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diff --git a/include/linux/genetlink.h b/include/linux/genetlink.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..84f12a41dc01d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/genetlink.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#ifndef __LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
+#define __LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
+
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
+
+#define GENL_NAMSIZ	16	/* length of family name */
+
+#define GENL_MIN_ID	NLMSG_MIN_TYPE
+#define GENL_MAX_ID	1023
+
+struct genlmsghdr {
+	__u8	cmd;
+	__u8	version;
+	__u16	reserved;
+};
+
+#define GENL_HDRLEN	NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct genlmsghdr))
+
+/*
+ * List of reserved static generic netlink identifiers:
+ */
+#define GENL_ID_GENERATE	0
+#define GENL_ID_CTRL		NLMSG_MIN_TYPE
+
+/**************************************************************************
+ * Controller
+ **************************************************************************/
+
+enum {
+	CTRL_CMD_UNSPEC,
+	CTRL_CMD_NEWFAMILY,
+	CTRL_CMD_DELFAMILY,
+	CTRL_CMD_GETFAMILY,
+	CTRL_CMD_NEWOPS,
+	CTRL_CMD_DELOPS,
+	CTRL_CMD_GETOPS,
+	__CTRL_CMD_MAX,
+};
+
+#define CTRL_CMD_MAX (__CTRL_CMD_MAX - 1)
+
+enum {
+	CTRL_ATTR_UNSPEC,
+	CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_ID,
+	CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_NAME,
+	__CTRL_ATTR_MAX,
+};
+
+#define CTRL_ATTR_MAX (__CTRL_ATTR_MAX - 1)
+
+#endif	/* __LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H */
diff --git a/include/net/genetlink.h b/include/net/genetlink.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..52d8b1a73d521
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/net/genetlink.h
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+#ifndef __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
+#define __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
+
+#include <linux/genetlink.h>
+#include <net/netlink.h>
+
+/**
+ * struct genl_family - generic netlink family
+ * @id: protocol family idenfitier
+ * @hdrsize: length of user specific header in bytes
+ * @name: name of family
+ * @version: protocol version
+ * @maxattr: maximum number of attributes supported
+ * @attrbuf: buffer to store parsed attributes
+ * @ops_list: list of all assigned operations
+ * @family_list: family list
+ */
+struct genl_family
+{
+	unsigned int		id;
+	unsigned int		hdrsize;
+	char			name[GENL_NAMSIZ];
+	unsigned int		version;
+	unsigned int		maxattr;
+	struct module *		owner;
+	struct nlattr **	attrbuf;	/* private */
+	struct list_head	ops_list;	/* private */
+	struct list_head	family_list;	/* private */
+};
+
+#define GENL_ADMIN_PERM		0x01
+
+/**
+ * struct genl_info - receiving information
+ * @snd_seq: sending sequence number
+ * @snd_pid: netlink pid of sender
+ * @nlhdr: netlink message header
+ * @genlhdr: generic netlink message header
+ * @userhdr: user specific header
+ * @attrs: netlink attributes
+ */
+struct genl_info
+{
+	u32			snd_seq;
+	u32			snd_pid;
+	struct nlmsghdr *	nlhdr;
+	struct genlmsghdr *	genlhdr;
+	void *			userhdr;
+	struct nlattr **	attrs;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct genl_ops - generic netlink operations
+ * @cmd: command identifier
+ * @flags: flags
+ * @policy: attribute validation policy
+ * @doit: standard command callback
+ * @dumpit: callback for dumpers
+ * @ops_list: operations list
+ */
+struct genl_ops
+{
+	unsigned int		cmd;
+	unsigned int		flags;
+	struct nla_policy	*policy;
+	int		       (*doit)(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				       struct genl_info *info);
+	int		       (*dumpit)(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					 struct netlink_callback *cb);
+	struct list_head	ops_list;
+};
+
+extern int genl_register_family(struct genl_family *family);
+extern int genl_unregister_family(struct genl_family *family);
+extern int genl_register_ops(struct genl_family *, struct genl_ops *ops);
+extern int genl_unregister_ops(struct genl_family *, struct genl_ops *ops);
+
+extern struct sock *genl_sock;
+
+/**
+ * genlmsg_put - Add generic netlink header to netlink message
+ * @skb: socket buffer holding the message
+ * @pid: netlink pid the message is addressed to
+ * @seq: sequence number (usually the one of the sender)
+ * @type: netlink message type
+ * @hdrlen: length of the user specific header
+ * @flags netlink message flags
+ * @cmd: generic netlink command
+ * @version: version
+ *
+ * Returns pointer to user specific header
+ */
+static inline void *genlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
+				int type, int hdrlen, int flags,
+				u8 cmd, u8 version)
+{
+	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
+	struct genlmsghdr *hdr;
+
+	nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, type, GENL_HDRLEN + hdrlen, flags);
+	if (nlh == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	hdr = nlmsg_data(nlh);
+	hdr->cmd = cmd;
+	hdr->version = version;
+	hdr->reserved = 0;
+
+	return (char *) hdr + GENL_HDRLEN;
+}
+
+/**
+ * genlmsg_end - Finalize a generic netlink message
+ * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
+ * @hdr: user specific header
+ */
+static inline int genlmsg_end(struct sk_buff *skb, void *hdr)
+{
+	return nlmsg_end(skb, hdr - GENL_HDRLEN - NLMSG_HDRLEN);
+}
+
+/**
+ * genlmsg_cancel - Cancel construction of a generic netlink message
+ * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
+ * @hdr: generic netlink message header
+ */
+static inline int genlmsg_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, void *hdr)
+{
+	return nlmsg_cancel(skb, hdr - GENL_HDRLEN - NLMSG_HDRLEN);
+}
+
+/**
+ * genlmsg_multicast - multicast a netlink message
+ * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
+ * @pid: own netlink pid to avoid sending to yourself
+ * @group: multicast group id
+ */
+static inline int genlmsg_multicast(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid,
+				    unsigned int group)
+{
+	return nlmsg_multicast(genl_sock, skb, pid, group);
+}
+
+/**
+ * genlmsg_unicast - unicast a netlink message
+ * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
+ * @pid: netlink pid of the destination socket
+ */
+static inline int genlmsg_unicast(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid)
+{
+	return nlmsg_unicast(genl_sock, skb, pid);
+}
+
+#endif	/* __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H */