Add a few conditions to the test to find
return (ERRNO);
Make the output message a bit less cryptic too.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <[email protected]>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 5748c35..45babf2 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4009,12 +4009,12 @@ sub process {
}
}
-# Return of what appears to be an errno should normally be -'ve
- if ($line =~ /^.\s*return\s*(E[A-Z]*)\s*;/) {
+# Return of what appears to be an errno should normally be negative
+ if ($sline =~
/\breturn(?:\s*\(+\s*|\s+)(E[A-Z]+)(?:\s*\)+\s*|\s*)[;:,]/) {
my $name = $1;
if ($name ne 'EOF' && $name ne 'ERROR') {
WARN("USE_NEGATIVE_ERRNO",
- "return of an errno should typically be
-ve (return -$1)\n" . $herecurr);
+ "return of an errno should typically be
negative (ie: return -$1)\n" . $herecurr);
}
}
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