@ &&	#inline /*...*/
 		    $rawline !~ m@^\+.*\*{2,}/[ \t]*$@ &&	#trailing **/
 		    $rawline =~ m@^\+[ \t]*.+\*\/[ \t]*$@) {	#non blank */
-			WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
-			     "networking block comments put the trailing */ on a separate line\n" . $herecurr);
+			WARN("BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
+			     "Block comments use a trailing */ on a separate line\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
+# Block comment * alignment
+		if ($prevline =~ /$;[ \t]*$/ &&			#ends in comment
+		    $line =~ /^\+[ \t]*$;/ &&			#leading comment
+		    $rawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/ &&		#leading *
+		    (($prevrawline =~ /^\+.*?\/\*/ &&		#leading /*
+		      $prevrawline !~ /\*\/[ \t]*$/) ||		#no trailing */
+		     $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/)) {		#leading *
+			my $oldindent;
+			$prevrawline =~ m@^\+([ \t]*/?)\*@;
+			if (defined($1)) {
+				$oldindent = expand_tabs($1);
+			} else {
+				$prevrawline =~ m@^\+(.*/?)\*@;
+				$oldindent = expand_tabs($1);
+			}
+			$rawline =~ m@^\+([ \t]*)\*@;
+			my $newindent = $1;
+			$newindent = expand_tabs($newindent);
+			if (length($oldindent) ne length($newindent)) {
+				WARN("BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
+				     "Block comments should align the * on each line\n" . $hereprev);
+			}
+		}
+
+# check for missing blank lines after struct/union declarations
+# with exceptions for various attributes and macros
+		if ($prevline =~ /^[\+ ]};?\s*$/ &&
+		    $line =~ /^\+/ &&
+		    !($line =~ /^\+\s*$/ ||
+		      $line =~ /^\+\s*EXPORT_SYMBOL/ ||
+		      $line =~ /^\+\s*MODULE_/i ||
+		      $line =~ /^\+\s*\#\s*(?:end|elif|else)/ ||
+		      $line =~ /^\+[a-z_]*init/ ||
+		      $line =~ /^\+\s*(?:static\s+)?[A-Z_]*ATTR/ ||
+		      $line =~ /^\+\s*DECLARE/ ||
+		      $line =~ /^\+\s*__setup/)) {
+			if (CHK("LINE_SPACING",
+				"Please use a blank line after function/struct/union/enum declarations\n" . $hereprev) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, "\+");
+			}
+		}
+
+# check for multiple consecutive blank lines
+		if ($prevline =~ /^[\+ ]\s*$/ &&
+		    $line =~ /^\+\s*$/ &&
+		    $last_blank_line != ($linenr - 1)) {
+			if (CHK("LINE_SPACING",
+				"Please don't use multiple blank lines\n" . $hereprev) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+			}
+
+			$last_blank_line = $linenr;
+		}
+
+# check for missing blank lines after declarations
+		if ($sline =~ /^\+\s+\S/ &&			#Not at char 1
+			# actual declarations
+		    ($prevline =~ /^\+\s+$Declare\s*$Ident\s*[=,;:\[]/ ||
+			# function pointer declarations
+		     $prevline =~ /^\+\s+$Declare\s*\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\)\s*[=,;:\[\(]/ ||
+			# foo bar; where foo is some local typedef or #define
+		     $prevline =~ /^\+\s+$Ident(?:\s+|\s*\*\s*)$Ident\s*[=,;\[]/ ||
+			# known declaration macros
+		     $prevline =~ /^\+\s+$declaration_macros/) &&
+			# for "else if" which can look like "$Ident $Ident"
+		    !($prevline =~ /^\+\s+$c90_Keywords\b/ ||
+			# other possible extensions of declaration lines
+		      $prevline =~ /(?:$Compare|$Assignment|$Operators)\s*$/ ||
+			# not starting a section or a macro "\" extended line
+		      $prevline =~ /(?:\{\s*|\\)$/) &&
+			# looks like a declaration
+		    !($sline =~ /^\+\s+$Declare\s*$Ident\s*[=,;:\[]/ ||
+			# function pointer declarations
+		      $sline =~ /^\+\s+$Declare\s*\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\)\s*[=,;:\[\(]/ ||
+			# foo bar; where foo is some local typedef or #define
+		      $sline =~ /^\+\s+$Ident(?:\s+|\s*\*\s*)$Ident\s*[=,;\[]/ ||
+			# known declaration macros
+		      $sline =~ /^\+\s+$declaration_macros/ ||
+			# start of struct or union or enum
+		      $sline =~ /^\+\s+(?:union|struct|enum|typedef)\b/ ||
+			# start or end of block or continuation of declaration
+		      $sline =~ /^\+\s+(?:$|[\{\}\.\#\"\?\:\(\[])/ ||
+			# bitfield continuation
+		      $sline =~ /^\+\s+$Ident\s*:\s*\d+\s*[,;]/ ||
+			# other possible extensions of declaration lines
+		      $sline =~ /^\+\s+\(?\s*(?:$Compare|$Assignment|$Operators)/) &&
+			# indentation of previous and current line are the same
+		    (($prevline =~ /\+(\s+)\S/) && $sline =~ /^\+$1\S/)) {
+			if (WARN("LINE_SPACING",
+				 "Missing a blank line after declarations\n" . $hereprev) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, "\+");
+			}
 		}
 
 # check for spaces at the beginning of a line.
@@ -2315,17 +3174,46 @@
 			if (WARN("LEADING_SPACE",
 				 "please, no spaces at the start of a line\n" . $herevet) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/^\+([ \t]+)/"\+" . tabify($1)/e;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^\+([ \t]+)/"\+" . tabify($1)/e;
 			}
 		}
 
 # check we are in a valid C source file if not then ignore this hunk
 		next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c)$/);
 
-# discourage the addition of CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL in #if(def).
-		if ($line =~ /^\+\s*\#\s*if.*\bCONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL\b/) {
-			WARN("CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL",
-			     "Use of CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is deprecated. For alternatives, see https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/10/23/580\n");
+# check if this appears to be the start function declaration, save the name
+		if ($sline =~ /^\+\{\s*$/ &&
+		    $prevline =~ /^\+(?:(?:(?:$Storage|$Inline)\s*)*\s*$Type\s*)?($Ident)\(/) {
+			$context_function = $1;
+		}
+
+# check if this appears to be the end of function declaration
+		if ($sline =~ /^\+\}\s*$/) {
+			undef $context_function;
+		}
+
+# check indentation of any line with a bare else
+# (but not if it is a multiple line "if (foo) return bar; else return baz;")
+# if the previous line is a break or return and is indented 1 tab more...
+		if ($sline =~ /^\+([\t]+)(?:}[ \t]*)?else(?:[ \t]*{)?\s*$/) {
+			my $tabs = length($1) + 1;
+			if ($prevline =~ /^\+\t{$tabs,$tabs}break\b/ ||
+			    ($prevline =~ /^\+\t{$tabs,$tabs}return\b/ &&
+			     defined $lines[$linenr] &&
+			     $lines[$linenr] !~ /^[ \+]\t{$tabs,$tabs}return/)) {
+				WARN("UNNECESSARY_ELSE",
+				     "else is not generally useful after a break or return\n" . $hereprev);
+			}
+		}
+
+# check indentation of a line with a break;
+# if the previous line is a goto or return and is indented the same # of tabs
+		if ($sline =~ /^\+([\t]+)break\s*;\s*$/) {
+			my $tabs = $1;
+			if ($prevline =~ /^\+$tabs(?:goto|return)\b/) {
+				WARN("UNNECESSARY_BREAK",
+				     "break is not useful after a goto or return\n" . $hereprev);
+			}
 		}
 
 # check for RCS/CVS revision markers
@@ -2356,7 +3244,7 @@
 		my ($stat, $cond, $line_nr_next, $remain_next, $off_next,
 		    $realline_next);
 #print "LINE<$line>\n";
-		if ($linenr >= $suppress_statement &&
+		if ($linenr > $suppress_statement &&
 		    $realcnt && $sline =~ /.\s*\S/) {
 			($stat, $cond, $line_nr_next, $remain_next, $off_next) =
 				ctx_statement_block($linenr, $realcnt, 0);
@@ -2457,7 +3345,7 @@
 
 # if/while/etc brace do not go on next line, unless defining a do while loop,
 # or if that brace on the next line is for something else
-		if ($line =~ /(.*)\b((?:if|while|for|switch)\s*\(|do\b|else\b)/ && $line !~ /^.\s*\#/) {
+		if ($line =~ /(.*)\b((?:if|while|for|switch|(?:[a-z_]+|)for_each[a-z_]+)\s*\(|do\b|else\b)/ && $line !~ /^.\s*\#/) {
 			my $pre_ctx = "$1$2";
 
 			my ($level, @ctx) = ctx_statement_level($linenr, $realcnt, 0);
@@ -2484,7 +3372,7 @@
 			#print "realcnt<$realcnt> ctx_cnt<$ctx_cnt>\n";
 			#print "pre<$pre_ctx>\nline<$line>\nctx<$ctx>\nnext<$lines[$ctx_ln - 1]>\n";
 
-			if ($ctx !~ /{\s*/ && defined($lines[$ctx_ln -1]) && $lines[$ctx_ln - 1] =~ /^\+\s*{/) {
+			if ($ctx !~ /{\s*/ && defined($lines[$ctx_ln - 1]) && $lines[$ctx_ln - 1] =~ /^\+\s*{/) {
 				ERROR("OPEN_BRACE",
 				      "that open brace { should be on the previous line\n" .
 					"$here\n$ctx\n$rawlines[$ctx_ln - 1]\n");
@@ -2503,7 +3391,7 @@
 		}
 
 # Check relative indent for conditionals and blocks.
-		if ($line =~ /\b(?:(?:if|while|for)\s*\(|do\b)/ && $line !~ /^.\s*#/ && $line !~ /\}\s*while\s*/) {
+		if ($line =~ /\b(?:(?:if|while|for|(?:[a-z_]+|)for_each[a-z_]+)\s*\(|(?:do|else)\b)/ && $line !~ /^.\s*#/ && $line !~ /\}\s*while\s*/) {
 			($stat, $cond, $line_nr_next, $remain_next, $off_next) =
 				ctx_statement_block($linenr, $realcnt, 0)
 					if (!defined $stat);
@@ -2511,15 +3399,22 @@
 
 			substr($s, 0, length($c), '');
 
-			# Make sure we remove the line prefixes as we have
-			# none on the first line, and are going to readd them
-			# where necessary.
-			$s =~ s/\n./\n/gs;
+			# remove inline comments
+			$s =~ s/$;/ /g;
+			$c =~ s/$;/ /g;
 
 			# Find out how long the conditional actually is.
 			my @newlines = ($c =~ /\n/gs);
 			my $cond_lines = 1 + $#newlines;
 
+			# Make sure we remove the line prefixes as we have
+			# none on the first line, and are going to readd them
+			# where necessary.
+			$s =~ s/\n./\n/gs;
+			while ($s =~ /\n\s+\\\n/) {
+				$cond_lines += $s =~ s/\n\s+\\\n/\n/g;
+			}
+
 			# We want to check the first line inside the block
 			# starting at the end of the conditional, so remove:
 			#  1) any blank line termination
@@ -2585,8 +3480,12 @@
 
 			#print "line<$line> prevline<$prevline> indent<$indent> sindent<$sindent> check<$check> continuation<$continuation> s<$s> cond_lines<$cond_lines> stat_real<$stat_real> stat<$stat>\n";
 
-			if ($check && (($sindent % 8) != 0 ||
-			    ($sindent <= $indent && $s ne ''))) {
+			if ($check && $s ne '' &&
+			    (($sindent % 8) != 0 ||
+			     ($sindent < $indent) ||
+			     ($sindent == $indent &&
+			      ($s !~ /^\s*(?:\}|\{|else\b)/)) ||
+			     ($sindent > $indent + 8))) {
 				WARN("SUSPECT_CODE_INDENT",
 				     "suspect code indent for conditional statements ($indent, $sindent)\n" . $herecurr . "$stat_real\n");
 			}
@@ -2608,6 +3507,42 @@
 #ignore lines not being added
 		next if ($line =~ /^[^\+]/);
 
+# check for dereferences that span multiple lines
+		if ($prevline =~ /^\+.*$Lval\s*(?:\.|->)\s*$/ &&
+		    $line =~ /^\+\s*(?!\#\s*(?!define\s+|if))\s*$Lval/) {
+			$prevline =~ /($Lval\s*(?:\.|->))\s*$/;
+			my $ref = $1;
+			$line =~ /^.\s*($Lval)/;
+			$ref .= $1;
+			$ref =~ s/\s//g;
+			WARN("MULTILINE_DEREFERENCE",
+			     "Avoid multiple line dereference - prefer '$ref'\n" . $hereprev);
+		}
+
+# check for declarations of signed or unsigned without int
+		while ($line =~ m{\b($Declare)\s*(?!char\b|short\b|int\b|long\b)\s*($Ident)?\s*[=,;\[\)\(]}g) {
+			my $type = $1;
+			my $var = $2;
+			$var = "" if (!defined $var);
+			if ($type =~ /^(?:(?:$Storage|$Inline|$Attribute)\s+)*((?:un)?signed)((?:\s*\*)*)\s*$/) {
+				my $sign = $1;
+				my $pointer = $2;
+
+				$pointer = "" if (!defined $pointer);
+
+				if (WARN("UNSPECIFIED_INT",
+					 "Prefer '" . trim($sign) . " int" . rtrim($pointer) . "' to bare use of '$sign" . rtrim($pointer) . "'\n" . $herecurr) &&
+				    $fix) {
+					my $decl = trim($sign) . " int ";
+					my $comp_pointer = $pointer;
+					$comp_pointer =~ s/\s//g;
+					$decl .= $comp_pointer;
+					$decl = rtrim($decl) if ($var eq "");
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s@\b$sign\s*\Q$pointer\E\s*$var\b@$decl$var@;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 # TEST: allow direct testing of the type matcher.
 		if ($dbg_type) {
 			if ($line =~ /^.\s*$Declare\s*$/) {
@@ -2634,8 +3569,18 @@
 # check for initialisation to aggregates open brace on the next line
 		if ($line =~ /^.\s*{/ &&
 		    $prevline =~ /(?:^|[^=])=\s*$/) {
-			ERROR("OPEN_BRACE",
-			      "that open brace { should be on the previous line\n" . $hereprev);
+			if (ERROR("OPEN_BRACE",
+				  "that open brace { should be on the previous line\n" . $hereprev) &&
+			    $fix && $prevline =~ /^\+/ && $line =~ /^\+/) {
+				fix_delete_line($fixlinenr - 1, $prevrawline);
+				fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+				my $fixedline = $prevrawline;
+				$fixedline =~ s/\s*=\s*$/ = {/;
+				fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, $fixedline);
+				$fixedline = $line;
+				$fixedline =~ s/^(.\s*)\{\s*/$1/;
+				fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, $fixedline);
+			}
 		}
 
 #
@@ -2660,10 +3605,10 @@
 			if (ERROR("C99_COMMENTS",
 				  "do not use C99 // comments\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				my $line = $fixed[$linenr - 1];
+				my $line = $fixed[$fixlinenr];
 				if ($line =~ /\/\/(.*)$/) {
 					my $comment = trim($1);
-					$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s@\/\/(.*)$@/\* $comment \*/@;
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s@\/\/(.*)$@/\* $comment \*/@;
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -2717,24 +3662,30 @@
 		}
 
 # check for global initialisers.
-		if ($line =~ /^\+(\s*$Type\s*$Ident\s*(?:\s+$Modifier))*\s*=\s*(0|NULL|false)\s*;/) {
+		if ($line =~ /^\+$Type\s*$Ident(?:\s+$Modifier)*\s*=\s*($zero_initializer)\s*;/) {
 			if (ERROR("GLOBAL_INITIALISERS",
-				  "do not initialise globals to 0 or NULL\n" .
-				      $herecurr) &&
+				  "do not initialise globals to $1\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/($Type\s*$Ident\s*(?:\s+$Modifier))*\s*=\s*(0|NULL|false)\s*;/$1;/;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(^.$Type\s*$Ident(?:\s+$Modifier)*)\s*=\s*$zero_initializer\s*;/$1;/;
 			}
 		}
 # check for static initialisers.
-		if ($line =~ /^\+.*\bstatic\s.*=\s*(0|NULL|false)\s*;/) {
+		if ($line =~ /^\+.*\bstatic\s.*=\s*($zero_initializer)\s*;/) {
 			if (ERROR("INITIALISED_STATIC",
-				  "do not initialise statics to 0 or NULL\n" .
+				  "do not initialise statics to $1\n" .
 				      $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/(\bstatic\s.*?)\s*=\s*(0|NULL|false)\s*;/$1;/;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(\bstatic\s.*?)\s*=\s*$zero_initializer\s*;/$1;/;
 			}
 		}
 
+# check for misordered declarations of char/short/int/long with signed/unsigned
+		while ($sline =~ m{(\b$TypeMisordered\b)}g) {
+			my $tmp = trim($1);
+			WARN("MISORDERED_TYPE",
+			     "type '$tmp' should be specified in [[un]signed] [short|int|long|long long] order\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # check for static const char * arrays.
 		if ($line =~ /\bstatic\s+const\s+char\s*\*\s*(\w+)\s*\[\s*\]\s*=\s*/) {
 			WARN("STATIC_CONST_CHAR_ARRAY",
@@ -2749,21 +3700,44 @@
 				$herecurr);
                }
 
+# check for const <foo> const where <foo> is not a pointer or array type
+		if ($sline =~ /\bconst\s+($BasicType)\s+const\b/) {
+			my $found = $1;
+			if ($sline =~ /\bconst\s+\Q$found\E\s+const\b\s*\*/) {
+				WARN("CONST_CONST",
+				     "'const $found const *' should probably be 'const $found * const'\n" . $herecurr);
+			} elsif ($sline !~ /\bconst\s+\Q$found\E\s+const\s+\w+\s*\[/) {
+				WARN("CONST_CONST",
+				     "'const $found const' should probably be 'const $found'\n" . $herecurr);
+			}
+		}
+
+# check for non-global char *foo[] = {"bar", ...} declarations.
+		if ($line =~ /^.\s+(?:static\s+|const\s+)?char\s+\*\s*\w+\s*\[\s*\]\s*=\s*\{/) {
+			WARN("STATIC_CONST_CHAR_ARRAY",
+			     "char * array declaration might be better as static const\n" .
+				$herecurr);
+               }
+
+# check for sizeof(foo)/sizeof(foo[0]) that could be ARRAY_SIZE(foo)
+		if ($line =~ m@\bsizeof\s*\(\s*($Lval)\s*\)@) {
+			my $array = $1;
+			if ($line =~ m@\b(sizeof\s*\(\s*\Q$array\E\s*\)\s*/\s*sizeof\s*\(\s*\Q$array\E\s*\[\s*0\s*\]\s*\))@) {
+				my $array_div = $1;
+				if (WARN("ARRAY_SIZE",
+					 "Prefer ARRAY_SIZE($array)\n" . $herecurr) &&
+				    $fix) {
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$array_div\E/ARRAY_SIZE($array)/;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 # check for function declarations without arguments like "int foo()"
 		if ($line =~ /(\b$Type\s+$Ident)\s*\(\s*\)/) {
 			if (ERROR("FUNCTION_WITHOUT_ARGS",
 				  "Bad function definition - $1() should probably be $1(void)\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/(\b($Type)\s+($Ident))\s*\(\s*\)/$2 $3(void)/;
-			}
-		}
-
-# check for uses of DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE
-		if ($line =~ /\bDEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE\s*\(\s*(\w+)\s*\)\s*=/) {
-			if (WARN("DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE",
-				 "Prefer struct pci_device_id over deprecated DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE\n" . $herecurr) &&
-			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/\b(?:static\s+|)DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE\s*\(\s*(\w+)\s*\)\s*=\s*/static const struct pci_device_id $1\[\] = /;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(\b($Type)\s+($Ident))\s*\(\s*\)/$2 $3(void)/;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -2773,7 +3747,7 @@
 		    $line !~ /\btypedef\s+$Type\s*\(\s*\*?$Ident\s*\)\s*\(/ &&
 		    $line !~ /\btypedef\s+$Type\s+$Ident\s*\(/ &&
 		    $line !~ /\b$typeTypedefs\b/ &&
-		    $line !~ /\b__bitwise(?:__|)\b/) {
+		    $line !~ /\b__bitwise\b/) {
 			WARN("NEW_TYPEDEFS",
 			     "do not add new typedefs\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
@@ -2800,7 +3774,7 @@
 					my $sub_from = $ident;
 					my $sub_to = $ident;
 					$sub_to =~ s/\Q$from\E/$to/;
-					$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 					    s@\Q$sub_from\E@$sub_to@;
 				}
 			}
@@ -2828,19 +3802,21 @@
 					my $sub_from = $match;
 					my $sub_to = $match;
 					$sub_to =~ s/\Q$from\E/$to/;
-					$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 					    s@\Q$sub_from\E@$sub_to@;
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
-# # no BUG() or BUG_ON()
-# 		if ($line =~ /\b(BUG|BUG_ON)\b/) {
-# 			print "Try to use WARN_ON & Recovery code rather than BUG() or BUG_ON()\n";
-# 			print "$herecurr";
-# 			$clean = 0;
-# 		}
+# avoid BUG() or BUG_ON()
+		if ($line =~ /\b(?:BUG|BUG_ON)\b/) {
+			my $msg_type = \&WARN;
+			$msg_type = \&CHK if ($file);
+			&{$msg_type}("AVOID_BUG",
+				     "Avoid crashing the kernel - try using WARN_ON & recovery code rather than BUG() or BUG_ON()\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
 
+# avoid LINUX_VERSION_CODE
 		if ($line =~ /\bLINUX_VERSION_CODE\b/) {
 			WARN("LINUX_VERSION_CODE",
 			     "LINUX_VERSION_CODE should be avoided, code should be for the version to which it is merged\n" . $herecurr);
@@ -2849,7 +3825,7 @@
 # check for uses of printk_ratelimit
 		if ($line =~ /\bprintk_ratelimit\s*\(/) {
 			WARN("PRINTK_RATELIMITED",
-"Prefer printk_ratelimited or pr_<level>_ratelimited to printk_ratelimit\n" . $herecurr);
+			     "Prefer printk_ratelimited or pr_<level>_ratelimited to printk_ratelimit\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
 # printk should use KERN_* levels.  Note that follow on printk's on the
@@ -2883,14 +3859,14 @@
 			my $level2 = $level;
 			$level2 = "dbg" if ($level eq "debug");
 			WARN("PREFER_PR_LEVEL",
-			     "Prefer netdev_$level2(netdev, ... then dev_$level2(dev, ... then pr_$level(...  to printk(KERN_$orig ...\n" . $herecurr);
+			     "Prefer [subsystem eg: netdev]_$level2([subsystem]dev, ... then dev_$level2(dev, ... then pr_$level(...  to printk(KERN_$orig ...\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
 		if ($line =~ /\bpr_warning\s*\(/) {
 			if (WARN("PREFER_PR_LEVEL",
 				 "Prefer pr_warn(... to pr_warning(...\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 				    s/\bpr_warning\b/pr_warn/;
 			}
 		}
@@ -2904,19 +3880,50 @@
 			     "Prefer dev_$level(... to dev_printk(KERN_$orig, ...\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
+# ENOSYS means "bad syscall nr" and nothing else.  This will have a small
+# number of false positives, but assembly files are not checked, so at
+# least the arch entry code will not trigger this warning.
+		if ($line =~ /\bENOSYS\b/) {
+			WARN("ENOSYS",
+			     "ENOSYS means 'invalid syscall nr' and nothing else\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # function brace can't be on same line, except for #defines of do while,
 # or if closed on same line
-		if (($line=~/$Type\s*$Ident\(.*\).*\s\{/) and
+		if (($line=~/$Type\s*$Ident\(.*\).*\s*{/) and
 		    !($line=~/\#\s*define.*do\s\{/) and !($line=~/}/)) {
-			ERROR("OPEN_BRACE",
-			      "open brace '{' following function declarations go on the next line\n" . $herecurr);
+			if (ERROR("OPEN_BRACE",
+				  "open brace '{' following function declarations go on the next line\n" . $herecurr) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+				my $fixed_line = $rawline;
+				$fixed_line =~ /(^..*$Type\s*$Ident\(.*\)\s*){(.*)$/;
+				my $line1 = $1;
+				my $line2 = $2;
+				fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, ltrim($line1));
+				fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, "\+{");
+				if ($line2 !~ /^\s*$/) {
+					fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, "\+\t" . trim($line2));
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 # open braces for enum, union and struct go on the same line.
 		if ($line =~ /^.\s*{/ &&
 		    $prevline =~ /^.\s*(?:typedef\s+)?(enum|union|struct)(?:\s+$Ident)?\s*$/) {
-			ERROR("OPEN_BRACE",
-			      "open brace '{' following $1 go on the same line\n" . $hereprev);
+			if (ERROR("OPEN_BRACE",
+				  "open brace '{' following $1 go on the same line\n" . $hereprev) &&
+			    $fix && $prevline =~ /^\+/ && $line =~ /^\+/) {
+				fix_delete_line($fixlinenr - 1, $prevrawline);
+				fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+				my $fixedline = rtrim($prevrawline) . " {";
+				fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, $fixedline);
+				$fixedline = $rawline;
+				$fixedline =~ s/^(.\s*)\{\s*/$1\t/;
+				if ($fixedline !~ /^\+\s*$/) {
+					fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, $fixedline);
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 # missing space after union, struct or enum definition
@@ -2924,7 +3931,7 @@
 			if (WARN("SPACING",
 				 "missing space after $1 definition\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 				    s/^(.\s*(?:typedef\s+)?(?:enum|union|struct)(?:\s+$Ident){1,2})([=\{])/$1 $2/;
 			}
 		}
@@ -2932,10 +3939,7 @@
 # Function pointer declarations
 # check spacing between type, funcptr, and args
 # canonical declaration is "type (*funcptr)(args...)"
-#
-# the $Declare variable will capture all spaces after the type
-# so check it for trailing missing spaces or multiple spaces
-		if ($line =~ /^.\s*($Declare)\((\s*)\*(\s*)$Ident(\s*)\)(\s*)\(/) {
+		if ($line =~ /^.\s*($Declare)\((\s*)\*(\s*)($Ident)(\s*)\)(\s*)\(/) {
 			my $declare = $1;
 			my $pre_pointer_space = $2;
 			my $post_pointer_space = $3;
@@ -2943,16 +3947,30 @@
 			my $post_funcname_space = $5;
 			my $pre_args_space = $6;
 
-			if ($declare !~ /\s$/) {
+# the $Declare variable will capture all spaces after the type
+# so check it for a missing trailing missing space but pointer return types
+# don't need a space so don't warn for those.
+			my $post_declare_space = "";
+			if ($declare =~ /(\s+)$/) {
+				$post_declare_space = $1;
+				$declare = rtrim($declare);
+			}
+			if ($declare !~ /\*$/ && $post_declare_space =~ /^$/) {
 				WARN("SPACING",
 				     "missing space after return type\n" . $herecurr);
+				$post_declare_space = " ";
 			}
 
 # unnecessary space "type  (*funcptr)(args...)"
-			elsif ($declare =~ /\s{2,}$/) {
-				WARN("SPACING",
-				     "Multiple spaces after return type\n" . $herecurr);
-			}
+# This test is not currently implemented because these declarations are
+# equivalent to
+#	int  foo(int bar, ...)
+# and this is form shouldn't/doesn't generate a checkpatch warning.
+#
+#			elsif ($declare =~ /\s{2,}$/) {
+#				WARN("SPACING",
+#				     "Multiple spaces after return type\n" . $herecurr);
+#			}
 
 # unnecessary space "type ( *funcptr)(args...)"
 			if (defined $pre_pointer_space &&
@@ -2983,8 +4001,8 @@
 			}
 
 			if (show_type("SPACING") && $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
-				    s/^(.\s*$Declare)\(\s*\*\s*($Ident)\s*\)\s*\(/rtrim($1) . " " . "\(\*$2\)\("/ex;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
+				    s/^(.\s*)$Declare\s*\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\)\s*\(/$1 . $declare . $post_declare_space . '(*' . $funcname . ')('/ex;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -3000,7 +4018,7 @@
 				if (ERROR("BRACKET_SPACE",
 					  "space prohibited before open square bracket '['\n" . $herecurr) &&
 				    $fix) {
-				    $fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+				    $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 					s/^(\+.*?)\s+\[/$1\[/;
 				}
 			}
@@ -3035,7 +4053,7 @@
 				if (WARN("SPACING",
 					 "space prohibited between function name and open parenthesis '('\n" . $herecurr) &&
 					     $fix) {
-					$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 					    s/\b$name\s+\(/$name\(/;
 				}
 			}
@@ -3126,7 +4144,7 @@
 
 				# Ignore operators passed as parameters.
 				if ($op_type ne 'V' &&
-				    $ca =~ /\s$/ && $cc =~ /^\s*,/) {
+				    $ca =~ /\s$/ && $cc =~ /^\s*[,\)]/) {
 
 #				# Ignore comments
 #				} elsif ($op =~ /^$;+$/) {
@@ -3145,10 +4163,13 @@
 				# // is a comment
 				} elsif ($op eq '//') {
 
+				#   :   when part of a bitfield
+				} elsif ($opv eq ':B') {
+					# skip the bitfield test for now
+
 				# No spaces for:
 				#   ->
-				#   :   when part of a bitfield
-				} elsif ($op eq '->' || $opv eq ':B') {
+				} elsif ($op eq '->') {
 					if ($ctx =~ /Wx.|.xW/) {
 						if (ERROR("SPACING",
 							  "spaces prohibited around that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
@@ -3160,14 +4181,33 @@
 						}
 					}
 
-				# , must have a space on the right.
+				# , must not have a space before and must have a space on the right.
 				} elsif ($op eq ',') {
+					my $rtrim_before = 0;
+					my $space_after = 0;
+					if ($ctx =~ /Wx./) {
+						if (ERROR("SPACING",
+							  "space prohibited before that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+							$line_fixed = 1;
+							$rtrim_before = 1;
+						}
+					}
 					if ($ctx !~ /.x[WEC]/ && $cc !~ /^}/) {
 						if (ERROR("SPACING",
 							  "space required after that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
-							$good = $fix_elements[$n] . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]) . " ";
 							$line_fixed = 1;
 							$last_after = $n;
+							$space_after = 1;
+						}
+					}
+					if ($rtrim_before || $space_after) {
+						if ($rtrim_before) {
+							$good = rtrim($fix_elements[$n]) . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]);
+						} else {
+							$good = $fix_elements[$n] . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]);
+						}
+						if ($space_after) {
+							$good .= " ";
 						}
 					}
 
@@ -3239,7 +4279,22 @@
 					 $op eq '*' or $op eq '/' or
 					 $op eq '%')
 				{
-					if ($ctx =~ /Wx[^WCE]|[^WCE]xW/) {
+					if ($check) {
+						if (defined $fix_elements[$n + 2] && $ctx !~ /[EW]x[EW]/) {
+							if (CHK("SPACING",
+								"spaces preferred around that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+								$good = rtrim($fix_elements[$n]) . " " . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]) . " ";
+								$fix_elements[$n + 2] =~ s/^\s+//;
+								$line_fixed = 1;
+							}
+						} elsif (!defined $fix_elements[$n + 2] && $ctx !~ /Wx[OE]/) {
+							if (CHK("SPACING",
+								"space preferred before that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+								$good = rtrim($fix_elements[$n]) . " " . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]);
+								$line_fixed = 1;
+							}
+						}
+					} elsif ($ctx =~ /Wx[^WCE]|[^WCE]xW/) {
 						if (ERROR("SPACING",
 							  "need consistent spacing around '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
 							$good = rtrim($fix_elements[$n]) . " " . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]) . " ";
@@ -3274,6 +4329,14 @@
 					    	$ok = 1;
 					}
 
+					# for asm volatile statements
+					# ignore a colon with another
+					# colon immediately before or after
+					if (($op eq ':') &&
+					    ($ca =~ /:$/ || $cc =~ /^:/)) {
+						$ok = 1;
+					}
+
 					# messages are ERROR, but ?: are CHK
 					if ($ok == 0) {
 						my $msg_type = \&ERROR;
@@ -3300,8 +4363,8 @@
 				$fixed_line = $fixed_line . $fix_elements[$#elements];
 			}
 
-			if ($fix && $line_fixed && $fixed_line ne $fixed[$linenr - 1]) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] = $fixed_line;
+			if ($fix && $line_fixed && $fixed_line ne $fixed[$fixlinenr]) {
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] = $fixed_line;
 			}
 
 
@@ -3312,7 +4375,7 @@
 			if (WARN("SPACING",
 				 "space prohibited before semicolon\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				1 while $fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+				1 while $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 				    s/^(\+.*\S)\s+;/$1;/;
 			}
 		}
@@ -3340,12 +4403,12 @@
 ## 		}
 
 #need space before brace following if, while, etc
-		if (($line =~ /\(.*\)\{/ && $line !~ /\($Type\){/) ||
+		if (($line =~ /\(.*\)\{/ && $line !~ /\($Type\)\{/) ||
 		    $line =~ /do\{/) {
 			if (ERROR("SPACING",
 				  "space required before the open brace '{'\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/^(\+.*(?:do|\))){/$1 {/;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^(\+.*(?:do|\)))\{/$1 {/;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -3363,7 +4426,7 @@
 			if (ERROR("SPACING",
 				  "space required after that close brace '}'\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 				    s/}((?!(?:,|;|\)))\S)/} $1/;
 			}
 		}
@@ -3373,7 +4436,7 @@
 			if (ERROR("SPACING",
 				  "space prohibited after that open square bracket '['\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 				    s/\[\s+/\[/;
 			}
 		}
@@ -3381,7 +4444,7 @@
 			if (ERROR("SPACING",
 				  "space prohibited before that close square bracket ']'\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 				    s/\s+\]/\]/;
 			}
 		}
@@ -3392,7 +4455,7 @@
 			if (ERROR("SPACING",
 				  "space prohibited after that open parenthesis '('\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 				    s/\(\s+/\(/;
 			}
 		}
@@ -3402,36 +4465,77 @@
 			if (ERROR("SPACING",
 				  "space prohibited before that close parenthesis ')'\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 				    s/\s+\)/\)/;
 			}
 		}
 
+# check unnecessary parentheses around addressof/dereference single $Lvals
+# ie: &(foo->bar) should be &foo->bar and *(foo->bar) should be *foo->bar
+
+		while ($line =~ /(?:[^&]&\s*|\*)\(\s*($Ident\s*(?:$Member\s*)+)\s*\)/g) {
+			my $var = $1;
+			if (CHK("UNNECESSARY_PARENTHESES",
+				"Unnecessary parentheses around $var\n" . $herecurr) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\(\s*\Q$var\E\s*\)/$var/;
+			}
+		}
+
+# check for unnecessary parentheses around function pointer uses
+# ie: (foo->bar)(); should be foo->bar();
+# but not "if (foo->bar) (" to avoid some false positives
+		if ($line =~ /(\bif\s*|)(\(\s*$Ident\s*(?:$Member\s*)+\))[ \t]*\(/ && $1 !~ /^if/) {
+			my $var = $2;
+			if (CHK("UNNECESSARY_PARENTHESES",
+				"Unnecessary parentheses around function pointer $var\n" . $herecurr) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				my $var2 = deparenthesize($var);
+				$var2 =~ s/\s//g;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$var\E/$var2/;
+			}
+		}
+
 #goto labels aren't indented, allow a single space however
 		if ($line=~/^.\s+[A-Za-z\d_]+:(?![0-9]+)/ and
 		   !($line=~/^. [A-Za-z\d_]+:/) and !($line=~/^.\s+default:/)) {
 			if (WARN("INDENTED_LABEL",
 				 "labels should not be indented\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 				    s/^(.)\s+/$1/;
 			}
 		}
 
-# Return is not a function.
+# return is not a function
 		if (defined($stat) && $stat =~ /^.\s*return(\s*)\(/s) {
 			my $spacing = $1;
 			if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
-			    $stat =~ /^.\s*return\s*$balanced_parens\s*;\s*$/) {
-				ERROR("RETURN_PARENTHESES",
-				      "return is not a function, parentheses are not required\n" . $herecurr);
-
+			    $stat =~ /^.\s*return\s*($balanced_parens)\s*;\s*$/) {
+				my $value = $1;
+				$value = deparenthesize($value);
+				if ($value =~ m/^\s*$FuncArg\s*(?:\?|$)/) {
+					ERROR("RETURN_PARENTHESES",
+					      "return is not a function, parentheses are not required\n" . $herecurr);
+				}
 			} elsif ($spacing !~ /\s+/) {
 				ERROR("SPACING",
 				      "space required before the open parenthesis '('\n" . $herecurr);
 			}
 		}
 
+# unnecessary return in a void function
+# at end-of-function, with the previous line a single leading tab, then return;
+# and the line before that not a goto label target like "out:"
+		if ($sline =~ /^[ \+]}\s*$/ &&
+		    $prevline =~ /^\+\treturn\s*;\s*$/ &&
+		    $linenr >= 3 &&
+		    $lines[$linenr - 3] =~ /^[ +]/ &&
+		    $lines[$linenr - 3] !~ /^[ +]\s*$Ident\s*:/) {
+			WARN("RETURN_VOID",
+			     "void function return statements are not generally useful\n" . $hereprev);
+               }
+
 # if statements using unnecessary parentheses - ie: if ((foo == bar))
 		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
 		    $line =~ /\bif\s*((?:\(\s*){2,})/) {
@@ -3446,12 +4550,41 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-# Return of what appears to be an errno should normally be -'ve
-		if ($line =~ /^.\s*return\s*(E[A-Z]*)\s*;/) {
+# comparisons with a constant or upper case identifier on the left
+#	avoid cases like "foo + BAR < baz"
+#	only fix matches surrounded by parentheses to avoid incorrect
+#	conversions like "FOO < baz() + 5" being "misfixed" to "baz() > FOO + 5"
+		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+		    $line =~ /^\+(.*)\b($Constant|[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)\s*($Compare)\s*($LvalOrFunc)/) {
+			my $lead = $1;
+			my $const = $2;
+			my $comp = $3;
+			my $to = $4;
+			my $newcomp = $comp;
+			if ($lead !~ /(?:$Operators|\.)\s*$/ &&
+			    $to !~ /^(?:Constant|[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)$/ &&
+			    WARN("CONSTANT_COMPARISON",
+				 "Comparisons should place the constant on the right side of the test\n" . $herecurr) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				if ($comp eq "<") {
+					$newcomp = ">";
+				} elsif ($comp eq "<=") {
+					$newcomp = ">=";
+				} elsif ($comp eq ">") {
+					$newcomp = "<";
+				} elsif ($comp eq ">=") {
+					$newcomp = "<=";
+				}
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\(\s*\Q$const\E\s*$Compare\s*\Q$to\E\s*\)/($to $newcomp $const)/;
+			}
+		}
+
+# Return of what appears to be an errno should normally be negative
+		if ($sline =~ /\breturn(?:\s*\(+\s*|\s+)(E[A-Z]+)(?:\s*\)+\s*|\s*)[;:,]/) {
 			my $name = $1;
 			if ($name ne 'EOF' && $name ne 'ERROR') {
 				WARN("USE_NEGATIVE_ERRNO",
-				     "return of an errno should typically be -ve (return -$1)\n" . $herecurr);
+				     "return of an errno should typically be negative (ie: return -$1)\n" . $herecurr);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -3460,7 +4593,7 @@
 			if (ERROR("SPACING",
 				  "space required before the open parenthesis '('\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 				    s/\b(if|while|for|switch)\(/$1 \(/;
 			}
 		}
@@ -3550,7 +4683,7 @@
 # if should not continue a brace
 		if ($line =~ /}\s*if\b/) {
 			ERROR("TRAILING_STATEMENTS",
-			      "trailing statements should be on next line\n" .
+			      "trailing statements should be on next line (or did you mean 'else if'?)\n" .
 				$herecurr);
 		}
 # case and default should not have general statements after them
@@ -3566,14 +4699,26 @@
 
 		# Check for }<nl>else {, these must be at the same
 		# indent level to be relevant to each other.
-		if ($prevline=~/}\s*$/ and $line=~/^.\s*else\s*/ and
-						$previndent == $indent) {
-			ERROR("ELSE_AFTER_BRACE",
-			      "else should follow close brace '}'\n" . $hereprev);
+		if ($prevline=~/}\s*$/ and $line=~/^.\s*else\s*/ &&
+		    $previndent == $indent) {
+			if (ERROR("ELSE_AFTER_BRACE",
+				  "else should follow close brace '}'\n" . $hereprev) &&
+			    $fix && $prevline =~ /^\+/ && $line =~ /^\+/) {
+				fix_delete_line($fixlinenr - 1, $prevrawline);
+				fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+				my $fixedline = $prevrawline;
+				$fixedline =~ s/}\s*$//;
+				if ($fixedline !~ /^\+\s*$/) {
+					fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, $fixedline);
+				}
+				$fixedline = $rawline;
+				$fixedline =~ s/^(.\s*)else/$1} else/;
+				fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, $fixedline);
+			}
 		}
 
-		if ($prevline=~/}\s*$/ and $line=~/^.\s*while\s*/ and
-						$previndent == $indent) {
+		if ($prevline=~/}\s*$/ and $line=~/^.\s*while\s*/ &&
+		    $previndent == $indent) {
 			my ($s, $c) = ctx_statement_block($linenr, $realcnt, 0);
 
 			# Find out what is on the end of the line after the
@@ -3582,8 +4727,18 @@
 			$s =~ s/\n.*//g;
 
 			if ($s =~ /^\s*;/) {
-				ERROR("WHILE_AFTER_BRACE",
-				      "while should follow close brace '}'\n" . $hereprev);
+				if (ERROR("WHILE_AFTER_BRACE",
+					  "while should follow close brace '}'\n" . $hereprev) &&
+				    $fix && $prevline =~ /^\+/ && $line =~ /^\+/) {
+					fix_delete_line($fixlinenr - 1, $prevrawline);
+					fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+					my $fixedline = $prevrawline;
+					my $trailing = $rawline;
+					$trailing =~ s/^\+//;
+					$trailing = trim($trailing);
+					$fixedline =~ s/}\s*$/} $trailing/;
+					fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, $fixedline);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -3597,7 +4752,7 @@
 					 "Avoid gcc v4.3+ binary constant extension: <$var>\n" . $herecurr) &&
 				    $fix) {
 					my $hexval = sprintf("0x%x", oct($var));
-					$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 					    s/\b$var\b/$hexval/;
 				}
 			}
@@ -3608,7 +4763,9 @@
 #Ignore Page<foo> variants
 			    $var !~ /^(?:Clear|Set|TestClear|TestSet|)Page[A-Z]/ &&
 #Ignore SI style variants like nS, mV and dB (ie: max_uV, regulator_min_uA_show)
-			    $var !~ /^(?:[a-z_]*?)_?[a-z][A-Z](?:_[a-z_]+)?$/) {
+			    $var !~ /^(?:[a-z_]*?)_?[a-z][A-Z](?:_[a-z_]+)?$/ &&
+#Ignore some three character SI units explicitly, like MiB and KHz
+			    $var !~ /^(?:[a-z_]*?)_?(?:[KMGT]iB|[KMGT]?Hz)(?:_[a-z_]+)?$/) {
 				while ($var =~ m{($Ident)}g) {
 					my $word = $1;
 					next if ($word !~ /[A-Z][a-z]|[a-z][A-Z]/);
@@ -3633,11 +4790,12 @@
 			if (WARN("WHITESPACE_AFTER_LINE_CONTINUATION",
 				 "Whitespace after \\ makes next lines useless\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/\s+$//;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\s+$//;
 			}
 		}
 
-#warn if <asm/foo.h> is #included and <linux/foo.h> is available (uses RAW line)
+# warn if <asm/foo.h> is #included and <linux/foo.h> is available and includes
+# itself <asm/foo.h> (uses RAW line)
 		if ($tree && $rawline =~ m{^.\s*\#\s*include\s*\<asm\/(.*)\.h\>}) {
 			my $file = "$1.h";
 			my $checkfile = "include/linux/$file";
@@ -3645,12 +4803,15 @@
 			    $realfile ne $checkfile &&
 			    $1 !~ /$allowed_asm_includes/)
 			{
-				if ($realfile =~ m{^arch/}) {
-					CHK("ARCH_INCLUDE_LINUX",
-					    "Consider using #include <linux/$file> instead of <asm/$file>\n" . $herecurr);
-				} else {
-					WARN("INCLUDE_LINUX",
-					     "Use #include <linux/$file> instead of <asm/$file>\n" . $herecurr);
+				my $asminclude = `grep -Ec "#include\\s+<asm/$file>" $root/$checkfile`;
+				if ($asminclude > 0) {
+					if ($realfile =~ m{^arch/}) {
+						CHK("ARCH_INCLUDE_LINUX",
+						    "Consider using #include <linux/$file> instead of <asm/$file>\n" . $herecurr);
+					} else {
+						WARN("INCLUDE_LINUX",
+						     "Use #include <linux/$file> instead of <asm/$file>\n" . $herecurr);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -3664,13 +4825,28 @@
 			my $cnt = $realcnt;
 			my ($off, $dstat, $dcond, $rest);
 			my $ctx = '';
+			my $has_flow_statement = 0;
+			my $has_arg_concat = 0;
 			($dstat, $dcond, $ln, $cnt, $off) =
 				ctx_statement_block($linenr, $realcnt, 0);
 			$ctx = $dstat;
 			#print "dstat<$dstat> dcond<$dcond> cnt<$cnt> off<$off>\n";
 			#print "LINE<$lines[$ln-1]> len<" . length($lines[$ln-1]) . "\n";
 
-			$dstat =~ s/^.\s*\#\s*define\s+$Ident(?:\([^\)]*\))?\s*//;
+			$has_flow_statement = 1 if ($ctx =~ /\b(goto|return)\b/);
+			$has_arg_concat = 1 if ($ctx =~ /\#\#/ && $ctx !~ /\#\#\s*(?:__VA_ARGS__|args)\b/);
+
+			$dstat =~ s/^.\s*\#\s*define\s+$Ident(\([^\)]*\))?\s*//;
+			my $define_args = $1;
+			my $define_stmt = $dstat;
+			my @def_args = ();
+
+			if (defined $define_args && $define_args ne "") {
+				$define_args = substr($define_args, 1, length($define_args) - 2);
+				$define_args =~ s/\s*//g;
+				@def_args = split(",", $define_args);
+			}
+
 			$dstat =~ s/$;//g;
 			$dstat =~ s/\\\n.//g;
 			$dstat =~ s/^\s*//s;
@@ -3679,16 +4855,19 @@
 			# Flatten any parentheses and braces
 			while ($dstat =~ s/\([^\(\)]*\)/1/ ||
 			       $dstat =~ s/\{[^\{\}]*\}/1/ ||
-			       $dstat =~ s/\[[^\[\]]*\]/1/)
+			       $dstat =~ s/.\[[^\[\]]*\]/1/)
 			{
 			}
 
 			# Flatten any obvious string concatentation.
-			while ($dstat =~ s/("X*")\s*$Ident/$1/ ||
-			       $dstat =~ s/$Ident\s*("X*")/$1/)
+			while ($dstat =~ s/($String)\s*$Ident/$1/ ||
+			       $dstat =~ s/$Ident\s*($String)/$1/)
 			{
 			}
 
+			# Make asm volatile uses seem like a generic function
+			$dstat =~ s/\b_*asm_*\s+_*volatile_*\b/asm_volatile/g;
+
 			my $exceptions = qr{
 				$Declare|
 				module_param_named|
@@ -3699,14 +4878,24 @@
 				union|
 				struct|
 				\.$Ident\s*=\s*|
-				^\"|\"$
+				^\"|\"$|
+				^\[
 			}x;
 			#print "REST<$rest> dstat<$dstat> ctx<$ctx>\n";
+
+			$ctx =~ s/\n*$//;
+			my $herectx = $here . "\n";
+			my $stmt_cnt = statement_rawlines($ctx);
+
+			for (my $n = 0; $n < $stmt_cnt; $n++) {
+				$herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";
+			}
+
 			if ($dstat ne '' &&
 			    $dstat !~ /^(?:$Ident|-?$Constant),$/ &&			# 10, // foo(),
 			    $dstat !~ /^(?:$Ident|-?$Constant);$/ &&			# foo();
 			    $dstat !~ /^[!~-]?(?:$Lval|$Constant)$/ &&		# 10 // foo() // !foo // ~foo // -foo // foo->bar // foo.bar->baz
-			    $dstat !~ /^'X'$/ &&					# character constants
+			    $dstat !~ /^'X'$/ && $dstat !~ /^'XX'$/ &&			# character constants
 			    $dstat !~ /$exceptions/ &&
 			    $dstat !~ /^\.$Ident\s*=/ &&				# .foo =
 			    $dstat !~ /^(?:\#\s*$Ident|\#\s*$Constant)\s*$/ &&		# stringification #foo
@@ -3717,21 +4906,69 @@
 			    $dstat !~ /^\(\{/ &&						# ({...
 			    $ctx !~ /^.\s*#\s*define\s+TRACE_(?:SYSTEM|INCLUDE_FILE|INCLUDE_PATH)\b/)
 			{
-				$ctx =~ s/\n*$//;
+				if ($dstat =~ /^\s*if\b/) {
+					ERROR("MULTISTATEMENT_MACRO_USE_DO_WHILE",
+					      "Macros starting with if should be enclosed by a do - while loop to avoid possible if/else logic defects\n" . "$herectx");
+				} elsif ($dstat =~ /;/) {
+					ERROR("MULTISTATEMENT_MACRO_USE_DO_WHILE",
+					      "Macros with multiple statements should be enclosed in a do - while loop\n" . "$herectx");
+				} else {
+					ERROR("COMPLEX_MACRO",
+					      "Macros with complex values should be enclosed in parentheses\n" . "$herectx");
+				}
+
+			}
+
+			# Make $define_stmt single line, comment-free, etc
+			my @stmt_array = split('\n', $define_stmt);
+			my $first = 1;
+			$define_stmt = "";
+			foreach my $l (@stmt_array) {
+				$l =~ s/\\$//;
+				if ($first) {
+					$define_stmt = $l;
+					$first = 0;
+				} elsif ($l =~ /^[\+ ]/) {
+					$define_stmt .= substr($l, 1);
+				}
+			}
+			$define_stmt =~ s/$;//g;
+			$define_stmt =~ s/\s+/ /g;
+			$define_stmt = trim($define_stmt);
+
+# check if any macro arguments are reused (ignore '...' and 'type')
+			foreach my $arg (@def_args) {
+			        next if ($arg =~ /\.\.\./);
+			        next if ($arg =~ /^type$/i);
+				my $tmp_stmt = $define_stmt;
+				$tmp_stmt =~ s/\b(typeof|__typeof__|__builtin\w+|typecheck\s*\(\s*$Type\s*,|\#+)\s*\(*\s*$arg\s*\)*\b//g;
+				$tmp_stmt =~ s/\#+\s*$arg\b//g;
+				$tmp_stmt =~ s/\b$arg\s*\#\#//g;
+				my $use_cnt = $tmp_stmt =~ s/\b$arg\b//g;
+				if ($use_cnt > 1) {
+					CHK("MACRO_ARG_REUSE",
+					    "Macro argument reuse '$arg' - possible side-effects?\n" . "$herectx");
+				    }
+# check if any macro arguments may have other precedence issues
+				if ($tmp_stmt =~ m/($Operators)?\s*\b$arg\b\s*($Operators)?/m &&
+				    ((defined($1) && $1 ne ',') ||
+				     (defined($2) && $2 ne ','))) {
+					CHK("MACRO_ARG_PRECEDENCE",
+					    "Macro argument '$arg' may be better as '($arg)' to avoid precedence issues\n" . "$herectx");
+				}
+			}
+
+# check for macros with flow control, but without ## concatenation
+# ## concatenation is commonly a macro that defines a function so ignore those
+			if ($has_flow_statement && !$has_arg_concat) {
 				my $herectx = $here . "\n";
 				my $cnt = statement_rawlines($ctx);
 
 				for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
 					$herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";
 				}
-
-				if ($dstat =~ /;/) {
-					ERROR("MULTISTATEMENT_MACRO_USE_DO_WHILE",
-					      "Macros with multiple statements should be enclosed in a do - while loop\n" . "$herectx");
-				} else {
-					ERROR("COMPLEX_MACRO",
-					      "Macros with complex values should be enclosed in parenthesis\n" . "$herectx");
-				}
+				WARN("MACRO_WITH_FLOW_CONTROL",
+				     "Macros with flow control statements should be avoided\n" . "$herectx");
 			}
 
 # check for line continuations outside of #defines, preprocessor #, and asm
@@ -3761,6 +4998,7 @@
 			$ctx = $dstat;
 
 			$dstat =~ s/\\\n.//g;
+			$dstat =~ s/$;/ /g;
 
 			if ($dstat =~ /^\+\s*#\s*define\s+$Ident\s*${balanced_parens}\s*do\s*{(.*)\s*}\s*while\s*\(\s*0\s*\)\s*([;\s]*)\s*$/) {
 				my $stmts = $2;
@@ -3783,6 +5021,17 @@
 					WARN("DO_WHILE_MACRO_WITH_TRAILING_SEMICOLON",
 					     "do {} while (0) macros should not be semicolon terminated\n" . "$herectx");
 				}
+			} elsif ($dstat =~ /^\+\s*#\s*define\s+$Ident.*;\s*$/) {
+				$ctx =~ s/\n*$//;
+				my $cnt = statement_rawlines($ctx);
+				my $herectx = $here . "\n";
+
+				for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
+					$herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";
+				}
+
+				WARN("TRAILING_SEMICOLON",
+				     "macros should not use a trailing semicolon\n" . "$herectx");
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -3914,21 +5163,137 @@
 			}
 		}
 
+# check for single line unbalanced braces
+		if ($sline =~ /^.\s*\}\s*else\s*$/ ||
+		    $sline =~ /^.\s*else\s*\{\s*$/) {
+			CHK("BRACES", "Unbalanced braces around else statement\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # check for unnecessary blank lines around braces
 		if (($line =~ /^.\s*}\s*$/ && $prevrawline =~ /^.\s*$/)) {
-			CHK("BRACES",
-			    "Blank lines aren't necessary before a close brace '}'\n" . $hereprev);
+			if (CHK("BRACES",
+				"Blank lines aren't necessary before a close brace '}'\n" . $hereprev) &&
+			    $fix && $prevrawline =~ /^\+/) {
+				fix_delete_line($fixlinenr - 1, $prevrawline);
+			}
 		}
 		if (($rawline =~ /^.\s*$/ && $prevline =~ /^..*{\s*$/)) {
-			CHK("BRACES",
-			    "Blank lines aren't necessary after an open brace '{'\n" . $hereprev);
+			if (CHK("BRACES",
+				"Blank lines aren't necessary after an open brace '{'\n" . $hereprev) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+			}
 		}
 
 # no volatiles please
 		my $asm_volatile = qr{\b(__asm__|asm)\s+(__volatile__|volatile)\b};
 		if ($line =~ /\bvolatile\b/ && $line !~ /$asm_volatile/) {
 			WARN("VOLATILE",
-			     "Use of volatile is usually wrong: see Documentation/volatile-considered-harmful.txt\n" . $herecurr);
+			     "Use of volatile is usually wrong: see Documentation/process/volatile-considered-harmful.rst\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
+# Check for user-visible strings broken across lines, which breaks the ability
+# to grep for the string.  Make exceptions when the previous string ends in a
+# newline (multiple lines in one string constant) or '\t', '\r', ';', or '{'
+# (common in inline assembly) or is a octal \123 or hexadecimal \xaf value
+		if ($line =~ /^\+\s*$String/ &&
+		    $prevline =~ /"\s*$/ &&
+		    $prevrawline !~ /(?:\\(?:[ntr]|[0-7]{1,3}|x[0-9a-fA-F]{1,2})|;\s*|\{\s*)"\s*$/) {
+			if (WARN("SPLIT_STRING",
+				 "quoted string split across lines\n" . $hereprev) &&
+				     $fix &&
+				     $prevrawline =~ /^\+.*"\s*$/ &&
+				     $last_coalesced_string_linenr != $linenr - 1) {
+				my $extracted_string = get_quoted_string($line, $rawline);
+				my $comma_close = "";
+				if ($rawline =~ /\Q$extracted_string\E(\s*\)\s*;\s*$|\s*,\s*)/) {
+					$comma_close = $1;
+				}
+
+				fix_delete_line($fixlinenr - 1, $prevrawline);
+				fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+				my $fixedline = $prevrawline;
+				$fixedline =~ s/"\s*$//;
+				$fixedline .= substr($extracted_string, 1) . trim($comma_close);
+				fix_insert_line($fixlinenr - 1, $fixedline);
+				$fixedline = $rawline;
+				$fixedline =~ s/\Q$extracted_string\E\Q$comma_close\E//;
+				if ($fixedline !~ /\+\s*$/) {
+					fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, $fixedline);
+				}
+				$last_coalesced_string_linenr = $linenr;
+			}
+		}
+
+# check for missing a space in a string concatenation
+		if ($prevrawline =~ /[^\\]\w"$/ && $rawline =~ /^\+[\t ]+"\w/) {
+			WARN('MISSING_SPACE',
+			     "break quoted strings at a space character\n" . $hereprev);
+		}
+
+# check for an embedded function name in a string when the function is known
+# This does not work very well for -f --file checking as it depends on patch
+# context providing the function name or a single line form for in-file
+# function declarations
+		if ($line =~ /^\+.*$String/ &&
+		    defined($context_function) &&
+		    get_quoted_string($line, $rawline) =~ /\b$context_function\b/ &&
+		    length(get_quoted_string($line, $rawline)) != (length($context_function) + 2)) {
+			WARN("EMBEDDED_FUNCTION_NAME",
+			     "Prefer using '\"%s...\", __func__' to using '$context_function', this function's name, in a string\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
+# check for spaces before a quoted newline
+		if ($rawline =~ /^.*\".*\s\\n/) {
+			if (WARN("QUOTED_WHITESPACE_BEFORE_NEWLINE",
+				 "unnecessary whitespace before a quoted newline\n" . $herecurr) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^(\+.*\".*)\s+\\n/$1\\n/;
+			}
+
+		}
+
+# concatenated string without spaces between elements
+		if ($line =~ /$String[A-Z_]/ || $line =~ /[A-Za-z0-9_]$String/) {
+			CHK("CONCATENATED_STRING",
+			    "Concatenated strings should use spaces between elements\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
+# uncoalesced string fragments
+		if ($line =~ /$String\s*"/) {
+			WARN("STRING_FRAGMENTS",
+			     "Consecutive strings are generally better as a single string\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
+# check for non-standard and hex prefixed decimal printf formats
+		my $show_L = 1;	#don't show the same defect twice
+		my $show_Z = 1;
+		while ($line =~ /(?:^|")([X\t]*)(?:"|$)/g) {
+			my $string = substr($rawline, $-[1], $+[1] - $-[1]);
+			$string =~ s/%%/__/g;
+			# check for %L
+			if ($show_L && $string =~ /%[\*\d\.\$]*L([diouxX])/) {
+				WARN("PRINTF_L",
+				     "\%L$1 is non-standard C, use %ll$1\n" . $herecurr);
+				$show_L = 0;
+			}
+			# check for %Z
+			if ($show_Z && $string =~ /%[\*\d\.\$]*Z([diouxX])/) {
+				WARN("PRINTF_Z",
+				     "%Z$1 is non-standard C, use %z$1\n" . $herecurr);
+				$show_Z = 0;
+			}
+			# check for 0x<decimal>
+			if ($string =~ /0x%[\*\d\.\$\Llzth]*[diou]/) {
+				ERROR("PRINTF_0XDECIMAL",
+				      "Prefixing 0x with decimal output is defective\n" . $herecurr);
+			}
+		}
+
+# check for line continuations in quoted strings with odd counts of "
+		if ($rawline =~ /\\$/ && $rawline =~ tr/"/"/ % 2) {
+			WARN("LINE_CONTINUATIONS",
+			     "Avoid line continuations in quoted strings\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
 # warn about #if 0
@@ -3940,10 +5305,90 @@
 
 # check for needless "if (<foo>) fn(<foo>)" uses
 		if ($prevline =~ /\bif\s*\(\s*($Lval)\s*\)/) {
-			my $expr = '\s*\(\s*' . quotemeta($1) . '\s*\)\s*;';
-			if ($line =~ /\b(kfree|usb_free_urb|debugfs_remove(?:_recursive)?)$expr/) {
-				WARN('NEEDLESS_IF',
-				     "$1(NULL) is safe this check is probably not required\n" . $hereprev);
+			my $tested = quotemeta($1);
+			my $expr = '\s*\(\s*' . $tested . '\s*\)\s*;';
+			if ($line =~ /\b(kfree|usb_free_urb|debugfs_remove(?:_recursive)?|(?:kmem_cache|mempool|dma_pool)_destroy)$expr/) {
+				my $func = $1;
+				if (WARN('NEEDLESS_IF',
+					 "$func(NULL) is safe and this check is probably not required\n" . $hereprev) &&
+				    $fix) {
+					my $do_fix = 1;
+					my $leading_tabs = "";
+					my $new_leading_tabs = "";
+					if ($lines[$linenr - 2] =~ /^\+(\t*)if\s*\(\s*$tested\s*\)\s*$/) {
+						$leading_tabs = $1;
+					} else {
+						$do_fix = 0;
+					}
+					if ($lines[$linenr - 1] =~ /^\+(\t+)$func\s*\(\s*$tested\s*\)\s*;\s*$/) {
+						$new_leading_tabs = $1;
+						if (length($leading_tabs) + 1 ne length($new_leading_tabs)) {
+							$do_fix = 0;
+						}
+					} else {
+						$do_fix = 0;
+					}
+					if ($do_fix) {
+						fix_delete_line($fixlinenr - 1, $prevrawline);
+						$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^\+$new_leading_tabs/\+$leading_tabs/;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+# check for unnecessary "Out of Memory" messages
+		if ($line =~ /^\+.*\b$logFunctions\s*\(/ &&
+		    $prevline =~ /^[ \+]\s*if\s*\(\s*(\!\s*|NULL\s*==\s*)?($Lval)(\s*==\s*NULL\s*)?\s*\)/ &&
+		    (defined $1 || defined $3) &&
+		    $linenr > 3) {
+			my $testval = $2;
+			my $testline = $lines[$linenr - 3];
+
+			my ($s, $c) = ctx_statement_block($linenr - 3, $realcnt, 0);
+#			print("line: <$line>\nprevline: <$prevline>\ns: <$s>\nc: <$c>\n\n\n");
+
+			if ($s =~ /(?:^|\n)[ \+]\s*(?:$Type\s*)?\Q$testval\E\s*=\s*(?:\([^\)]*\)\s*)?\s*(?:devm_)?(?:[kv][czm]alloc(?:_node|_array)?\b|kstrdup|kmemdup|(?:dev_)?alloc_skb)/) {
+				WARN("OOM_MESSAGE",
+				     "Possible unnecessary 'out of memory' message\n" . $hereprev);
+			}
+		}
+
+# check for logging functions with KERN_<LEVEL>
+		if ($line !~ /printk(?:_ratelimited|_once)?\s*\(/ &&
+		    $line =~ /\b$logFunctions\s*\(.*\b(KERN_[A-Z]+)\b/) {
+			my $level = $1;
+			if (WARN("UNNECESSARY_KERN_LEVEL",
+				 "Possible unnecessary $level\n" . $herecurr) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\s*$level\s*//;
+			}
+		}
+
+# check for logging continuations
+		if ($line =~ /\bprintk\s*\(\s*KERN_CONT\b|\bpr_cont\s*\(/) {
+			WARN("LOGGING_CONTINUATION",
+			     "Avoid logging continuation uses where feasible\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
+# check for mask then right shift without a parentheses
+		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+		    $line =~ /$LvalOrFunc\s*\&\s*($LvalOrFunc)\s*>>/ &&
+		    $4 !~ /^\&/) { # $LvalOrFunc may be &foo, ignore if so
+			WARN("MASK_THEN_SHIFT",
+			     "Possible precedence defect with mask then right shift - may need parentheses\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
+# check for pointer comparisons to NULL
+		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0) {
+			while ($line =~ /\b$LvalOrFunc\s*(==|\!=)\s*NULL\b/g) {
+				my $val = $1;
+				my $equal = "!";
+				$equal = "" if ($4 eq "!=");
+				if (CHK("COMPARISON_TO_NULL",
+					"Comparison to NULL could be written \"${equal}${val}\"\n" . $herecurr) &&
+					    $fix) {
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b\Q$val\E\s*(?:==|\!=)\s*NULL\b/$equal$val/;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -3960,7 +5405,7 @@
 				      WARN("MISPLACED_INIT",
 					   "$attr should be placed after $var\n" . $herecurr))) &&
 				    $fix) {
-					$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/(\bstatic\s+(?:const\s+)?)(?:$attr\s+)?($NonptrTypeWithAttr)\s+(?:$attr\s+)?($Ident(?:\[[^]]*\])?)\s*([=;])\s*/"$1" . trim(string_find_replace($2, "\\s*$attr\\s*", " ")) . " " . trim(string_find_replace($3, "\\s*$attr\\s*", "")) . " $attr" . ("$4" eq ";" ? ";" : " = ")/e;
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(\bstatic\s+(?:const\s+)?)(?:$attr\s+)?($NonptrTypeWithAttr)\s+(?:$attr\s+)?($Ident(?:\[[^]]*\])?)\s*([=;])\s*/"$1" . trim(string_find_replace($2, "\\s*$attr\\s*", " ")) . " " . trim(string_find_replace($3, "\\s*$attr\\s*", "")) . " $attr" . ("$4" eq ";" ? ";" : " = ")/e;
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -3974,7 +5419,7 @@
 			if (ERROR("INIT_ATTRIBUTE",
 				  "Use of const init definition must use ${attr_prefix}initconst\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 				    s/$InitAttributeData/${attr_prefix}initconst/;
 			}
 		}
@@ -3985,21 +5430,49 @@
 			if (ERROR("INIT_ATTRIBUTE",
 				  "Use of $attr requires a separate use of const\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				my $lead = $fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+				my $lead = $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 				    /(^\+\s*(?:static\s+))/;
 				$lead = rtrim($1);
 				$lead = "$lead " if ($lead !~ /^\+$/);
 				$lead = "${lead}const ";
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/(^\+\s*(?:static\s+))/$lead/;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(^\+\s*(?:static\s+))/$lead/;
+			}
+		}
+
+# check for __read_mostly with const non-pointer (should just be const)
+		if ($line =~ /\b__read_mostly\b/ &&
+		    $line =~ /($Type)\s*$Ident/ && $1 !~ /\*\s*$/ && $1 =~ /\bconst\b/) {
+			if (ERROR("CONST_READ_MOSTLY",
+				  "Invalid use of __read_mostly with const type\n" . $herecurr) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\s+__read_mostly\b//;
+			}
+		}
+
+# don't use __constant_<foo> functions outside of include/uapi/
+		if ($realfile !~ m@^include/uapi/@ &&
+		    $line =~ /(__constant_(?:htons|ntohs|[bl]e(?:16|32|64)_to_cpu|cpu_to_[bl]e(?:16|32|64)))\s*\(/) {
+			my $constant_func = $1;
+			my $func = $constant_func;
+			$func =~ s/^__constant_//;
+			if (WARN("CONSTANT_CONVERSION",
+				 "$constant_func should be $func\n" . $herecurr) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b$constant_func\b/$func/g;
 			}
 		}
 
 # prefer usleep_range over udelay
 		if ($line =~ /\budelay\s*\(\s*(\d+)\s*\)/) {
+			my $delay = $1;
 			# ignore udelay's < 10, however
-			if (! ($1 < 10) ) {
+			if (! ($delay < 10) ) {
 				CHK("USLEEP_RANGE",
-				    "usleep_range is preferred over udelay; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.txt\n" . $line);
+				    "usleep_range is preferred over udelay; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.txt\n" . $herecurr);
+			}
+			if ($delay > 2000) {
+				WARN("LONG_UDELAY",
+				     "long udelay - prefer mdelay; see arch/arm/include/asm/delay.h\n" . $herecurr);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -4007,7 +5480,7 @@
 		if ($line =~ /\bmsleep\s*\((\d+)\);/) {
 			if ($1 < 20) {
 				WARN("MSLEEP",
-				     "msleep < 20ms can sleep for up to 20ms; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.txt\n" . $line);
+				     "msleep < 20ms can sleep for up to 20ms; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.txt\n" . $herecurr);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -4035,7 +5508,7 @@
 			if (ERROR("SPACING",
 				  "exactly one space required after that #$1\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~
 				    s/^(.\s*\#\s*(ifdef|ifndef|elif))\s{2,}/$1 /;
 			}
 
@@ -4051,22 +5524,70 @@
 			}
 		}
 # check for memory barriers without a comment.
-		if ($line =~ /\b(mb|rmb|wmb|read_barrier_depends|smp_mb|smp_rmb|smp_wmb|smp_read_barrier_depends)\(/) {
+
+		my $barriers = qr{
+			mb|
+			rmb|
+			wmb|
+			read_barrier_depends
+		}x;
+		my $barrier_stems = qr{
+			mb__before_atomic|
+			mb__after_atomic|
+			store_release|
+			load_acquire|
+			store_mb|
+			(?:$barriers)
+		}x;
+		my $all_barriers = qr{
+			(?:$barriers)|
+			smp_(?:$barrier_stems)|
+			virt_(?:$barrier_stems)
+		}x;
+
+		if ($line =~ /\b(?:$all_barriers)\s*\(/) {
 			if (!ctx_has_comment($first_line, $linenr)) {
 				WARN("MEMORY_BARRIER",
 				     "memory barrier without comment\n" . $herecurr);
 			}
 		}
+
+		my $underscore_smp_barriers = qr{__smp_(?:$barrier_stems)}x;
+
+		if ($realfile !~ m@^include/asm-generic/@ &&
+		    $realfile !~ m@/barrier\.h$@ &&
+		    $line =~ m/\b(?:$underscore_smp_barriers)\s*\(/ &&
+		    $line !~ m/^.\s*\#\s*define\s+(?:$underscore_smp_barriers)\s*\(/) {
+			WARN("MEMORY_BARRIER",
+			     "__smp memory barriers shouldn't be used outside barrier.h and asm-generic\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
+# check for waitqueue_active without a comment.
+		if ($line =~ /\bwaitqueue_active\s*\(/) {
+			if (!ctx_has_comment($first_line, $linenr)) {
+				WARN("WAITQUEUE_ACTIVE",
+				     "waitqueue_active without comment\n" . $herecurr);
+			}
+		}
+
 # check of hardware specific defines
 		if ($line =~ m@^.\s*\#\s*if.*\b(__i386__|__powerpc64__|__sun__|__s390x__)\b@ && $realfile !~ m@include/asm-@) {
 			CHK("ARCH_DEFINES",
 			    "architecture specific defines should be avoided\n" .  $herecurr);
 		}
 
-# Check that the storage class is at the beginning of a declaration
-		if ($line =~ /\b$Storage\b/ && $line !~ /^.\s*$Storage\b/) {
+# check that the storage class is not after a type
+		if ($line =~ /\b($Type)\s+($Storage)\b/) {
 			WARN("STORAGE_CLASS",
-			     "storage class should be at the beginning of the declaration\n" . $herecurr)
+			     "storage class '$2' should be located before type '$1'\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+# Check that the storage class is at the beginning of a declaration
+		if ($line =~ /\b$Storage\b/ &&
+		    $line !~ /^.\s*$Storage/ &&
+		    $line =~ /^.\s*(.+?)\$Storage\s/ &&
+		    $1 !~ /[\,\)]\s*$/) {
+			WARN("STORAGE_CLASS",
+			     "storage class should be at the beginning of the declaration\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
 # check the location of the inline attribute, that it is between
@@ -4083,7 +5604,7 @@
 			if (WARN("INLINE",
 				 "plain inline is preferred over $1\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/\b(__inline__|__inline)\b/inline/;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b(__inline__|__inline)\b/inline/;
 
 			}
 		}
@@ -4094,11 +5615,6 @@
 			WARN("PREFER_PACKED",
 			     "__packed is preferred over __attribute__((packed))\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
-# Check for new packed members, warn to use care
-		if ($line =~ /\b(__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(.*\bpacked|__packed)\b/) {
-			WARN("NEW_PACKED",
-			     "Adding new packed members is to be done with care\n" . $herecurr);
-		}
 
 # Check for __attribute__ aligned, prefer __aligned
 		if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ &&
@@ -4113,7 +5629,7 @@
 			if (WARN("PREFER_PRINTF",
 				 "__printf(string-index, first-to-check) is preferred over __attribute__((format(printf, string-index, first-to-check)))\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(\s*format\s*\(\s*printf\s*,\s*(.*)\)\s*\)\s*\)/"__printf(" . trim($1) . ")"/ex;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(\s*format\s*\(\s*printf\s*,\s*(.*)\)\s*\)\s*\)/"__printf(" . trim($1) . ")"/ex;
 
 			}
 		}
@@ -4124,7 +5640,55 @@
 			if (WARN("PREFER_SCANF",
 				 "__scanf(string-index, first-to-check) is preferred over __attribute__((format(scanf, string-index, first-to-check)))\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(\s*format\s*\(\s*scanf\s*,\s*(.*)\)\s*\)\s*\)/"__scanf(" . trim($1) . ")"/ex;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(\s*format\s*\(\s*scanf\s*,\s*(.*)\)\s*\)\s*\)/"__scanf(" . trim($1) . ")"/ex;
+			}
+		}
+
+# Check for __attribute__ weak, or __weak declarations (may have link issues)
+		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+		    $line =~ /(?:$Declare|$DeclareMisordered)\s*$Ident\s*$balanced_parens\s*(?:$Attribute)?\s*;/ &&
+		    ($line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(.*\bweak\b/ ||
+		     $line =~ /\b__weak\b/)) {
+			ERROR("WEAK_DECLARATION",
+			      "Using weak declarations can have unintended link defects\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
+# check for c99 types like uint8_t used outside of uapi/ and tools/
+		if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ &&
+		    $realfile !~ m@\btools/@ &&
+		    $line =~ /\b($Declare)\s*$Ident\s*[=;,\[]/) {
+			my $type = $1;
+			if ($type =~ /\b($typeC99Typedefs)\b/) {
+				$type = $1;
+				my $kernel_type = 'u';
+				$kernel_type = 's' if ($type =~ /^_*[si]/);
+				$type =~ /(\d+)/;
+				$kernel_type .= $1;
+				if (CHK("PREFER_KERNEL_TYPES",
+					"Prefer kernel type '$kernel_type' over '$type'\n" . $herecurr) &&
+				    $fix) {
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b$type\b/$kernel_type/;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+# check for cast of C90 native int or longer types constants
+		if ($line =~ /(\(\s*$C90_int_types\s*\)\s*)($Constant)\b/) {
+			my $cast = $1;
+			my $const = $2;
+			if (WARN("TYPECAST_INT_CONSTANT",
+				 "Unnecessary typecast of c90 int constant\n" . $herecurr) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				my $suffix = "";
+				my $newconst = $const;
+				$newconst =~ s/${Int_type}$//;
+				$suffix .= 'U' if ($cast =~ /\bunsigned\b/);
+				if ($cast =~ /\blong\s+long\b/) {
+					$suffix .= 'LL';
+				} elsif ($cast =~ /\blong\b/) {
+					$suffix .= 'L';
+				}
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$cast\E$const\b/$newconst$suffix/;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -4139,16 +5703,10 @@
 			if (WARN("SIZEOF_PARENTHESIS",
 				 "sizeof $1 should be sizeof($1)\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/\bsizeof\s+((?:\*\s*|)$Lval|$Type(?:\s+$Lval|))/"sizeof(" . trim($1) . ")"/ex;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bsizeof\s+((?:\*\s*|)$Lval|$Type(?:\s+$Lval|))/"sizeof(" . trim($1) . ")"/ex;
 			}
 		}
 
-# check for line continuations in quoted strings with odd counts of "
-		if ($rawline =~ /\\$/ && $rawline =~ tr/"/"/ % 2) {
-			WARN("LINE_CONTINUATIONS",
-			     "Avoid line continuations in quoted strings\n" . $herecurr);
-		}
-
 # check for struct spinlock declarations
 		if ($line =~ /^.\s*\bstruct\s+spinlock\s+\w+\s*;/) {
 			WARN("USE_SPINLOCK_T",
@@ -4158,19 +5716,46 @@
 # check for seq_printf uses that could be seq_puts
 		if ($sline =~ /\bseq_printf\s*\(.*"\s*\)\s*;\s*$/) {
 			my $fmt = get_quoted_string($line, $rawline);
-			if ($fmt ne "" && $fmt !~ /[^\\]\%/) {
+			$fmt =~ s/%%//g;
+			if ($fmt !~ /%/) {
 				if (WARN("PREFER_SEQ_PUTS",
 					 "Prefer seq_puts to seq_printf\n" . $herecurr) &&
 				    $fix) {
-					$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/\bseq_printf\b/seq_puts/;
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bseq_printf\b/seq_puts/;
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
+		# check for vsprintf extension %p<foo> misuses
+		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+		    defined $stat &&
+		    $stat =~ /^\+(?![^\{]*\{\s*).*\b(\w+)\s*\(.*$String\s*,/s &&
+		    $1 !~ /^_*volatile_*$/) {
+			my $bad_extension = "";
+			my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
+			$lc = $lc + $linenr;
+		        for (my $count = $linenr; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
+				my $fmt = get_quoted_string($lines[$count - 1], raw_line($count, 0));
+				$fmt =~ s/%%//g;
+				if ($fmt =~ /(\%[\*\d\.]*p(?![\WFfSsBKRraEhMmIiUDdgVCbGNO]).)/) {
+					$bad_extension = $1;
+					last;
+				}
+			}
+			if ($bad_extension ne "") {
+				my $stat_real = raw_line($linenr, 0);
+				for (my $count = $linenr + 1; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
+					$stat_real = $stat_real . "\n" . raw_line($count, 0);
+				}
+				WARN("VSPRINTF_POINTER_EXTENSION",
+				     "Invalid vsprintf pointer extension '$bad_extension'\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
+			}
+		}
+
 # Check for misused memsets
 		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
 		    defined $stat &&
-		    $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\bmemset\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*$FuncArg\s*\)/s) {
+		    $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\bmemset\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*$FuncArg\s*\)/) {
 
 			my $ms_addr = $2;
 			my $ms_val = $7;
@@ -4186,14 +5771,46 @@
 		}
 
 # Check for memcpy(foo, bar, ETH_ALEN) that could be ether_addr_copy(foo, bar)
-		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
-		    $line =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\bmemcpy\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/s) {
-			if (WARN("PREFER_ETHER_ADDR_COPY",
-				 "Prefer ether_addr_copy() over memcpy() if the Ethernet addresses are __aligned(2)\n" . $herecurr) &&
-			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/\bmemcpy\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/ether_addr_copy($2, $7)/;
-			}
-		}
+#		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+#		    defined $stat &&
+#		    $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\bmemcpy\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/) {
+#			if (WARN("PREFER_ETHER_ADDR_COPY",
+#				 "Prefer ether_addr_copy() over memcpy() if the Ethernet addresses are __aligned(2)\n" . "$here\n$stat\n") &&
+#			    $fix) {
+#				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bmemcpy\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/ether_addr_copy($2, $7)/;
+#			}
+#		}
+
+# Check for memcmp(foo, bar, ETH_ALEN) that could be ether_addr_equal*(foo, bar)
+#		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+#		    defined $stat &&
+#		    $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\bmemcmp\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/) {
+#			WARN("PREFER_ETHER_ADDR_EQUAL",
+#			     "Prefer ether_addr_equal() or ether_addr_equal_unaligned() over memcmp()\n" . "$here\n$stat\n")
+#		}
+
+# check for memset(foo, 0x0, ETH_ALEN) that could be eth_zero_addr
+# check for memset(foo, 0xFF, ETH_ALEN) that could be eth_broadcast_addr
+#		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+#		    defined $stat &&
+#		    $stat =~ /^\+(?:.*?)\bmemset\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*\,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/) {
+#
+#			my $ms_val = $7;
+#
+#			if ($ms_val =~ /^(?:0x|)0+$/i) {
+#				if (WARN("PREFER_ETH_ZERO_ADDR",
+#					 "Prefer eth_zero_addr over memset()\n" . "$here\n$stat\n") &&
+#				    $fix) {
+#					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bmemset\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/eth_zero_addr($2)/;
+#				}
+#			} elsif ($ms_val =~ /^(?:0xff|255)$/i) {
+#				if (WARN("PREFER_ETH_BROADCAST_ADDR",
+#					 "Prefer eth_broadcast_addr() over memset()\n" . "$here\n$stat\n") &&
+#				    $fix) {
+#					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bmemset\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*ETH_ALEN\s*\)/eth_broadcast_addr($2)/;
+#				}
+#			}
+#		}
 
 # typecasts on min/max could be min_t/max_t
 		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
@@ -4238,7 +5855,7 @@
 # check for naked sscanf
 		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
 		    defined $stat &&
-		    $stat =~ /\bsscanf\b/ &&
+		    $line =~ /\bsscanf\b/ &&
 		    ($stat !~ /$Ident\s*=\s*sscanf\s*$balanced_parens/ &&
 		     $stat !~ /\bsscanf\s*$balanced_parens\s*(?:$Compare)/ &&
 		     $stat !~ /(?:$Compare)\s*\bsscanf\s*$balanced_parens/)) {
@@ -4252,13 +5869,34 @@
 			     "unchecked sscanf return value\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
 		}
 
+# check for simple sscanf that should be kstrto<foo>
+		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+		    defined $stat &&
+		    $line =~ /\bsscanf\b/) {
+			my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
+			$lc = $lc + $linenr;
+			my $stat_real = raw_line($linenr, 0);
+		        for (my $count = $linenr + 1; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
+				$stat_real = $stat_real . "\n" . raw_line($count, 0);
+			}
+			if ($stat_real =~ /\bsscanf\b\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*,\s*("[^"]+")/) {
+				my $format = $6;
+				my $count = $format =~ tr@%@%@;
+				if ($count == 1 &&
+				    $format =~ /^"\%(?i:ll[udxi]|[udxi]ll|ll|[hl]h?[udxi]|[udxi][hl]h?|[hl]h?|[udxi])"$/) {
+					WARN("SSCANF_TO_KSTRTO",
+					     "Prefer kstrto<type> to single variable sscanf\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 # check for new externs in .h files.
 		if ($realfile =~ /\.h$/ &&
 		    $line =~ /^\+\s*(extern\s+)$Type\s*$Ident\s*\(/s) {
 			if (CHK("AVOID_EXTERNS",
 				"extern prototypes should be avoided in .h files\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/(.*)\bextern\b\s*(.*)/$1$2/;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(.*)\bextern\b\s*(.*)/$1$2/;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -4292,13 +5930,50 @@
 			     "externs should be avoided in .c files\n" .  $herecurr);
 		}
 
+# check for function declarations that have arguments without identifier names
+		if (defined $stat &&
+		    $stat =~ /^.\s*(?:extern\s+)?$Type\s*$Ident\s*\(\s*([^{]+)\s*\)\s*;/s &&
+		    $1 ne "void") {
+			my $args = trim($1);
+			while ($args =~ m/\s*($Type\s*(?:$Ident|\(\s*\*\s*$Ident?\s*\)\s*$balanced_parens)?)/g) {
+				my $arg = trim($1);
+				if ($arg =~ /^$Type$/ && $arg !~ /enum\s+$Ident$/) {
+					WARN("FUNCTION_ARGUMENTS",
+					     "function definition argument '$arg' should also have an identifier name\n" . $herecurr);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+# check for function definitions
+		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+		    defined $stat &&
+		    $stat =~ /^.\s*(?:$Storage\s+)?$Type\s*($Ident)\s*$balanced_parens\s*{/s) {
+			$context_function = $1;
+
+# check for multiline function definition with misplaced open brace
+			my $ok = 0;
+			my $cnt = statement_rawlines($stat);
+			my $herectx = $here . "\n";
+			for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
+				my $rl = raw_line($linenr, $n);
+				$herectx .=  $rl . "\n";
+				$ok = 1 if ($rl =~ /^[ \+]\{/);
+				$ok = 1 if ($rl =~ /\{/ && $n == 0);
+				last if $rl =~ /^[ \+].*\{/;
+			}
+			if (!$ok) {
+				ERROR("OPEN_BRACE",
+				      "open brace '{' following function definitions go on the next line\n" . $herectx);
+			}
+		}
+
 # checks for new __setup's
 		if ($rawline =~ /\b__setup\("([^"]*)"/) {
 			my $name = $1;
 
 			if (!grep(/$name/, @setup_docs)) {
 				CHK("UNDOCUMENTED_SETUP",
-				    "__setup appears un-documented -- check Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt\n" . $herecurr);
+				    "__setup appears un-documented -- check Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst\n" . $herecurr);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -4316,6 +5991,38 @@
 			    "Prefer $3(sizeof(*$1)...) over $3($4...)\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
+# check for k[mz]alloc with multiplies that could be kmalloc_array/kcalloc
+		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+		    defined $stat &&
+		    $stat =~ /^\+\s*($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*(k[mz]alloc)\s*\(\s*($FuncArg)\s*\*\s*($FuncArg)\s*,/) {
+			my $oldfunc = $3;
+			my $a1 = $4;
+			my $a2 = $10;
+			my $newfunc = "kmalloc_array";
+			$newfunc = "kcalloc" if ($oldfunc eq "kzalloc");
+			my $r1 = $a1;
+			my $r2 = $a2;
+			if ($a1 =~ /^sizeof\s*\S/) {
+				$r1 = $a2;
+				$r2 = $a1;
+			}
+			if ($r1 !~ /^sizeof\b/ && $r2 =~ /^sizeof\s*\S/ &&
+			    !($r1 =~ /^$Constant$/ || $r1 =~ /^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*$/)) {
+				my $ctx = '';
+				my $herectx = $here . "\n";
+				my $cnt = statement_rawlines($stat);
+				for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
+					$herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";
+				}
+				if (WARN("ALLOC_WITH_MULTIPLY",
+					 "Prefer $newfunc over $oldfunc with multiply\n" . $herectx) &&
+				    $cnt == 1 &&
+				    $fix) {
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*(k[mz]alloc)\s*\(\s*($FuncArg)\s*\*\s*($FuncArg)/$1 . ' = ' . "$newfunc(" . trim($r1) . ', ' . trim($r2)/e;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 # check for krealloc arg reuse
 		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
 		    $line =~ /\b($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*krealloc\s*\(\s*\1\s*,/) {
@@ -4329,18 +6036,34 @@
 			     "$1 uses number as first arg, sizeof is generally wrong\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
-# check for GFP_NOWAIT use
-		if ($line =~ /\b__GFP_NOFAIL\b/) {
-			WARN("__GFP_NOFAIL",
-			     "Use of __GFP_NOFAIL is deprecated, no new users should be added\n" . $herecurr);
-		}
-
 # check for multiple semicolons
 		if ($line =~ /;\s*;\s*$/) {
 			if (WARN("ONE_SEMICOLON",
 				 "Statements terminations use 1 semicolon\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/(\s*;\s*){2,}$/;/g;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(\s*;\s*){2,}$/;/g;
+			}
+		}
+
+# check for #defines like: 1 << <digit> that could be BIT(digit), it is not exported to uapi
+		if ($realfile !~ m@^include/uapi/@ &&
+		    $line =~ /#\s*define\s+\w+\s+\(?\s*1\s*([ulUL]*)\s*\<\<\s*(?:\d+|$Ident)\s*\)?/) {
+			my $ull = "";
+			$ull = "_ULL" if (defined($1) && $1 =~ /ll/i);
+			if (CHK("BIT_MACRO",
+				"Prefer using the BIT$ull macro\n" . $herecurr) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\(?\s*1\s*[ulUL]*\s*<<\s*(\d+|$Ident)\s*\)?/BIT${ull}($1)/;
+			}
+		}
+
+# check for #if defined CONFIG_<FOO> || defined CONFIG_<FOO>_MODULE
+		if ($line =~ /^\+\s*#\s*if\s+defined(?:\s*\(?\s*|\s+)(CONFIG_[A-Z_]+)\s*\)?\s*\|\|\s*defined(?:\s*\(?\s*|\s+)\1_MODULE\s*\)?\s*$/) {
+			my $config = $1;
+			if (WARN("PREFER_IS_ENABLED",
+				 "Prefer IS_ENABLED(<FOO>) to CONFIG_<FOO> || CONFIG_<FOO>_MODULE\n" . $herecurr) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] = "\+#if IS_ENABLED($config)";
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -4350,7 +6073,7 @@
 			my $has_statement = 0;
 			my $count = 0;
 			my $prevline = $linenr;
-			while ($prevline > 1 && $count < 3 && !$has_break) {
+			while ($prevline > 1 && ($file || $count < 3) && !$has_break) {
 				$prevline--;
 				my $rline = $rawlines[$prevline - 1];
 				my $fline = $lines[$prevline - 1];
@@ -4388,10 +6111,16 @@
 			if (WARN("USE_FUNC",
 				 "__func__ should be used instead of gcc specific __FUNCTION__\n"  . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/\b__FUNCTION__\b/__func__/g;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\b__FUNCTION__\b/__func__/g;
 			}
 		}
 
+# check for uses of __DATE__, __TIME__, __TIMESTAMP__
+		while ($line =~ /\b(__(?:DATE|TIME|TIMESTAMP)__)\b/g) {
+			ERROR("DATE_TIME",
+			      "Use of the '$1' macro makes the build non-deterministic\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # check for use of yield()
 		if ($line =~ /\byield\s*\(\s*\)/) {
 			WARN("YIELD",
@@ -4437,55 +6166,18 @@
 			     "$1 is obsolete, use k$3 instead\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
-# check for __initcall(), use device_initcall() explicitly please
+# check for __initcall(), use device_initcall() explicitly or more appropriate function please
 		if ($line =~ /^.\s*__initcall\s*\(/) {
 			WARN("USE_DEVICE_INITCALL",
-			     "please use device_initcall() instead of __initcall()\n" . $herecurr);
+			     "please use device_initcall() or more appropriate function instead of __initcall() (see include/linux/init.h)\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
-# check for various ops structs, ensure they are const.
-		my $struct_ops = qr{acpi_dock_ops|
-				address_space_operations|
-				backlight_ops|
-				block_device_operations|
-				dentry_operations|
-				dev_pm_ops|
-				dma_map_ops|
-				extent_io_ops|
-				file_lock_operations|
-				file_operations|
-				hv_ops|
-				ide_dma_ops|
-				intel_dvo_dev_ops|
-				item_operations|
-				iwl_ops|
-				kgdb_arch|
-				kgdb_io|
-				kset_uevent_ops|
-				lock_manager_operations|
-				microcode_ops|
-				mtrr_ops|
-				neigh_ops|
-				nlmsvc_binding|
-				pci_raw_ops|
-				pipe_buf_operations|
-				platform_hibernation_ops|
-				platform_suspend_ops|
-				proto_ops|
-				rpc_pipe_ops|
-				seq_operations|
-				snd_ac97_build_ops|
-				soc_pcmcia_socket_ops|
-				stacktrace_ops|
-				sysfs_ops|
-				tty_operations|
-				usb_mon_operations|
-				wd_ops}x;
+# check for various structs that are normally const (ops, kgdb, device_tree)
+# and avoid what seem like struct definitions 'struct foo {'
 		if ($line !~ /\bconst\b/ &&
-		    $line =~ /\bstruct\s+($struct_ops)\b/) {
+		    $line =~ /\bstruct\s+($const_structs)\b(?!\s*\{)/) {
 			WARN("CONST_STRUCT",
-			     "struct $1 should normally be const\n" .
-				$herecurr);
+			     "struct $1 should normally be const\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
 # use of NR_CPUS is usually wrong
@@ -4507,16 +6199,11 @@
 			      "#define of '$1' is wrong - use Kconfig variables or standard guards instead\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
-# check for %L{u,d,i} in strings
-		my $string;
-		while ($line =~ /(?:^|")([X\t]*)(?:"|$)/g) {
-			$string = substr($rawline, $-[1], $+[1] - $-[1]);
-			$string =~ s/%%/__/g;
-			if ($string =~ /(?<!%)%L[udi]/) {
-				WARN("PRINTF_L",
-				     "\%Ld/%Lu are not-standard C, use %lld/%llu\n" . $herecurr);
-				last;
-			}
+# likely/unlikely comparisons similar to "(likely(foo) > 0)"
+		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+		    $line =~ /\b((?:un)?likely)\s*\(\s*$FuncArg\s*\)\s*$Compare/) {
+			WARN("LIKELY_MISUSE",
+			     "Using $1 should generally have parentheses around the comparison\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
 # whine mightly about in_atomic
@@ -4530,6 +6217,34 @@
 			}
 		}
 
+# whine about ACCESS_ONCE
+		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+		    $line =~ /\bACCESS_ONCE\s*$balanced_parens\s*(=(?!=))?\s*($FuncArg)?/) {
+			my $par = $1;
+			my $eq = $2;
+			my $fun = $3;
+			$par =~ s/^\(\s*(.*)\s*\)$/$1/;
+			if (defined($eq)) {
+				if (WARN("PREFER_WRITE_ONCE",
+					 "Prefer WRITE_ONCE(<FOO>, <BAR>) over ACCESS_ONCE(<FOO>) = <BAR>\n" . $herecurr) &&
+				    $fix) {
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bACCESS_ONCE\s*\(\s*\Q$par\E\s*\)\s*$eq\s*\Q$fun\E/WRITE_ONCE($par, $fun)/;
+				}
+			} else {
+				if (WARN("PREFER_READ_ONCE",
+					 "Prefer READ_ONCE(<FOO>) over ACCESS_ONCE(<FOO>)\n" . $herecurr) &&
+				    $fix) {
+					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bACCESS_ONCE\s*\(\s*\Q$par\E\s*\)/READ_ONCE($par)/;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+# check for mutex_trylock_recursive usage
+		if ($line =~ /mutex_trylock_recursive/) {
+			ERROR("LOCKING",
+			      "recursive locking is bad, do not use this ever.\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # check for lockdep_set_novalidate_class
 		if ($line =~ /^.\s*lockdep_set_novalidate_class\s*\(/ ||
 		    $line =~ /__lockdep_no_validate__\s*\)/ ) {
@@ -4541,11 +6256,95 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		if ($line =~ /debugfs_create_file.*S_IWUGO/ ||
-		    $line =~ /DEVICE_ATTR.*S_IWUGO/ ) {
+		if ($line =~ /debugfs_create_\w+.*\b$mode_perms_world_writable\b/ ||
+		    $line =~ /DEVICE_ATTR.*\b$mode_perms_world_writable\b/) {
 			WARN("EXPORTED_WORLD_WRITABLE",
 			     "Exporting world writable files is usually an error. Consider more restrictive permissions.\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
+
+# Mode permission misuses where it seems decimal should be octal
+# This uses a shortcut match to avoid unnecessary uses of a slow foreach loop
+		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+		    defined $stat &&
+		    $line =~ /$mode_perms_search/) {
+			foreach my $entry (@mode_permission_funcs) {
+				my $func = $entry->[0];
+				my $arg_pos = $entry->[1];
+
+				my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
+				$lc = $lc + $linenr;
+				my $stat_real = raw_line($linenr, 0);
+				for (my $count = $linenr + 1; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
+					$stat_real = $stat_real . "\n" . raw_line($count, 0);
+				}
+
+				my $skip_args = "";
+				if ($arg_pos > 1) {
+					$arg_pos--;
+					$skip_args = "(?:\\s*$FuncArg\\s*,\\s*){$arg_pos,$arg_pos}";
+				}
+				my $test = "\\b$func\\s*\\(${skip_args}($FuncArg(?:\\|\\s*$FuncArg)*)\\s*[,\\)]";
+				if ($stat =~ /$test/) {
+					my $val = $1;
+					$val = $6 if ($skip_args ne "");
+					if (($val =~ /^$Int$/ && $val !~ /^$Octal$/) ||
+					    ($val =~ /^$Octal$/ && length($val) ne 4)) {
+						ERROR("NON_OCTAL_PERMISSIONS",
+						      "Use 4 digit octal (0777) not decimal permissions\n" . "$here\n" . $stat_real);
+					}
+					if ($val =~ /^$Octal$/ && (oct($val) & 02)) {
+						ERROR("EXPORTED_WORLD_WRITABLE",
+						      "Exporting writable files is usually an error. Consider more restrictive permissions.\n" . "$here\n" . $stat_real);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+# check for uses of S_<PERMS> that could be octal for readability
+		if ($line =~ /\b$mode_perms_string_search\b/) {
+			my $val = "";
+			my $oval = "";
+			my $to = 0;
+			my $curpos = 0;
+			my $lastpos = 0;
+			while ($line =~ /\b(($mode_perms_string_search)\b(?:\s*\|\s*)?\s*)/g) {
+				$curpos = pos($line);
+				my $match = $2;
+				my $omatch = $1;
+				last if ($lastpos > 0 && ($curpos - length($omatch) != $lastpos));
+				$lastpos = $curpos;
+				$to |= $mode_permission_string_types{$match};
+				$val .= '\s*\|\s*' if ($val ne "");
+				$val .= $match;
+				$oval .= $omatch;
+			}
+			$oval =~ s/^\s*\|\s*//;
+			$oval =~ s/\s*\|\s*$//;
+			my $octal = sprintf("%04o", $to);
+			if (WARN("SYMBOLIC_PERMS",
+				 "Symbolic permissions '$oval' are not preferred. Consider using octal permissions '$octal'.\n" . $herecurr) &&
+			    $fix) {
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/$val/$octal/;
+			}
+		}
+
+# validate content of MODULE_LICENSE against list from include/linux/module.h
+		if ($line =~ /\bMODULE_LICENSE\s*\(\s*($String)\s*\)/) {
+			my $extracted_string = get_quoted_string($line, $rawline);
+			my $valid_licenses = qr{
+						GPL|
+						GPL\ v2|
+						GPL\ and\ additional\ rights|
+						Dual\ BSD/GPL|
+						Dual\ MIT/GPL|
+						Dual\ MPL/GPL|
+						Proprietary
+					}x;
+			if ($extracted_string !~ /^"(?:$valid_licenses)"$/x) {
+				WARN("MODULE_LICENSE",
+				     "unknown module license " . $extracted_string . "\n" . $herecurr);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	# If we have no input at all, then there is nothing to report on
@@ -4566,11 +6365,11 @@
 		exit(0);
 	}
 
-	if (!$is_patch) {
+	if (!$is_patch && $file !~ /cover-letter\.patch$/) {
 		ERROR("NOT_UNIFIED_DIFF",
 		      "Does not appear to be a unified-diff format patch\n");
 	}
-	if ($is_patch && $chk_signoff && $signoff == 0) {
+	if ($is_patch && $has_commit_log && $chk_signoff && $signoff == 0) {
 		ERROR("MISSING_SIGN_OFF",
 		      "Missing Signed-off-by: line(s)\n");
 	}
@@ -4581,34 +6380,39 @@
 		print "total: $cnt_error errors, $cnt_warn warnings, " .
 			(($check)? "$cnt_chk checks, " : "") .
 			"$cnt_lines lines checked\n";
-		print "\n" if ($quiet == 0);
 	}
 
 	if ($quiet == 0) {
+		# If there were any defects found and not already fixing them
+		if (!$clean and !$fix) {
+			print << "EOM"
 
-		if ($^V lt 5.10.0) {
-			print("NOTE: perl $^V is not modern enough to detect all possible issues.\n");
-			print("An upgrade to at least perl v5.10.0 is suggested.\n\n");
+NOTE: For some of the reported defects, checkpatch may be able to
+      mechanically convert to the typical style using --fix or --fix-inplace.
+EOM
 		}
-
 		# If there were whitespace errors which cleanpatch can fix
 		# then suggest that.
 		if ($rpt_cleaners) {
-			print "NOTE: whitespace errors detected, you may wish to use scripts/cleanpatch or\n";
-			print "      scripts/cleanfile\n\n";
 			$rpt_cleaners = 0;
+			print << "EOM"
+
+NOTE: Whitespace errors detected.
+      You may wish to use scripts/cleanpatch or scripts/cleanfile
+EOM
 		}
 	}
 
-	hash_show_words(\%use_type, "Used");
-	hash_show_words(\%ignore_type, "Ignored");
-
-	if ($clean == 0 && $fix && "@rawlines" ne "@fixed") {
+	if ($clean == 0 && $fix &&
+	    ("@rawlines" ne "@fixed" ||
+	     $#fixed_inserted >= 0 || $#fixed_deleted >= 0)) {
 		my $newfile = $filename;
 		$newfile .= ".EXPERIMENTAL-checkpatch-fixes" if (!$fix_inplace);
 		my $linecount = 0;
 		my $f;
 
+		@fixed = fix_inserted_deleted_lines(\@fixed, \@fixed_inserted, \@fixed_deleted);
+
 		open($f, '>', $newfile)
 		    or die "$P: Can't open $newfile for write\n";
 		foreach my $fixed_line (@fixed) {
@@ -4616,7 +6420,7 @@
 			if ($file) {
 				if ($linecount > 3) {
 					$fixed_line =~ s/^\+//;
-					print $f $fixed_line. "\n";
+					print $f $fixed_line . "\n";
 				}
 			} else {
 				print $f $fixed_line . "\n";
@@ -4626,6 +6430,7 @@
 
 		if (!$quiet) {
 			print << "EOM";
+
 Wrote EXPERIMENTAL --fix correction(s) to '$newfile'
 
 Do _NOT_ trust the results written to this file.
@@ -4633,22 +6438,17 @@
 
 This EXPERIMENTAL file is simply a convenience to help rewrite patches.
 No warranties, expressed or implied...
-
 EOM
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ($clean == 1 && $quiet == 0) {
-		print "$vname has no obvious style problems and is ready for submission.\n"
+	if ($quiet == 0) {
+		print "\n";
+		if ($clean == 1) {
+			print "$vname has no obvious style problems and is ready for submission.\n";
+		} else {
+			print "$vname has style problems, please review.\n";
+		}
 	}
-	if ($clean == 0 && $quiet == 0) {
-		print << "EOM";
-$vname has style problems, please review.
-
-If any of these errors are false positives, please report
-them to the maintainer, see CHECKPATCH in MAINTAINERS.
-EOM
-	}
-
 	return $clean;
 }