[PATCH net-next v12 1/5] net: export netif_open for self_test usage

mike.marciniszyn@gmail.com posted 5 patches 2 days, 2 hours ago
[PATCH net-next v12 1/5] net: export netif_open for self_test usage
Posted by mike.marciniszyn@gmail.com 2 days, 2 hours ago
From: "Mike Marciniszyn (Meta)" <mike.marciniszyn@gmail.com>

This export is required for the following fbnic self tests to
avoid calling ndo_stop() and ndo_open() in favor of the
more appropriate netif_open() and netif_close() that notifies
any listeners that the interface went down to test and is now
coming back up.

dev_open() already is exported, but drivers which use the netdev
instance lock need to use netif_open() instead. netif_close() is
also already exported [1] so this completes the pairing.

Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250309215851.2003708-1-sdf@fomichev.me [1]
Signed-off-by: Mike Marciniszyn (Meta) <mike.marciniszyn@gmail.com>
---
 net/core/dev.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 43de5af0d6ec..d1d5694d1ff0 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1724,6 +1724,7 @@ int netif_open(struct net_device *dev, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)

 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_open);

 static void __dev_close_many(struct list_head *head)
 {
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