From: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 08:40:36 -0700

> WARNING: braces {} are not necessary for single statement blocks
> #691: FILE: drivers/net/niu.c:603:
> +     if (lp->loopback_mode == LOOPBACK_PHY) {
> +             test_cfg_val |= ((ENET_TEST_MD_PAD_LOOPBACK <<
> +                               ENET_SERDES_TEST_MD_0_SHIFT) |
> +                              (ENET_TEST_MD_PAD_LOOPBACK <<
> +                               ENET_SERDES_TEST_MD_1_SHIFT) |
> +                              (ENET_TEST_MD_PAD_LOOPBACK <<
> +                               ENET_SERDES_TEST_MD_2_SHIFT) |
> +                              (ENET_TEST_MD_PAD_LOOPBACK <<
> +                               ENET_SERDES_TEST_MD_3_SHIFT));
> +     }

This is why I don't run checkpatch on my work.

This statement is a "single statement" but it's broken up
into multiple lines for readability, and it make perfect
sense to put braces around this basic block so it's easier
for humans to see what's going on.
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