Re: [2.6 patch] drivers/char/random.c: unexport secure_ipv6_port_ephemeral

From: Adrian Bunk
Date: Wed Apr 05 2006 - 13:19:47 EST


On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 10:11:11AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 18:36:10 +0200
> Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > This patch removes the unused EXPORT_SYMBOL(secure_ipv6_port_ephemeral).
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > --- linux-2.6.17-rc1-mm1-full/drivers/char/random.c.old 2006-04-05 17:00:04.000000000 +0200
> > +++ linux-2.6.17-rc1-mm1-full/drivers/char/random.c 2006-04-05 17:00:22.000000000 +0200
> > @@ -1584,7 +1584,6 @@
> >
> > return twothirdsMD4Transform(daddr, hash);
> > }
> > -EXPORT_SYMBOL(secure_ipv6_port_ephemeral);
> > #endif
> >
> > #if defined(CONFIG_IP_DCCP) || defined(CONFIG_IP_DCCP_MODULE)
> >
> > -
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> NAK
>
> If IPV6 is built as a module, then it is needed.

No, it isn't:
obj-$(subst m,y,$(CONFIG_IPV6)) += inet6_hashtables.o

cu
Adrian

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