Commit 94a4b1f95998 for kernel
commit 94a4b1f959989de9c54d43c3a102fb1ee92e1414
Author: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Date: Sat Mar 7 17:50:53 2026 -0300
ipv6: move the disable_ipv6_mod knob to core code
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Make sure disable_ipv6_mod itself is not part of the IPv6 module,
in case core code wants to refer to it. We will remove support
for IPv6=m soon, this change helps make fixes we commit before
that less messy.
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260307-net-nd_tbl_fixes-v4-1-e2677e85628c@suse.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
diff --git a/include/linux/ipv6.h b/include/linux/ipv6.h
index 443053a76dcf..a7421382a916 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipv6.h
@@ -333,7 +333,12 @@ struct tcp6_timewait_sock {
};
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
-bool ipv6_mod_enabled(void);
+extern int disable_ipv6_mod;
+
+static inline bool ipv6_mod_enabled(void)
+{
+ return disable_ipv6_mod == 0;
+}
static inline struct ipv6_pinfo *inet6_sk(const struct sock *__sk)
{
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 8036e76aa1e4..c7731e300a44 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@
#include <trace/events/sock.h>
+/* Keep the definition of IPv6 disable here for now, to avoid annoying linker
+ * issues in case IPv6=m
+ */
+int disable_ipv6_mod;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(disable_ipv6_mod);
+
/* The inetsw table contains everything that inet_create needs to
* build a new socket.
*/
diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index 23cc9b4cb2f1..4cbd45b68088 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ struct ipv6_params ipv6_defaults = {
.autoconf = 1,
};
-static int disable_ipv6_mod;
-
module_param_named(disable, disable_ipv6_mod, int, 0444);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable, "Disable IPv6 module such that it is non-functional");
@@ -97,12 +95,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable_ipv6, "Disable IPv6 on all interfaces");
module_param_named(autoconf, ipv6_defaults.autoconf, int, 0444);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(autoconf, "Enable IPv6 address autoconfiguration on all interfaces");
-bool ipv6_mod_enabled(void)
-{
- return disable_ipv6_mod == 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ipv6_mod_enabled);
-
static struct ipv6_pinfo *inet6_sk_generic(struct sock *sk)
{
const int offset = sk->sk_prot->ipv6_pinfo_offset;