[PATCH v2] checkpatch: add check for continue statement in UNNECESSARY_ELSE

From: Utkarsh Verma
Date: Fri Oct 01 2021 - 16:47:34 EST


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 | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index c27d2312cfc3..edbb74dda5cb 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4011,15 +4011,15 @@ 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/ ||
+ if ($prevline =~ /^\+\t{$tabs,$tabs}(?:break|continue)\b/ ||
($prevline =~ /^\+\t{$tabs,$tabs}return\b/ &&
defined $lines[$linenr] &&
$lines[$linenr] !~ /^[ \+]\t{$tabs,$tabs}return/)) {
WARN("UNNECESSARY_ELSE",
- "else is not generally useful after a break or return\n" . $hereprev);
+ "else is not generally useful after a break or continue or return\n" . $hereprev);
}
}

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2.25.1