From: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@xxxxxx> Subject: scripts/checkpatch.pl: avoid false warning missing break void foo(int a) switch (a) { case 'h': fun1(); exit(1); default: } creates a warning "Possible switch case/default not preceded by break or fallthrough comment". exit( should be treated like return. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20170910154618.25819-1-xypron.glpk@xxxxxx Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@xxxxxx> Acked-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff -puN scripts/checkpatch.pl~scripts-checkpatchpl-avoid-false-warning-missing-break scripts/checkpatch.pl --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~scripts-checkpatchpl-avoid-false-warning-missing-break +++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -6109,7 +6109,7 @@ sub process { next if ($fline =~ /^.[\s$;]*$/); $has_statement = 1; $count++; - $has_break = 1 if ($fline =~ /\bswitch\b|\b(?:break\s*;[\s$;]*$|return\b|goto\b|continue\b)/); + $has_break = 1 if ($fline =~ /\bswitch\b|\b(?:break\s*;[\s$;]*$|exit\s*\(\b|return\b|goto\b|continue\b)/); } if (!$has_break && $has_statement) { WARN("MISSING_BREAK", _ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html