[PATCH v2 08/10] drivers: fix duplicate extern declarations

From: Safocl Stollmannovic

Date: Thu Nov 12 2026 - 21:53:52 EST


Compiling a kernel module with a C++ compiler results in a "duplicate
extern specifier" error.
This occurs because the code contains `extern asmlinkage`, and `asmlinkage`
expands to `extern C` when processed by a C++ compiler.
Since the code already contains sections that respond to a C++ compiler,
I believe it is a perfectly valid approach to gradually move toward a state
where kernel modules can be compiled by a C++ compiler without any issues.
The `extern` specifier must be removed.

Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=222257

Signed-off-by: Safocl Stollmannovic <safocl88@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/soc/bcm/brcmstb/pm/pm.h | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/soc/bcm/brcmstb/pm/pm.h b/drivers/soc/bcm/brcmstb/pm/pm.h
index 17f7a06a7..041b7ae96 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/bcm/brcmstb/pm/pm.h
+++ b/drivers/soc/bcm/brcmstb/pm/pm.h
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@

#ifndef CONFIG_MIPS
extern const unsigned long brcmstb_pm_do_s2_sz;
-extern asmlinkage int brcmstb_pm_do_s2(void __iomem *aon_ctrl_base,
+asmlinkage int brcmstb_pm_do_s2(void __iomem *aon_ctrl_base,
void __iomem *ddr_phy_pll_status);
#else
/* s2 asm */
-extern asmlinkage int brcm_pm_do_s2(u32 *s2_params);
+asmlinkage int brcm_pm_do_s2(u32 *s2_params);

/* s3 asm */
-extern asmlinkage int brcm_pm_do_s3(void __iomem *aon_ctrl_base,
+asmlinkage int brcm_pm_do_s3(void __iomem *aon_ctrl_base,
int dcache_linesz);
extern int s3_reentry;
#endif /* CONFIG_MIPS */
--
2.56.1