netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v4 02/15] net: build socket infrastructure for QUIC protocol

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Message-ID: <67b38b36-b6fa-4cab-b14f-8ba271f02065@samba.org>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:22:50 +0100
From: Stefan Metzmacher <metze@...ba.org>
To: Xin Long <lucien.xin@...il.com>, network dev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
 quic@...ts.linux.dev
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 02/15] net: build socket infrastructure for
 QUIC protocol

Hi Xin,

> This patch lays the groundwork for QUIC socket support in the kernel.
> It defines the core structures and protocol hooks needed to create
> QUIC sockets, without implementing any protocol behavior at this stage.
> 
> Basic integration is included to allow building the module via
> CONFIG_IP_QUIC=m.
> 
> This provides the scaffolding necessary for adding actual QUIC socket
> behavior in follow-up patches.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pengtao He <hepengtao@...omi.com>
> Signed-off-by: Xin Long <lucien.xin@...il.com>

...

> +module_init(quic_init);
> +module_exit(quic_exit);
> +
> +MODULE_ALIAS("net-pf-" __stringify(PF_INET) "-proto-261");
> +MODULE_ALIAS("net-pf-" __stringify(PF_INET6) "-proto-261");

Shouldn't this use MODULE_ALIAS_NET_PF_PROTO(PF_INET, IPPROTO_QUIC)
instead?

metze