checkpatch: Warn on break after goto or return with same tab indentation
Commit Message
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 <joe@perches.com>
---
> AFAIK there's still no automatic detection of those cases.
There can be now...
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
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@@ -2439,6 +2439,16 @@ 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",