Re: [PATCH 6/6] media: dvb_dummy_frontend: remove 'extern' keyword from declaration

From: Sean Young
Date: Tue Dec 31 2019 - 05:12:34 EST


Hi Daniel,

On Sun, Dec 01, 2019 at 01:15:42PM -0300, Daniel W. S. Almeida wrote:
> From: "Daniel W. S. Almeida" <dwlsalmeida@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Fix CHECK:AVOID_EXTERNS: extern prototypes should be avoided in .h files
> by removing it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel W. S. Almeida <dwlsalmeida@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/media/dvb-frontends/dvb_dummy_fe.h | 6 +++---
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/dvb_dummy_fe.h b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/dvb_dummy_fe.h
> index 35efe2ce1a88..1c82338e0c8a 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/dvb_dummy_fe.h
> +++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/dvb_dummy_fe.h
> @@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
> #include <media/dvb_frontend.h>
>
> #if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_DVB_DUMMY_FE)
> -extern struct dvb_frontend *dvb_dummy_fe_ofdm_attach(void);
> -extern struct dvb_frontend *dvb_dummy_fe_qpsk_attach(void);
> -extern struct dvb_frontend *dvb_dummy_fe_qam_attach(void);
> +struct dvb_frontend *dvb_dummy_fe_ofdm_attach(void);
> +struct dvb_frontend *dvb_dummy_fe_qpsk_attach(void);
> +struct dvb_frontend *dvb_dummy_fe_qam_attach(void);

Please add these changes to your patch:
"media: dvb_dummy_fe: Fix ERROR: POINTER_LOCATION"

Every patch should pass the checkpatch --strict test by itself; you
cannot fix checkpatch errors in a patch in a subsequent patch.

Thanks,
Sean

> #else
> static inline struct dvb_frontend *dvb_dummy_fe_ofdm_attach(void)
> {
> --
> 2.24.0