[Qemu-devel] [PATCH] CODING_STYLE: don't allow non-indented statements after if/else blocks

[Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net>]

Rationale: The following code is difficult to read, but allowed by the
current coding style.

    if (a == 5) printf("a was 5.\n");
    else if (a == 6) printf("a was 6.\n");
    else printf("a was something else entirely.\n");

Signed-off-by: Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net>
---
 CODING_STYLE |   10 +++++-----
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CODING_STYLE b/CODING_STYLE
index a579cb1..3ffbc3d 100644
--- a/CODING_STYLE
+++ b/CODING_STYLE
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ QEMU coding style.
 
 4. Block structure
 
-Every indented statement is braced; even if the block contains just one
-statement.  The opening brace is on the line that contains the control
-flow statement that introduces the new block; the closing brace is on the
-same line as the else keyword, or on a line by itself if there is no else
-keyword.  Example:
+Every control flow statement is followed by a new indented and braced
+block; even if the block contains just one statement.  The opening brace
+is on the line that contains the control flow statement that introduces
+the new block; the closing brace is on the same line as the else keyword,
+or on a line by itself if there is no else keyword.  Example:
 
     if (a == 5) {
         printf("a was 5.\n");
-- 
1.6.1.3