linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6] staging: octeon: Remove port status typedefs

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Message-ID: <2026011949-carded-escapable-a029@gregkh>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:50:34 +0100
From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Karthikey Kadati <karthikey3608@...il.com>
Cc: linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] staging: octeon: Remove port status typedefs

On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 10:43:48PM +0530, Karthikey Kadati wrote:
> Remove cvmx_pip_port_status_t and cvmx_pko_port_status_t typedefs and
> replace them with struct cvmx_pip_port_status and struct
> cvmx_pko_port_status to match Linux kernel coding style.
> 
> This also updates the MIPS architecture headers to name the structs so
> they can be referenced by the staging driver. The anonymous struct
> definitions in the headers caused compilation errors when referenced
> directly, so they are now named structs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Karthikey Kadati <karthikey3608@...il.com>
> ---
> Changes in v6:
> - Actually removed the 'typedef' keyword from cvmx-pip.h (Greg KH).
> - Moved changelog history below the --- line (Greg KH).
> - Removed misleading Reported-by tag.

As the kernel test bot shows, this wasn't tested, which is what I asked
for you to do the last time this was submitted :(

I suggest working on something else please.

thanks,

greg k-h