Re: [linux-next:master 226/14321] drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/of-display-mode-bridge.c:54:25: sparse: sparse: symbol 'of_display_mode_bridge_funcs' was not declared. Should it be static?

["Luca Ceresoli" <luca.ceresoli@bootlin.com>]

Hello Damon,

On Wed Jun 17, 2026 at 1:46 AM CEST, kernel test robot wrote:
> tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git master
> head:   4fa3f5fabb30bf00d7475d5a33459ea83d639bf9
> commit: ba2db93cf3d569a4525a02cd0ed5ec5f979e3afd [226/14321] drm/bridge: Move legacy bridge driver out of imx directory for multi-platform use
> config: sparc64-randconfig-r133-20260617 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260617/202606170744.FUStcWaB-lkp@intel.com/config)
> compiler: clang version 23.0.0git (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project e19d1f51a2c80b63cd8ca95bcc757b7077112808)
> sparse: v0.6.5-rc1
> reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260617/202606170744.FUStcWaB-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/202606170744.FUStcWaB-lkp@intel.com/
>
> sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
>>> drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/of-display-mode-bridge.c:54:25: sparse: sparse: symbol 'of_display_mode_bridge_funcs' was not declared. Should it be static?
>
> vim +/of_display_mode_bridge_funcs +54 drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/of-display-mode-bridge.c
>
>     53
>   > 54	struct drm_bridge_funcs of_display_mode_bridge_funcs = {
>     55		.attach = of_display_mode_bridge_attach,
>     56		.get_modes = of_display_mode_bridge_get_modes,
>     57	};
>     58

This had been reported already (Message-ID:
<202605141933.yeT5SiTT-lkp@intel.com>). Indeed this should be static const.

Do you plan to send a patch fixing it? Otherwise let me know and I can do
it.

Thanks,
Luca

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