netlink: hide struct module parameter in netlink_kernel_create
This patch defines netlink_kernel_create as a wrapper function of
__netlink_kernel_create to hide the struct module *me parameter
(which seems to be THIS_MODULE in all existing netlink subsystems).
Suggested by David S. Miller.
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index b74540c..4d348e9 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1526,9 +1526,8 @@
*/
struct sock *
-netlink_kernel_create(struct net *net, int unit,
- struct module *module,
- struct netlink_kernel_cfg *cfg)
+__netlink_kernel_create(struct net *net, int unit, struct module *module,
+ struct netlink_kernel_cfg *cfg)
{
struct socket *sock;
struct sock *sk;
@@ -1603,8 +1602,7 @@
sock_release(sock);
return NULL;
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlink_kernel_create);
-
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__netlink_kernel_create);
void
netlink_kernel_release(struct sock *sk)
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index c1b71ae..19288b7 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -922,8 +922,7 @@
};
/* we'll bump the group number right afterwards */
- net->genl_sock = netlink_kernel_create(net, NETLINK_GENERIC,
- THIS_MODULE, &cfg);
+ net->genl_sock = netlink_kernel_create(net, NETLINK_GENERIC, &cfg);
if (!net->genl_sock && net_eq(net, &init_net))
panic("GENL: Cannot initialize generic netlink\n");