linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/1] scripts/checkpatch.pl: avoid false warning missing break

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Date:   Sun, 10 Sep 2017 09:52:49 +0200
From:   Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de>
To:     Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de>
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] scripts/checkpatch.pl: avoid false warning missing break

void foo(int a)
	switch (a) {
	case 'h':
		fun1();
		exit(1);
	default:
}

creates a warning
Possible switch case/default not preceded by break
or fallthrough comment

exit( should be treated like return.

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 3afc870f0f..da09b2313c 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4361,7 +4361,7 @@ sub process {
 				next if ($fline =~ /^.[\s$;]*$/);
 				$has_statement = 1;
 				$count++;
-				$has_break = 1 if ($fline =~ /\bswitch\b|\b(?:break\s*;[\s$;]*$|return\b|goto\b|continue\b)/);
+				$has_break = 1 if ($fline =~ /\bswitch\b|\b(?:break\s*;[\s$;]*$|exit\(\b|return\b|goto\b|continue\b)/);
 			}
 			if (!$has_break && $has_statement) {
 				WARN("MISSING_BREAK",
-- 
2.11.0