1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c b/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c
index 521c14625b3a..beb8105c0e7b 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ kvp_send_key(struct work_struct *dummy)
         __u8 pool = kvp_transaction.kvp_msg->kvp_hdr.pool;
         __u32 val32;
         __u64 val64;
+        int rc;
 
         msg = kzalloc(sizeof(*msg) + sizeof(struct hv_kvp_msg) , GFP_ATOMIC);
         if (!msg)
@@ -446,7 +447,13 @@ kvp_send_key(struct work_struct *dummy)
         }
 
         msg->len = sizeof(struct hv_kvp_msg);
-        cn_netlink_send(msg, 0, 0, GFP_ATOMIC);
+        rc = cn_netlink_send(msg, 0, 0, GFP_ATOMIC);
+        if (rc) {
+                pr_debug("KVP: failed to communicate to the daemon: %d\n", rc);
+                if (cancel_delayed_work_sync(&kvp_work))
+                        kvp_respond_to_host(message, HV_E_FAIL);
+        }
+
         kfree(msg);
 
         return;