Re: [RFC PATCH v2 09/17] mm/damon/sysfs: implement preps directory

[SJ Park <sj@kernel.org>]

On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:46:08 +0000 sashiko-bot@kernel.org wrote:

> Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider:
> - [Low] The kobj_type structure `damon_sysfs_preps_ktype` is missing the `static` keyword.
> --
> 
> --- Patch [9]: [RFC PATCH v2 09/17] mm/damon/sysfs: implement preps directory ---
> commit 8155aac7530c47520c4a221fb588dbd6e53e3875
> Author: SJ Park <sj@kernel.org>
> 
> mm/damon/sysfs: implement preps directory
>     
> This commit implements a sysfs directory and a file for setting DAMON probe
> preps. It introduces the preparatory data structures and functions without
> actually generating the directories yet.
> 
> > diff --git a/mm/damon/sysfs.c b/mm/damon/sysfs.c
> > index 50ff1c172d746..bf65e87fcb521 100644
> > --- a/mm/damon/sysfs.c
> > +++ b/mm/damon/sysfs.c
> 
> [ ... ]
> 
> > @@ -750,6 +750,74 @@ static const struct kobj_type damon_sysfs_intervals_ktype = {
> >  	.default_groups = damon_sysfs_intervals_groups,
> >  };
> >  
> 
> [ ... ]
> 
> > +static struct attribute *damon_sysfs_preps_attrs[] = {
> > +	&damon_sysfs_preps_nr_attr.attr,
> > +	NULL,
> > +};
> > +ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(damon_sysfs_preps);
> > +
> > +const struct kobj_type damon_sysfs_preps_ktype = {
> [Severity: Low]
> Does this inadvertently expose damon_sysfs_preps_ktype to the global
> namespace?
> 
> It looks like the static keyword is missing on the definition of
> damon_sysfs_preps_ktype, which will cause it to be globally visible and may
> trigger static analysis warnings.

This is an intended thing, for not causing build warning, while splitting
change in reviewable size.

> 
> > +	.release = damon_sysfs_preps_release,
> > +	.sysfs_ops = &kobj_sysfs_ops,
> > +	.default_groups = damon_sysfs_preps_groups,
> > +};
> > +
> >  /*
> >   * filter directory
> >   */
> 
> -- 
> Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260726173935.94046-1-sj@kernel.org?part=9


Thanks,
SJ