From: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: checkpatch: allow --fix removal of unnecessary break statements switch/case use of break after a return, goto or break is unnecessary. There is an existing warning for the return and goto uses, so add break and a --fix option too. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/d9ea654104d55f590fb97d252d64a66b23c1a096.camel@xxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@xxxxxxxx> Cc: Tom Rix <trix@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 12 ++++++++---- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-allow-fix-removal-of-unnecessary-break-statements +++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -3699,12 +3699,16 @@ 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 the previous line is a goto, return or break +# 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" . $hereprev); + if ($prevline =~ /^\+$tabs(goto|return|break)\b/) { + if (WARN("UNNECESSARY_BREAK", + "break is not useful after a $1\n" . $hereprev) && + $fix) { + fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline); + } } } _
