[PATCH net-next 1/7] netpoll: remove __netpoll_cleanup from exported API

From: Breno Leitao
Date: Tue Jun 10 2025 - 11:28:33 EST


Since commit 97714695ef90 ("net: netconsole: Defer netpoll cleanup to
avoid lock release during list traversal"), netconsole no longer uses
__netpoll_cleanup(). With no remaining users, remove this function
from the exported netpoll API.

The function remains available internally within netpoll for use by
netpoll_cleanup().

Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/netpoll.h | 1 -
net/core/netpoll.c | 3 +--
2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/netpoll.h b/include/linux/netpoll.h
index 0477208ed9ffa..a637e51152544 100644
--- a/include/linux/netpoll.h
+++ b/include/linux/netpoll.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ void netpoll_print_options(struct netpoll *np);
int netpoll_parse_options(struct netpoll *np, char *opt);
int __netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np, struct net_device *ndev);
int netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np);
-void __netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np);
void __netpoll_free(struct netpoll *np);
void netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np);
void do_netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np);
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 4ddb7490df4b8..a69c2773841a5 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ static void rcu_cleanup_netpoll_info(struct rcu_head *rcu_head)
kfree(npinfo);
}

-void __netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np)
+static void __netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np)
{
struct netpoll_info *npinfo;

@@ -885,7 +885,6 @@ void __netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np)

skb_pool_flush(np);
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__netpoll_cleanup);

void __netpoll_free(struct netpoll *np)
{

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2.47.1