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

* master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6: (32 commits)
  [NET]: Fix more per-cpu typos
  [SECURITY]: Fix build with CONFIG_SECURITY disabled.
  [I/OAT]: Remove CPU hotplug lock from net_dma_rebalance
  [DECNET]: Fix for routing bug
  [AF_UNIX]: Kernel memory leak fix for af_unix datagram getpeersec patch
  [NET]: skb_queue_lock_key() is no longer used.
  [NET]: Remove lockdep_set_class() call from skb_queue_head_init().
  [IPV6]: SNMPv2 "ipv6IfStatsOutFragCreates" counter error
  [IPV6]: SNMPv2 "ipv6IfStatsInHdrErrors" counter error
  [NET]: Kill the WARN_ON() calls for checksum fixups.
  [NETFILTER]: xt_hashlimit/xt_string: missing string validation
  [NETFILTER]: SIP helper: expect RTP streams in both directions
  [E1000]: Convert to netdev_alloc_skb
  [TG3]: Convert to netdev_alloc_skb
  [NET]: Add netdev_alloc_skb().
  [TCP]: Process linger2 timeout consistently.
  [SECURITY] secmark: nul-terminate secdata
  [NET] infiniband: Cleanup ib_addr module to use the netevents
  [NET]: Core net changes to generate netevents
  [NET]: Network Event Notifier Mechanism.
  ...

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diff --git a/net/core/netevent.c b/net/core/netevent.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35d02c38554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/core/netevent.c
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ *      Network event notifiers
+ *
+ *      Authors:
+ *      Tom Tucker             <tom@opengridcomputing.com>
+ *      Steve Wise             <swise@opengridcomputing.com>
+ *
+ *      This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *      modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ *      as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
+ *      2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *      Fixes:
+ */
+
+#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
+
+static ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(netevent_notif_chain);
+
+/**
+ *      register_netevent_notifier - register a netevent notifier block
+ *      @nb: notifier
+ *
+ *      Register a notifier to be called when a netevent occurs.
+ *      The notifier passed is linked into the kernel structures and must
+ *      not be reused until it has been unregistered. A negative errno code
+ *      is returned on a failure.
+ */
+int register_netevent_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+        int err;
+
+        err = atomic_notifier_chain_register(&netevent_notif_chain, nb);
+        return err;
+}
+
+/**
+ *      netevent_unregister_notifier - unregister a netevent notifier block
+ *      @nb: notifier
+ *
+ *      Unregister a notifier previously registered by
+ *      register_neigh_notifier(). The notifier is unlinked into the
+ *      kernel structures and may then be reused. A negative errno code
+ *      is returned on a failure.
+ */
+
+int unregister_netevent_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+        return atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&netevent_notif_chain, nb);
+}
+
+/**
+ *      call_netevent_notifiers - call all netevent notifier blocks
+ *      @val: value passed unmodified to notifier function
+ *      @v:   pointer passed unmodified to notifier function
+ *
+ *      Call all neighbour notifier blocks.  Parameters and return value
+ *      are as for notifier_call_chain().
+ */
+
+int call_netevent_notifiers(unsigned long val, void *v)
+{
+        return atomic_notifier_call_chain(&netevent_notif_chain, val, v);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_netevent_notifier);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_netevent_notifier);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(call_netevent_notifiers);