Hi Jarod, Thank you for the patch! Perhaps something to improve: [auto build test WARNING on net-next/master] url: https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Jarod-Wilson/bonding-rename-bond-components/20200922-214046 base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next.git 92ec804f3dbf0d986f8e10850bfff14f316d7aaf config: i386-randconfig-s031-20200921 (attached as .config) compiler: gcc-9 (Debian 9.3.0-15) 9.3.0 reproduce: # apt-get install sparse # sparse version: v0.6.2-201-g24bdaac6-dirty # save the attached .config to linux build tree make W=1 C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__' ARCH=i386 If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate Reported-by: kernel test robot sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>) >> drivers/net/bonding/bond_procfs.c:11:12: sparse: sparse: symbol 'linkdesc' was not declared. Should it be static? Please review and possibly fold the followup patch. --- 0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service, Intel Corporation https://lists.01.org/hyperkitty/list/kbuild-all@lists.01.org