Re: [PATCH] serial: 8250_hub6: Fix double definition for hub6_match_port()

From: Uwe Kleine-König (The Capable Hub)

Date: Mon Jul 20 2026 - 06:32:49 EST


On Mon, Jul 20, 2026 at 10:08:12AM +0200, Uwe Kleine-König (The Capable Hub) wrote:
> With CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_HUB6 configured as module
> (CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_HUB6=m) the cpp symbol CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_HUB6 isn't
> defined (only CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_HUB6_MODULE is). In this case
> hub6_match_port() is defined in drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h as static
> inline and in drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_hub6.c as normal function.
>
> Use IS_ENABLED() to also handle the modular case correctly.
>
> Fixes: 3d406299d882 ("serial: 8250_hub6: add hub6_match_port()")
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König (The Capable Hub) <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
> index 9d1068d0489d..fb9a7117d145 100644
> --- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
> +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
> @@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ int fintek_8250_probe(struct uart_8250_port *uart);
> static inline int fintek_8250_probe(struct uart_8250_port *uart) { return 0; }
> #endif
>
> -#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_HUB6
> +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_HUB6)
> bool hub6_match_port(const struct uart_port *port1, const struct uart_port *port2);
> #else
> static inline bool hub6_match_port(const struct uart_port *port1, const struct uart_port *port2)
>
> base-commit: 0718283ab28bc3907e10b61a6b4be6fefa1cbb2f

There is an earlier fix already at
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-serial/20260715153707.4181828-1-hugo@xxxxxxxxxxx/

It's a bit different, but essentially equivalent. So please stick to
that older patch.

Best regards
Uwe

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