Weak header file declarations are error-prone because they make every definition weak, and the linker chooses one based on link order (see 10629d711ed7 ("PCI: Remove __weak annotation from pcibios_get_phb_of_node decl")). platform_maar_init() is defined in: - arch/mips/mm/init.c (where it is marked "weak") - arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-memory.c (without annotation) The "weak" attribute on the platform_maar_init() extern declaration applies to the platform-specific definition in arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-memory.c, so both definitions are weak, and which one we get depends on link order. Remove the "weak" attribute from the declaration. That makes the malta definition strong, so it will always be preferred if it is present. Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@xxxxxxxxxx> CC: linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx --- arch/mips/include/asm/maar.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/maar.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/maar.h index 6c62b0f..b02891f 100644 --- a/arch/mips/include/asm/maar.h +++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/maar.h @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ * * Return: The number of MAAR pairs configured. */ -unsigned __weak platform_maar_init(unsigned num_pairs); +unsigned platform_maar_init(unsigned num_pairs); /** * write_maar_pair() - write to a pair of MAARs