fs/ext4/extents-test.c:59:3: sparse: sparse: symbol 'k_ctx' was not declared. Should it be static?
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build bottree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master head: f0100363d8c374bd8e9ea7c9ba02744f0b802ca4 commit: 9e1b14320b154094bb2c1bee6d8c6cb851fc3215 ext4: fix extents-test.c is not compiled when EXT4_KUNIT_TESTS=M date: 6 months ago config: x86_64-randconfig-1300-20260922 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260922/[email protected]/config) compiler: gcc-13 (Debian 13.3.0-16) 13.3.0 sparse: v0.6.5-rc1 reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260922/[email protected]/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
| Fixes: 9e1b14320b15 ("ext4: fix extents-test.c is not compiled when EXT4_KUNIT_TESTS=M")
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <[email protected]>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/[email protected]/sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
>> fs/ext4/extents-test.c:59:3: sparse: sparse: symbol 'k_ctx' was not declared. Should it be static?
vim +/k_ctx +59 fs/ext4/extents-test.c
cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 49
cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 50 struct kunit_ctx {
cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 51 /*
cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 52 * Ext4 inode which has only 1 unwrit extent
cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 53 */
cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 54 struct ext4_inode_info *k_ei;
cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 55 /*
cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 56 * Represents the underlying data area (used for zeroout testing)
cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 57 */
cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 58 char *k_data;cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 @59 } k_ctx; cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 60
:::::: The code at line 59 was first introduced by commit
:::::: cb1e0c1d1fad5bfad90d80c74ebdb53796d8a2db ext4: kunit tests for extent splitting and conversion
:::::: TO: Ojaswin Mujoo <[email protected]>
:::::: CC: Theodore Ts'o <[email protected]>
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tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master head: f0100363d8c374bd8e9ea7c9ba02744f0b802ca4 commit: 9e1b14320b154094bb2c1bee6d8c6cb851fc3215 ext4: fix extents-test.c is not compiled when EXT4_KUNIT_TESTS=M date: 6 months ago config: x86_64-randconfig-1300-20260922 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260922/[email protected]/config) compiler: gcc-13 (Debian 13.3.0-16) 13.3.0 sparse: v0.6.5-rc1 reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260922/[email protected]/reproduce)
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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
| Fixes: 9e1b14320b15 ("ext4: fix extents-test.c is not compiled when EXT4_KUNIT_TESTS=M") | Reported-by: kernel test robot <[email protected]> | Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/[email protected]/sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
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fs/ext4/extents-test.c:59:3: sparse: sparse: symbol 'k_ctx' was not declared. Should it be static?
Yes, seems like a legit warning when EXT4_KUNIT_TESTS=m. I'll send a fix.
Thanks,
ojaswin
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vim +/k_ctx +59
fs/ext4/extents-test.ccb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 49 cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 50 struct kunit_ctx { cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 51 /* cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 52 * Ext4 inode which has only 1 unwrit extent cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 53 */ cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 54 struct ext4_inode_info *k_ei; cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 55 /* cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 56 * Represents the underlying data area (used for zeroout testing) cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 57 */ cb1e0c1d1fad5b Ojaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 58 char *k_data;
cb1e0c1d1fad5bOjaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 @59 }k_ctx;cb1e0c1d1fad5bOjaswin Mujoo 2026-01-23 60:::::: The code at line 59 was first introduced by commit
::::::cb1e0c1d1fad5bfad90d80c74ebdb53796d8a2dbext4: kunit tests for extent splitting and conversion:::::: TO: Ojaswin Mujoo <[email protected]>
:::::: CC: Theodore Ts'o <[email protected]>--
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