Display error when a commit contains superfluous semicolon:
$ git show 6663a0a3376 | scripts/checkpatch.pl -q -
ERROR: superfluous trailing semicolon
#276: FILE: block/io_uring.c:186:
+ ret = -ENOSPC;;
total: 1 errors, 1 warnings, 485 lines checked
Reported-by: Luc Michel <luc.mic...@greensocs.com>
Signed-off-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <phi...@redhat.com>
---
Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonz...@redhat.com>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index ce43a306f8..11512a8a09 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1830,6 +1830,11 @@ sub process {
ERROR("suspicious ; after while (0)\n" . $herecurr);
}
+# Check superfluous trailing ';'
+ if ($line =~ /;;$/) {
+ ERROR("superfluous trailing semicolon\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# Check relative indent for conditionals and blocks.
if ($line =~ /\b(?:(?:if|while|for)\s*\(|do\b)/ && $line !~
/^.\s*#/ && $line !~ /\}\s*while\s*/) {
my ($s, $c) = ($stat, $cond);
--
2.21.1
