* [PATCH v3] checkpatch: Check for space after "else" keyword
@ 2018-08-06 8:55 Michal Zylowski
2018-08-06 15:09 ` Joe Perches
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Michal Zylowski @ 2018-08-06 8:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: joe, apw; +Cc: linux-kernel, michal.zylowski
Current checkpatch implementation permits notation like:
} else{
in kernel code.
It looks like oversight and inconsistency in checkpatch rules (e.g.
instruction like 'do' is tested).
Add regex for checking space after 'else' keyword and trigger error if
space is not present.
Signed-off-by: Michal Zylowski <michal.zylowski@intel.com>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 447857f..f7e135a 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4483,11 +4483,11 @@ sub process {
#need space before brace following if, while, etc
if (($line =~ /\(.*\)\{/ && $line !~ /\($Type\)\{/) ||
- $line =~ /do\{/) {
+ $line =~ /\b(?:else|do)\{/) {
if (ERROR("SPACING",
"space required before the open brace '{'\n" . $herecurr) &&
$fix) {
- $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^(\+.*(?:do|\)))\{/$1 {/;
+ $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^(\+.*(?:do|else|\)))\{/$1 {/;
}
}
--
2.7.4
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2018-08-06 8:55 [PATCH v3] checkpatch: Check for space after "else" keyword Michal Zylowski
@ 2018-08-06 15:09 ` Joe Perches
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Joe Perches @ 2018-08-06 15:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Michal Zylowski, apw, Andrew Morton; +Cc: linux-kernel
On Mon, 2018-08-06 at 10:55 +0200, Michal Zylowski wrote:
> Current checkpatch implementation permits notation like:
> } else{
> in kernel code.
> It looks like oversight and inconsistency in checkpatch rules (e.g.
> instruction like 'do' is tested).
>
> Add regex for checking space after 'else' keyword and trigger error if
> space is not present.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michal Zylowski <michal.zylowski@intel.com>
Acked-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
> ---
> scripts/checkpatch.pl | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> index 447857f..f7e135a 100755
> --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> @@ -4483,11 +4483,11 @@ sub process {
>
> #need space before brace following if, while, etc
> if (($line =~ /\(.*\)\{/ && $line !~ /\($Type\)\{/) ||
> - $line =~ /do\{/) {
> + $line =~ /\b(?:else|do)\{/) {
> if (ERROR("SPACING",
> "space required before the open brace '{'\n" . $herecurr) &&
> $fix) {
> - $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^(\+.*(?:do|\)))\{/$1 {/;
> + $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/^(\+.*(?:do|else|\)))\{/$1 {/;
> }
> }
>
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