2 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/coccinelle.txt b/Documentation/coccinelle.txt
index cf44eb6499b4..dffa2d620d6d 100644
--- a/Documentation/coccinelle.txt
+++ b/Documentation/coccinelle.txt
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ As any static code analyzer, Coccinelle produces false
 positives. Thus, reports must be carefully checked, and patches
 reviewed.
 
+To enable verbose messages set the V= variable, for example:
+
+   make coccicheck MODE=report V=1
+
 
  Using Coccinelle with a single semantic patch
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/scripts/coccicheck b/scripts/coccicheck
index 1a49d1c7ecfe..f8f15a269e1a 100755
--- a/scripts/coccicheck
+++ b/scripts/coccicheck
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 SPATCH="`which ${SPATCH:=spatch}`"
 
+# The verbosity may be set by the environmental parameter V=
+# as for example with 'make V=1 coccicheck'
+
+if [ -n "$V" -a "$V" != "0" ]; then
+        VERBOSE=1
+else
+        VERBOSE=0
+fi
+
 if [ "$C" = "1" -o "$C" = "2" ]; then
     ONLINE=1
 
@@ -55,7 +64,7 @@ coccinelle () {
 #
 #    $SPATCH -D $MODE $FLAGS -parse_cocci $COCCI $OPT > /dev/null
 
-    if [ "$ONLINE" = "0" ] ; then
+    if [ $VERBOSE -ne 0 ] ; then
 
         FILE=`echo $COCCI | sed "s|$srctree/||"`