Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6

* 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6:
  [IPV4]: Explicitly call fib_get_table() in fib_frontend.c
  [NET]: Use BUILD_BUG_ON in net/core/flowi.c
  [NET]: Remove in-code externs for some functions from net/core/dev.c
  [NET]: Don't declare extern variables in net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
  [TCP]: Remove unneeded implicit type cast when calling tcp_minshall_update()
  [NET]: Treat the sign of the result of skb_headroom() consistently
  [9P]: Fix missing unlock before return in p9_mux_poll_start
  [PKT_SCHED]: Fix sch_prio.c build with CONFIG_NETDEVICES_MULTIQUEUE
  [IPV4] ip_gre: sendto/recvfrom NBMA address
  [SCTP]: Consolidate sctp_ulpq_renege_xxx functions
  [NETLINK]: Fix ACK processing after netlink_dump_start
  [VLAN]: MAINTAINERS update
  [DCCP]: Implement SIOCINQ/FIONREAD
  [NET]: Validate device addr prior to interface-up

5 files changed, 24 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 872658927e47..f1647d7dd14b 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 
+#include "net-sysfs.h"
+
 /*
  *	The list of packet types we will receive (as opposed to discard)
  *	and the routines to invoke.
@@ -249,10 +251,6 @@ static RAW_NOTIFIER_HEAD(netdev_chain);
 
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct softnet_data, softnet_data);
 
-extern int netdev_kobject_init(void);
-extern int netdev_register_kobject(struct net_device *);
-extern void netdev_unregister_kobject(struct net_device *);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
 /*
  * register_netdevice() inits dev->_xmit_lock and sets lockdep class
@@ -1007,17 +1005,20 @@ int dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	 *	Call device private open method
 	 */
 	set_bit(__LINK_STATE_START, &dev->state);
-	if (dev->open) {
+
+	if (dev->validate_addr)
+		ret = dev->validate_addr(dev);
+
+	if (!ret && dev->open)
 		ret = dev->open(dev);
-		if (ret)
-			clear_bit(__LINK_STATE_START, &dev->state);
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 *	If it went open OK then:
 	 */
 
-	if (!ret) {
+	if (ret)
+		clear_bit(__LINK_STATE_START, &dev->state);
+	else {
 		/*
 		 *	Set the flags.
 		 */
@@ -1038,6 +1039,7 @@ int dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		 */
 		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_UP, dev);
 	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/core/flow.c b/net/core/flow.c
index 0ab5234b17d8..3ed2b4b1d6d4 100644
--- a/net/core/flow.c
+++ b/net/core/flow.c
@@ -142,8 +142,6 @@ typedef u64 flow_compare_t;
 typedef u32 flow_compare_t;
 #endif
 
-extern void flowi_is_missized(void);
-
 /* I hear what you're saying, use memcmp.  But memcmp cannot make
  * important assumptions that we can here, such as alignment and
  * constant size.
@@ -153,8 +151,7 @@ static int flow_key_compare(struct flowi *key1, struct flowi *key2)
 	flow_compare_t *k1, *k1_lim, *k2;
 	const int n_elem = sizeof(struct flowi) / sizeof(flow_compare_t);
 
-	if (sizeof(struct flowi) % sizeof(flow_compare_t))
-		flowi_is_missized();
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct flowi) % sizeof(flow_compare_t));
 
 	k1 = (flow_compare_t *) key1;
 	k1_lim = k1 + n_elem;
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index 6628e457ddc0..61ead1d11132 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <linux/wireless.h>
 #include <net/iw_handler.h>
 
+#include "net-sysfs.h"
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 static const char fmt_hex[] = "%#x\n";
 static const char fmt_long_hex[] = "%#lx\n";
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.h b/net/core/net-sysfs.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f5f108db3924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef __NET_SYSFS_H__
+#define __NET_SYSFS_H__
+
+int netdev_kobject_init(void);
+int netdev_register_kobject(struct net_device *);
+void netdev_unregister_kobject(struct net_device *);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
index 6d5ea9762040..113cc728dc31 100644
--- a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
+++ b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
@@ -9,25 +9,12 @@
 #include <linux/sysctl.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/socket.h>
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
+#include <net/xfrm.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 
-extern int netdev_max_backlog;
-extern int weight_p;
-
-extern __u32 sysctl_wmem_max;
-extern __u32 sysctl_rmem_max;
-
-extern int sysctl_core_destroy_delay;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_XFRM
-extern u32 sysctl_xfrm_aevent_etime;
-extern u32 sysctl_xfrm_aevent_rseqth;
-extern int sysctl_xfrm_larval_drop;
-extern u32 sysctl_xfrm_acq_expires;
-#endif
-
 ctl_table core_table[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET
 	{