diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+ccflags-y := -Wno-unused-function
+obj-y := dataipa.o
diff --git a/ipa.c b/ipa.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+static void _dataipa_techpack_stub(void)
+{
+}