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1 files changed, 31 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 482fa571b4ee..a403b618faa5 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ void genl_unlock(void)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(genl_unlock);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING
+int lockdep_genl_is_held(void)
+{
+ return lockdep_is_held(&genl_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(lockdep_genl_is_held);
+#endif
+
#define GENL_FAM_TAB_SIZE 16
#define GENL_FAM_TAB_MASK (GENL_FAM_TAB_SIZE - 1)
@@ -98,7 +106,7 @@ static struct genl_ops *genl_get_cmd(u8 cmd, struct genl_family *family)
/* Of course we are going to have problems once we hit
* 2^16 alive types, but that can only happen by year 2K
*/
-static inline u16 genl_generate_id(void)
+static u16 genl_generate_id(void)
{
static u16 id_gen_idx = GENL_MIN_ID;
int i;
@@ -784,6 +792,15 @@ static int ctrl_getfamily(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
name = nla_data(info->attrs[CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_NAME]);
res = genl_family_find_byname(name);
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+ if (res == NULL) {
+ genl_unlock();
+ request_module("net-pf-%d-proto-%d-type-%s",
+ PF_NETLINK, NETLINK_GENERIC, name);
+ genl_lock();
+ res = genl_family_find_byname(name);
+ }
+#endif
err = -ENOENT;
}
@@ -946,3 +963,16 @@ int genlmsg_multicast_allns(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, unsigned int group,
return genlmsg_mcast(skb, pid, group, flags);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(genlmsg_multicast_allns);
+
+void genl_notify(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net, u32 pid, u32 group,
+ struct nlmsghdr *nlh, gfp_t flags)
+{
+ struct sock *sk = net->genl_sock;
+ int report = 0;
+
+ if (nlh)
+ report = nlmsg_report(nlh);
+
+ nlmsg_notify(sk, skb, pid, group, report, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(genl_notify);