ERROR: that open brace { should be on the previous line #116: FILE: sound/soc/soc-dapm.c:3117: + list_for_each_entry(w, &card->widgets, list) + { ERROR: that open brace { should be on the previous line #140: FILE: sound/soc/soc-dapm.c:3144: + list_for_each_entry(w, &card->widgets, list) + { WARNING: line over 80 characters #158: FILE: sound/soc/soc-dapm.c:3162: + struct dapm_kcontrol_data *data = kcontrol->private_data; WARNING: line over 80 characters #160: FILE: sound/soc/soc-dapm.c:3164: + mc = (struct soc_mixer_control *)kcontrol->private_value; WARNING: line over 80 characters #169: FILE: sound/soc/soc-dapm.c:3173: + struct dapm_kcontrol_data *data = kcontrol->private_data; total: 2 errors, 3 warnings, 0 checks, 162 lines checked NOTE: For some of the reported defects, checkpatch may be able to mechanically convert to the typical style using --fix or --fix-inplace. ./linux-sof-driver/0001-ASoC-topology-bug-fix-check-return-value-avoid-oops.patch has style problems, please review. NOTE: If any of the errors are false positives, please report them to the maintainer, see CHECKPATCH in MAINTAINERS.