Hi Lorenzo, I love your patch! Perhaps something to improve: [auto build test WARNING on bpf-next/master] url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Lorenzo-Bianconi/net-netfilter-add-kfunc-helper-to-update-ct-timeout/20220504-003234 base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git master config: x86_64-rhel-8.3-kselftests (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20220504/202205041143.5PZf1J9F-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config) compiler: gcc-11 (Debian 11.2.0-20) 11.2.0 reproduce: # apt-get install sparse # sparse version: v0.6.4-dirty # https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commit/a184a0a4e28e8af16232b4ccd899f7ae976f7f64 git remote add linux-review https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux git fetch --no-tags linux-review Lorenzo-Bianconi/net-netfilter-add-kfunc-helper-to-update-ct-timeout/20220504-003234 git checkout a184a0a4e28e8af16232b4ccd899f7ae976f7f64 # 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 If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>) >> net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_bpf.c:230:6: sparse: sparse: symbol 'bpf_ct_refresh_timeout' was not declared. Should it be static? Please review and possibly fold the followup patch. -- 0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service https://01.org/lkp