From: Randy Dunlap Subject: Re: linux-next: Tree for March 10 (crypto & NLATTR) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:55:35 -0700 Message-ID: <49B7ED07.6000609@oracle.com> References: <49B6B821.5050302@oracle.com> <10f740e80903101256v2cfe08a8g410c297e019d8693@mail.gmail.com> <49B6C8BF.8010105@oracle.com> <20090310.131700.40129006.davem@davemloft.net> <20090311010705.GA17260@gondor.apana.org.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: David Miller , geert@linux-m68k.org, sfr@canb.auug.org.au, linux-next@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org To: Herbert Xu Return-path: Received: from rcsinet13.oracle.com ([148.87.113.125]:61783 "EHLO rgminet13.oracle.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750909AbZCKQyi (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:54:38 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20090311010705.GA17260@gondor.apana.org.au> Sender: linux-crypto-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Herbert Xu wrote: > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 01:17:00PM -0700, David Miller wrote: >> From: Randy Dunlap >> Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:08:31 -0700 >> >>> I'll have to let David or Herbert answer that. From my quick look >>> at the code, I don't see much use for nlattr.c when CONFIG_NET >>> is not enabled. >> We want to use the netlink attribute parsers even in non-networking >> code, that's what he's trying to do here. > > OK the nlattr construction code really wants to depend on NET > because they're skb-oriented. We could either move them back > or just wrap them in ifdef CONFIG_NET. > > I think the latter is probably the simplest. > > How does this patch look? And Randy, does it fix the problem for > you? > > nlattr: Fix build error with NET off > > We moved the netlink attribute support from net to lib in order > for it to be available for general consumption. However, parts > of the code (the bits that we don't need :) really depends on > NET because the target object is sk_buff. > > This patch fixes this by wrapping them in CONFIG_NET. > > Some EXPORTs have been moved to make this work. > > Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu Acked-by: Randy Dunlap Tested-by: Randy Dunlap Thanks. > diff --git a/lib/nlattr.c b/lib/nlattr.c > index 56c3ce7..80009a2 100644 > --- a/lib/nlattr.c > +++ b/lib/nlattr.c > @@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ int nla_strcmp(const struct nlattr *nla, const char *str) > return d; > } > > +#ifdef CONFIG_NET > /** > * __nla_reserve - reserve room for attribute on the skb > * @skb: socket buffer to reserve room on > @@ -305,6 +306,7 @@ struct nlattr *__nla_reserve(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, int attrlen) > > return nla; > } > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__nla_reserve); > > /** > * __nla_reserve_nohdr - reserve room for attribute without header > @@ -325,6 +327,7 @@ void *__nla_reserve_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen) > > return start; > } > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__nla_reserve_nohdr); > > /** > * nla_reserve - reserve room for attribute on the skb > @@ -345,6 +348,7 @@ struct nlattr *nla_reserve(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, int attrlen) > > return __nla_reserve(skb, attrtype, attrlen); > } > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_reserve); > > /** > * nla_reserve_nohdr - reserve room for attribute without header > @@ -363,6 +367,7 @@ void *nla_reserve_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen) > > return __nla_reserve_nohdr(skb, attrlen); > } > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_reserve_nohdr); > > /** > * __nla_put - Add a netlink attribute to a socket buffer > @@ -382,6 +387,7 @@ void __nla_put(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, int attrlen, > nla = __nla_reserve(skb, attrtype, attrlen); > memcpy(nla_data(nla), data, attrlen); > } > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__nla_put); > > /** > * __nla_put_nohdr - Add a netlink attribute without header > @@ -399,6 +405,7 @@ void __nla_put_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen, const void *data) > start = __nla_reserve_nohdr(skb, attrlen); > memcpy(start, data, attrlen); > } > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__nla_put_nohdr); > > /** > * nla_put - Add a netlink attribute to a socket buffer > @@ -418,6 +425,7 @@ int nla_put(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, int attrlen, const void *data) > __nla_put(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data); > return 0; > } > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_put); > > /** > * nla_put_nohdr - Add a netlink attribute without header > @@ -436,6 +444,7 @@ int nla_put_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen, const void *data) > __nla_put_nohdr(skb, attrlen, data); > return 0; > } > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_put_nohdr); > > /** > * nla_append - Add a netlink attribute without header or padding > @@ -454,20 +463,13 @@ int nla_append(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen, const void *data) > memcpy(skb_put(skb, attrlen), data, attrlen); > return 0; > } > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_append); > +#endif > > EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_validate); > EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_parse); > EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_find); > EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_strlcpy); > -EXPORT_SYMBOL(__nla_reserve); > -EXPORT_SYMBOL(__nla_reserve_nohdr); > -EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_reserve); > -EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_reserve_nohdr); > -EXPORT_SYMBOL(__nla_put); > -EXPORT_SYMBOL(__nla_put_nohdr); > -EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_put); > -EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_put_nohdr); > EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_memcpy); > EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_memcmp); > EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_strcmp); > -EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_append); > > Thanks, -- ~Randy