Re: [PATCH] net: sysfs: cleanup coding style

From: kernel test robot

Date: Wed Aug 05 2026 - 05:48:38 EST


Hi Lucas,

kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:

[auto build test ERROR on net-next/main]
[also build test ERROR on net/main brauner-vfs/vfs.all linus/master v7.2-rc6 next-20260804]
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url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Lucas-Poupeau/net-sysfs-cleanup-coding-style/20260805-152318
base: net-next/main
patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260628185824.231250-1-lucasp.linux%40gmail.com
patch subject: [PATCH] net: sysfs: cleanup coding style
config: alpha-allmodconfig (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260805/202608051723.zyzTXXX2-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: alpha-linux-gcc (GCC) 16.1.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260805/202608051723.zyzTXXX2-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)

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| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202608051723.zyzTXXX2-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/

All error/warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):

In file included from include/linux/dma-mapping.h:5,
from include/linux/skbuff.h:28,
from include/net/net_namespace.h:44,
from include/linux/netdevice.h:38,
from net/core/net-sysfs.c:10:
>> net/core/net-sysfs.c:622:23: error: 'netdev_group_show' undeclared here (not in a function); did you mean 'netdev_show'?
622 | static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(netdev_group);
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/device.h:173:36: note: in definition of macro '__DEVICE_ATTR_SHOW_STORE'
173 | .show = _Generic(_show, \
| ^~~~~
include/linux/device.h:201:9: note: in expansion of macro '__DEVICE_ATTR'
201 | __DEVICE_ATTR(_name, _mode, _name##_show, _name##_store)
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/device.h:204:9: note: in expansion of macro '__DEVICE_ATTR_RW_MODE'
204 | __DEVICE_ATTR_RW_MODE(_name, 0644)
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/device.h:246:52: note: in expansion of macro '__DEVICE_ATTR_RW'
246 | struct device_attribute dev_attr_##_name = __DEVICE_ATTR_RW(_name)
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
net/core/net-sysfs.c:622:8: note: in expansion of macro 'DEVICE_ATTR_RW'
622 | static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(netdev_group);
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> net/core/net-sysfs.c:622:23: error: 'netdev_group_store' undeclared here (not in a function); did you mean 'netdev_lock_store'?
622 | static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(netdev_group);
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/device.h:177:36: note: in definition of macro '__DEVICE_ATTR_SHOW_STORE'
177 | .store = _Generic(_store, \
| ^~~~~~
include/linux/device.h:201:9: note: in expansion of macro '__DEVICE_ATTR'
201 | __DEVICE_ATTR(_name, _mode, _name##_show, _name##_store)
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/device.h:204:9: note: in expansion of macro '__DEVICE_ATTR_RW_MODE'
204 | __DEVICE_ATTR_RW_MODE(_name, 0644)
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/device.h:246:52: note: in expansion of macro '__DEVICE_ATTR_RW'
246 | struct device_attribute dev_attr_##_name = __DEVICE_ATTR_RW(_name)
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
net/core/net-sysfs.c:622:8: note: in expansion of macro 'DEVICE_ATTR_RW'
622 | static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(netdev_group);
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> net/core/net-sysfs.c:621:16: warning: 'group_show' defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
621 | NETDEVICE_SHOW(group, fmt_dec);
| ^~~~~
net/core/net-sysfs.c:143:16: note: in definition of macro 'NETDEVICE_SHOW'
143 | static ssize_t field##_show(struct device *dev, \
| ^~~~~
>> net/core/net-sysfs.c:615:16: warning: 'group_store' defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
615 | static ssize_t group_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~


vim +622 net/core/net-sysfs.c

614
> 615 static ssize_t group_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
616 const char *buf, size_t len)
617 {
618 return netdev_store(dev, attr, buf, len, change_group);
619 }
620
> 621 NETDEVICE_SHOW(group, fmt_dec);
> 622 static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(netdev_group);
623

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