netdev - Re: fix:rtl8xxxu_core: mark symbols static where possible

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Message-Id: <20160903102821.BFC0F62017@smtp.codeaurora.org>
Date:   Sat,  3 Sep 2016 10:28:21 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     Baoyou Xie <baoyou.xie@...aro.org>
Cc:     Jes.Sorensen@...hat.com, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        arnd@...aro.org, baoyou.xie@...aro.org, xie.baoyou@....com.cn
Subject: Re: fix:rtl8xxxu_core: mark symbols static where possible

Baoyou Xie <baoyou.xie@...aro.org> wrote:
> We get 1 warning about global functions without a declaration
> in the rtl8xxxu rtl8xxxu_core.c when building with W=1:
> drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c:898:1: warning: no previous prototype for 'rtl8xxxu_gen1_h2c_cmd' [-Wmissing-prototypes]
> 
> In fact, this function is only used in the file in which it is declared
> and don't need a declaration, but can be made static.
> so this patch marks it 'static'.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Baoyou Xie <baoyou.xie@...aro.org>

The title should be "rtl8xxxu: ". See:

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches#subject_name

Also I assume Jes will take this.

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