linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/11] staging: rtl8723bs: moved function prototypes out of core/rtw

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Date:   Mon, 22 Mar 2021 19:22:46 +0100
From:   Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@...il.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     joe@...ches.com, apw@...onical.com, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/11] staging: rtl8723bs: moved function prototypes out
 of core/rtw_efuse.c

On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 05:07:53PM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 03:31:40PM +0100, Fabio Aiuto wrote:
> > fix the following checkpatch issues:
> > 
> > WARNING: externs should be avoided in .c files
> > 35: FILE: drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_efuse.c:35:
> > +bool
> > 
> > moved two function prototypes in include/rtw_efuse.h
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_efuse.c    | 10 ----------
> >  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_efuse.h |  3 +++
> >  2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_efuse.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_efuse.c
> > index 32ca10f01413..0772397738d4 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_efuse.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_efuse.c
> > @@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ u8 fakeBTEfuseModifiedMap[EFUSE_BT_MAX_MAP_LEN] = {0};
> >  #define REG_EFUSE_CTRL		0x0030
> >  #define EFUSE_CTRL			REG_EFUSE_CTRL		/*  E-Fuse Control. */
> >  
> > -bool
> > -Efuse_Read1ByteFromFakeContent(
> > -	struct adapter *padapter,
> > -	u16 	Offset,
> > -	u8 *Value);
> >  bool
> >  Efuse_Read1ByteFromFakeContent(
> >  	struct adapter *padapter,
> > @@ -53,11 +48,6 @@ Efuse_Read1ByteFromFakeContent(
> >  	return true;
> >  }
> >  
> > -bool
> > -Efuse_Write1ByteToFakeContent(
> > -	struct adapter *padapter,
> > -	u16 	Offset,
> > -	u8 Value);
> >  bool
> >  Efuse_Write1ByteToFakeContent(
> >  	struct adapter *padapter,
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_efuse.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_efuse.h
> > index 5bae46ecd9de..1f304df8c421 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_efuse.h
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_efuse.h
> > @@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ extern u8 fakeBTEfuseInitMap[];
> >  extern u8 fakeBTEfuseModifiedMap[];
> >  /*------------------------Export global variable----------------------------*/
> >  
> > +bool Efuse_Read1ByteFromFakeContent(struct adapter *padapter, u16 Offset, u8 *Value);
> > +bool Efuse_Write1ByteToFakeContent(struct adapter *padapter, u16 Offset, u8 Value);
> 
> No, there's no need for this to be in a .h file, it is only called from
> one .c file.
> 
> Make the thing static and all should be fine, right?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

ok, better static function when possibile. 

Thank you Greg,

fabio