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Subject[PATCH net-next v4 1/5] net: export netif_open for self_test usage
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From: "Mike Marciniszyn (Meta)" <mike.marciniszyn@gmail.com>

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.

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.

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 203dc36aaed5..964503d403f1 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1731,6 +1731,7 @@ 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)
{
--
2.43.0

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