Re: [PATCH 10/24] timekeeping: Define a struct type for tk_core to make it reusable

From: Anna-Maria Behnsen
Date: Fri Sep 13 2024 - 05:16:58 EST


Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 03:29:54PM +0200, Anna-Maria Behnsen wrote:
>> The struct tk_core uses is not reusable. As long as there is only a single
>> timekeeper, this is not a problem. But when the timekeeper infrastructure
>> will be reused for per ptp clock timekeepers, an explicit struct type is
>> required.
>>
>> Define struct tk_data as explicit struct type for tk_core.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> ...
>
> Hi Anna-Maria,
>
> I wonder if the order of this and the previous patch should
> be reversed, or the two patches should be squashed together.
>
> I am seeing a build failure with only patches 01-09/24 of this series
> applied, which seem to be resolved by applying this patch.
>
> .../timekeeping.c:1735:43: warning: declaration of 'struct tk_data' will not be visible outside of this function [-Wvisibility]
> 1735 | static __init void tkd_basic_setup(struct tk_data *tkd)
> ...

Oh, I'm sorry. I mixed something up. Thanks for letting me know, I'll
have a look at it and fix it!

Anna-Maria