[PATCH net-next 6/9] netconsole: move netpoll_take_ipv6() as netcons_take_ipv6()
From: Breno Leitao
Date: Fri Jul 24 2026 - 11:25:15 EST
Move netpoll_take_ipv6() to netconsole, and add netcons_ prefix.
Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/netconsole.c | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
include/linux/netpoll.h | 1 -
net/core/netpoll.c | 42 ------------------------------------------
3 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index 9506b1e1193fd..b6cbda4722d5b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
#include <linux/inetdevice.h>
#include <linux/unaligned.h>
#include <net/ip6_checksum.h>
+#include <net/addrconf.h>
#include <linux/configfs.h>
#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
#include <linux/hex.h>
@@ -352,6 +353,47 @@ static void netconsole_skb_pool_flush(struct netconsole_target *nt)
skb_queue_purge_reason(&nt->skb_pool, SKB_CONSUMED);
}
+/*
+ * Take the IPv6 from ndev and populate local_ip structure in netpoll
+ */
+static int netcons_take_ipv6(struct netpoll *np, struct net_device *ndev)
+{
+ char buf[MAC_ADDR_STR_LEN + 1];
+ int err = -EDESTADDRREQ;
+ struct inet6_dev *idev;
+
+ if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)) {
+ np_err(np, "IPv6 is not supported %s, aborting\n",
+ egress_dev(np, buf, sizeof(buf)));
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ idev = __in6_dev_get(ndev);
+ if (idev) {
+ struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp;
+
+ read_lock_bh(&idev->lock);
+ list_for_each_entry(ifp, &idev->addr_list, if_list) {
+ if (!!(ipv6_addr_type(&ifp->addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL) !=
+ !!(ipv6_addr_type(&np->remote_ip.in6) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL))
+ continue;
+ /* Got the IP, let's return */
+ np->local_ip.in6 = ifp->addr;
+ err = 0;
+ break;
+ }
+ read_unlock_bh(&idev->lock);
+ }
+ if (err) {
+ np_err(np, "no IPv6 address for %s, aborting\n",
+ egress_dev(np, buf, sizeof(buf)));
+ return err;
+ }
+
+ np_info(np, "local IPv6 %pI6c\n", &np->local_ip.in6);
+ return 0;
+}
+
/*
* Take the IPv4 from ndev and populate local_ip structure in netpoll
*/
@@ -448,7 +490,7 @@ static int netcons_netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np)
if (err)
goto put;
} else {
- err = netpoll_take_ipv6(np, ndev);
+ err = netcons_take_ipv6(np, ndev);
if (err)
goto put;
}
diff --git a/include/linux/netpoll.h b/include/linux/netpoll.h
index e212cb86a9429..7736339f9880e 100644
--- a/include/linux/netpoll.h
+++ b/include/linux/netpoll.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ void netpoll_zap_completion_queue(void);
unsigned int netpoll_get_carrier_timeout(void);
void netpoll_wait_carrier(struct netpoll *np, struct net_device *ndev);
char *egress_dev(struct netpoll *np, char *buf, size_t bufsz);
-int netpoll_take_ipv6(struct netpoll *np, struct net_device *ndev);
#ifdef CONFIG_NETPOLL
static inline void *netpoll_poll_lock(struct napi_struct *napi)
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 60c3faf9ea944..246aa2bfd7805 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -424,48 +424,6 @@ void netpoll_wait_carrier(struct netpoll *np, struct net_device *ndev)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(netpoll_wait_carrier);
-/*
- * Take the IPv6 from ndev and populate local_ip structure in netpoll
- */
-int netpoll_take_ipv6(struct netpoll *np, struct net_device *ndev)
-{
- char buf[MAC_ADDR_STR_LEN + 1];
- int err = -EDESTADDRREQ;
- struct inet6_dev *idev;
-
- if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)) {
- np_err(np, "IPv6 is not supported %s, aborting\n",
- egress_dev(np, buf, sizeof(buf)));
- return -EINVAL;
- }
-
- idev = __in6_dev_get(ndev);
- if (idev) {
- struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp;
-
- read_lock_bh(&idev->lock);
- list_for_each_entry(ifp, &idev->addr_list, if_list) {
- if (!!(ipv6_addr_type(&ifp->addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL) !=
- !!(ipv6_addr_type(&np->remote_ip.in6) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL))
- continue;
- /* Got the IP, let's return */
- np->local_ip.in6 = ifp->addr;
- err = 0;
- break;
- }
- read_unlock_bh(&idev->lock);
- }
- if (err) {
- np_err(np, "no IPv6 address for %s, aborting\n",
- egress_dev(np, buf, sizeof(buf)));
- return err;
- }
-
- np_info(np, "local IPv6 %pI6c\n", &np->local_ip.in6);
- return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(netpoll_take_ipv6);
-
static void rcu_cleanup_netpoll_info(struct rcu_head *rcu_head)
{
struct netpoll_info *npinfo =
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