[U-Boot] [PATCH v4 1/2] Loop block device for sandbox

[Pavel Herrmann]

On Friday 07 of September 2012 11:26:48 Marek Vasut wrote:
> Dear Pavel Herrmann,
> 
> > On Friday 07 of September 2012 01:29:55 Marek Vasut wrote:
> > > Dear Pavel Herrmann,
> > > 
> > > > This driver uses files as block devices, can be used for testing disk
> > > > operations on sandbox.
> > > > A new command "sata_loop" is introduced to load files in runtime.
> > > 
> > > WARNING: externs should be avoided in .c files
> > > #141: FILE: drivers/block/sata_loopback.c:39:
> > > +extern block_dev_desc_t sata_dev_desc[];
> > > 
> > > total: 0 errors, 1 warnings, 231 lines checked
> > > 
> > > NOTE: Ignored message types: COMPLEX_MACRO CONSIDER_KSTRTO MINMAX
> > > MULTISTATEMENT_MACRO_USE_DO_WHILE
> > 
> > Yes, i know about that, and chose to ignore it.
> 
> Sorry, this is not how it works.
> 
> > i will not create a header file for a single line that checkpatch doesnt
> > like (with just a warning), especially when other drivers have such a line
> > in them as well.
> 
> So, implement proper accessor for this list? Or export the structure through
> some sata-related header? How does other do it?

other drivers have the same line that i do, therefore ignore the checkpatch 
warning, same as i do

see sata_dwc.c, ata_piix.c, fsl_sata.c, sata_sil3114.c

Pavel Herrmann