netdev - [RFC PATCH net-next 10/11] tipc: remove sk_change

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Message-ID: <1430988770-28907-11-git-send-email-ying.xue@windriver.com>
Date:	Thu, 7 May 2015 16:52:49 +0800
From:	Ying Xue <ying.xue@...driver.com>
To:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	<cwang@...pensource.com>, <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
	<xemul@...nvz.org>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
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	<erik.hugne@...csson.com>, <jon.maloy@...csson.com>,
	<horms@...ge.net.au>
Subject: [RFC PATCH net-next 10/11] tipc: remove sk_change_net interface

Until now all callers of sk_change_net() don't rely on it to create
kernel sockets, so now it's an appropriate time to purge it completely.

Signed-off-by: Ying Xue <ying.xue@...driver.com>
---
 include/net/sock.h |   16 ----------------
 1 file changed, 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 3a4898e..586e352 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -2192,22 +2192,6 @@ void sock_net_set(struct sock *sk, struct net *net)
 	write_pnet(&sk->sk_net, net);
 }
 
-/*
- * Kernel sockets, f.e. rtnl or icmp_socket, are a part of a namespace.
- * They should not hold a reference to a namespace in order to allow
- * to stop it.
- * Sockets after sk_change_net should be released using sk_release_kernel
- */
-static inline void sk_change_net(struct sock *sk, struct net *net)
-{
-	struct net *current_net = sock_net(sk);
-
-	if (!net_eq(current_net, net)) {
-		put_net(current_net);
-		sock_net_set(sk, net);
-	}
-}
-
 static inline struct sock *skb_steal_sock(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	if (skb->sk) {
-- 
1.7.9.5

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