[NETNS]: Consolidate kernel netlink socket destruction.

[deliverable/linux.git] / net / netlink / af_netlink.c

diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 29fef558aab60e56e8304219262f45cf3b405a3a..626a58206298e1f31c81aed14f8fdbe4ffa76089 100644 (file)
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1405,6 +1405,17 @@ out_sock_release:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlink_kernel_create);
 
+
+void
+netlink_kernel_release(struct sock *sk)
+{
+       if (sk == NULL || sk->sk_socket == NULL)
+               return;
+       sock_release(sk->sk_socket);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlink_kernel_release);
+
+
 /**
  * netlink_change_ngroups - change number of multicast groups
  *