diff --git a/libutils/LightRefBase.cpp b/libutils/LightRefBase.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#define LOG_TAG "LightRefBase"
+
+#include <utils/LightRefBase.h>
+
+#include <log/log.h>
+
+namespace android {
+
+void LightRefBase_reportIncStrongRequireStrongFailed(const void* thiz) {
+    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL("incStrongRequireStrong() called on %p which isn't already owned", thiz);
+}
+
+}  // namespace android