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Re: [2.6 patch] net/netlink/af_netlink.c: possible cleanups

To: Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] net/netlink/af_netlink.c: possible cleanups
From: jamal <hadi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 15 Dec 2004 09:07:03 -0500
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxx>, Alexey Kuznetsov <kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <20041215004604.GH23151@stusta.de>
Organization: jamalopolous
References: <20041215004604.GH23151@stusta.de>
Reply-to: hadi@xxxxxxxxxx
Sender: netdev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx
I think this should be left alone for now; what we need to do is
deprecate NETLINK_DEV incase someone is still using it.
Else we could get rid of it totaly including what Adrian is deleting
below. Any users of NETLINK_DEV? Maybe deleting the feature will get
someone whining? ;->

cheers,
jamal

On Tue, 2004-12-14 at 19:46, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> The patch below contains the following possible cleanups:
> - make the needlessly global function netlink_getsockbypid static
> - remove the EXPORT_SYMBOL'ed but unused functions netlink_attach and 
>   netlink_detach
> 
> Please review whether these changes are correct or whether they conflict 
> with pending patches.
> 
> 
> diffstat output:
>  include/linux/netlink.h  |    3 ---
>  net/netlink/af_netlink.c |   28 +---------------------------
>  2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 30 deletions(-)
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> --- linux-2.6.10-rc3-mm1-full/include/linux/netlink.h.old     2004-12-14 
> 21:43:16.000000000 +0100
> +++ linux-2.6.10-rc3-mm1-full/include/linux/netlink.h 2004-12-14 
> 21:44:27.000000000 +0100
> @@ -116,8 +116,6 @@
>  #define NETLINK_CREDS(skb)   (&NETLINK_CB((skb)).creds)
>  
> 
> -extern int netlink_attach(int unit, int (*function)(int,struct sk_buff 
> *skb));
> -extern void netlink_detach(int unit);
>  extern int netlink_post(int unit, struct sk_buff *skb);
>  extern struct sock *netlink_kernel_create(int unit, void (*input)(struct 
> sock *sk, int len));
>  extern void netlink_ack(struct sk_buff *in_skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int 
> err);
> @@ -129,7 +127,6 @@
>  extern int netlink_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
>  
>  /* finegrained unicast helpers: */
> -struct sock *netlink_getsockbypid(struct sock *ssk, u32 pid);
>  struct sock *netlink_getsockbyfilp(struct file *filp);
>  int netlink_attachskb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int nonblock, 
> long timeo);
>  void netlink_detachskb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
> --- linux-2.6.10-rc3-mm1-full/net/netlink/af_netlink.c.old    2004-12-14 
> 21:43:31.000000000 +0100
> +++ linux-2.6.10-rc3-mm1-full/net/netlink/af_netlink.c        2004-12-14 
> 21:44:34.000000000 +0100
> @@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
>       }
>  }
>  
> -struct sock *netlink_getsockbypid(struct sock *ssk, u32 pid)
> +static struct sock *netlink_getsockbypid(struct sock *ssk, u32 pid)
>  {
>       int protocol = ssk->sk_protocol;
>       struct sock *sock;
> @@ -1210,30 +1210,6 @@
>   *   Backward compatibility.
>   */  
>   
> -int netlink_attach(int unit, int (*function)(int, struct sk_buff *skb))
> -{
> -     struct sock *sk = netlink_kernel_create(unit, NULL);
> -     if (sk == NULL)
> -             return -ENOBUFS;
> -     nlk_sk(sk)->handler = function;
> -     write_lock_bh(&nl_emu_lock);
> -     netlink_kernel[unit] = sk->sk_socket;
> -     write_unlock_bh(&nl_emu_lock);
> -     return 0;
> -}
> -
> -void netlink_detach(int unit)
> -{
> -     struct socket *sock;
> -
> -     write_lock_bh(&nl_emu_lock);
> -     sock = netlink_kernel[unit];
> -     netlink_kernel[unit] = NULL;
> -     write_unlock_bh(&nl_emu_lock);
> -
> -     sock_release(sock);
> -}
> -
>  int netlink_post(int unit, struct sk_buff *skb)
>  {
>       struct socket *sock;
> @@ -1522,7 +1498,5 @@
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlink_unregister_notifier);
>  
>  #if defined(CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV) || defined(CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV_MODULE)
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlink_attach);
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlink_detach);
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlink_post);
>  #endif
> 
> 
> 


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