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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 92669904eecc..6729f18e5654 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3345,6 +3345,13 @@ sub process {
}
}
+# Check for auto-generated unhandled placeholder text (mostly for cover letters)
+ if (($in_commit_log || $in_header_lines) &&
+ $rawline =~ /(?:SUBJECT|BLURB) HERE/) {
+ ERROR("PLACEHOLDER_USE",
+ "Placeholder text detected\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# Check for git id commit length and improperly formed commit descriptions
# A correctly formed commit description is:
# commit <SHA-1 hash length 12+ chars> ("Complete commit subject")