1 files changed, 2 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index e6b636d53633..524e826bb976 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1372,8 +1372,7 @@ netlink_kernel_create(struct net *net, int unit, unsigned int groups,
                 goto out_sock_release_nosk;
 
         sk = sock->sk;
-        put_net(sk->sk_net);
-        sk->sk_net = net;
+        sk_change_net(sk, net);
 
         if (groups < 32)
                 groups = 32;
@@ -1421,20 +1420,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlink_kernel_create);
 void
 netlink_kernel_release(struct sock *sk)
 {
-        /*
-         * Last sock_put should drop referrence to sk->sk_net. It has already
-         * been dropped in netlink_kernel_create. Taking referrence to stopping
-         * namespace is not an option.
-         * Take referrence to a socket to remove it from netlink lookup table
-         * _alive_ and after that destroy it in the context of init_net.
-         */
-        if (sk == NULL || sk->sk_socket == NULL)
-                return;
-
-        sock_hold(sk);
-        sock_release(sk->sk_socket);
-        sk->sk_net = get_net(&init_net);
-        sock_put(sk);
+        sk_release_kernel(sk);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlink_kernel_release);