linux-kernel - Re: [net PATCH] octeontx2-pf: Fix linking objects into multiple modules

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Message-ID: <20240619110517.GC690967@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:05:17 +0100
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Geetha sowjanya <gakula@...vell.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, pabeni@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
	sgoutham@...vell.com, sbhatta@...vell.com, hkelam@...vell.com
Subject: Re: [net PATCH] octeontx2-pf: Fix linking objects into multiple
 modules

On Tue, Jun 18, 2024 at 11:41:22AM +0530, Geetha sowjanya wrote:
> This patch fixes the below build warning messages that are
> caused due to linking same files to multiple modules by
> exporting the required symbols.
> 
> "scripts/Makefile.build:244: drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/Makefile:
> otx2_devlink.o is added to multiple modules: rvu_nicpf rvu_nicvf
> 
> scripts/Makefile.build:244: drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/Makefile:
> otx2_dcbnl.o is added to multiple modules: rvu_nicpf rvu_nicvf"
> 
> Fixes: 8e67558177f8 ("octeontx2-pf: PFC config support with DCBx").
> Signed-off-by: Geetha sowjanya <gakula@...vell.com>

Thanks Geetha,

I checked and it does not seem to be possible to compile
rvu_nicvf as a built-in and rvu_nicpf as a module,
which was my only concern about this.

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>