WARNING: braces {} are not necessary for any arm of this statement #112: FILE: net/netfilter/xt_IDLETIMER.c:449: + if (info->timer->timer_type & XT_IDLETIMER_ALARM) { [...] + } else { [...] total: 0 errors, 1 warnings, 0 checks, 74 lines checked NOTE: For some of the reported defects, checkpatch may be able to mechanically convert to the typical style using --fix or --fix-inplace. Commit 02455cb9e3b4 ("netfilter: IDLETIMER: Fix for possible ABBA deadlock") has style problems, please review. NOTE: Ignored message types: ALLOC_SIZEOF_STRUCT BAD_REPORTED_BY_LINK CAMELCASE COMMIT_LOG_LONG_LINE GIT_COMMIT_ID MACRO_ARG_REUSE NO_AUTHOR_SIGN_OFF NOTE: If any of the errors are false positives, please report them to the maintainer, see CHECKPATCH in MAINTAINERS. total: 0 errors, 1 warnings, 0 checks, 74 lines checked