---

yaml
---
r: 114766
b: refs/heads/master
c: a1080bf
h: refs/heads/master
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: dea79cd3dfb4a50e4c3d0dcb7294f6d633b455d1
+refs/heads/master: a1080bf80862c571b5f0a20cb601e24dd90e2026

trunk/scripts/checkpatch.pl

@@ -1363,14 +1363,6 @@ sub process {
 				ERROR("switch and case should be at the same indent\n$hereline$err");
 			}
 		}
-		if ($line =~ /^.\s*(?:case\s*.*|default\s*):/g &&
-		    $line !~ /\G(?:
-			(?:\s*{)?(?:\s*$;*)(?:\s*\\)?\s*$|
-			\s*return\s+
-		    )/xg)
-		{
-			ERROR("trailing statements should be on next line\n" . $herecurr);
-		}
 
 # if/while/etc brace do not go on next line, unless defining a do while loop,
 # or if that brace on the next line is for something else
@@ -1986,6 +1978,15 @@ sub process {
 				ERROR("trailing statements should be on next line\n" . $herecurr);
 			}
 		}
+# case and default should not have general statements after them
+		if ($line =~ /^.\s*(?:case\s*.*|default\s*):/g &&
+		    $line !~ /\G(?:
+			(?:\s*{)?(?:\s*$;*)(?:\s*\\)?\s*$|
+			\s*return\s+
+		    )/xg)
+		{
+			ERROR("trailing statements should be on next line\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
 
 		# Check for }<nl>else {, these must be at the same
 		# indent level to be relevant to each other.