drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/uapi.c:499:30: sparse: sparse: symbol 'bnxt_re_create_qp_defs' was not declared. Should it be static?

drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/uapi.c:499:30: sparse: sparse: symbol 'bnxt_re_create_qp_defs' was not declared. Should it be static?

[kernel test robot]

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
head:   50d05c7c76c96b90462f24debacca971d2e86713
commit: 7e812673a948395675e9893e75b0fc60d19bbf27 RDMA/bnxt_re: Support doorbells for app allocated QPs
date:   4 months ago
config: x86_64-randconfig-121-20260910 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260911/202609110534.gyZDGRyo-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/20260911/202609110534.gyZDGRyo-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
| Fixes: 7e812673a948 ("RDMA/bnxt_re: Support doorbells for app allocated QPs")
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202609110534.gyZDGRyo-lkp@intel.com/

sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
>> drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/uapi.c:499:30: sparse: sparse: symbol 'bnxt_re_create_qp_defs' was not declared. Should it be static?

vim +/bnxt_re_create_qp_defs +499 drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/uapi.c

   456	
   457	DECLARE_UVERBS_NAMED_METHOD(BNXT_RE_METHOD_DBR_ALLOC,
   458				    UVERBS_ATTR_IDR(BNXT_RE_ALLOC_DBR_HANDLE,
   459						    BNXT_RE_OBJECT_DBR,
   460						    UVERBS_ACCESS_NEW,
   461						    UA_MANDATORY),
   462				    UVERBS_ATTR_PTR_OUT(BNXT_RE_ALLOC_DBR_ATTR,
   463							UVERBS_ATTR_STRUCT(struct bnxt_re_db_region,
   464									   umdbr),
   465									   UA_MANDATORY),
   466				    UVERBS_ATTR_PTR_OUT(BNXT_RE_ALLOC_DBR_OFFSET,
   467							UVERBS_ATTR_TYPE(u64),
   468							UA_MANDATORY));
   469	
   470	DECLARE_UVERBS_NAMED_METHOD_DESTROY(BNXT_RE_METHOD_DBR_FREE,
   471					    UVERBS_ATTR_IDR(BNXT_RE_FREE_DBR_HANDLE,
   472							    BNXT_RE_OBJECT_DBR,
   473							    UVERBS_ACCESS_DESTROY,
   474							    UA_MANDATORY));
   475	
   476	DECLARE_UVERBS_NAMED_OBJECT(BNXT_RE_OBJECT_DBR,
   477				    UVERBS_TYPE_ALLOC_IDR(bnxt_re_dbr_cleanup),
   478				    &UVERBS_METHOD(BNXT_RE_METHOD_DBR_ALLOC),
   479				    &UVERBS_METHOD(BNXT_RE_METHOD_DBR_FREE));
   480	
   481	DECLARE_UVERBS_NAMED_METHOD(BNXT_RE_METHOD_GET_DEFAULT_DBR,
   482				    UVERBS_ATTR_PTR_OUT(BNXT_RE_DEFAULT_DBR_ATTR,
   483							UVERBS_ATTR_STRUCT(struct bnxt_re_db_region,
   484									   umdbr),
   485							UA_MANDATORY));
   486	
   487	DECLARE_UVERBS_GLOBAL_METHODS(BNXT_RE_OBJECT_DEFAULT_DBR,
   488				      &UVERBS_METHOD(BNXT_RE_METHOD_GET_DEFAULT_DBR));
   489	
   490	ADD_UVERBS_ATTRIBUTES_SIMPLE(
   491		bnxt_re_qp_create,
   492		UVERBS_OBJECT_QP,
   493		UVERBS_METHOD_QP_CREATE,
   494		UVERBS_ATTR_IDR(BNXT_RE_CREATE_QP_ATTR_DBR_HANDLE,
   495				BNXT_RE_OBJECT_DBR,
   496				UVERBS_ACCESS_READ,
   497				UA_OPTIONAL));
   498	
 > 499	const struct uapi_definition bnxt_re_create_qp_defs[] = {
   500		UAPI_DEF_CHAIN_OBJ_TREE(UVERBS_OBJECT_QP, &bnxt_re_qp_create),
   501		{},
   502	};
   503	

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