linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: skip macros when finding missing switch/case break

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Date:   Sat, 1 Aug 2020 13:03:48 +0800
From:   Cambda Zhu <cambda@...ux.alibaba.com>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re:  [PATCH] checkpatch: skip macros when finding missing switch/case break

I agree with you. Actually there are some false warnings not mentioned in my patch, such as:

case xxx: {
   if () {
       return;
   } else {
           if () {
               return;
           } else {
               return;
           }
   }
}
case xxx:
   ...

Since compiler can do this now, I think this test should be removed.

Regards,
Cambda

> 在 2020年8月1日，02:05，Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> 写道：
> 
> On Wed, 2020-07-29 at 20:59 +0800, Cambda Zhu wrote:
>> The checkpatch.pl only searches 3 previous lines when finding missing
>> switch/case break, and macros are treated as normal statements. If the
>> cases are surrounded with CONFIG, checkpatch.pl may report false
>> warnings. For example:
> 
> Likely this test should be removed altogether as
> it's never really worked well and now compilers
> find this and emit warnings.