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netfilter: nf_log: add module softdeps

xt_LOG has no direct dependency on the syslog-based logger, it relies
on the nf_log core to probe the requested backend.

Now that all syslog-based loggers reside in the same module, we can
just add a soft dependency on nf_log_syslog and let modprobe take
care of it.

Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>

authored by

Florian Westphal and committed by
Pablo Neira Ayuso
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net/netfilter/xt_LOG.c
··· 108 108 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Xtables: IPv4/IPv6 packet logging"); 109 109 MODULE_ALIAS("ipt_LOG"); 110 110 MODULE_ALIAS("ip6t_LOG"); 111 + MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: nf_log_syslog");
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net/netfilter/xt_NFLOG.c
··· 79 79 80 80 module_init(nflog_tg_init); 81 81 module_exit(nflog_tg_exit); 82 + MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: nfnetlink_log");
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net/netfilter/xt_TRACE.c
··· 52 52 53 53 module_init(trace_tg_init); 54 54 module_exit(trace_tg_exit); 55 + MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: nf_log_syslog");