3 files changed, 21 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/genetlink.h b/include/net/genetlink.h
index d8a8b1fd96c4..11ac77f6180c 100644
--- a/include/net/genetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/genetlink.h
@@ -351,5 +351,19 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *genlmsg_new(size_t payload, gfp_t flags)
         return nlmsg_new(genlmsg_total_size(payload), flags);
 }
 
+/**
+ * genl_set_err - report error to genetlink broadcast listeners
+ * @net: the network namespace to report the error to
+ * @portid: the PORTID of a process that we want to skip (if any)
+ * @group: the broadcast group that will notice the error
+ * @code: error code, must be negative (as usual in kernelspace)
+ *
+ * This function returns the number of broadcast listeners that have set the
+ * NETLINK_RECV_NO_ENOBUFS socket option.
+ */
+static inline int genl_set_err(struct net *net, u32 portid, u32 group, int code)
+{
+        return netlink_set_err(net->genl_sock, portid, group, code);
+}
 
 #endif  /* __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H */
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
index 8ec8b73033e0..3e2bb15fd717 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
@@ -879,8 +879,8 @@ static int ovs_flow_cmd_new_or_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
         if (!IS_ERR(reply))
                 ovs_notify(reply, info, &ovs_dp_flow_multicast_group);
         else
-                netlink_set_err(sock_net(skb->sk)->genl_sock, 0,
-                                ovs_dp_flow_multicast_group.id, PTR_ERR(reply));
+                genl_set_err(sock_net(skb->sk), 0,
+                             ovs_dp_flow_multicast_group.id, PTR_ERR(reply));
         return 0;
 
 err_flow_free:
@@ -1326,8 +1326,8 @@ static int ovs_dp_cmd_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
                                       info->snd_seq, OVS_DP_CMD_NEW);
         if (IS_ERR(reply)) {
                 err = PTR_ERR(reply);
-                netlink_set_err(sock_net(skb->sk)->genl_sock, 0,
-                                ovs_dp_datapath_multicast_group.id, err);
+                genl_set_err(sock_net(skb->sk), 0,
+                             ovs_dp_datapath_multicast_group.id, err);
                 err = 0;
                 goto unlock;
         }
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/dp_notify.c b/net/openvswitch/dp_notify.c
index 5c2dab276109..3d55ead6095c 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/dp_notify.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/dp_notify.c
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ static void dp_detach_port_notify(struct vport *vport)
                                           OVS_VPORT_CMD_DEL);
         ovs_dp_detach_port(vport);
         if (IS_ERR(notify)) {
-                netlink_set_err(ovs_dp_get_net(dp)->genl_sock, 0,
-                                ovs_dp_vport_multicast_group.id,
-                                PTR_ERR(notify));
+                genl_set_err(ovs_dp_get_net(dp), 0,
+                             ovs_dp_vport_multicast_group.id,
+                             PTR_ERR(notify));
                 return;
         }