--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-relax-regexp-for-commit_log_long_line +++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -3172,7 +3172,7 @@ sub process { length($line) > 75 && !($line =~ /^\s*[a-zA-Z0-9_\/\.]+\s+\|\s+\d+/ || # file delta changes - $line =~ /^\s*(?:[\w\.\-]+\/)++[\w\.\-]+:/ || + $line =~ /^\s*(?:[\w\.\-\+]*\/)++[\w\.\-\+]+:/ || # filename then : $line =~ /^\s*(?:Fixes:|Link:|$signature_tags)/i || # A Fixes: or Link: line or signature tag line