Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] drivers: usb: core: devio.c: Braces around if-elseif-else

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 09:46:38PM +0200, Matthias Beyer wrote:
> This patch applies the rules for braces to the if-elseif-else statement
> in proc_ioctl().
> 
> As the kernel styleguide says: If there is at least one multiline block
> in a if-else branching, we should add braces around all blocks. This
> includes braces around the switch-statement on the else branch, which
> needs a reindent after adding the braces.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthias Beyer <mail@beyermatthias.de>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/core/devio.c | 10 ++++++----
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
> index d15aa51..dd8701b 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
> @@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ static int proc_do_submiturb(struct dev_state *ps, struct usbdevfs_urb *uurb,
>  		return -ENOENT;
>  
>  	u = 0;
> -	switch(uurb->type) {
> +	switch (uurb->type) {
>  	case USBDEVFS_URB_TYPE_CONTROL:
>  		if (!usb_endpoint_xfer_control(&ep->desc))
>  			return -EINVAL;
> @@ -1838,11 +1838,12 @@ static int proc_ioctl(struct dev_state *ps, struct usbdevfs_ioctl *ctl)
>  		return -ENODEV;
>  	}
>  
> -	if (ps->dev->state != USB_STATE_CONFIGURED)
> +	if (ps->dev->state != USB_STATE_CONFIGURED) {
>  		retval = -EHOSTUNREACH;
> -	else if (!(intf = usb_ifnum_to_if(ps->dev, ctl->ifno)))
> +	} else if (!(intf = usb_ifnum_to_if(ps->dev, ctl->ifno))) {
>  		retval = -EINVAL;
> -	else switch (ctl->ioctl_code) {
> +	} else {
> +	switch (ctl->ioctl_code) {
>  
>  	/* disconnect kernel driver from interface */
>  	case USBDEVFS_DISCONNECT:
> @@ -1874,6 +1875,7 @@ static int proc_ioctl(struct dev_state *ps, struct usbdevfs_ioctl *ctl)
>  				retval = -ENOTTY;
>  		}
>  	}
> +	}

Two braces in line like that should scream at you that something is
wrong with the indentation here.

I'd leave it alone for the switch statement, as it's not needed.

Actually this whole thing should be fine, it's correct, right?

thanks,

greg k-h