Re: [PATCH] Staging: cx25821: fix brace coding style issue in cx25821-audio-upstream.c

[Joe Eloff <kagen101@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 2010-07-06 at 12:12 -0500, Aldo Cedillo wrote:
> > Subject: [PATCH] Staging: cx25821: fix brace coding style issue in cx25821-audio-upstream.c
> >  This is a patch to the cx25821.c file that fixes up a brace warning found by the checkpatch.pl tool
> >  Signed-off-by: Joe Eloff <kagen101@gmail.com>
> >
> > ---
> >  drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-audio-upstream.c |    4 ++--
> >  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-audio-upstream.c b/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-audio-upstream.c
> > index eb39d13..e7346ec 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-audio-upstream.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-audio-upstream.c
> > @@ -762,9 +762,9 @@ int cx25821_audio_upstream_init(struct cx25821_dev *dev, int channel_select)
> >                       str_length + 1);
> 
> 
> I haven't tried checkpatch.pl over that file, but in the CodingStyle
> document you can read this:
> 
> Do not unnecessarily use braces where a single statement will do.
> 
> if (condition)
>         action();
> 
> This does not apply if one branch of a conditional statement is a single
> statement. Use braces in both branches.
> 
> if (condition) {
>         do_this();
>         do_that();
> } else {
>         otherwise();
> }
> 
> Which one is the correct style? I ask these because I have seen this
> in other parts of the kernel. So maybe I can help to homogenize this.
> 
> >                /* Default if filename is empty string */
> > -               if (strcmp(dev->input_audiofilename, "") == 0) {
> > +               if (strcmp(dev->input_audiofilename, "") == 0)
> >                        dev->_audiofilename = "/root/audioGOOD.wav";
> > -               }
> I believe only this one has to go.
> > +
> >        } else {
> So the first brace closes the brace of the if line.
> >                str_length = strlen(_defaultAudioName);
> >                dev->_audiofilename = kmalloc(str_length + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
> 
> Thanks,
> Aldo Brett

Thats good to know thanks for pointing that out, I have picked up a few
discrepancies with interpretation and checkpatch.pl.
Am noting it and trying to patch checkpatch.pl as I continue :).

I think checkpatch.pl points this out as the opposite to interpretation
thou otherwise I would not have patched it I guess.

Current TODO on checkpatch:

1. type i = 0 ; /* space before ; is not picked up by checkpatch.
2. What you mentioned is interpreted different by checkpatch.pl 

Regards,

Joe