[PATCH] powerpc: define the variable 'uaccess_flush' as static

[Christophe Leroy]

Le 15/03/2021 à 07:51, heying (H) a écrit :
> 
>> I think this is the case also for entry_flush. compiling with W=1 will tell you more.
> 
> When I use these commands:
> 
> make allmodconfig ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux-gnu-
> make C=2 arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.o ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux-gnu-
> 
> I find warnings as followings:
> 
> arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c:422:6: warning: symbol 'panic_smp_self_stop' was not declared. Should 
> it be static?
> arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c:951:6: warning: symbol 'rfi_flush' was not declared. Should it be static?
> arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c:952:6: warning: symbol 'entry_flush' was not declared. Should it be 
> static?
> arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c:953:6: warning: symbol 'uaccess_flush' was not declared. Should it be 
> static?
> 
> When I use the command "make W=1 arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.o ARCH=powerpc 
> CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64-linux-gnu-", warning becomes this:
> 
> arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c:422:6: warning: no previous prototype for ‘panic_smp_self_stop’ 
> [-Wmissing-prototypes]
>   void panic_smp_self_stop(void)
>        ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> My sparse tool is the latest one with the version "v0.6.3". So, should I fix all the warnings 
> reported by sparse?

I think W=1 will only report missing function prototypes.

sparse also reports missing variables prototypes so that's better. All should be fixed.

Christophe