linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Staging: rtl8192e: Sparse warning regarding variable declaration

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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:54:43 +0100
From: Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@...il.com>
To: Ariel Silver <arielsilver77@...il.com>, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
 yogi.kernel@...il.com, dan.carpenter@...aro.org, straube.linux@...il.com,
 garyrookard@...tmail.org
Cc: linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Staging: rtl8192e: Sparse warning regarding variable
 declaration

On 2/28/24 08:25, Ariel Silver wrote:
> Fixed sparse warning: "'dm_rx_path_sel_table' was not declared. Should it be static?"
> As dm_rx_path_sel_table is used only in rtl_dm.c it should be static.
> 

Hi Ariel,

please use checkpatch to check your patch:

File Nr: 0    Patch: ../../../Downloads/20240228-[PATCH] Staging_ 
rtl8192e_ Sparse warning regarding variable declaration-14757.txt
WARNING: A patch subject line should describe the change not the tool 
that found it
#1:
Subject: [PATCH] Staging: rtl8192e: Sparse warning regarding variable 
declaration

WARNING: Prefer a maximum 75 chars per line (possible unwrapped commit 
description?)
#7:
Fixed sparse warning: "'dm_rx_path_sel_table' was not declared. Should 
it be static?"

total: 0 errors, 2 warnings, 0 checks, 8 lines checked

Please make a v2 with change description under the "---"

Thanks for your support.

Bye Philipp