Re: [PATCH] Staging: wilc1000: Declare *wilc in init_wilc_driver to fix build error

[Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>]

On Sat, Nov 07, 2015 at 03:29:23AM +0530, Punit Vara wrote:
> This patch is to the linux_wlan.c file that fixes declaration of *wilc
> to remove following error while building it.
> 
> make drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.o
> drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c:1824:24: error: ‘wilc’ undeclared
> 

Which patch broke the build?  Use a Fixes tag.

> Signed-off-by: Punit Vara <punitvara@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
> index 2a5b36f..0805050 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
> @@ -1780,6 +1780,7 @@ int wilc_netdev_init(struct wilc **wilc)
>  /*The 1st function called after module inserted*/
>  static int __init init_wilc_driver(void)
>  {
> +	struct wilc *wilc;
>  #ifdef WILC_SPI
>  	struct wilc *wilc;
>  #endif

No that doesn't work at all.  You should be testing these patches better
so you don't introduce more build breakages when you fix a different
build breakage.  Sending this patch is a sign that something is wrong in
your test infrastructure.

regards,
dan carpenter