According to net/core/Makefile, net/core/af_netlink.o core initcalls execute right after net/core/net_namespace.o.
The methods of netlink_net_ops create and destroy "netlink" file, which are not interested for foreigh pernet_operations. So, netlink_net_ops may safely be moved to pernet_sys list. Signed-off-by: Kirill Tkhai <ktk...@virtuozzo.com> --- net/netlink/af_netlink.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c index b9e0ee4e22f5..a4f1f5222b79 100644 --- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c +++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c @@ -2735,7 +2735,7 @@ static int __init netlink_proto_init(void) netlink_add_usersock_entry(); sock_register(&netlink_family_ops); - register_pernet_subsys(&netlink_net_ops); + register_pernet_sys(&netlink_net_ops); /* The netlink device handler may be needed early. */ rtnetlink_init(); out: