diff --git a/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/ChangeLog b/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/ChangeLog
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index e69de29bb2d1..000000000000
diff --git a/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/NEWS b/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/NEWS
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--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/NEWS
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-link ../NEWS
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