Re: [PATCH v2] staging: octeon: Remove port status typedefs

From: kernel test robot

Date: Tue Jan 13 2026 - 02:14:33 EST


Hi Karthikey,

kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:

[auto build test ERROR on staging/staging-testing]

url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Karthikey-Kadati/staging-octeon-Remove-port-status-typedefs/20260112-184331
base: staging/staging-testing
patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260112103843.22925-1-karthikey3608%40gmail.com
patch subject: [PATCH v2] staging: octeon: Remove port status typedefs
config: mips-cavium_octeon_defconfig (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260113/202601131457.WXtsu2Uh-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: mips64-linux-gcc (GCC) 15.2.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260113/202601131457.WXtsu2Uh-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/202601131457.WXtsu2Uh-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c: In function 'cvm_oct_common_get_stats':
>> drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c:204:37: error: storage size of 'rx_status' isn't known
204 | struct cvmx_pip_port_status rx_status;
| ^~~~~~~~~
>> drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c:205:37: error: storage size of 'tx_status' isn't known
205 | struct cvmx_pko_port_status tx_status;
| ^~~~~~~~~
drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c:205:37: warning: unused variable 'tx_status' [-Wunused-variable]
drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c:204:37: warning: unused variable 'rx_status' [-Wunused-variable]
204 | struct cvmx_pip_port_status rx_status;
| ^~~~~~~~~


vim +204 drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c

195
196 /**
197 * cvm_oct_common_get_stats - get the low level ethernet statistics
198 * @dev: Device to get the statistics from
199 *
200 * Returns Pointer to the statistics
201 */
202 static struct net_device_stats *cvm_oct_common_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
203 {
> 204 struct cvmx_pip_port_status rx_status;
> 205 struct cvmx_pko_port_status tx_status;
206 struct octeon_ethernet *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
207
208 if (priv->port < CVMX_PIP_NUM_INPUT_PORTS) {
209 if (octeon_is_simulation()) {
210 /* The simulator doesn't support statistics */
211 memset(&rx_status, 0, sizeof(rx_status));
212 memset(&tx_status, 0, sizeof(tx_status));
213 } else {
214 cvmx_pip_get_port_status(priv->port, 1, &rx_status);
215 cvmx_pko_get_port_status(priv->port, 1, &tx_status);
216 }
217
218 dev->stats.rx_packets += rx_status.inb_packets;
219 dev->stats.tx_packets += tx_status.packets;
220 dev->stats.rx_bytes += rx_status.inb_octets;
221 dev->stats.tx_bytes += tx_status.octets;
222 dev->stats.multicast += rx_status.multicast_packets;
223 dev->stats.rx_crc_errors += rx_status.inb_errors;
224 dev->stats.rx_frame_errors += rx_status.fcs_align_err_packets;
225 dev->stats.rx_dropped += rx_status.dropped_packets;
226 }
227
228 return &dev->stats;
229 }
230

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