Re: [PATCH] usb: host: ehci-sched: silence checkpatch warning

From: Alan Stern
Date: Sat Dec 12 2015 - 11:19:22 EST


On Fri, 11 Dec 2015, Geyslan G. Bem wrote:

> This patch moves comment into the else branch avoiding the following
> misleading warning.
>
> "braces {} are not necessary for single statement blocks"
>
> Caught by checkpatch.
>
> Signed-off-by: Geyslan G. Bem <geyslan@xxxxxxxxx>
> Suggested-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/usb/host/ehci-sched.c | 7 ++-----
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-sched.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-sched.c
> index f6e828a..b2af0b3 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-sched.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-sched.c
> @@ -1560,13 +1560,10 @@ iso_stream_schedule(
> (stream->ps.bw_period - 1);
> stream->ps.phase_uf = start & 7;
> reserve_release_iso_bandwidth(ehci, stream, 1);
> - }
> -
> - /* New stream is already scheduled; use the upcoming slot */
> - else {
> + } else {
> + /* New stream is already scheduled; use the upcoming slot */

Please don't do this. The comment at the start of the "if" part of
this statement comes before the "if" line, so the commend at the start
of the "else" part should come before the "else" line.

If you want to silence the warning about unnecessary braces, get rid of
the braces.

> start = (stream->ps.phase << 3) + stream->ps.phase_uf;
> }
> -

Don't do this.

> stream->next_uframe = start;
> new_stream = true;
> }

Alan Stern

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