Re: [PATCH v7 2/4] backlight: add max25014atg backlight

[kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>]

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:::::: Manual check reason: "low confidence static check warning: drivers/video/backlight/max25014.c:375:1: sparse: sparse: bad integer constant expression"
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Hi Maud,

kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:

[auto build test WARNING on a0c666c25aeefd16f4b088c6549a6fb6b65a8a1d]

url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Maud-Spierings-via-B4-Relay/dt-bindings-backlight-Add-max25014-support/20260123-193429
base:   a0c666c25aeefd16f4b088c6549a6fb6b65a8a1d
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260123-max25014-v7-2-15e504b9acc7%40gocontroll.com
patch subject: [PATCH v7 2/4] backlight: add max25014atg backlight
:::::: branch date: 14 hours ago
:::::: commit date: 14 hours ago
config: nios2-randconfig-r113-20260124 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260124/202601240933.cKsG1DN2-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: nios2-linux-gcc (GCC) 10.5.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260124/202601240933.cKsG1DN2-lkp@intel.com/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@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/202601240933.cKsG1DN2-lkp@intel.com/

sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
>> drivers/video/backlight/max25014.c:375:1: sparse: sparse: bad integer constant expression
   drivers/video/backlight/max25014.c:375:1: sparse: sparse: static assertion failed: "MODULE_INFO(description, ...) contains embedded NUL byte"
   drivers/video/backlight/max25014.c:376:1: sparse: sparse: bad integer constant expression
   drivers/video/backlight/max25014.c:376:1: sparse: sparse: static assertion failed: "MODULE_INFO(author, ...) contains embedded NUL byte"
   drivers/video/backlight/max25014.c:377:1: sparse: sparse: bad integer constant expression
   drivers/video/backlight/max25014.c:377:1: sparse: sparse: static assertion failed: "MODULE_INFO(license, ...) contains embedded NUL byte"

vim +375 drivers/video/backlight/max25014.c

7d129add59bae00 Maud Spierings 2026-01-23  374  
7d129add59bae00 Maud Spierings 2026-01-23 @375  MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Maxim MAX25014 backlight driver");

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