WARNING: Possible repeated word: 'device'
#14: 
devlink instance is not backed by any device device, as there is

WARNING: line length of 81 exceeds 80 columns
#116: FILE: net/devlink/sh_dev.c:37:
+					      const struct device_driver *driver)

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Commit f9e2e70f4f14 ("devlink: introduce shared devlink instance for PFs on same chip") has style problems, please review.

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