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Subject[PATCH 4/5] checkpatch: check for if's with unnecessary parentheses
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If statements don't need multiple parentheses around tested
comparisons like "if ((foo == bar))".

An == comparison maybe a sign of an intended assignment,
so emit a slightly different message if so.

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 14 ++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index db72b88..c12234e 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3322,6 +3322,20 @@ sub process {
}
}

+# if statements using unnecessary parentheses - ie: if ((foo == bar))
+ if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+ $line =~ /\bif\s*((?:\(\s*){2,})/) {
+ my $openparens = $1;
+ my $count = $openparens =~ tr@\(@\(@;
+ my $msg = "";
+ if ($line =~ /\bif\s*(?:\(\s*){$count,$count}$LvalOrFunc\s*($Compare)\s*$LvalOrFunc(?:\s*\)){$count,$count}/) {
+ my $comp = $4; #Not $1 because of $LvalOrFunc
+ $msg = " - maybe == should be = ?" if ($comp eq "==");
+ WARN("UNNECESSARY_PARENTHESES",
+ "Unnecessary parentheses$msg\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+ }
+
# Return of what appears to be an errno should normally be -'ve
if ($line =~ /^.\s*return\s*(E[A-Z]*)\s*;/) {
my $name = $1;
--
1.8.1.2.459.gbcd45b4.dirty


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