netdev - Re: [PATCH] sfc/ethtool_common: Make some function to static

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Message-ID: <20200113045846.3330b57c@cakuba>
Date:   Mon, 13 Jan 2020 04:58:46 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kubakici@...pl>
To:     <ecree@...arflare.com>, <amaftei@...arflare.com>
Cc:     Zhang Xiaoxu <zhangxiaoxu5@...wei.com>,
        <linux-net-drivers@...arflare.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
        <mhabets@...arflare.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sfc/ethtool_common: Make some function to static

On Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:24:11 +0800, Zhang Xiaoxu wrote:
> Fix sparse warning:
> 
> drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ethtool_common.c
>   warning: symbol 'efx_fill_test' was not declared. Should it be static?
>   warning: symbol 'efx_fill_loopback_test' was not declared.
>            Should it be static?
>   warning: symbol 'efx_describe_per_queue_stats' was not declared.
>            Should it be static?
> 
> Reported-by: Hulk Robot <hulkci@...wei.com>
> Signed-off-by: Zhang Xiaoxu <zhangxiaoxu5@...wei.com>

Ed, Alex, since you were talking about reusing this code would you
rather add a declaration for these function to a header? Or should 
I apply the current fix?