Re: [PATCH net-next 13/13] net: ethtool: Introduce ethtool command to list ports

kernel test robot
2026-01-27T23:17:05Z

Hi Maxime,

kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:

[auto build test ERROR on net-next/main]

url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Maxime-Chevallier/net-phy-phy_port-Correctly-recompute-the-port-s-linkmodes/20260127-215318
base: net-next/main
patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260127134202.8208-14-maxime.chevallier%40bootlin.com
patch subject: [PATCH net-next 13/13] net: ethtool: Introduce ethtool command to list ports
config: um-defconfig (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260128/202601280753.G8XBwank-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: clang version 22.0.0git (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project 9b8addffa70cee5b2acc5454712d9cf78ce45710)
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260128/202601280753.G8XBwank-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/202601280753.G8XBwank-lkp@intel.com/

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

In file included from net/core/dev.c:165:
>> include/linux/phy_link_topology.h:110:1: error: type specifier missing, defaults to 'int'; ISO C99 and later do not support implicit int [-Wimplicit-int]
110 | phy_link_topo_get_port(struct net_device *dev, u32 port_id)
| ^
| int
>> include/linux/phy_link_topology.h:112:9: error: incompatible pointer to integer conversion returning 'void *' from a function with result type 'int' [-Wint-conversion]
112 | return NULL;
| ^~~~
include/linux/stddef.h:8:14: note: expanded from macro 'NULL'
8 | #define NULL ((void *)0)
| ^~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from net/core/dev.c:165:
include/linux/phy_link_topology.h:110:1: warning: no previous prototype for function 'phy_link_topo_get_port' [-Wmissing-prototypes]
110 | phy_link_topo_get_port(struct net_device *dev, u32 port_id)
| ^
include/linux/phy_link_topology.h:110:23: note: declare 'static' if the function is not intended to be used outside of this translation unit
110 | phy_link_topo_get_port(struct net_device *dev, u32 port_id)
| ^
| static
1 warning and 2 errors generated.
--
In file included from net/ethtool/port.c:11:
>> include/linux/phy_link_topology.h:110:1: error: type specifier missing, defaults to 'int'; ISO C99 and later do not support implicit int [-Wimplicit-int]
110 | phy_link_topo_get_port(struct net_device *dev, u32 port_id)
| ^
| int
>> include/linux/phy_link_topology.h:112:9: error: incompatible pointer to integer conversion returning 'void *' from a function with result type 'int' [-Wint-conversion]
112 | return NULL;
| ^~~~
include/linux/stddef.h:8:14: note: expanded from macro 'NULL'
8 | #define NULL ((void *)0)
| ^~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from net/ethtool/port.c:11:
include/linux/phy_link_topology.h:110:1: warning: no previous prototype for function 'phy_link_topo_get_port' [-Wmissing-prototypes]
110 | phy_link_topo_get_port(struct net_device *dev, u32 port_id)
| ^
include/linux/phy_link_topology.h:110:23: note: declare 'static' if the function is not intended to be used outside of this translation unit
110 | phy_link_topo_get_port(struct net_device *dev, u32 port_id)
| ^
| static
>> net/ethtool/port.c:70:7: error: incompatible integer to pointer conversion assigning to 'struct phy_port *' from 'int' [-Wint-conversion]
70 | port = phy_link_topo_get_port(req_info->dev, request->port_id);
| ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1 warning and 3 errors generated.

vim +/int +110 include/linux/phy_link_topology.h

624ef6af11779e Maxime Chevallier 2026-01-27 109
624ef6af11779e Maxime Chevallier 2026-01-27 @110 phy_link_topo_get_port(struct net_device *dev, u32 port_id)
624ef6af11779e Maxime Chevallier 2026-01-27 111 {
624ef6af11779e Maxime Chevallier 2026-01-27 @112 return NULL;
624ef6af11779e Maxime Chevallier 2026-01-27 113 }
38496878690920 Maxime Chevallier 2024-08-21 114 #endif
38496878690920 Maxime Chevallier 2024-08-21 115

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