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Date:   Sat, 20 Mar 2021 11:59:44 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To:     Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@gmail.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, apw@canonical.com, joe@perches.com
Subject: Re: CHECKPATCH: missing a warning soon after include files decl -c
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On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 11:54:24AM +0100, Fabio Aiuto wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> here's an issue in checkpatch.pl
> 
> $ perl script/checkpatch.pl -f drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.c
> 
> I get three warning related to an extern declaration
> 
> WARNING: externs should be avoided in .c files
> #14: FILE: drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.c:14:
> +extern unsigned char WMM_OUI[];
> --
> WARNING: externs should be avoided in .c files
> #15: FILE: drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.c:15:
> +extern unsigned char WPS_OUI[];
> --
> WARNING: externs should be avoided in .c files
> #16: FILE: drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.c:16:
> +extern unsigned char P2P_OUI[];
> ----------------------
> 
> but the file checked has 4 extern declaration:
> -----------------------------
> #define _RTW_AP_C_
> 
> #include <drv_types.h>
> #include <rtw_debug.h>
> #include <asm/unaligned.h>
> 
> extern unsigned char RTW_WPA_OUI[];
> extern unsigned char WMM_OUI[];
> extern unsigned char WPS_OUI[];
> extern unsigned char P2P_OUI[];
> 
> void init_mlme_ap_info(struct adapter *padapter)
> -------------------------------
> 
> If I add a ';' this way:
> ----------------------------
> #define _RTW_AP_C_
> 
> #include <drv_types.h>
> #include <rtw_debug.h>
> #include <asm/unaligned.h>
> ;
> extern unsigned char RTW_WPA_OUI[];
> extern unsigned char WMM_OUI[];
> extern unsigned char WPS_OUI[];
> extern unsigned char P2P_OUI[];
> 
> void init_mlme_ap_info(struct adapter *padapter)
> --------------------------------

Wait, why would you do the above?

Don't try to trick a perl script that has a hard time parsing C files,
try to resolve the original issue here.

And that is that the above definitions should be in a .h file somewhere.
If you make that move then all should be fine.

thanks,

greg k-h