crypto/async_tx/raid6test.c:44:13: error: 'disk_type' redeclared as different kind of symbol

From: kernel test robot
Date: Sun Jul 11 2021 - 05:59:21 EST


Hi Boris,

FYI, the error/warning still remains.

tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
head: de5540965853e514a85d3b775e9049deb85a2ff3
commit: ef45fe470e1e5410db4af87abc5d5055427945ac blk-cgroup: show global disk stats in root cgroup io.stat
date: 12 months ago
config: mips-randconfig-r035-20210711 (attached as .config)
compiler: mipsel-linux-gcc (GCC) 9.3.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build):
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross
chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross
# https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ef45fe470e1e5410db4af87abc5d5055427945ac
git remote add linus https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
git fetch --no-tags linus master
git checkout ef45fe470e1e5410db4af87abc5d5055427945ac
# save the attached .config to linux build tree
mkdir build_dir
COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=gcc-9.3.0 make.cross O=build_dir ARCH=mips SHELL=/bin/bash crypto/async_tx/

If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate
Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

>> crypto/async_tx/raid6test.c:44:13: error: 'disk_type' redeclared as different kind of symbol
44 | static char disk_type(int d, int disks)
| ^~~~~~~~~
In file included from arch/mips/include/asm/mach-rc32434/rb.h:10,
from arch/mips/include/asm/mach-rc32434/irq.h:8,
from arch/mips/include/asm/irq.h:18,
from include/linux/irq.h:23,
from include/asm-generic/hardirq.h:13,
from arch/mips/include/asm/hardirq.h:16,
from include/linux/hardirq.h:10,
from include/linux/interrupt.h:11,
from include/linux/async_tx.h:9,
from crypto/async_tx/raid6test.c:9:
include/linux/genhd.h:27:33: note: previous declaration of 'disk_type' was here
27 | extern const struct device_type disk_type;
| ^~~~~~~~~


vim +/disk_type +44 crypto/async_tx/raid6test.c

cb3c82992f62f8 Dan Williams 2009-07-14 43
cb3c82992f62f8 Dan Williams 2009-07-14 @44 static char disk_type(int d, int disks)
cb3c82992f62f8 Dan Williams 2009-07-14 45 {
cb3c82992f62f8 Dan Williams 2009-07-14 46 if (d == disks - 2)
cb3c82992f62f8 Dan Williams 2009-07-14 47 return 'P';
cb3c82992f62f8 Dan Williams 2009-07-14 48 else if (d == disks - 1)
cb3c82992f62f8 Dan Williams 2009-07-14 49 return 'Q';
cb3c82992f62f8 Dan Williams 2009-07-14 50 else
cb3c82992f62f8 Dan Williams 2009-07-14 51 return 'D';
cb3c82992f62f8 Dan Williams 2009-07-14 52 }
cb3c82992f62f8 Dan Williams 2009-07-14 53

:::::: The code at line 44 was first introduced by commit
:::::: cb3c82992f62f838e6476a0bff12909158007fc6 async_tx: raid6 recovery self test

:::::: TO: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
:::::: CC: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>

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