1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index de0f4672cb7..bd88f11b095 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2601,6 +2601,11 @@ sub process {
                         CHK("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/) {
+                        WARN("storage class should be at the beginning of the declaration\n" . $herecurr)
+                }
+
 # check the location of the inline attribute, that it is between
 # storage class and type.
                 if ($line =~ /\b$Type\s+$Inline\b/ ||