1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
index 784b4688fc6f..464e2e026f7b 100644
--- a/include/net/netlink.h
+++ b/include/net/netlink.h
@@ -900,6 +900,17 @@ static inline int nlmsg_report(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 }
 
 /**
+ * nlmsg_seq - return the seq number of netlink message
+ * @nlh: netlink message header
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if netlink message is NULL
+ */
+static inline u32 nlmsg_seq(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
+{
+	return nlh ? nlh->nlmsg_seq : 0;
+}
+
+/**
  * nlmsg_for_each_attr - iterate over a stream of attributes
  * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
  * @nlh: netlink message header