On Mon, 2019-05-20 at 13:16 +0000, Michal Kalderon wrote: > > From: Joe Perches <j...@perches.com> > > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2019 3:57 PM > > Subject: [EXT] Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: add test for empty line after Fixes > > statement > > > > External Email > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > On Mon, 2019-05-20 at 15:42 +0300, Michal Kalderon wrote: > > > Check that there is no empty line after a fixes statement > > > > why? > > > This comment is given a lot on the netdev and rdma mailing lists when patches > are submitted with > an empty line between Fixes: tag and SOB tags. Since "Fixes:" is just another > tag and should be kept > together with the other ones.
So test that all signature blocks and Fixes do not have blank lines between them instead of just the "Fixes:" line. And if there is some specific ordering required, perhaps a test for that ordering should be added as well.
