3 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 6a94475aee85..278d489aad3b 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ void dev_load(struct net *net, const char *name)
         dev = __dev_get_by_name(net, name);
         read_unlock(&dev_base_lock);
 
-        if (!dev && capable(CAP_SYS_MODULE))
+        if (!dev && capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
                 request_module("%s", name);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index df30feb2fc72..1b76eb11deb4 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -319,6 +319,11 @@ static void netpoll_send_skb(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
                         udelay(USEC_PER_POLL);
                 }
+
+                WARN_ONCE(!irqs_disabled(),
+                        "netpoll_send_skb(): %s enabled interrupts in poll (%pF)\n",
+                        dev->name, ops->ndo_start_xmit);
+
                 local_irq_restore(flags);
         }
 
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index bbb25be7ddfe..76334228ed1c 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -1025,6 +1025,7 @@ struct sock *sk_alloc(struct net *net, int family, gfp_t priority,
                 sk->sk_prot = sk->sk_prot_creator = prot;
                 sock_lock_init(sk);
                 sock_net_set(sk, get_net(net));
+                atomic_set(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc, 1);
         }
 
         return sk;
@@ -1872,7 +1873,6 @@ void sock_init_data(struct socket *sock, struct sock *sk)
          */
         smp_wmb();
         atomic_set(&sk->sk_refcnt, 1);
-        atomic_set(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc, 1);
         atomic_set(&sk->sk_drops, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_init_data);