linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kernel: acctc.c: Fixed else if not generally userful after a break or return warning

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Date:	Wed, 24 Sep 2014 21:31:06 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
Cc:	Elshad Mustafayev <elshadimo@...il.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernel: acctc.c: Fixed else if not generally userful
 after a break or return warning

On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 11:13:45PM -0400, Elshad Mustafayev wrote:
> > Fixed a coding style issue.
[]
> > diff --git a/kernel/acct.c b/kernel/acct.c
[]
> > @@ -376,9 +376,8 @@ static comp2_t encode_comp2_t(u64 value)
> >  	if (exp > MAXEXP2) {
> >  		/* Overflow. Return largest representable number instead. */
> >  		return (1ul << (MANTSIZE2+EXPSIZE2-1)) - 1;
> > -	} else {
> > -		return (value & (MAXFRACT2>>1)) | (exp << (MANTSIZE2-1));
> >  	}
> > +	return (value & (MAXFRACT2>>1)) | (exp << (MANTSIZE2-1));
> 
> Just what makes the replacement easier to follow?
> 	if (foo)
> 		return bar;
> 	else
> 		return baz;
> is no less idiomatic than
> 	if (foo)
> 		return bar;
> 	return baz;
> 
> Al, really annoyed by how the words "coding style issue" are getting used as
> a magic incantation...

I agree.

I'll see about updating checkpatch to avoid warning on

	if (foo)
		return bar;
	else
		return baz;


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