checkpatch: warn on unnecessary void function return statements
void function lines that use a single tab then "return;" are generally
unnecessary.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 862cc7a..f354ae6 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3470,6 +3470,13 @@
}
}
+# unnecessary return in a void function? (a single leading tab, then return;)
+ if ($sline =~ /^\+\treturn\s*;\s*$/ &&
+ $prevline =~ /^\+/) {
+ WARN("RETURN_VOID",
+ "void function return statements are not generally useful\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# if statements using unnecessary parentheses - ie: if ((foo == bar))
if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
$line =~ /\bif\s*((?:\(\s*){2,})/) {