On Mon, 2022-01-24 at 09:14 +0530, Jagath Jog J wrote: > Fix following checkpatch.pl error by placing opening { > braces in previous line > ERROR: that open brace { should be on the previous line [] > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c [] > @@ -113,13 +113,10 @@ static struct ieee80211_supported_band *rtw_spt_band_alloc( > struct ieee80211_supported_band *spt_band = NULL; > int n_channels, n_bitrates; > > - if (band == NL80211_BAND_2GHZ) > - { > + if (band == NL80211_BAND_2GHZ) { > n_channels = RTW_2G_CHANNELS_NUM; > n_bitrates = RTW_G_RATES_NUM; > - } > - else > - { > + } else { > goto exit; > } Reversing the test would be less indented and simpler code: if (band != NL80211_BAND_2GHZ) goto exit; n_channels = RTW_2G_CHANNELS_NUM; n_bitrates = RTW_G_RATES_NUM; etc...