checkpatch: possible types -- else cannot start a type

[safe/jmp/linux-2.6] / scripts / checkpatch.pl

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 2d5ece7..fd64816 100755 (executable)
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1372,6 +1372,8 @@ sub process {
                        # Ignore functions being called
                        } elsif ($s =~ /^.\s*$Ident\s*\(/s) {
 
+                       } elsif ($s =~ /^.\s*else\b/s) {
+
                        # declarations always start with types
                        } elsif ($prev_values eq 'E' && $s =~ /^.\s*(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:$Inline\s+)?(?:const\s+)?((?:\s*$Ident)+?)\b(?:\s+$Sparse)?\s*\**\s*(?:$Ident|\(\*[^\)]*\))(?:\s*$Modifier)?\s*(?:;|=|,|\()/s) {
                                my $type = $1;