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

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>]

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@stusta.de> wrote:
> 
> > This patch removes the unused EXPORT_SYMBOL(secure_ipv6_port_ephemeral).
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
> > 
> > --- 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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