checkpatch: allow commit descriptions on separate line from commit id
The general form for commit id and description is
  'Commit <12+hexdigits> ("commit description/subject line")'
but commit logs often have relatively long commit ids and the commit
description emds on the next line like:
  Some explanation as to why commit <12+hexdigits>
  ("commit foo description/subject line") is improved.
Allow this form.
Signed-off-by:  Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Suggested-by:
Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Suggested-by:  Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@stratus.com>
Tested-by:
Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@stratus.com>
Tested-by:  Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@stratus.com>
Suggested-by:
Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@stratus.com>
Suggested-by:  Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Signed-off-by:
Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Signed-off-by:  Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by:
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by:  Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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