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diff --git a/docs/CHECKSRC.md b/docs/CHECKSRC.md index 543ea5620..10e2f4d73 100644 --- a/docs/CHECKSRC.md +++ b/docs/CHECKSRC.md @@ -103,6 +103,19 @@ warnings are: - `UNUSEDIGNORE`: a checksrc inlined warning ignore was asked for but not used, that's an ignore that should be removed or changed to get used. +### Extended warnings + +Some warnings are quite computationally expensive to perform, so they are +turned off by default. To enable these warnings, place a `.checksrc` file in +the directory where they should be activated with commands to enable the +warnings you are interested in. The format of the file is to enable one +warning per line like so: `enable <EXTENDEDWARNING>` + +Currently there is one extended warning which can be enabled: + +- `COPYRIGHTYEAR`: the current changeset hasn't updated the copyright year in + the source file + ## Ignore certain warnings Due to the nature of the source code and the flaws of the checksrc tool, there |