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diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/return_directly.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/return_directly.cocci
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+// replace 'R = X; return R;' with 'return R;'
+@@
+identifier VAR;
+expression E;
+type T;
+identifier F;
+@@
+ T F(...)
+ {
+     ...
+-    T VAR;
+     ... when != VAR
+
+-    VAR =
++    return
+     E;
+-    return VAR;
+     ... when != VAR
+ }