Conflicting header files in Linux Kernel Module

Question

I'm trying to write a Linux kernel module that uses first_net_device() from <linux/netdevice.h> and getsockname() from <sys/socket.h> . The problem at compile time is that these two header files have some duplicate definitions, resulting in a compilation failure. How do I solve this? Thanks

Answer 1

The sys/socket.h header is not a kernel header. When you try and add it to your module you'll almost certainly get errors because it's not part of the kernel. Have a look at this answer for more details....

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