netlink_kernel_create is not working with latest linux kernel

Question

I am getting compiler error while compiling my old kernel module which is using netlink functions.

int
init_module()
{
    /* Initialize the Netlin         


        

Answer 1

That's because in 3.8 the netlink_kernel_create prototype has been changed:

netlink_kernel_create(struct net *net, int unit, struct netlink_kernel_cfg *cfg)

(and q.v. http://lxr.linux.no/linux+v3.8/include/linux/netlink.h#L48)

You've no option but to rewrite the kernel module, and remove that extra argument (THIS_MODULE), as well as implement the netlink_kernel_cfg struct.