1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 844af8b4c078..8e5ac71f42ee 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1882,6 +1882,20 @@ sub process {
                             "No space is necessary after a cast\n" . $hereprev);
                 }
 
+                if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
+                    $rawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\/\*[ \t]*$/ &&
+                    $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*$/) {
+                        WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
+                             "networking block comments don't use an empty /* line, use /* Comment...\n" . $hereprev);
+                }
+
+                if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
+                    $rawline !~ m@^\+[ \t]*(\/\*|\*\/)@ &&
+                    $rawline =~ m@^\+[ \t]*.+\*\/[ \t]*$@) {
+                        WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
+                             "networking block comments put the trailing */ on a separate line\n" . $herecurr);
+                }
+
 # check for spaces at the beginning of a line.
 # Exceptions:
 #  1) within comments