Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: add check for continue statement in UNNECESSARY_ELSE

[Joe Perches]

On Sat, 2021-10-02 at 00:56 +0530, Utkarsh Verma wrote:
> UNNECESSARY_ELSE only checks for the usage of else after a return or
> break. But the same logic is also true for continue statement.
> 
> else used after a continue statement is unnecessary. So add a test
> for continue statement also.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Utkarsh Verma <utkarshverma294@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  scripts/checkpatch.pl | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> index c27d2312cfc3..f5a911aa6b64 100755
> --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> @@ -4011,15 +4011,16 @@ sub process {
>  
> 
>  # check indentation of any line with a bare else
>  # (but not if it is a multiple line "if (foo) return bar; else return baz;")
> -# if the previous line is a break or return and is indented 1 tab more...
> +# if the previous line is a break or continue or return and is indented 1 tab more...
>  		if ($sline =~ /^\+([\t]+)(?:}[ \t]*)?else(?:[ \t]*{)?\s*$/) {
>  			my $tabs = length($1) + 1;
>  			if ($prevline =~ /^\+\t{$tabs,$tabs}break\b/ ||
> +			    $prevline =~ /^\+\t{$tabs,$tabs}continue\b/ ||

I suppose this is ok.  I'd generally write this on one line.

			if ($prevline =~ /^\+\t{$tabs,$tabs}(?:break|continue)\b/ ||