---

yaml
---
r: 330097
b: refs/heads/master
c: 0588060
h: refs/heads/master
i:
  330095: 5283469
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 8f26b8376faad26372a579606ecbd77b20e99dd8
+refs/heads/master: 058806007450489bb8f457b275e5cb5c946320c1

trunk/scripts/checkpatch.pl

@@ -1882,6 +1882,20 @@ sub process {
 			    "No space is necessary after a cast\n" . $hereprev);
 		}
 
+		if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
+		    $rawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\/\*[ \t]*$/ &&
+		    $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*$/) {
+			WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
+			     "networking block comments don't use an empty /* line, use /* Comment...\n" . $hereprev);
+		}
+
+		if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
+		    $rawline !~ m@^\+[ \t]*(\/\*|\*\/)@ &&
+		    $rawline =~ m@^\+[ \t]*.+\*\/[ \t]*$@) {
+			WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
+			     "networking block comments put the trailing */ on a separate line\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # check for spaces at the beginning of a line.
 # Exceptions:
 #  1) within comments