1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index f2bbea900700..bd88f11b0953 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1382,6 +1382,21 @@ sub process {
                         ERROR("trailing whitespace\n" . $herevet);
                 }
 
+# check for Kconfig help text having a real description
+                if ($realfile =~ /Kconfig/ &&
+                    $line =~ /\+?\s*(---)?help(---)?$/) {
+                        my $length = 0;
+                        for (my $l = $linenr; defined($lines[$l]); $l++) {
+                                my $f = $lines[$l];
+                                $f =~ s/#.*//;
+                                $f =~ s/^\s+//;
+                                next if ($f =~ /^$/);
+                                last if ($f =~ /^\s*config\s/);
+                                $length++;
+                        }
+                        WARN("please write a paragraph that describes the config symbol fully\n" . $herecurr) if ($length < 4);
+                }
+
 # check we are in a valid source file if not then ignore this hunk
                 next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|s|S|pl|sh)$/);
 
@@ -2586,6 +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/ ||