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-rw-r--r--net/netlink/genetlink.c8
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 44ff3f3810fa..ddfdb7d2e02b 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -374,11 +374,6 @@ int genl_register_family(struct genl_family *family)
goto errout_locked;
}
- if (genl_family_find_byid(family->id)) {
- err = -EEXIST;
- goto errout_locked;
- }
-
if (family->id == GENL_ID_GENERATE) {
u16 newid = genl_generate_id();
@@ -388,6 +383,9 @@ int genl_register_family(struct genl_family *family)
}
family->id = newid;
+ } else if (genl_family_find_byid(family->id)) {
+ err = -EEXIST;
+ goto errout_locked;
}
if (family->maxattr) {