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-rwxr-xr-xscripts/checkpatch.pl14
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 3e0b3f4d3420..57f10db4accd 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3254,6 +3254,20 @@ sub process {
}
}
+# if statements using unnecessary parentheses - ie: if ((foo == bar))
+ if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+ $line =~ /\bif\s*((?:\(\s*){2,})/) {
+ my $openparens = $1;
+ my $count = $openparens =~ tr@\(@\(@;
+ my $msg = "";
+ if ($line =~ /\bif\s*(?:\(\s*){$count,$count}$LvalOrFunc\s*($Compare)\s*$LvalOrFunc(?:\s*\)){$count,$count}/) {
+ my $comp = $4; #Not $1 because of $LvalOrFunc
+ $msg = " - maybe == should be = ?" if ($comp eq "==");
+ WARN("UNNECESSARY_PARENTHESES",
+ "Unnecessary parentheses$msg\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+ }
+
# Return of what appears to be an errno should normally be -'ve
if ($line =~ /^.\s*return\s*(E[A-Z]*)\s*;/) {
my $name = $1;