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-rw-r--r--net/netlink/genetlink.c2
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 2fd6dbea327a..1076fe16b122 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -877,8 +877,10 @@ static int ctrl_getfamily(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
if (res == NULL) {
genl_unlock();
+ up_read(&cb_lock);
request_module("net-pf-%d-proto-%d-family-%s",
PF_NETLINK, NETLINK_GENERIC, name);
+ down_read(&cb_lock);
genl_lock();
res = genl_family_find_byname(name);
}