Re: [PATCH v2] ext4: Fix sparse warning in extents kunit test when EXT4_KUNIT_TESTS=m

From: Ojaswin Mujoo

Date: Thu Oct 22 2026 - 23:45:20 EST


On Thu, Sep 24, 2026 at 01:09:28PM +0530, Ojaswin Mujoo wrote:
> When kunit tests are compiled as modules, the extents kunit test emits
> a sparse warning:
>
> >> fs/ext4/extents-test.c:59:3: sparse: sparse: symbol 'k_ctx' was not
> declared. Should it be static?
>
> Fix this by declaring it as static.
>
> Fixes: cb1e0c1d1fad ("ext4: kunit tests for extent splitting and conversion")
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202609221900.Pgwrcp41-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
> Reviewed-by: Baokun Li <libaokun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Zhang Yi <yi.zhang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ojaswin Mujoo <ojaswin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Ted,

A gentle ping on this small fix.

Regards,
ojaswin

> ---
> fs/ext4/extents-test.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents-test.c b/fs/ext4/extents-test.c
> index bd7795a82607..9669b2197fca 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/extents-test.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/extents-test.c
> @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
> #define EXT_DATA_LBLK 10
> #define EXT_DATA_LEN 3
>
> -struct kunit_ctx {
> +static struct kunit_ctx {
> /*
> * Ext4 inode which has only 1 unwrit extent
> */
> --
> 2.55.0
>