Re: [PATCH] cxl/features: Remove the inline specifier from to_cxlfs()

[Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com>]

On 5/21/25 4:36 PM, alison.schofield@intel.com wrote:
> From: Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@intel.com>
> 
> to_cxlfs() was declared 'inline' in the header but only defined in
> drivers/cxl/core/features.c. This has worked because features.c was
> the only file using the function and the definition happened to be
> available in the same compilation unit.
> 
> However, in preparation for a second .c file using the header and
> needing to call the function, the inline specifier became an issue.
> Sparse flagged the declaration as invalid since 'inline' requires a
> visible definition at the point of use.
> 
> Defining the function in the header was considered but rejected, as
> it depends on internal symbols not visible at that level.
> 
> Remove the inline specifier to correct the linkage violation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@intel.com>

Thanks!

Reviewed-by: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com>
> ---
> 
> I intentionally did not add a Fixes Tag at the point this was
> introduced because there is no breakage until the second user
> comes along. 
> 
> The second user is this patchset being reviewed:
> [PATCH v6 0/8] cxl: support CXL memory RAS features
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cxl/20250521124749.817-1-shiju.jose@huawei.com/
> 
> 
>  drivers/cxl/core/features.c | 2 +-
>  include/cxl/features.h      | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/features.c b/drivers/cxl/core/features.c
> index 1498e2369c37..efe88c043227 100644
> --- a/drivers/cxl/core/features.c
> +++ b/drivers/cxl/core/features.c
> @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static bool is_cxl_feature_exclusive(struct cxl_feat_entry *entry)
>  	return is_cxl_feature_exclusive_by_uuid(&entry->uuid);
>  }
>  
> -inline struct cxl_features_state *to_cxlfs(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds)
> +struct cxl_features_state *to_cxlfs(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds)
>  {
>  	return cxlds->cxlfs;
>  }
> diff --git a/include/cxl/features.h b/include/cxl/features.h
> index 5f7f842765a5..b9297693dae7 100644
> --- a/include/cxl/features.h
> +++ b/include/cxl/features.h
> @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct cxl_features_state {
>  struct cxl_mailbox;
>  struct cxl_memdev;
>  #ifdef CONFIG_CXL_FEATURES
> -inline struct cxl_features_state *to_cxlfs(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds);
> +struct cxl_features_state *to_cxlfs(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds);
>  int devm_cxl_setup_features(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds);
>  int devm_cxl_setup_fwctl(struct device *host, struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd);
>  #else
> 
> base-commit: 92a09c47464d040866cf2b4cd052bc60555185fb