From 4fdb3bb723db469717c6d38fda667d8b0fa86ebd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Harald Welte Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 19:40:55 -0700 Subject: [NETLINK]: Add properly module refcounting for kernel netlink sockets. - Remove bogus code for compiling netlink as module - Add module refcounting support for modules implementing a netlink protocol - Add support for autoloading modules that implement a netlink protocol as soon as someone opens a socket for that protocol Signed-off-by: Harald Welte Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c') diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c index b0ed5798184..6210ca42166 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c +++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c @@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ #include MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); +MODULE_AUTHOR("Harald Welte "); +MODULE_ALIAS_NET_PF_PROTO(PF_NETLINK, NETLINK_NETFILTER); static char __initdata nfversion[] = "0.30"; @@ -324,7 +326,8 @@ int __init nfnetlink_init(void) { printk("Netfilter messages via NETLINK v%s.\n", nfversion); - nfnl = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_NETFILTER, nfnetlink_rcv); + nfnl = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_NETFILTER, nfnetlink_rcv, + THIS_MODULE); if (!nfnl) { printk(KERN_ERR "cannot initialize nfnetlink!\n"); return -1; -- cgit v1.2.3