Re:Re: [PATCH] libnvdimm.h: Remove duplicate struct declaration

[Jiabing Wan]

>On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 07:27:25PM +0800, Wan Jiabing wrote:>> struct device is declared at 133rd line.
>> The declaration here is unnecessary. Remove it.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Wan Jiabing <wanjiabing@xxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  include/linux/libnvdimm.h | 1 -
>>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
>> 
>> diff --git a/include/linux/libnvdimm.h b/include/linux/libnvdimm.h
>> index 01f251b6e36c..89b69e645ac7 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/libnvdimm.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/libnvdimm.h
>> @@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ static inline void __iomem *devm_nvdimm_ioremap(struct device *dev,
>>  
>>  struct nvdimm_bus;
>>  struct module;
>> -struct device;
>>  struct nd_blk_region;
>
>What is the coding style preference for pre-declarations like this?  Should
>they be placed at the top of the file?
>
>The patch is reasonable but if the intent is to declare right before use for
>clarity, both devm_nvdimm_memremap() and nd_blk_region_desc() use struct
>device.  So perhaps this duplicate is on purpose?
>
>Ira

OK, my script just catch this duplicate.
And I will report the duplicate if there is no MACRO dependence.
But I hadn't thought of whether the duplicate is a prompt on purpose.
Sorry.

Thanks for your reply.
Wan Jiabing

>>  struct nd_blk_region_desc {
>>  	int (*enable)(struct nvdimm_bus *nvdimm_bus, struct device *dev);
>> -- 
>> 2.25.1
>>