netdev - [PATCH net-next] netlink: kill nla_put

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Date:	Fri, 13 May 2016 15:25:40 +0200
From:	Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next] netlink: kill nla_put_u64()

This function is not used anymore. nla_put_u64_64bit() should be used
instead.

Signed-off-by: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
---

I'm asking myself if it's better to rename nla_put_u64_64bit() to
nla_put_u64(). Because there is a lot of users, the change will be
huge, so I tend to say no.

 include/net/netlink.h | 14 ++------------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
index e589cb3dccee..254a0fc01800 100644
--- a/include/net/netlink.h
+++ b/include/net/netlink.h
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@
  *   nla_put_u8(skb, type, value)	add u8 attribute to skb
  *   nla_put_u16(skb, type, value)	add u16 attribute to skb
  *   nla_put_u32(skb, type, value)	add u32 attribute to skb
- *   nla_put_u64(skb, type, value)	add u64 attribute to skb
+ *   nla_put_u64_64bits(skb, type,
+ *			value, padattr)	add u64 attribute to skb
  *   nla_put_s8(skb, type, value)	add s8 attribute to skb
  *   nla_put_s16(skb, type, value)	add s16 attribute to skb
  *   nla_put_s32(skb, type, value)	add s32 attribute to skb
@@ -847,17 +848,6 @@ static inline int nla_put_le32(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, __le32 value)
 }
 
 /**
- * nla_put_u64 - Add a u64 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
- * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
- * @attrtype: attribute type
- * @value: numeric value
- */
-static inline int nla_put_u64(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u64 value)
-{
-	return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u64), &value);
-}
-
-/**
  * nla_put_u64_64bit - Add a u64 netlink attribute to a skb and align it
  * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
  * @attrtype: attribute type
-- 
2.8.1