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These days it is the control plane of\npreference.\n\nJust remove modular support for this, allow it built-in only.\n\nSigned-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso \n---\n net/netfilter/Kconfig | 2 +-\n net/netfilter/Makefile | 2 +-\n 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)","diff":"diff --git a/net/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/netfilter/Kconfig\nindex 6cdc994fdc8a..d3f57392e698 100644\n--- a/net/netfilter/Kconfig\n+++ b/net/netfilter/Kconfig\n@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ config NETFILTER_SKIP_EGRESS\n \tdef_bool NETFILTER_EGRESS && (NET_CLS_ACT || IFB)\n \n config NETFILTER_NETLINK\n-\ttristate\n+\tbool\n \n config NETFILTER_FAMILY_BRIDGE\n \tbool\ndiff --git a/net/netfilter/Makefile b/net/netfilter/Makefile\nindex 6bfc250e474f..7b89157b6bce 100644\n--- a/net/netfilter/Makefile\n+++ b/net/netfilter/Makefile\n@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@\n # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0\n netfilter-objs := core.o nf_log.o nf_queue.o nf_sockopt.o utils.o\n+netfilter-$(CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK) += nfnetlink.o\n \n nf_conntrack-y\t:= nf_conntrack_core.o nf_conntrack_standalone.o nf_conntrack_expect.o nf_conntrack_helper.o \\\n \t\t nf_conntrack_proto.o nf_conntrack_proto_generic.o nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.o nf_conntrack_proto_udp.o \\\n@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ endif\n obj-$(CONFIG_NETFILTER) = netfilter.o\n obj-$(CONFIG_NETFILTER_BPF_LINK) += nf_bpf_link.o\n \n-obj-$(CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK) += nfnetlink.o\n obj-$(CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK_ACCT) += nfnetlink_acct.o\n obj-$(CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE) += nfnetlink_queue.o\n obj-$(CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK_LOG) += nfnetlink_log.o\n","prefixes":["nf-next"]}