1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index ce43a306f8..b27e4ff5e9 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ sub top_of_kernel_tree {
 	my @tree_check = (
 		"COPYING", "MAINTAINERS", "Makefile",
 		"README.rst", "docs", "VERSION",
-		"vl.c"
+		"linux-user", "softmmu"
 	);
 
 	foreach my $check (@tree_check) {
@@ -1830,6 +1830,11 @@ sub process {
 			ERROR("suspicious ; after while (0)\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
+# Check superfluous trailing ';'
+		if ($line =~ /;;$/) {
+			ERROR("superfluous trailing semicolon\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # Check relative indent for conditionals and blocks.
 		if ($line =~ /\b(?:(?:if|while|for)\s*\(|do\b)/ && $line !~ /^.\s*#/ && $line !~ /\}\s*while\s*/) {
 			my ($s, $c) = ($stat, $cond);