Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: remove unnecessary else after break

From: Greg KH

Date: Mon Jan 12 2026 - 05:59:15 EST


On Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 01:06:35AM +0700, Vo Thanh Cong wrote:
> This patch fixes the checkpatch.pl warning:
> "WARNING: else is not generally useful after a break or return"
>
> In sdio_ops_linux.c, the else blocks after break statements are
> redundant. Removing them reduces indentation level and improves
> code readability.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vo Thanh Cong <thanhcongvo079@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/sdio_ops_linux.c | 30 +++++++++----------
> 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/sdio_ops_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/sdio_ops_linux.c
> index 5dc00e9117ae..87444d36c502 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/sdio_ops_linux.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/sdio_ops_linux.c
> @@ -219,14 +219,14 @@ u32 sd_read32(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl, u32 addr, s32 *err)
> if (*err == 0) {
> rtw_reset_continual_io_error(psdiodev);
> break;
> - } else {
> - if ((-ESHUTDOWN == *err) || (-ENODEV == *err))
> - padapter->bSurpriseRemoved = true;
> -
> - if (rtw_inc_and_chk_continual_io_error(psdiodev) == true) {
> - padapter->bSurpriseRemoved = true;
> - break;
> - }
> + }
> +
> + if ((-ESHUTDOWN == *err) || (-ENODEV == *err))
> + padapter->bSurpriseRemoved = true;
> +
> + if (rtw_inc_and_chk_continual_io_error(psdiodev) == true) {
> + padapter->bSurpriseRemoved = true;
> + break;
> }
> }
> }
> @@ -295,14 +295,12 @@ void sd_write32(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl, u32 addr, u32 v, s32 *err)
> if (*err == 0) {
> rtw_reset_continual_io_error(psdiodev);
> break;
> - } else {
> - if ((-ESHUTDOWN == *err) || (-ENODEV == *err))
> - padapter->bSurpriseRemoved = true;
> -
> - if (rtw_inc_and_chk_continual_io_error(psdiodev) == true) {
> - padapter->bSurpriseRemoved = true;
> - break;
> - }
> + }
> + if ((-ESHUTDOWN == *err) || (-ENODEV == *err))
> + padapter->bSurpriseRemoved = true;
> + if (rtw_inc_and_chk_continual_io_error(psdiodev) == true) {
> + padapter->bSurpriseRemoved = true;
> + break;

You dropped the blank line before this if statement, why?

Please preserve line breaks like this, it makes the code easier to read
and understand.

thanks,

greg k-h