The patch titled Subject: mm: page_alloc: set sysctl_lowmem_reserve_ratio storage-class-specifier to static has been added to the -mm mm-unstable branch. Its filename is mm-page_alloc-set-sysctl_lowmem_reserve_ratio-storage-class-specifier-to-static.patch This patch will shortly appear at https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/mm-page_alloc-set-sysctl_lowmem_reserve_ratio-storage-class-specifier-to-static.patch This patch will later appear in the mm-unstable branch at git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next via the mm-everything branch at git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm and is updated there every 2-3 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Tom Rix <trix@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: mm: page_alloc: set sysctl_lowmem_reserve_ratio storage-class-specifier to static Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 10:11:19 -0400 smatch reports mm/page_alloc.c:247:5: warning: symbol 'sysctl_lowmem_reserve_ratio' was not declared. Should it be static? This variable is only used in its defining file, so it should be static Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230518141119.927074-1-trix@xxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Tom Rix <trix@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/page_alloc.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/mm/page_alloc.c~mm-page_alloc-set-sysctl_lowmem_reserve_ratio-storage-class-specifier-to-static +++ a/mm/page_alloc.c @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static void __free_pages_ok(struct page * TBD: should special case ZONE_DMA32 machines here - in those we normally * don't need any ZONE_NORMAL reservation */ -int sysctl_lowmem_reserve_ratio[MAX_NR_ZONES] = { +static int sysctl_lowmem_reserve_ratio[MAX_NR_ZONES] = { #ifdef CONFIG_ZONE_DMA [ZONE_DMA] = 256, #endif _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from trix@xxxxxxxxxx are mm-page_alloc-set-sysctl_lowmem_reserve_ratio-storage-class-specifier-to-static.patch