Re: [PATCH rdma-next] RDMA/bnxt_re: Add a debugfs entry for CQE coalescing tuning

[Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org>]

On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 11:08:30PM +0800, kernel test robot wrote:
> Hi Kalesh,
> 
> kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:
> 
> [auto build test WARNING on rdma/for-next]
> [also build test WARNING on linus/master v6.18-rc3 next-20251031]
> [If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
> And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in
> https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch#_base_tree_information]
> 
> url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Kalesh-AP/RDMA-bnxt_re-Add-a-debugfs-entry-for-CQE-coalescing-tuning/20251031-011453
> base:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rdma/rdma.git for-next
> patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251030171540.12656-1-kalesh-anakkur.purayil%40broadcom.com
> patch subject: [PATCH rdma-next] RDMA/bnxt_re: Add a debugfs entry for CQE coalescing tuning
> config: x86_64-rhel-9.4 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20251031/202510312213.Pogyd6u5-lkp@intel.com/config)
> compiler: gcc-14 (Debian 14.2.0-19) 14.2.0
> reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20251031/202510312213.Pogyd6u5-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/202510312213.Pogyd6u5-lkp@intel.com/
> 
> All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
> 
>    In file included from drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c:70:
> >> drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/debugfs.h:37:27: warning: 'bnxt_re_cq_coal_str' defined but not used [-Wunused-const-variable=]
>       37 | static const char * const bnxt_re_cq_coal_str[] = {
>          |                           ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> 
> vim +/bnxt_re_cq_coal_str +37 drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/debugfs.h
> 
>     36	
>   > 37	static const char * const bnxt_re_cq_coal_str[] = {
>     38		"buf_maxtime",
>     39		"normal_maxbuf",
>     40		"during_maxbuf",
>     41		"en_ring_idle_mode",
>     42		"enable",
>     43	};
>     44	

Right, it shouldn't be placed in header file. It needs to be in debugfs.c

Thanks

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