# \[PATCH v5 31/52\] docs: device\_link.rst: remove duplicated kernel-doc include

- From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab \<mchehab+huawei@kernel.org\>
- Date: 2020-10-06 14:07:07 
- List: linux-doc
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-doc/2020/10/6132052
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-doc/2020/10/6132020/t.md

```text
The infrastructure.rst file already includes the external
symbols from drivers/base/core.c.

Duplicating 3 functions there causes namespace collisions:

	Documentation/driver-api/device_link.rst: WARNING: Duplicate C declaration, also defined in 'driver-api/infrastructure'.
	Declaration is 'device_link_state'.
	Documentation/driver-api/device_link.rst: WARNING: Duplicate C declaration, also defined in 'driver-api/infrastructure'.
	Declaration is 'device_link_add'.
	Documentation/driver-api/device_link.rst: WARNING: Duplicate C declaration, also defined in 'driver-api/infrastructure'.
	Declaration is 'device_link_del'.
	Documentation/driver-api/device_link.rst: WARNING: Duplicate C declaration, also defined in 'driver-api/infrastructure'.
	Declaration is 'device_link_remove'.

So, drop the reference, adding just a mention to the functions
associated with device_link.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
---
 Documentation/driver-api/device_link.rst | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/device_link.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/device_link.rst
index 76950d061632..ee913ae16371 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/device_link.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/device_link.rst
@@ -317,5 +317,4 @@ State machine
 API
 ===
 
-.. kernel-doc:: drivers/base/core.c
-   :functions: device_link_add device_link_del device_link_remove
+See device_link_add(), device_link_del() and device_link_remove().
-- 
2.26.2

```
