diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index cbb4258..579f50f 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 my $P = $0;
 $P =~ s@.*/@@g;
 
-my $V = '0.11';
+my $V = '0.12';
 
 use Getopt::Long qw(:config no_auto_abbrev);
 
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@
 my $chk_patch = 1;
 my $tst_type = 0;
 my $emacs = 0;
+my $terse = 0;
 my $file = 0;
 my $check = 0;
+my $summary = 1;
+my $mailback = 0;
 my $root;
 GetOptions(
 	'q|quiet+'	=> \$quiet,
@@ -29,10 +32,13 @@
 	'patch!'	=> \$chk_patch,
 	'test-type!'	=> \$tst_type,
 	'emacs!'	=> \$emacs,
+	'terse!'	=> \$terse,
 	'file!'		=> \$file,
 	'subjective!'	=> \$check,
 	'strict!'	=> \$check,
 	'root=s'	=> \$root,
+	'summary!'	=> \$summary,
+	'mailback!'	=> \$mailback,
 ) or exit;
 
 my $exit = 0;
@@ -42,6 +48,7 @@
 	print "version: $V\n";
 	print "options: -q           => quiet\n";
 	print "         --no-tree    => run without a kernel tree\n";
+	print "         --terse      => one line per report\n";
 	print "         --emacs      => emacs compile window format\n";
 	print "         --file       => check a source file\n";
 	print "         --strict     => enable more subjective tests\n";
@@ -49,6 +56,11 @@
 	exit(1);
 }
 
+if ($terse) {
+	$emacs = 1;
+	$quiet++;
+}
+
 if ($tree) {
 	if (defined $root) {
 		if (!top_of_kernel_tree($root)) {
@@ -90,41 +102,6 @@
 			__(?:mem|cpu|dev|)(?:initdata|init)
 		  }x;
 our $Inline	= qr{inline|__always_inline|noinline};
-our $NonptrType	= qr{
-			\b
-			(?:const\s+)?
-			(?:unsigned\s+)?
-			(?:
-				void|
-				char|
-				short|
-				int|
-				long|
-				unsigned|
-				float|
-				double|
-				bool|
-				long\s+int|
-				long\s+long|
-				long\s+long\s+int|
-				(?:__)?(?:u|s|be|le)(?:8|16|32|64)|
-				struct\s+$Ident|
-				union\s+$Ident|
-				enum\s+$Ident|
-				${Ident}_t|
-				${Ident}_handler|
-				${Ident}_handler_fn
-			)
-			(?:\s+$Sparse)*
-			\b
-		  }x;
-
-our $Type	= qr{
-			\b$NonptrType\b
-			(?:\s*\*+\s*const|\s*\*+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
-			(?:\s+$Sparse|\s+$Attribute)*
-		  }x;
-our $Declare	= qr{(?:$Storage\s+)?$Type};
 our $Member	= qr{->$Ident|\.$Ident|\[[^]]*\]};
 our $Lval	= qr{$Ident(?:$Member)*};
 
@@ -136,7 +113,50 @@
 			&&|\|\||,|\^|\+\+|--|&|\||\+|-|\*|\/
 		  }x;
 
-our $Bare = '';
+our $NonptrType;
+our $Type;
+our $Declare;
+
+our @typeList = (
+	qr{void},
+	qr{char},
+	qr{short},
+	qr{int},
+	qr{long},
+	qr{unsigned},
+	qr{float},
+	qr{double},
+	qr{bool},
+	qr{long\s+int},
+	qr{long\s+long},
+	qr{long\s+long\s+int},
+	qr{(?:__)?(?:u|s|be|le)(?:8|16|32|64)},
+	qr{struct\s+$Ident},
+	qr{union\s+$Ident},
+	qr{enum\s+$Ident},
+	qr{${Ident}_t},
+	qr{${Ident}_handler},
+	qr{${Ident}_handler_fn},
+);
+
+sub build_types {
+	my $all = "(?:  \n" . join("|\n  ", @typeList) . "\n)";
+	$NonptrType	= qr{
+			\b
+			(?:const\s+)?
+			(?:unsigned\s+)?
+			$all
+			(?:\s+$Sparse|\s+const)*
+			\b
+		  }x;
+	$Type	= qr{
+			\b$NonptrType\b
+			(?:\s*\*+\s*const|\s*\*+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
+			(?:\s+$Sparse|\s+$Attribute)*
+		  }x;
+	$Declare	= qr{(?:$Storage\s+)?$Type};
+}
+build_types();
 
 $chk_signoff = 0 if ($file);
 
@@ -278,6 +298,81 @@
 	return $res;
 }
 
+sub ctx_statement_block {
+	my ($linenr, $remain, $off) = @_;
+	my $line = $linenr - 1;
+	my $blk = '';
+	my $soff = $off;
+	my $coff = $off - 1;
+
+	my $type = '';
+	my $level = 0;
+	my $c;
+	my $len = 0;
+	while (1) {
+		#warn "CSB: blk<$blk>\n";
+		# If we are about to drop off the end, pull in more
+		# context.
+		if ($off >= $len) {
+			for (; $remain > 0; $line++) {
+				next if ($rawlines[$line] =~ /^-/);
+				$remain--;
+				$blk .= sanitise_line($rawlines[$line]) . "\n";
+				$len = length($blk);
+				$line++;
+				last;
+			}
+			# Bail if there is no further context.
+			#warn "CSB: blk<$blk> off<$off> len<$len>\n";
+			if ($off == $len) {
+				last;
+			}
+		}
+		$c = substr($blk, $off, 1);
+
+		#warn "CSB: c<$c> type<$type> level<$level>\n";
+		# Statement ends at the ';' or a close '}' at the
+		# outermost level.
+		if ($level == 0 && $c eq ';') {
+			last;
+		}
+
+		if (($type eq '' || $type eq '(') && $c eq '(') {
+			$level++;
+			$type = '(';
+		}
+		if ($type eq '(' && $c eq ')') {
+			$level--;
+			$type = ($level != 0)? '(' : '';
+
+			if ($level == 0 && $coff < $soff) {
+				$coff = $off;
+			}
+		}
+		if (($type eq '' || $type eq '{') && $c eq '{') {
+			$level++;
+			$type = '{';
+		}
+		if ($type eq '{' && $c eq '}') {
+			$level--;
+			$type = ($level != 0)? '{' : '';
+
+			if ($level == 0) {
+				last;
+			}
+		}
+		$off++;
+	}
+
+	my $statement = substr($blk, $soff, $off - $soff + 1);
+	my $condition = substr($blk, $soff, $coff - $soff + 1);
+
+	#warn "STATEMENT<$statement>\n";
+	#warn "CONDITION<$condition>\n";
+
+	return ($statement, $condition);
+}
+
 sub ctx_block_get {
 	my ($linenr, $remain, $outer, $open, $close, $off) = @_;
 	my $line;
@@ -421,9 +516,6 @@
 	my $paren = 0;
 	my @paren_type;
 
-	# Include any user defined types we may have found as we went.
-	my $type_match = "(?:$Type$Bare)";
-
 	while (length($cur)) {
 		print " <$type> " if ($debug);
 		if ($cur =~ /^(\s+)/o) {
@@ -433,7 +525,7 @@
 				$type = 'N';
 			}
 
-		} elsif ($cur =~ /^($type_match)/) {
+		} elsif ($cur =~ /^($Type)/) {
 			print "DECLARE($1)\n" if ($debug);
 			$type = 'T';
 
@@ -457,7 +549,7 @@
 			}
 			$type = 'N';
 
-		} elsif ($cur =~ /^(if|while|typeof)\b/o) {
+		} elsif ($cur =~ /^(if|while|typeof|for)\b/o) {
 			print "COND($1)\n" if ($debug);
 			$paren_type[$paren] = 'N';
 			$type = 'N';
@@ -515,11 +607,30 @@
 	return $res;
 }
 
+sub possible {
+	my ($possible) = @_;
+
+	#print "CHECK<$possible>\n";
+	if ($possible !~ /^(?:$Storage|$Type|DEFINE_\S+)$/ &&
+	    $possible ne 'goto' && $possible ne 'return' &&
+	    $possible ne 'struct' && $possible ne 'enum' &&
+	    $possible ne 'case' && $possible ne 'else' &&
+	    $possible ne 'typedef') {
+		#print "POSSIBLE<$possible>\n";
+		push(@typeList, $possible);
+		build_types();
+	}
+}
+
 my $prefix = '';
 
 my @report = ();
 sub report {
-	push(@report, $prefix . $_[0]);
+	my $line = $prefix . $_[0];
+
+	$line = (split('\n', $line))[0] . "\n" if ($terse);
+
+	push(@report, $line);
 }
 sub report_dump {
 	@report;
@@ -574,9 +685,6 @@
 
 	my $prev_values = 'N';
 
-	# Possible bare types.
-	my @bare = ();
-
 	# Pre-scan the patch looking for any __setup documentation.
 	my @setup_docs = ();
 	my $setup_docs = 0;
@@ -631,21 +739,35 @@
 			$realline++;
 			$realcnt-- if ($realcnt != 0);
 
-			# track any sort of multi-line comment.  Obviously if
-			# the added text or context do not include the whole
-			# comment we will not see it. Such is life.
-			#
+			# Guestimate if this is a continuing comment.  Run
+			# the context looking for a comment "edge".  If this
+			# edge is a close comment then we must be in a comment
+			# at context start.
+			if ($linenr == $first_line) {
+				my $edge;
+				for (my $ln = $first_line; $ln < ($linenr + $realcnt); $ln++) {
+					($edge) = ($lines[$ln - 1] =~ m@(/\*|\*/)@);
+					last if (defined $edge);
+				}
+				if (defined $edge && $edge eq '*/') {
+					$in_comment = 1;
+				}
+			}
+
 			# Guestimate if this is a continuing comment.  If this
 			# is the start of a diff block and this line starts
 			# ' *' then it is very likely a comment.
 			if ($linenr == $first_line and $line =~ m@^.\s*\*@) {
 				$in_comment = 1;
 			}
-			if ($line =~ m@/\*@) {
-				$in_comment = 1;
-			}
-			if ($line =~ m@\*/@) {
-				$in_comment = 0;
+
+			# Find the last comment edge on _this_ line.
+			while (($line =~ m@(/\*|\*/)@g)) {
+				if ($1 eq '/*') {
+					$in_comment = 1;
+				} else {
+					$in_comment = 0;
+				}
 			}
 
 			# Measure the line length and indent.
@@ -687,7 +809,7 @@
 		}
 
 # Check for wrappage within a valid hunk of the file
-		if ($realcnt != 0 && $line !~ m{^(?:\+|-| |$)}) {
+		if ($realcnt != 0 && $line !~ m{^(?:\+|-| |\\ No newline|$)}) {
 			ERROR("patch seems to be corrupt (line wrapped?)\n" .
 				$herecurr) if (!$emitted_corrupt++);
 		}
@@ -727,6 +849,11 @@
 			WARN("line over 80 characters\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
+# check for adding lines without a newline.
+		if ($line =~ /^\+/ && defined $lines[$linenr] && $lines[$linenr] =~ /^\\ No newline at end of file/) {
+			WARN("adding a line without newline at end of file\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # check we are in a valid source file *.[hc] if not then ignore this hunk
 		next if ($realfile !~ /\.[hc]$/);
 
@@ -752,30 +879,41 @@
 
 # Check for potential 'bare' types
 		if ($realcnt &&
-		    $line !~ /^.\s*(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:$Inline\s+)?$Type\b/ &&
 		    $line !~ /$Ident:\s*$/ &&
-		    $line !~ /^.\s*$Ident\s*\(/ &&
-		     # definitions in global scope can only start with types
-		    ($line =~ /^.(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:$Inline\s+)?($Ident)\b/ ||
-		     # declarations always start with types
-		     $line =~ /^.\s*(?:$Storage\s+)?($Ident)\b\s*\**\s*$Ident\s*(?:;|=)/) ||
-		     # any (foo ... *) is a pointer cast, and foo is a type
-		     $line =~ /\(($Ident)(?:\s+$Sparse)*\s*\*+\s*\)/) {
-			my $possible = $1;
-			if ($possible !~ /^(?:$Storage|$Type|DEFINE_\S+)$/ &&
-			    $possible ne 'goto' && $possible ne 'return' &&
-			    $possible ne 'struct' && $possible ne 'enum' &&
-			    $possible ne 'case' && $possible ne 'else' &&
-			    $possible ne 'typedef') {
-				#print "POSSIBLE<$possible>\n";
-				push(@bare, $possible);
-				my $bare = join("|", @bare);
-				$Bare	= '|' . qr{
-						\b(?:$bare)\b
-						(?:\s*\*+\s*const|\s*\*+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
-						(?:\s+$Sparse)*
-					  }x;
+		    ($line =~ /^.\s*$Ident\s*\(\*+\s*$Ident\)\s*\(/ ||
+		     $line !~ /^.\s*$Ident\s*\(/)) {
+			# definitions in global scope can only start with types
+			if ($line =~ /^.(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:$Inline\s+)?(?:const\s+)?($Ident)\b/) {
+				possible($1);
+
+			# declarations always start with types
+			} elsif ($prev_values eq 'N' && $line =~ /^.\s*(?:$Storage\s+)?($Ident)\b\s*\**\s*$Ident\s*(?:;|=)/) {
+				possible($1);
+
+			# any (foo ... *) is a pointer cast, and foo is a type
+			} elsif ($line =~ /\(($Ident)(?:\s+$Sparse)*\s*\*+\s*\)/) {
+				possible($1);
 			}
+
+			# Check for any sort of function declaration.
+			# int foo(something bar, other baz);
+			# void (*store_gdt)(x86_descr_ptr *);
+			if ($prev_values eq 'N' && $line =~ /^(.(?:(?:$Storage|$Inline)\s*)*\s*$Type\s*(?:\b$Ident|\(\*\s*$Ident\))\s*)\(/) {
+				my ($name_len) = length($1);
+				my ($level, @ctx) = ctx_statement_level($linenr, $realcnt, $name_len);
+				my $ctx = join("\n", @ctx);
+
+				$ctx =~ s/\n.//;
+				substr($ctx, 0, $name_len + 1) = '';
+				$ctx =~ s/\)[^\)]*$//;
+				for my $arg (split(/\s*,\s*/, $ctx)) {
+					if ($arg =~ /^(?:const\s+)?($Ident)(?:\s+$Sparse)*\s*\**\s*(:?\b$Ident)?$/ || $arg =~ /^($Ident)$/) {
+
+						possible($1);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
 		}
 
 #
@@ -935,6 +1073,10 @@
 # 			$clean = 0;
 # 		}
 
+		if ($line =~ /\bLINUX_VERSION_CODE\b/) {
+			WARN("LINUX_VERSION_CODE should be avoided, code should be for the version to which it is merged" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # printk should use KERN_* levels.  Note that follow on printk's on the
 # same line do not need a level, so we use the current block context
 # to try and find and validate the current printk.  In summary the current
@@ -965,6 +1107,12 @@
 			ERROR("open brace '{' following function declarations go on the next line\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
+# open braces for enum, union and struct go on the same line.
+		if ($line =~ /^.\s*{/ &&
+		    $prevline =~ /^.\s*(?:typedef\s+)?(enum|union|struct)(?:\s+$Ident)?\s*$/) {
+			ERROR("open brace '{' following $1 go on the same line\n" . $hereprev);
+		}
+
 # check for spaces between functions and their parentheses.
 		while ($line =~ /($Ident)\s+\(/g) {
 			if ($1 !~ /^(?:if|for|while|switch|return|volatile|__volatile__|__attribute__|format|__extension__|Copyright|case)$/ &&
@@ -1172,9 +1320,27 @@
 		}
 
 # Check for illegal assignment in if conditional.
-		if ($line=~/\bif\s*\(.*[^<>!=]=[^=]/) {
-			#next if ($line=~/\".*\Q$op\E.*\"/ or $line=~/\'\Q$op\E\'/);
-			ERROR("do not use assignment in if condition\n" . $herecurr);
+		if ($line =~ /\bif\s*\(/) {
+			my ($s, $c) = ctx_statement_block($linenr, $realcnt, 0);
+
+			if ($c =~ /\bif\s*\(.*[^<>!=]=[^=].*/) {
+				ERROR("do not use assignment in if condition ($c)\n" . $herecurr);
+			}
+
+			# Find out what is on the end of the line after the
+			# conditional.
+			substr($s, 0, length($c)) = '';
+			$s =~ s/\n.*//g;
+
+			if (length($c) && $s !~ /^\s*({|;|\/\*.*\*\/)?\s*\\*\s*$/) {
+				ERROR("trailing statements should be on next line\n" . $herecurr);
+			}
+		}
+
+# if and else should not have general statements after it
+		if ($line =~ /^.\s*(?:}\s*)?else\b(.*)/ &&
+		    $1 !~ /^\s*(?:\sif|{|\\|$)/) {
+			ERROR("trailing statements should be on next line\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
 		# Check for }<nl>else {, these must be at the same
@@ -1205,12 +1371,6 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-# if and else should not have general statements after it
-		if ($line =~ /^.\s*(?:}\s*)?else\b(.*)/ &&
-		    $1 !~ /^\s*(?:\sif|{|\\|$)/) {
-			ERROR("trailing statements should be on next line\n" . $herecurr);
-		}
-
 # multi-statement macros should be enclosed in a do while loop, grab the
 # first statement and ensure its the whole macro if its not enclosed
 # in a known goot container
@@ -1233,6 +1393,10 @@
 				$off = length($1);
 				$ln--;
 				$cnt++;
+				while ($lines[$ln - 1] =~ /^-/) {
+					$ln--;
+					$cnt++;
+				}
 			}
 			my @ctx = ctx_statement($ln, $cnt, $off);
 			my $ctx_ln = $ln + $#ctx + 1;
@@ -1268,25 +1432,23 @@
 			if ($lines[$nr - 1] =~ /{\s*$/) {
 				my ($lvl, @block) = ctx_block_level($nr, $cnt);
 
-				my $stmt = join(' ', @block);
-				$stmt =~ s/(^[^{]*){//;
+				my $stmt = join("\n", @block);
+				# Drop the diff line leader.
+				$stmt =~ s/\n./\n/g;
+				# Drop the code outside the block.
+				$stmt =~ s/(^[^{]*){\s*//;
 				my $before = $1;
-				$stmt =~ s/}([^}]*$)//;
+				$stmt =~ s/\s*}([^}]*$)//;
 				my $after = $1;
 
 				#print "block<" . join(' ', @block) . "><" . scalar(@block) . ">\n";
 				#print "stmt<$stmt>\n\n";
 
-				# Count the ;'s if there is fewer than two
-				# then there can only be one statement,
-				# if there is a brace inside we cannot
-				# trivially detect if its one statement.
-				# Also nested if's often require braces to
-				# disambiguate the else binding so shhh there.
-				my @semi = ($stmt =~ /;/g);
-				push(@semi, "/**/") if ($stmt =~ m@/\*@);
-				##print "semi<" . scalar(@semi) . ">\n";
-				if ($lvl == 0 && scalar(@semi) < 2 &&
+				# Count the newlines, if there is only one
+				# then the block should not have {}'s.
+				my @lines = ($stmt =~ /\n/g);
+				#print "lines<" . scalar(@lines) . ">\n";
+				if ($lvl == 0 && scalar(@lines) == 0 &&
 				    $stmt !~ /{/ && $stmt !~ /\bif\b/ &&
 				    $before !~ /}/ && $after !~ /{/) {
 				    	my $herectx = "$here\n" . join("\n", @control, @block[1 .. $#block]) . "\n";
@@ -1372,6 +1534,11 @@
 			ERROR("inline keyword should sit between storage class and type\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
+# Check for __inline__ and __inline, prefer inline
+		if ($line =~ /\b(__inline__|__inline)\b/) {
+			WARN("plain inline is preferred over $1\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # check for new externs in .c files.
 		if ($line =~ /^.\s*extern\s/ && ($realfile =~ /\.c$/)) {
 			WARN("externs should be avoided in .c files\n" .  $herecurr);
@@ -1392,21 +1559,33 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ($chk_patch && !$is_patch) {
+	# In mailback mode only produce a report in the negative, for
+	# things that appear to be patches.
+	if ($mailback && ($clean == 1 || !$is_patch)) {
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	# This is not a patch, and we are are in 'no-patch' mode so
+	# just keep quiet.
+	if (!$chk_patch && !$is_patch) {
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	if (!$is_patch) {
 		ERROR("Does not appear to be a unified-diff format patch\n");
 	}
 	if ($is_patch && $chk_signoff && $signoff == 0) {
 		ERROR("Missing Signed-off-by: line(s)\n");
 	}
 
-	if ($clean == 0 && ($chk_patch || $is_patch)) {
-		print report_dump();
-		if ($quiet < 2) {
-			print "total: $cnt_error errors, $cnt_warn warnings, " .
-				(($check)? "$cnt_chk checks, " : "") .
-				"$cnt_lines lines checked\n";
-		}
+	print report_dump();
+	if ($summary) {
+		print "total: $cnt_error errors, $cnt_warn warnings, " .
+			(($check)? "$cnt_chk checks, " : "") .
+			"$cnt_lines lines checked\n";
+		print "\n" if ($quiet == 0);
 	}
+
 	if ($clean == 1 && $quiet == 0) {
 		print "Your patch has no obvious style problems and is ready for submission.\n"
 	}