Re: [PATCH] serial: 8250: fix compile error with hub6_match_port() when compiled as a module

From: Andy Shevchenko

Date: Mon Jul 20 2026 - 15:09:17 EST


On Wed, Jul 15, 2026 at 11:37:05AM -0400, Hugo Villeneuve wrote:

> With CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_HUB6=m, we have the following compile error:
>
> ../drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_hub6.c:46:6: error: redefinition of
> 'hub6_match_port'
>
> Fix hub6_match_port() prototype definition by using IS_REACHABLE() to
> support both built-in and module values, and substitute empty prototype
> otherwise.

...

> +#include <linux/kconfig.h>

It's special header. It is always-included one, and hence here is a dup, please
drop this line.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko