From c00df19a5026f2cb08f1770dcc29226512f4d099 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Perches Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 16:11:01 -0700 Subject: checkpatch: warn on break after goto or return with same tab indentation Using break; after a goto or return is unnecessary so emit a warning when the break is at the same indent level. So this emits a warning on: switch (foo) { case 1: goto err; break; } but not on: switch (foo) { case 1: if (bar()) goto err; break; } Signed-off-by: Joe Perches Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index 0cf8b98d8dc9..fc72d64cd2d4 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -2450,6 +2450,16 @@ sub process { } } +# check indentation of a line with a break; +# if the previous line is a goto or return and is indented the same # of tabs + if ($sline =~ /^\+([\t]+)break\s*;\s*$/) { + my $tabs = $1; + if ($prevline =~ /^\+$tabs(?:goto|return)\b/) { + WARN("UNNECESSARY_BREAK", + "break is not useful after a goto or return\n" . $hereprev); + } + } + # discourage the addition of CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL in #if(def). if ($line =~ /^\+\s*\#\s*if.*\bCONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL\b/) { WARN("CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL", -- cgit v1.2.3