Re: [PATCH] Staging: serqt_usb2: fixed frivolous else statement warnings

From: Greg KH
Date: Fri Jun 20 2014 - 11:28:01 EST


On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 06:23:17AM -0700, Vincent Heuken wrote:
> This is a patch to the serqt_usb2.c file that fixes two instances
> of the following checkpatch.pl warning:
> WARNING: else is not generally useful after a break or return
>
> Signed-off-by: Vincent Heuken <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/staging/serqt_usb2/serqt_usb2.c | 44 ++++++++++++++++-----------------
> 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/serqt_usb2/serqt_usb2.c b/drivers/staging/serqt_usb2/serqt_usb2.c
> index 998c384..c356542 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/serqt_usb2/serqt_usb2.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/serqt_usb2/serqt_usb2.c
> @@ -981,9 +981,8 @@ static void qt_block_until_empty(struct tty_struct *tty,
> if (wait == 0) {
> dev_dbg(&qt_port->port->dev, "%s - TIMEOUT", __func__);
> return;
> - } else {
> - wait = 30;
> }
> + wait = 30;
> }
> }
>
> @@ -1132,25 +1131,24 @@ static int qt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty,
> #endif
> if (signal_pending(current))
> return -ERESTARTSYS;
> - else {
> - char diff = qt_port->diff_status;
> -
> - if (diff == 0)
> - return -EIO; /* no change => error */
> -
> - /* Consume all events */
> - qt_port->diff_status = 0;
> -
> - if (((arg & TIOCM_RNG)
> - && (diff & SERIAL_MSR_RI))
> - || ((arg & TIOCM_DSR)
> - && (diff & SERIAL_MSR_DSR))
> - || ((arg & TIOCM_CD)
> - && (diff & SERIAL_MSR_CD))
> - || ((arg & TIOCM_CTS)
> - && (diff & SERIAL_MSR_CTS))) {
> - return 0;
> - }
> +
> + char diff = qt_port->diff_status;

This change causes a compiler warning, please be more careful in your
patches. Can you fix this up and resend?

thanks,

greg k-h
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