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+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+
+# script to modify /* fallthrough */ style comments to fallthrough;
+# use: perl cvt_fallthrough.pl <paths|files>
+# e.g.: perl cvtfallthrough.pl drivers/net/ethernet/intel
+
+use strict;
+
+my $P = $0;
+my $modified = 0;
+my $quiet = 0;
+
+sub expand_tabs {
+    my ($str) = @_;
+
+    my $res = '';
+    my $n = 0;
+    for my $c (split(//, $str)) {
+	if ($c eq "\t") {
+	    $res .= ' ';
+	    $n++;
+	    for (; ($n % 8) != 0; $n++) {
+		$res .= ' ';
+	    }
+	    next;
+	}
+	$res .= $c;
+	$n++;
+    }
+
+    return $res;
+}
+
+my $args = join(" ", @ARGV);
+my $output = `git ls-files -- $args`;
+my @files = split("\n", $output);
+
+foreach my $file (@files) {
+    my $f;
+    my $cvt = 0;
+    my $text;
+
+# read the file
+
+    next if ((-d $file));
+
+    open($f, '<', $file)
+	or die "$P: Can't open $file for read\n";
+    $text = do { local($/) ; <$f> };
+    close($f);
+
+    next if ($text eq "");
+
+    # for style:
+
+    # /* <fallthrough comment> */
+    # case FOO:
+
+    # while (comment has fallthrough and next non-blank, non-continuation line is (case or default:)) {
+    #   remove newline, whitespace before, fallthrough comment and whitespace after
+    #   insert newline, adjusted spacing and fallthrough; newline
+    # }
+
+    my $count = 0;
+    my @fallthroughs = (
+	'fallthrough',
+	'@fallthrough@',
+	'lint -fallthrough[ \t]*',
+	'[ \t.!]*(?:ELSE,? |INTENTIONAL(?:LY)? )?',
+	'intentional(?:ly)?[ \t]*fall(?:(?:s | |-)[Tt]|t)hr(?:ough|u|ew)',
+	'(?:else,?\s*)?FALL(?:S | |-)?THR(?:OUGH|U|EW)[ \t.!]*(?:-[^\n\r]*)?',
+	'[ \t.!]*(?:Else,? |Intentional(?:ly)? )?',
+	'Fall(?:(?:s | |-)[Tt]|t)hr(?:ough|u|ew)[ \t.!]*(?:-[^\n\r]*)?',
+	'[ \t.!]*(?:[Ee]lse,? |[Ii]ntentional(?:ly)? )?',
+	'fall(?:s | |-)?thr(?:ough|u|ew)[ \t.!]*(?:-[^\n\r]*)?',
+    );
+    do {
+	$count = 0;
+	pos($text) = 0;
+	foreach my $ft (@fallthroughs) {
+	    my $regex = '(((?:[ \t]*\n)*[ \t]*)(/\*\s*(?!\*/)?\b' . "$ft" . '\s*(?!\*/)?\*/(?:[ \t]*\n)*)([ \t]*))(?:case\s+|default\s*:)';
+
+	    while ($text =~ m{${regex}}i) {
+		my $all_but_case = $1;
+		my $space_before = $2;
+		my $fallthrough = $3;
+		my $space_after = $4;
+		my $pos_before = $-[1];
+		my $pos_after = $+[3];
+
+		# try to maintain any additional comment on the same line
+		my $comment = "";
+		if ($regex =~ /\\r/) {
+		    $comment = $fallthrough;
+		    $comment =~ s@^/\*\s*@@;
+		    $comment =~ s@\s*\*/\s*$@@;
+		    $comment =~ s@^\s*(?:intentional(?:ly)?\s+|else,?\s*)?fall[s\-]*\s*thr(?:ough|u|ew)[\s\.\-]*@@i;
+		    $comment =~ s@\s+$@@;
+		    $comment =~ s@\.*$@@;
+		    $comment = "\t/* $comment */" if ($comment ne "");
+		}
+		substr($text, $pos_before, $pos_after - $pos_before, "");
+		substr($text, $pos_before, 0, "\n${space_after}\tfallthrough;${comment}\n");
+		pos($text) = $pos_before;
+		$count++;
+	    }
+	}
+	$cvt += $count;
+        } while ($count > 0);
+
+    # Reset the fallthroughs types to a single regex
+
+    @fallthroughs = (
+	'fall(?:(?:s | |-)[Tt]|t)hr(?:ough|u|ew)'
+    );
+
+    # Convert the // <fallthrough> style comments followed by case/default:
+
+    do {
+	$count = 0;
+	pos($text) = 0;
+	foreach my $ft (@fallthroughs) {
+	    my $regex = '(((?:[ \t]*\n)*[ \t]*)(//[ \t]*(?!\n)?\b' . "$ft" . '[ \t]*(?!\n)?\n(?:[ \t]*\n)*)([ \t]*))(?:case\s+|default\s*:)';
+	    while ($text =~ m{${regex}}i) {
+		my $all_but_case = $1;
+		my $space_before = $2;
+		my $fallthrough = $3;
+		my $space_after = $4;
+		my $pos_before = $-[1];
+		my $pos_after = $+[3];
+
+		substr($text, $pos_before, $pos_after - $pos_before, "");
+		substr($text, $pos_before, 0, "\n${space_after}\tfallthrough;\n");
+		pos($text) = $pos_before;
+		$count++;
+	    }
+	}
+	$cvt += $count;
+    } while ($count > 0);
+
+    # Convert /* fallthrough */ comment macro lines with trailing \
+
+    do {
+	$count = 0;
+	pos($text) = 0;
+	foreach my $ft (@fallthroughs) {
+	    my $regex = '((?:[ \t]*\\\\\n)*([ \t]*)(/\*[ \t]*\b' . "$ft" . '[ \t]*\*/)([ \t]*))\\\\\n*([ \t]*(?:case\s+|default\s*:))';
+
+	    while ($text =~ m{${regex}}i) {
+		my $all_but_case = $1;
+		my $space_before = $2;
+		my $fallthrough = $3;
+		my $space_after = $4;
+		my $pos_before = $-[2];
+		my $pos_after = $+[4];
+
+		my $oldline = "${space_before}${fallthrough}${space_after}";
+		my $len = length(expand_tabs($oldline));
+
+		my $newline = "${space_before}fallthrough;${space_after}";
+		$newline .= "\t" while (length(expand_tabs($newline)) < $len);
+
+		substr($text, $pos_before, $pos_after - $pos_before, "");
+		substr($text, $pos_before, 0, "$newline");
+		pos($text) = $pos_before;
+		$count++;
+	    }
+	}
+	$cvt += $count;
+    } while ($count > 0);
+
+# write the file if something was changed
+
+    if ($cvt > 0) {
+	$modified = 1;
+
+	open($f, '>', $file)
+	    or die "$P: Can't open $file for write\n";
+	print $f $text;
+	close($f);
+
+	print "fallthroughs: $cvt	$file\n" if (!$quiet);
+    }
+}
+
+if ($modified && !$quiet) {
+    print <<EOT;
+
+Warning: these changes may not be correct.
+
+These changes should be carefully reviewed manually and not combined with
+any functional changes.
+
+Compile, build and test your changes.
+
+You should understand and be responsible for all object changes.
+
+Make sure you read Documentation/SubmittingPatches before sending
+any changes to reviewers, maintainers or mailing lists.
+EOT
+}