1 files changed, 206 insertions, 117 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 2086a856400a..2a7cef9726e4 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use strict;
 my $P = $0;
 $P =~ s@.*/@@g;
 
-my $V = '0.14';
+my $V = '0.15';
 
 use Getopt::Long qw(:config no_auto_abbrev);
 
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ our $Sparse	= qr{
                         __iomem|
                         __must_check|
                         __init_refok|
-                        __kprobes|
-                        fastcall
+                        __kprobes
                 }x;
 our $Attribute  = qr{
                         const|
@@ -158,7 +157,10 @@ sub build_types {
                         \b
                         (?:const\s+)?
                         (?:unsigned\s+)?
-                        $all
+                        (?:
+                                $all|
+                                (?:typeof|__typeof__)\s*\(\s*\**\s*$Ident\s*\)
+                        )
                         (?:\s+$Sparse|\s+const)*
                         \b
                   }x;
@@ -362,6 +364,7 @@ sub ctx_statement_block {
 
         my $type = '';
         my $level = 0;
+        my $p;
         my $c;
         my $len = 0;
 
@@ -386,6 +389,7 @@ sub ctx_statement_block {
                                 last;
                         }
                 }
+                $p = $c;
                 $c = substr($blk, $off, 1);
                 $remainder = substr($blk, $off);
 
@@ -397,8 +401,9 @@ sub ctx_statement_block {
                 }
 
                 # An else is really a conditional as long as its not else if
-                if ($level == 0 && $remainder =~ /(\s+else)(?:\s|{)/ &&
-                                        $remainder !~ /\s+else\s+if\b/) {
+                if ($level == 0 && (!defined($p) || $p =~ /(?:\s|\})/) &&
+                                $remainder =~ /(else)(?:\s|{)/ &&
+                                $remainder !~ /else\s+if\b/) {
                         $coff = $off + length($1);
                 }
 
@@ -445,21 +450,73 @@ sub ctx_statement_block {
                         $line, $remain + 1, $off - $loff + 1, $level);
 }
 
+sub statement_lines {
+        my ($stmt) = @_;
+
+        # Strip the diff line prefixes and rip blank lines at start and end.
+        $stmt =~ s/(^|\n)./$1/g;
+        $stmt =~ s/^\s*//;
+        $stmt =~ s/\s*$//;
+
+        my @stmt_lines = ($stmt =~ /\n/g);
+
+        return $#stmt_lines + 2;
+}
+
+sub statement_rawlines {
+        my ($stmt) = @_;
+
+        my @stmt_lines = ($stmt =~ /\n/g);
+
+        return $#stmt_lines + 2;
+}
+
+sub statement_block_size {
+        my ($stmt) = @_;
+
+        $stmt =~ s/(^|\n)./$1/g;
+        $stmt =~ s/^\s*{//;
+        $stmt =~ s/}\s*$//;
+        $stmt =~ s/^\s*//;
+        $stmt =~ s/\s*$//;
+
+        my @stmt_lines = ($stmt =~ /\n/g);
+        my @stmt_statements = ($stmt =~ /;/g);
+
+        my $stmt_lines = $#stmt_lines + 2;
+        my $stmt_statements = $#stmt_statements + 1;
+
+        if ($stmt_lines > $stmt_statements) {
+                return $stmt_lines;
+        } else {
+                return $stmt_statements;
+        }
+}
+
 sub ctx_statement_full {
         my ($linenr, $remain, $off) = @_;
         my ($statement, $condition, $level);
 
         my (@chunks);
 
+        # Grab the first conditional/block pair.
         ($statement, $condition, $linenr, $remain, $off, $level) =
                                 ctx_statement_block($linenr, $remain, $off);
         #print "F: c<$condition> s<$statement>\n";
+        push(@chunks, [ $condition, $statement ]);
+        if (!($remain > 0 && $condition =~ /^\s*(?:\n[+-])?\s*(?:if|else|do)\b/s)) {
+                return ($level, $linenr, @chunks);
+        }
+
+        # Pull in the following conditional/block pairs and see if they
+        # could continue the statement.
         for (;;) {
-                push(@chunks, [ $condition, $statement ]);
-                last if (!($remain > 0 && $condition =~ /^.\s*(?:if|else|do)/));
                 ($statement, $condition, $linenr, $remain, $off, $level) =
                                 ctx_statement_block($linenr, $remain, $off);
-                #print "C: c<$condition> s<$statement>\n";
+                #print "C: c<$condition> s<$statement> remain<$remain>\n";
+                last if (!($remain > 0 && $condition =~ /^\s*(?:\n[+-])?\s*(?:else|do)\b/s));
+                #print "C: push\n";
+                push(@chunks, [ $condition, $statement ]);
         }
 
         return ($level, $linenr, @chunks);
@@ -593,13 +650,13 @@ sub cat_vet {
 }
 
 my $av_preprocessor = 0;
-my $av_paren = 0;
+my $av_pending;
 my @av_paren_type;
 
 sub annotate_reset {
         $av_preprocessor = 0;
-        $av_paren = 0;
-        @av_paren_type = ();
+        $av_pending = '_';
+        @av_paren_type = ('E');
 }
 
 sub annotate_values {
@@ -611,12 +668,13 @@ sub annotate_values {
         print "$stream\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
 
         while (length($cur)) {
-                print " <$type> " if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                print " <" . join('', @av_paren_type) .
+                                        "> <$type> " if ($dbg_values > 1);
                 if ($cur =~ /^(\s+)/o) {
                         print "WS($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
                         if ($1 =~ /\n/ && $av_preprocessor) {
+                                $type = pop(@av_paren_type);
                                 $av_preprocessor = 0;
-                                $type = 'N';
                         }
 
                 } elsif ($cur =~ /^($Type)/) {
@@ -626,11 +684,33 @@ sub annotate_values {
                 } elsif ($cur =~ /^(#\s*define\s*$Ident)(\(?)/o) {
                         print "DEFINE($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
                         $av_preprocessor = 1;
-                        $av_paren_type[$av_paren] = 'N';
+                        $av_pending = 'N';
 
-                } elsif ($cur =~ /^(#\s*(?:ifdef|ifndef|if|else|elif|endif))/o) {
-                        print "PRE($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                } elsif ($cur =~ /^(#\s*(?:ifdef|ifndef|if))/o) {
+                        print "PRE_START($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
                         $av_preprocessor = 1;
+
+                        push(@av_paren_type, $type);
+                        push(@av_paren_type, $type);
+                        $type = 'N';
+
+                } elsif ($cur =~ /^(#\s*(?:else|elif))/o) {
+                        print "PRE_RESTART($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+                        $av_preprocessor = 1;
+
+                        push(@av_paren_type, $av_paren_type[$#av_paren_type]);
+
+                        $type = 'N';
+
+                } elsif ($cur =~ /^(#\s*(?:endif))/o) {
+                        print "PRE_END($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
+
+                        $av_preprocessor = 1;
+
+                        # Assume all arms of the conditional end as this
+                        # one does, and continue as if the #endif was not here.
+                        pop(@av_paren_type);
+                        push(@av_paren_type, $type);
                         $type = 'N';
 
                 } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\\\n)/o) {
@@ -639,13 +719,13 @@ sub annotate_values {
                 } elsif ($cur =~ /^(sizeof)\s*(\()?/o) {
                         print "SIZEOF($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
                         if (defined $2) {
-                                $av_paren_type[$av_paren] = 'V';
+                                $av_pending = 'V';
                         }
                         $type = 'N';
 
                 } elsif ($cur =~ /^(if|while|typeof|__typeof__|for)\b/o) {
                         print "COND($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
-                        $av_paren_type[$av_paren] = 'N';
+                        $av_pending = 'N';
                         $type = 'N';
 
                 } elsif ($cur =~/^(return|case|else)/o) {
@@ -654,14 +734,14 @@ sub annotate_values {
 
                 } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\()/o) {
                         print "PAREN('$1')\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
-                        $av_paren++;
+                        push(@av_paren_type, $av_pending);
+                        $av_pending = '_';
                         $type = 'N';
 
                 } elsif ($cur =~ /^(\))/o) {
-                        $av_paren-- if ($av_paren > 0);
-                        if (defined $av_paren_type[$av_paren]) {
-                                $type = $av_paren_type[$av_paren];
-                                undef $av_paren_type[$av_paren];
+                        my $new_type = pop(@av_paren_type);
+                        if ($new_type ne '_') {
+                                $type = $new_type;
                                 print "PAREN('$1') -> $type\n"
                                                         if ($dbg_values > 1);
                         } else {
@@ -670,7 +750,7 @@ sub annotate_values {
 
                 } elsif ($cur =~ /^($Ident)\(/o) {
                         print "FUNC($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
-                        $av_paren_type[$av_paren] = 'V';
+                        $av_pending = 'V';
 
                 } elsif ($cur =~ /^($Ident|$Constant)/o) {
                         print "IDENT($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
@@ -680,11 +760,11 @@ sub annotate_values {
                         print "ASSIGN($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
                         $type = 'N';
 
-                } elsif ($cur =~/^(;)/) {
+                } elsif ($cur =~/^(;|{|})/) {
                         print "END($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
                         $type = 'E';
 
-                } elsif ($cur =~ /^(;|{|}|\?|:|\[)/o) {
+                } elsif ($cur =~ /^(;|\?|:|\[)/o) {
                         print "CLOSE($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
                         $type = 'N';
 
@@ -988,7 +1068,7 @@ sub process {
                 }
 
 # check for RCS/CVS revision markers
-                if ($rawline =~ /\$(Revision|Log|Id)(?:\$|)/) {
+                if ($rawline =~ /^\+.*\$(Revision|Log|Id)(?:\$|)/) {
                         WARN("CVS style keyword markers, these will _not_ be updated\n". $herecurr);
                 }
 
@@ -999,41 +1079,44 @@ sub process {
 
 # Check for potential 'bare' types
                 if ($realcnt) {
+                        my ($s, $c) = ctx_statement_block($linenr, $realcnt, 0);
+                        $s =~ s/\n./ /g;
+                        $s =~ s/{.*$//;
+
                         # Ignore goto labels.
-                        if ($line =~ /$Ident:\*$/) {
+                        if ($s =~ /$Ident:\*$/) {
 
                         # Ignore functions being called
-                        } elsif ($line =~ /^.\s*$Ident\s*\(/) {
+                        } elsif ($s =~ /^.\s*$Ident\s*\(/) {
 
                         # definitions in global scope can only start with types
-                        } elsif ($line =~ /^.(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:$Inline\s+)?(?:const\s+)?($Ident)\b/) {
-                                possible($1, $line);
+                        } elsif ($s =~ /^.(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:$Inline\s+)?(?:const\s+)?($Ident)\b/) {
+                                possible($1, $s);
 
                         # declarations always start with types
-                        } elsif ($prev_values eq 'E' && $line =~ /^.\s*(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:const\s+)?($Ident)\b(:?\s+$Sparse)?\s*\**\s*$Ident\s*(?:;|=|,)/) {
-                                possible($1);
+                        } elsif ($prev_values eq 'E' && $s =~ /^.\s*(?:$Storage\s+)?(?:const\s+)?($Ident)\b(:?\s+$Sparse)?\s*\**\s*$Ident\s*(?:;|=|,)/) {
+                                possible($1, $s);
                         }
 
                         # any (foo ... *) is a pointer cast, and foo is a type
-                        while ($line =~ /\(($Ident)(?:\s+$Sparse)*\s*\*+\s*\)/g) {
-                                possible($1, $line);
+                        while ($s =~ /\(($Ident)(?:\s+$Sparse)*\s*\*+\s*\)/g) {
+                                possible($1, $s);
                         }
 
                         # Check for any sort of function declaration.
                         # int foo(something bar, other baz);
                         # void (*store_gdt)(x86_descr_ptr *);
-                        if ($prev_values eq 'E' && $line =~ /^(.(?:typedef\s*)?(?:(?:$Storage|$Inline)\s*)*\s*$Type\s*(?:\b$Ident|\(\*\s*$Ident\))\s*)\(/) {
+                        if ($prev_values eq 'E' && $s =~ /^(.(?:typedef\s*)?(?:(?:$Storage|$Inline)\s*)*\s*$Type\s*(?:\b$Ident|\(\*\s*$Ident\))\s*)\(/) {
                                 my ($name_len) = length($1);
-                                my ($level, @ctx) = ctx_statement_level($linenr, $realcnt, $name_len);
-                                my $ctx = join("\n", @ctx);
 
-                                $ctx =~ s/\n.//;
+                                my $ctx = $s;
                                 substr($ctx, 0, $name_len + 1) = '';
                                 $ctx =~ s/\)[^\)]*$//;
+
                                 for my $arg (split(/\s*,\s*/, $ctx)) {
                                         if ($arg =~ /^(?:const\s+)?($Ident)(?:\s+$Sparse)*\s*\**\s*(:?\b$Ident)?$/ || $arg =~ /^($Ident)$/) {
 
-                                                possible($1, $line);
+                                                possible($1, $s);
                                         }
                                 }
                         }
@@ -1100,8 +1183,8 @@ sub process {
                 $curr_values = $prev_values . $curr_values;
                 if ($dbg_values) {
                         my $outline = $opline; $outline =~ s/\t/ /g;
-                        warn "--> .$outline\n";
-                        warn "--> $curr_values\n";
+                        print "$linenr > .$outline\n";
+                        print "$linenr > $curr_values\n";
                 }
                 $prev_values = substr($curr_values, -1);
 
@@ -1148,7 +1231,9 @@ sub process {
                         if (($prevline !~ /^}/) &&
                            ($prevline !~ /^\+}/) &&
                            ($prevline !~ /^ }/) &&
-                           ($prevline !~ /\b\Q$name\E(?:\s+$Attribute)?\s*(?:;|=)/)) {
+                           ($prevline !~ /^.DECLARE_$Ident\(\Q$name\E\)/) &&
+                           ($prevline !~ /^.LIST_HEAD\(\Q$name\E\)/) &&
+                           ($prevline !~ /\b\Q$name\E(?:\s+$Attribute)?\s*(?:;|=|\[)/)) {
                                 WARN("EXPORT_SYMBOL(foo); should immediately follow its function/variable\n" . $herecurr);
                         }
                 }
@@ -1266,7 +1351,7 @@ sub process {
                                 =>|->|<<|>>|<|>|=|!|~|
                                 &&|\|\||,|\^|\+\+|--|&|\||\+|-|\*|\/|%
                         }x;
-                        my @elements = split(/($;+|$ops|;)/, $opline);
+                        my @elements = split(/($ops|;)/, $opline);
                         my $off = 0;
 
                         my $blank = copy_spacing($opline);
@@ -1277,6 +1362,7 @@ sub process {
                                 my $a = '';
                                 $a = 'V' if ($elements[$n] ne '');
                                 $a = 'W' if ($elements[$n] =~ /\s$/);
+                                $a = 'C' if ($elements[$n] =~ /$;$/);
                                 $a = 'B' if ($elements[$n] =~ /(\[|\()$/);
                                 $a = 'O' if ($elements[$n] eq '');
                                 $a = 'E' if ($elements[$n] eq '' && $n == 0);
@@ -1287,6 +1373,7 @@ sub process {
                                 if (defined $elements[$n + 2]) {
                                         $c = 'V' if ($elements[$n + 2] ne '');
                                         $c = 'W' if ($elements[$n + 2] =~ /^\s/);
+                                        $c = 'C' if ($elements[$n + 2] =~ /^$;/);
                                         $c = 'B' if ($elements[$n + 2] =~ /^(\)|\]|;)/);
                                         $c = 'O' if ($elements[$n + 2] eq '');
                                         $c = 'E' if ($elements[$n + 2] =~ /\s*\\$/);
@@ -1330,13 +1417,13 @@ sub process {
                                 if ($op_type ne 'V' &&
                                     $ca =~ /\s$/ && $cc =~ /^\s*,/) {
 
-                                # Ignore comments
-                                } elsif ($op =~ /^$;+$/) {
+#                               # Ignore comments
+#                               } elsif ($op =~ /^$;+$/) {
 
                                 # ; should have either the end of line or a space or \ after it
                                 } elsif ($op eq ';') {
-                                        if ($ctx !~ /.x[WEB]/ && $cc !~ /^\\/ &&
-                                            $cc !~ /^;/) {
+                                        if ($ctx !~ /.x[WEBC]/ &&
+                                            $cc !~ /^\\/ && $cc !~ /^;/) {
                                                 ERROR("need space after that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr);
                                         }
 
@@ -1351,7 +1438,7 @@ sub process {
 
                                 # , must have a space on the right.
                                 } elsif ($op eq ',') {
-                                        if ($ctx !~ /.xW|.xE/ && $cc !~ /^}/) {
+                                        if ($ctx !~ /.x[WEC]/ && $cc !~ /^}/) {
                                                 ERROR("need space after that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr);
                                         }
 
@@ -1364,7 +1451,7 @@ sub process {
                                 # unary operator, or a cast
                                 } elsif ($op eq '!' || $op eq '~' ||
                                          ($is_unary && ($op eq '*' || $op eq '-' || $op eq '&'))) {
-                                        if ($ctx !~ /[WEB]x./ && $ca !~ /(?:\)|!|~|\*|-|\&|\||\+\+|\-\-|\{)$/) {
+                                        if ($ctx !~ /[WEBC]x./ && $ca !~ /(?:\)|!|~|\*|-|\&|\||\+\+|\-\-|\{)$/) {
                                                 ERROR("need space before that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr);
                                         }
                                         if ($ctx =~ /.xW/) {
@@ -1373,7 +1460,7 @@ sub process {
 
                                 # unary ++ and unary -- are allowed no space on one side.
                                 } elsif ($op eq '++' or $op eq '--') {
-                                        if ($ctx !~ /[WOB]x[^W]/ && $ctx !~ /[^W]x[WOBE]/) {
+                                        if ($ctx !~ /[WOBC]x[^W]/ && $ctx !~ /[^W]x[WOBEC]/) {
                                                 ERROR("need space one side of that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr);
                                         }
                                         if ($ctx =~ /WxB/ || ($ctx =~ /Wx./ && $cc =~ /^;/)) {
@@ -1387,13 +1474,13 @@ sub process {
                                          $op eq '*' or $op eq '/' or
                                          $op eq '%')
                                 {
-                                        if ($ctx !~ /VxV|WxW|VxE|WxE|VxO/) {
+                                        if ($ctx !~ /VxV|WxW|VxE|WxE|VxO|Cx.|.xC/) {
                                                 ERROR("need consistent spacing around '$op' $at\n" .
                                                         $hereptr);
                                         }
 
                                 # All the others need spaces both sides.
-                                } elsif ($ctx !~ /[EW]x[WE]/) {
+                                } elsif ($ctx !~ /[EWC]x[CWE]/) {
                                         # Ignore email addresses <foo@bar>
                                         if (!($op eq '<' && $cb =~ /$;\S+\@\S+>/) &&
                                             !($op eq '>' && $cb =~ /<\S+\@\S+$;/)) {
@@ -1551,7 +1638,7 @@ sub process {
 
 # multi-statement macros should be enclosed in a do while loop, grab the
 # first statement and ensure its the whole macro if its not enclosed
-# in a known goot container
+# in a known good container
                 if ($prevline =~ /\#define.*\\/ &&
                    $prevline !~/(?:do\s+{|\(\{|\{)/ &&
                    $line !~ /(?:do\s+{|\(\{|\{)/ &&
@@ -1599,84 +1686,95 @@ sub process {
 # check for redundant bracing round if etc
                 if ($line =~ /(^.*)\bif\b/ && $1 !~ /else\s*$/) {
                         my ($level, $endln, @chunks) =
-                                ctx_statement_full($linenr, $realcnt, 0);
+                                ctx_statement_full($linenr, $realcnt, 1);
                         #print "chunks<$#chunks> linenr<$linenr> endln<$endln> level<$level>\n";
-                        if ($#chunks > 1 && $level == 0) {
+                        #print "APW: <<$chunks[1][0]>><<$chunks[1][1]>>\n";
+                        if ($#chunks > 0 && $level == 0) {
                                 my $allowed = 0;
                                 my $seen = 0;
+                                my $herectx = $here . "\n";;
+                                my $ln = $linenr - 1;
                                 for my $chunk (@chunks) {
                                         my ($cond, $block) = @{$chunk};
 
+                                        $herectx .= "$rawlines[$ln]\n[...]\n";
+                                        $ln += statement_rawlines($block) - 1;
+
                                         substr($block, 0, length($cond)) = '';
 
                                         $seen++ if ($block =~ /^\s*{/);
 
-                                        $block =~ s/(^|\n)./$1/g;
-                                        $block =~ s/^\s*{//;
-                                        $block =~ s/}\s*$//;
-                                        $block =~ s/^\s*//;
-                                        $block =~ s/\s*$//;
-
-                                        my @lines = ($block =~ /\n/g);
-                                        my @statements = ($block =~ /;/g);
-
-                                        #print "cond<$cond> block<$block> lines<" . scalar(@lines) . "> statements<" . scalar(@statements) . "> seen<$seen> allowed<$allowed>\n";
-                                        if (scalar(@lines) != 0) {
+                                        #print "cond<$cond> block<$block> allowed<$allowed>\n";
+                                        if (statement_lines($cond) > 1) {
+                                                #print "APW: ALLOWED: cond<$cond>\n";
                                                 $allowed = 1;
                                         }
                                         if ($block =~/\b(?:if|for|while)\b/) {
+                                                #print "APW: ALLOWED: block<$block>\n";
                                                 $allowed = 1;
                                         }
-                                        if (scalar(@statements) > 1) {
+                                        if (statement_block_size($block) > 1) {
+                                                #print "APW: ALLOWED: lines block<$block>\n";
                                                 $allowed = 1;
                                         }
                                 }
                                 if ($seen && !$allowed) {
-                                        WARN("braces {} are not necessary for any arm of this statement\n" . $herecurr);
-                                        $suppress_ifbraces = $endln;
+                                        WARN("braces {} are not necessary for any arm of this statement\n" . $herectx);
                                 }
+                                # Either way we have looked over this whole
+                                # statement and said what needs to be said.
+                                $suppress_ifbraces = $endln;
                         }
                 }
                 if ($linenr > $suppress_ifbraces &&
                                         $line =~ /\b(if|while|for|else)\b/) {
-                        # Locate the end of the opening statement.
-                        my @control = ctx_statement($linenr, $realcnt, 0);
-                        my $nr = $linenr + (scalar(@control) - 1);
-                        my $cnt = $realcnt - (scalar(@control) - 1);
-
-                        my $off = $realcnt - $cnt;
-                        #print "$off: line<$line>end<" . $lines[$nr - 1] . ">\n";
-
-                        # If this is is a braced statement group check it
-                        if ($lines[$nr - 1] =~ /{\s*$/) {
-                                my ($lvl, @block) = ctx_block_level($nr, $cnt);
-
-                                my $stmt = join("\n", @block);
-                                # Drop the diff line leader.
-                                $stmt =~ s/\n./\n/g;
-                                # Drop the code outside the block.
-                                $stmt =~ s/(^[^{]*){\s*//;
-                                my $before = $1;
-                                $stmt =~ s/\s*}([^}]*$)//;
-                                my $after = $1;
-
-                                #print "block<" . join(' ', @block) . "><" . scalar(@block) . ">\n";
-                                #print "before<$before> stmt<$stmt> after<$after>\n\n";
-
-                                # Count the newlines, if there is only one
-                                # then the block should not have {}'s.
-                                my @lines = ($stmt =~ /\n/g);
-                                my @statements = ($stmt =~ /;/g);
-                                #print "lines<" . scalar(@lines) . ">\n";
-                                #print "statements<" . scalar(@statements) . ">\n";
-                                if ($lvl == 0 && scalar(@lines) == 0 &&
-                                    scalar(@statements) < 2 &&
-                                    $stmt !~ /{/ && $stmt !~ /\bif\b/ &&
-                                    $before !~ /}/ && $after !~ /{/) {
-                                        my $herectx = "$here\n" . join("\n", @control, @block[1 .. $#block]) . "\n";
-                                        shift(@block);
-                                        WARN("braces {} are not necessary for single statement blocks\n" . $herectx);
+                        my ($level, $endln, @chunks) =
+                                ctx_statement_full($linenr, $realcnt, $-[0]);
+
+                        my $allowed = 0;
+
+                        # Check the pre-context.
+                        if (substr($line, 0, $-[0]) =~ /(\}\s*)$/) {
+                                #print "APW: ALLOWED: pre<$1>\n";
+                                $allowed = 1;
+                        }
+                        # Check the condition.
+                        my ($cond, $block) = @{$chunks[0]};
+                        if (defined $cond) {
+                                substr($block, 0, length($cond)) = '';
+                        }
+                        if (statement_lines($cond) > 1) {
+                                #print "APW: ALLOWED: cond<$cond>\n";
+                                $allowed = 1;
+                        }
+                        if ($block =~/\b(?:if|for|while)\b/) {
+                                #print "APW: ALLOWED: block<$block>\n";
+                                $allowed = 1;
+                        }
+                        if (statement_block_size($block) > 1) {
+                                #print "APW: ALLOWED: lines block<$block>\n";
+                                $allowed = 1;
+                        }
+                        # Check the post-context.
+                        if (defined $chunks[1]) {
+                                my ($cond, $block) = @{$chunks[1]};
+                                if (defined $cond) {
+                                        substr($block, 0, length($cond)) = '';
+                                }
+                                if ($block =~ /^\s*\{/) {
+                                        #print "APW: ALLOWED: chunk-1 block<$block>\n";
+                                        $allowed = 1;
+                                }
+                        }
+                        if ($level == 0 && $block =~ /^\s*\{/ && !$allowed) {
+                                my $herectx = $here . "\n";;
+                                my $end = $linenr + statement_rawlines($block) - 1;
+
+                                for (my $ln = $linenr - 1; $ln < $end; $ln++) {
+                                        $herectx .= $rawlines[$ln] . "\n";;
                                 }
+
+                                WARN("braces {} are not necessary for single statement blocks\n" . $herectx);
                         }
                 }
 
@@ -1828,15 +1926,6 @@ sub process {
                 print "are false positives report them to the maintainer, see\n";
                 print "CHECKPATCH in MAINTAINERS.\n";
         }
-        print <<EOL if ($file == 1 && $quiet == 0);
-
-WARNING: Using --file mode. Please do not send patches to linux-kernel
-that change whole existing files if you did not significantly change most
-of the the file for other reasons anyways or just wrote the file newly
-from scratch. Pure code style patches have a significant cost in a
-quickly changing code base like Linux because they cause rejects
-with other changes.
-EOL
 
         return $clean;
 }