[intel-lts:6.18/linux 1/1] drivers/media/i2c/max9x/max9296.c:35:5: sparse: sparse: symbol 'max9296_serial_link_timeout_ms' was not declared. Should it be static?

[intel-lts:6.18/linux 1/1] drivers/media/i2c/max9x/max9296.c:35:5: sparse: sparse: symbol 'max9296_serial_link_timeout_ms' was not declared. Should it be static?

[kernel test robot]

Hi Dongcheng,

First bad commit (maybe != root cause):

tree:   https://github.com/intel/linux-intel-lts.git 6.18/linux
head:   5100e1c74efeba843945492f8d5840e6166c0392
commit: baa76709460c288499d118e2daa55ca3df5a6436 [1/1] media: i2c: add gmsl & isx031 support
config: x86_64-randconfig-r113-20260708 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260709/202607091552.a2uOdoXc-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: gcc-14 (Debian 14.2.0-19) 14.2.0
sparse: v0.6.5-rc1
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260709/202607091552.a2uOdoXc-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/oe-kbuild-all/202607091552.a2uOdoXc-lkp@intel.com/

sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
>> drivers/media/i2c/max9x/max9296.c:35:5: sparse: sparse: symbol 'max9296_serial_link_timeout_ms' was not declared. Should it be static?
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>> drivers/media/i2c/max9x/max96724.c:37:5: sparse: sparse: symbol 'max96724_serial_link_timeout_ms' was not declared. Should it be static?

vim +/max9296_serial_link_timeout_ms +35 drivers/media/i2c/max9x/max9296.c

2445b17eae1d53 Shahidan, Muhammad Shahmil 2026-04-08  33  
2445b17eae1d53 Shahidan, Muhammad Shahmil 2026-04-08  34  // Params
2445b17eae1d53 Shahidan, Muhammad Shahmil 2026-04-08 @35  int max9296_serial_link_timeout_ms = MAX9296_DEFAULT_SERIAL_LINK_TIMEOUT_MS;
2445b17eae1d53 Shahidan, Muhammad Shahmil 2026-04-08  36  module_param(max9296_serial_link_timeout_ms, int, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
2445b17eae1d53 Shahidan, Muhammad Shahmil 2026-04-08  37  MODULE_PARM_DESC(max9296_serial_link_timeout_ms, "Timeout for serial link in milliseconds");
2445b17eae1d53 Shahidan, Muhammad Shahmil 2026-04-08  38  

:::::: The code at line 35 was first introduced by commit
:::::: 2445b17eae1d5356936a0a598940dfaad469c29d Add serdes drivers

:::::: TO: Shahidan, Muhammad Shahmil <muhammad.shahmil.shahidan@intel.com>
:::::: CC: sys_oak <sys_oak@intel.com>

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