Re: [PATCH] WIP: drivers/base: Add virtual_device_create()

[kernel test robot]

Hi Lyude,

kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:



url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/UPDATE-20250131-052936/Lyude-Paul/rust-kernel-Add-platform-Device-from_raw/20250123-075718
base:   the 2th patch of https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250122235340.2145383-3-lyude%40redhat.com
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250130212843.659437-1-lyude%40redhat.com
patch subject: [PATCH] WIP: drivers/base: Add virtual_device_create()
config: arc-randconfig-001-20250131 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250131/202501311112.BDhClMYs-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: arceb-elf-gcc (GCC) 13.2.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250131/202501311112.BDhClMYs-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202501311112.BDhClMYs-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):

>> drivers/base/core.c:4409: warning: Excess function parameter 'class' description in 'virtual_device_create'


vim +4409 drivers/base/core.c

  4392	
  4393	/**
  4394	 * virtual_device_create - creates a virtual device and registers it with sysfs
  4395	 * @class: optional pointer to a struct class this device should be registered to
  4396	 * @drvdata: the data to be added to the device for the callbacks
  4397	 * @fmt: string for the device's name
  4398	 *
  4399	 * This function can be used to create standalone virtual devices, optionally
  4400	 * registered to a specific class. Drivers which create virtual devices can use
  4401	 * this. The device will live in /sys/devices/virtual.
  4402	 *
  4403	 * A pointer to the struct device will be returned from the call. Any further
  4404	 * sysfs files that might be required can be created using this pointer.
  4405	 *
  4406	 * Returns &struct device pointer on success or ERR_PTR() on error.
  4407	 */
  4408	struct device *virtual_device_create(void *drvdata, const char *fmt, ...)
> 4409	{
  4410		va_list vargs;
  4411		struct device *dev;
  4412	
  4413		va_start(vargs, fmt);
  4414		dev = device_create_groups_vargs(NULL, NULL, 0, drvdata, NULL,
  4415						 fmt, vargs);
  4416		va_end(vargs);
  4417		return dev;
  4418	}
  4419	EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtual_device_create);
  4420	

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