On Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 08:58:13AM +0200, Nam Cao wrote: > On Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 07:11:59AM +0100, Gilbert Adikankwu wrote: > > Reported by checkpatch: > > > > WARNING: else is not generally useful after a break or return > > > > What checkpatch is telling you here is that the "else" is redundant and > can be removed. Although your patch suppresses the warning, it makes the > code messier :( Ah wait, after reading Julia's comment, I realize that the "else" is not redundant at all. Seems like checkpatch.pl is lying. So ignore what I said.