Hi, kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings: [auto build test WARNING on ras/edac-for-next] [also build test WARNING on rafael-pm/linux-next rafael-pm/bleeding-edge cxl/next linus/master cxl/pending v6.11-rc3 next-20240816] [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/shiju-jose-huawei-com/EDAC-Add-support-for-EDAC-device-feature-s-control/20240817-004442 base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ras/ras.git edac-for-next patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240816164238.1902-2-shiju.jose%40huawei.com patch subject: [PATCH v11 01/14] EDAC: Add support for EDAC device feature's control config: i386-randconfig-062-20240818 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20240819/202408190825.fBBO0NTN-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config) compiler: gcc-12 (Debian 12.2.0-14) 12.2.0 reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20240819/202408190825.fBBO0NTN-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/202408190825.fBBO0NTN-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/ sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>) >> drivers/edac/edac_device.c:584:26: sparse: sparse: symbol 'edac_dev_type' was not declared. Should it be static? drivers/edac/edac_device.c: note: in included file (through include/linux/smp.h, include/linux/lockdep.h, include/linux/spinlock.h, ...): include/linux/list.h:83:21: sparse: sparse: self-comparison always evaluates to true vim +/edac_dev_type +584 drivers/edac/edac_device.c 583 > 584 const struct device_type edac_dev_type = { 585 .name = "edac_dev", 586 .release = edac_dev_release, 587 }; 588 -- 0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service https://github.com/intel/lkp-tests/wiki
