linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Warn on unnecessary void function return statements

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Date:	Tue, 17 Jun 2014 08:46:38 +0530
From:	Sachin Kamat <spk.linux@...il.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Anish Bhatt <anish@...lsio.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Warn on unnecessary void function return statements

On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 7:30 AM, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2014-06-16 at 17:44 -0700, Anish Bhatt wrote:
>> My code has multiple exit lables:
>> void function(void)
>> {
>>       ...
>>
>>       if (err1)
>>               goto exit1;
>>       ...
>>       if (err2)
>>               goto exit2;
>>
>>       ...
>>       return; /* Good return, no errors */
>> exit1:
>>       printk(err1);
>>       return;
>> exit2:
>>       printk(err2);
>> }
>>
>> The single tabbed return was required to prevent the good return & err1
>> messages cascading down. The extra exit label with a noop looks weird,
>> but is passing checkpatch.pl --strict, so I will go with that, thanks.
>> -Anish
>>
>
> Hmm, those return uses seem reasonable
> to me.
>
> Perhaps the test should warn only on
> this specific 3 line sequence:
>
> [any line but a label]
>         return;
> }
>
> Andrew?  Anyone else?  Opinions?

It should warn only if the return is followed by a value like
return 0; or return -EERROR_CODE; etc. and not just 'return;'


-- 
Regards,
Sachin.
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