Author: Janani Ravichandran <janani.rvchndrn@gmail.com> Else is unnecessary when there is a return statement in the corresponding if block. Coccinelle patch: @rule1@ expression e1; @@ if (e1) { … return …; } – else{ … – } @rule2@ expression e2; statement s1; @@ if(e2) { … return …; } – else s1 Signed-off-by: Janani Ravichandran Signed-off-by: …