Re: [BUG] checkpatch warning default switch case

From: Geyslan G. Bem
Date: Fri Dec 11 2015 - 15:21:58 EST


2015-12-11 17:08 GMT-03:00 Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Fri, 2015-12-11 at 16:34 -0300, Geyslan G. Bem wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Running
>> scripts/checkpatch.pl -f drivers/usb/host/ehci-sched.c
>>
>> I got this
>> ...
>> ERROR: spaces required around that ':' (ctx:VxE)
>> #496: FILE: drivers/usb/host/ehci-sched.c:496:
>> + default:
>> ...
>>
>>
>> 496: default:
>> ehci_dbg (ehci,
>> "periodic frame %d bogus type %d\n",
>> frame, type);
>> }
>>
>> It seems a correct use of default switch case. Maybe the test concerns
>> to ternary conditional.
>>
>> Let me know.
>
> Yes, it's a checkpatch defect.
>
> It's because a c99 style comment is immediately before this line.
>
> switch (foo) {
> case 1:
> break;
> // foo
> default:
> break;
> }
>
> emits this ERROR
>
> I suggest you fix the comment and the message will go away.
Ok, I'm fixing it.

Tks.
>
> Andy? Do you care to fix this defect?
>



--
Regards,

Geyslan G. Bem
hackingbits.com
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