1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 21a9f5de0a21..f18750e3bd6c 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1890,8 +1890,10 @@ sub process {
                 }
 
                 if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
-                    $rawline !~ m@^\+[ \t]*(\/\*|\*\/)@ &&
-                    $rawline =~ m@^\+[ \t]*.+\*\/[ \t]*$@) {
+                    $rawline !~ m@^\+[ \t]*\*/[ \t]*$@ &&       #trailing */
+                    $rawline !~ m@^\+.*/\*.*\*/[ \t]*$@ &&      #inline /*...*/
+                    $rawline !~ m@^\+.*\*{2,}/[ \t]*$@ &&       #trailing **/
+                    $rawline =~ m@^\+[ \t]*.+\*\/[ \t]*$@) {    #non blank */
                         WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
                              "networking block comments put the trailing */ on a separate line\n" . $herecurr);
                 }