# Re: Conflict between arch/powerpc/include/asm/disassemble.h and drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/wifi.h

- From: Greg KH \<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org\>
- Date: 2021-05-20 05:48:27 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/05/9522823
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/05/9522820/t.md

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On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 07:30:49AM +0200, Christophe Leroy wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I was trying to include powerpc asm/disassemble.h in some more widely used
> headers in order to reduce open coding, and I'm facing the following
> problem:
> 
> drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/wifi.h:237:30: error: conflicting types for 'get_ra'
> drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/wifi.h:237:30: error: conflicting types for 'get_ra'
> make[4]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:272: drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_btcoex.o] Error 1
> make[4]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:272: drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.o] Error 1
> make[3]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:515: drivers/staging/rtl8723bs] Error 2
> 
> (More details at http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/head/ee2dedcaaf3fe176e68498018632767d02639d03/)
> 
> Taking into account that asm/disassemble.h has been existing since 2008
> while rtl8723bs/include/wifi.h was created in 2017, and that the get_ra()
> defined in the later is used at exactly one place only, would it be possible
> to change it there ?
> (https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v5.13-rc2/A/ident/get_ra)

Yes, the staging code can change, I'll make a patch for it after
coffee...

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