Hi Stanley, kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings: [auto build test WARNING on robh/for-next] [also build test WARNING on linus/master v6.14-rc5 next-20250305] [If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note. And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch#_base_tree_information] url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Stanley-Chu/dt-bindings-i3c-silvaco-Add-npcm845-compatible-string/20250305-114705 base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/robh/linux.git for-next patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250305034414.2246870-3-yschu%40nuvoton.com patch subject: [PATCH v6 2/5] i3c: master: svc: Add support for Nuvoton npcm845 i3c config: sparc-randconfig-r121-20250306 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250306/202503061400.GGr64rkR-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config) compiler: sparc-linux-gcc (GCC) 14.2.0 reproduce: (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250306/202503061400.GGr64rkR-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce) If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags | Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> | Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202503061400.GGr64rkR-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/ sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>) drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c:1971:30: sparse: sparse: symbol 'npcm845_drvdata' was not declared. Should it be static? >> drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c:1973:30: sparse: sparse: symbol 'svc_default_drvdata' was not declared. Should it be static? drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c:559:9: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'svc_i3c_master_ibi_work' - wrong count at exit drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c: note: in included file (through include/linux/mutex.h, include/linux/notifier.h, include/linux/clk.h): include/linux/list.h:83:21: sparse: sparse: self-comparison always evaluates to true vim +/svc_default_drvdata +1973 drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c 1972 > 1973 const struct svc_i3c_drvdata svc_default_drvdata = {}; 1974 -- 0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service https://github.com/intel/lkp-tests/wiki