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+#ifndef __LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
+#define __LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
+
+#include <uapi/linux/genetlink.h>
+
+
+/* All generic netlink requests are serialized by a global lock. */
+extern void genl_lock(void);
+extern void genl_unlock(void);
+#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
+extern int lockdep_genl_is_held(void);
+#endif
+
+/* for synchronisation between af_netlink and genetlink */
+extern atomic_t genl_sk_destructing_cnt;
+extern wait_queue_head_t genl_sk_destructing_waitq;
+
+/**
+ * rcu_dereference_genl - rcu_dereference with debug checking
+ * @p: The pointer to read, prior to dereferencing
+ *
+ * Do an rcu_dereference(p), but check caller either holds rcu_read_lock()
+ * or genl mutex. Note : Please prefer genl_dereference() or rcu_dereference()
+ */
+#define rcu_dereference_genl(p) \
+ rcu_dereference_check(p, lockdep_genl_is_held())
+
+/**
+ * genl_dereference - fetch RCU pointer when updates are prevented by genl mutex
+ * @p: The pointer to read, prior to dereferencing
+ *
+ * Return the value of the specified RCU-protected pointer, but omit
+ * both the smp_read_barrier_depends() and the ACCESS_ONCE(), because
+ * caller holds genl mutex.
+ */
+#define genl_dereference(p) \
+ rcu_dereference_protected(p, lockdep_genl_is_held())
+
+#define MODULE_ALIAS_GENL_FAMILY(family)\
+ MODULE_ALIAS_NET_PF_PROTO_NAME(PF_NETLINK, NETLINK_GENERIC, "-family-" family)
+
+#endif /* __LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H */