[PATCH] modules: fix sparse warning for every MODULE_PARM

[Pavel Roskin]

sparse complains about every MODULE_PARM used in a module:
warning: symbol '__parm_foo' was not declared. Should it be static?

The fix is to split declaration and initialization.  While MODULE_PARM
is obsolete, it's not something sparse should report.

Signed-off-by: Pavel Roskin <proski@xxxxxxx>

diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index f05372b..84d75f3 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -554,7 +554,9 @@ static inline void MODULE_PARM_(void) { 
 #ifdef MODULE
 /* DEPRECATED: Do not use. */
 #define MODULE_PARM(var,type)						    \
-struct obsolete_modparm __parm_##var __attribute__((section("__obsparm"))) = \
+extern struct obsolete_modparm __parm_##var \
+__attribute__((section("__obsparm"))); \
+struct obsolete_modparm __parm_##var = \
 { __stringify(var), type, &MODULE_PARM_ }; \
 __MODULE_PARM_TYPE(var, type);
 #else


-- 
Regards,
Pavel Roskin

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