Re: [PATCH] net: phy: Add driver for Motorcomm Quad 2.5GbE phy

kernel test robot <[email protected]> Wed, 5 Aug 2026 20:26:19 +0800
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.oe-kbuild-all,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.netdev
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi Kyle,

kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:

[auto build test WARNING on net/main]
[also build test WARNING on linus/master v7.2-rc6 next-20260804]
[cannot apply to net-next/main]
[If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch#_base_tree_information]

url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Kyle-Switch/net-phy-Add-driver-for-Motorcomm-Quad-2-5GbE-phy/20260805-175843
base:   net/main
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260714111203.3852126-1-kyle.switch%40motor-comm.com
patch subject: [PATCH] net: phy: Add driver for Motorcomm Quad 2.5GbE phy
config: alpha-allmodconfig (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260805/[email protected]/config)
compiler: alpha-linux-gcc (GCC) 16.1.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260805/[email protected]/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <[email protected]>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/[email protected]/

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):

>> Warning: drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c:519 function parameter 'val' not described in 'ytphy_write_top_ext'
>> Warning: drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c:3230 This comment starts with '/**', but isn't a kernel-doc comment. Refer to Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
    * configuration YT8824 to one template test mode.
   Warning: drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c:3255 This comment starts with '/**', but isn't a kernel-doc comment. Refer to Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
    * enable YT8824 serdes isolate.
   Warning: drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c:3284 This comment starts with '/**', but isn't a kernel-doc comment. Refer to Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
    * do YT8824 UTP softreset.
   Warning: drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c:3321 This comment starts with '/**', but isn't a kernel-doc comment. Refer to Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
    * disable YT8824 template test mode.
   Warning: drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c:3356 This comment starts with '/**', but isn't a kernel-doc comment. Refer to Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
    * disable YT8824 serdes isolate.
   Warning: drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c:3464 This comment starts with '/**', but isn't a kernel-doc comment. Refer to Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
    * external YT8824 init
   Warning: drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c:3933 This comment starts with '/**', but isn't a kernel-doc comment. Refer to Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
    * internal YT8824 init
>> Warning: drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c:4351 expecting prototype for yt8824_config_aneg(). Prototype was for yt8824_aneg_done() instead
>> Warning: drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c:4380 function parameter 'status' not described in 'yt8824_read_status_paged'
>> Warning: drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c:4380 function parameter 'lpa' not described in 'yt8824_read_status_paged'
>> Warning: drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c:4454 function parameter 'reg_space' not described in 'yt8824_utp_power_on'
>> Warning: drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c:4487 function parameter 'reg_space' not described in 'yt8824_utp_power_down'
>> Warning: drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c:519 function parameter 'val' not described in 'ytphy_write_top_ext'
>> Warning: drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c:4380 function parameter 'status' not described in 'yt8824_read_status_paged'
>> Warning: drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c:4380 function parameter 'lpa' not described in 'yt8824_read_status_paged'
>> Warning: drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c:4454 function parameter 'reg_space' not described in 'yt8824_utp_power_on'
>> Warning: drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c:4487 function parameter 'reg_space' not described in 'yt8824_utp_power_down'

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