linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] libnvdimm.h: Remove duplicate struct declaration

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Message-ID: <874kg1yt0o.fsf@fossix.org>
Date:   Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:09:35 +0530
From:   Santosh Sivaraj <santosh@...six.org>
To:     Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>, Wan Jiabing <wanjiabing@...o.com>
Cc:     linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kael_w@...h.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] libnvdimm.h: Remove duplicate struct declaration

Hi Ira,

Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com> writes:

> On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 07:27:25PM +0800, Wan Jiabing wrote:
>> struct device is declared at 133rd line.
>> The declaration here is unnecessary. Remove it.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Wan Jiabing <wanjiabing@...o.com>
>> ---
>>  include/linux/libnvdimm.h | 1 -
>>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
>> 
>> diff --git a/include/linux/libnvdimm.h b/include/linux/libnvdimm.h
>> index 01f251b6e36c..89b69e645ac7 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/libnvdimm.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/libnvdimm.h
>> @@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ static inline void __iomem *devm_nvdimm_ioremap(struct device *dev,
>>  
>>  struct nvdimm_bus;
>>  struct module;
>> -struct device;
>>  struct nd_blk_region;
>
> What is the coding style preference for pre-declarations like this?  Should
> they be placed at the top of the file?
>
> The patch is reasonable but if the intent is to declare right before use for
> clarity, both devm_nvdimm_memremap() and nd_blk_region_desc() use struct
> device.  So perhaps this duplicate is on purpose?

There are other struct device usage much later in the file, which doesn't have
any pre-declarations for struct device. So I assume this might not be on
purpose :-)

On a side note, types.h can also be removed, since it's already included in
kernel.h.

Santosh

>
> Ira
>
>>  struct nd_blk_region_desc {
>>  	int (*enable)(struct nvdimm_bus *nvdimm_bus, struct device *dev);
>> -- 
>> 2.25.1
>> 
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