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/include/linux/netlink.h b/include/linux/netlink.h
index 8719a4e..cd17dda 100644
--- a/include/linux/netlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netlink.h
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
#include <linux/capability.h>
#include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
#include <net/scm.h>
struct net;
@@ -188,9 +189,15 @@
unsigned int flags;
};
-extern struct sock *netlink_kernel_create(struct net *net, int unit,
- struct module *module,
- struct netlink_kernel_cfg *cfg);
+extern struct sock *__netlink_kernel_create(struct net *net, int unit,
+ struct module *module,
+ struct netlink_kernel_cfg *cfg);
+static inline struct sock *
+netlink_kernel_create(struct net *net, int unit, struct netlink_kernel_cfg *cfg)
+{
+ return __netlink_kernel_create(net, unit, THIS_MODULE, cfg);
+}
+
extern void netlink_kernel_release(struct sock *sk);
extern int __netlink_change_ngroups(struct sock *sk, unsigned int groups);
extern int netlink_change_ngroups(struct sock *sk, unsigned int groups);