Re: [PATCH] mctp: serial: replace memset with zero-initialization

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

Hi Manish,

kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:

[auto build test ERROR on linus/master]
[also build test ERROR on v7.1-rc5 next-20260529]
[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
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url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Manish-Baing/mctp-serial-replace-memset-with-zero-initialization/20260531-015807
base:   linus/master
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260530175618.135533-1-manishbaing2789%40gmail.com
patch subject: [PATCH] mctp: serial: replace memset with zero-initialization
config: x86_64-buildonly-randconfig-001-20260531 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260531/202605310538.R9GEHEYK-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: gcc-13 (Debian 13.3.0-16) 13.3.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260531/202605310538.R9GEHEYK-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/202605310538.R9GEHEYK-lkp@intel.com/

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

   drivers/net/mctp/mctp-serial.c: In function 'test_next_chunk_len':
>> drivers/net/mctp/mctp-serial.c:540:28: error: redeclaration of 'devx' with no linkage
     540 |         struct mctp_serial devx = { };
         |                            ^~~~
   drivers/net/mctp/mctp-serial.c:539:28: note: previous declaration of 'devx' with type 'struct mctp_serial'
     539 |         struct mctp_serial devx;
         |                            ^~~~

Kconfig warnings: (for reference only)
   WARNING: unmet direct dependencies detected for MFD_STMFX
   Depends on [n]: HAS_IOMEM [=y] && I2C [=y] && OF [=n]
   Selected by [y]:
   - PINCTRL_STMFX [=y] && PINCTRL [=y] && I2C [=y] && HAS_IOMEM [=y]


vim +/devx +540 drivers/net/mctp/mctp-serial.c

   536	
   537	static void test_next_chunk_len(struct kunit *test)
   538	{
   539		struct mctp_serial devx;
 > 540		struct mctp_serial devx = { };
   541		struct mctp_serial *dev = &devx;
   542		int next;
   543	
   544		const struct test_chunk_tx *params = test->param_value;
   545	
   546		memcpy(dev->txbuf, params->input, params->input_len);
   547		dev->txlen = params->input_len;
   548	
   549		for (size_t i = 0; i < MAX_CHUNKS; i++) {
   550			next = next_chunk_len(dev);
   551			dev->txpos += next;
   552			KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, next, params->chunks[i]);
   553	
   554			if (next == 0) {
   555				KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, dev->txpos, dev->txlen);
   556				return;
   557			}
   558		}
   559	
   560		KUNIT_FAIL_AND_ABORT(test, "Ran out of chunks");
   561	}
   562	

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