Hi Jia, Thank you for the patch! Perhaps something to improve: [auto build test WARNING on rafael-pm/linux-next] [also build test WARNING on ras/edac-for-next efi/next linus/master v5.19 next-20220812] [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/Jia-He/Modularize-ghes_edac-driver/20220811-171953 base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rafael/linux-pm.git linux-next config: x86_64-randconfig-s022 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20220812/202208121802.AQBiO8LK-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config) compiler: gcc-11 (Debian 11.3.0-3) 11.3.0 reproduce: # apt-get install sparse # sparse version: v0.6.4-39-gce1a6720-dirty # https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commit/9cf68330d4fa626e09c8cbc3be9910751e94508c git remote add linux-review https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux git fetch --no-tags linux-review Jia-He/Modularize-ghes_edac-driver/20220811-171953 git checkout 9cf68330d4fa626e09c8cbc3be9910751e94508c # save the config file mkdir build_dir && cp config build_dir/.config make W=1 C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__' O=build_dir ARCH=x86_64 SHELL=/bin/bash drivers/acpi/apei/ If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag where applicable Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>) >> drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c:97:1: sparse: sparse: symbol 'ghes_report_chain' was not declared. Should it be static? drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c:733:25: sparse: sparse: incompatible types in comparison expression (different address spaces): drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c:733:25: sparse: struct ghes_estatus_cache [noderef] __rcu * drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c:733:25: sparse: struct ghes_estatus_cache * drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c:813:25: sparse: sparse: incompatible types in comparison expression (different address spaces): drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c:813:25: sparse: struct ghes_estatus_cache [noderef] __rcu * drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c:813:25: sparse: struct ghes_estatus_cache * -- 0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service https://01.org/lkp
