[LU-553] Add checkpatch.pl to validate patches for Lustre coding style

• Type: Improvement
• Resolution: Fixed
• Priority: Minor
• Fix Version/s: Lustre 2.2.0, Lustre 1.8.8
• Story Points: 2
• Assignee: Andreas Dilger
• Reporter: Andreas Dilger

Description

Add a modified version of the Linux kernel checkpatch.pl script (from 2.6.38) to Lustre for validating patches against the Lustre coding style. The Lustre coding style is largely the same as the kernel, except using spaces instead of tabs for indenting.

Issue Links

• Trackbacks: Changelog 1.8 {}version 1.8.7wc1{} {}Support for networks: socklnd \any kernel supported by Lustre, qswlnd Qsnet kernel modules 5.20 and later, openiblnd IbGold 1.8.2, o2iblnd OFED 1.3, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3.1 and 1.5.3.2 gmlnd GM 2.1....
• Trackbacks: Changelog 2.2 version 2.2.0 Support for networks: o2iblnd OFED 1.5.4 Server support for kernels: 2.6.32220.4.2.el6 (RHEL6) Client support for unpatched kernels: 2.6.18274.18.1.el5 (RHEL5) 2.6.32220.4.2.el6 (RHEL6) 2.6.32.360....