Re: [PATCH v6 20/24] media: i2c: maxim-serdes: add MAX9296A driver

[kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>]

Hi Cosmin,

kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:

[auto build test WARNING on next-20250716]
[also build test WARNING on v6.16-rc6]
[cannot apply to robh/for-next staging/staging-testing staging/staging-next staging/staging-linus arm64/for-next/core linus/master v6.16-rc6 v6.16-rc5 v6.16-rc4]
[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/Cosmin-Tanislav/media-mc-Add-INTERNAL-pad-flag/20250717-033901
base:   next-20250716
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250716193111.942217-21-demonsingur%40gmail.com
patch subject: [PATCH v6 20/24] media: i2c: maxim-serdes: add MAX9296A driver
config: i386-randconfig-063-20250718 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250718/202507181514.fwoTNxka-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: gcc-12 (Debian 12.2.0-14+deb12u1) 12.2.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250718/202507181514.fwoTNxka-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/202507181514.fwoTNxka-lkp@intel.com/

sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
>> drivers/media/i2c/maxim-serdes/max9296a.c:1205:27: sparse: sparse: symbol 'max96714_rlms_reg_sequence' was not declared. Should it be static?

vim +/max96714_rlms_reg_sequence +1205 drivers/media/i2c/maxim-serdes/max9296a.c

  1199	
  1200	/*
  1201	 * These register writes are described as required in MAX96714 datasheet
  1202	 * Page 53, Section Register Map, to optimize link performance in 6Gbps
  1203	 * and 3Gbps links for all cable lengths.
  1204	 */
> 1205	const struct reg_sequence max96714_rlms_reg_sequence[] = {
  1206		{ MAX9296A_RLMS3E(0), 0xfd },
  1207		{ MAX9296A_RLMS3F(0), 0x3d },
  1208		{ MAX9296A_RLMS49(0), 0xf5 },
  1209		{ MAX9296A_RLMS7E(0), 0xa8 },
  1210		{ MAX9296A_RLMS7F(0), 0x68 },
  1211		{ MAX9296A_RLMSA3(0), 0x30 },
  1212		{ MAX9296A_RLMSA5(0), 0x70 },
  1213		{ MAX9296A_RLMSD8(0), 0x07 },
  1214	};
  1215	

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