[PATCH v2] socket: Do not use AF_NETLINK in __opensock

[Adhemerval Zanella]

On 17/11/2021 13:07, Florian Weimer wrote:
> It is not possible to use interface ioctls with netlink sockets
> in all Linux kernels.

LGTM, thanks.

Reviewed-by: Adhemerval Zanella  <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>

> 
> ---
> v2: Comment updated.
>  socket/opensock.c | 9 +--------
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/socket/opensock.c b/socket/opensock.c
> index ff94d27a61..3e35821f91 100644
> --- a/socket/opensock.c
> +++ b/socket/opensock.c
> @@ -24,17 +24,10 @@
>  int
>  __opensock (void)
>  {
> -  /* SOCK_DGRAM is supported by all address families.  (Netlink does
> -     not support SOCK_STREAM.)  */
> +  /* SOCK_DGRAM is supported by all address families.  */
>    int type = SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC;
>    int fd;
>  
> -#ifdef AF_NETLINK
> -  fd = __socket (AF_NETLINK, type, 0);
> -  if (fd >= 0)
> -    return fd;
> -#endif
> -
>    fd = __socket (AF_UNIX, type, 0);
>    if (fd >= 0)
>      return fd;
>