checkpatch: add verbose mode
Add a new verbose mode to checkpatch.pl to emit additional verbose test descriptions. The verbose mode is optional and can be enabled by the flag -v or --verbose. The test descriptions are parsed from the checkpatch documentation file at `Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst`. The test descriptions in the docs are kept in a fixed format grouped by usage. Some examples of this format are: **LINE_SPACING** Vertical space is wasted given the limited number of lines an editor window can display when multiple blank lines are used. **MISSING_SIGN_OFF** The patch is missing a Signed-off-by line. A signed-off-by line should be added according to Developer's certificate of Origin. To avoid lengthy output, the verbose description is printed only for the first instance of a particular message type. The --verbose option cannot be used along with the --terse option. Verbose mode can be used with the --list-types option. The --list-types output also supports color coding now. Signed-off-by: Dwaipayan Ray <dwaipayanray1@gmail.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210226093827.12700-3-dwaipayanray1@gmail.comSigned-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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