struct nlattr *attr, *af_spec;
        struct rtnl_af_ops *af_ops;
 
+       ASSERT_RTNL();
        nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, type, sizeof(*ifm), flags);
        if (nlh == NULL)
                return -EMSGSIZE;
        int min_len;
        int family;
        int type;
+       int err;
 
        type = nlh->nlmsg_type;
        if (type > RTM_MAX)
                if (dumpit == NULL)
                        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+               __rtnl_unlock();
                rtnl = net->rtnl;
-               return netlink_dump_start(rtnl, skb, nlh, dumpit, NULL);
+               err = netlink_dump_start(rtnl, skb, nlh, dumpit, NULL);
+               rtnl_lock();
+               return err;
        }
 
        memset(rta_buf, 0, (rtattr_max * sizeof(struct rtattr *)));
 {
        struct sock *sk;
        sk = netlink_kernel_create(net, NETLINK_ROUTE, RTNLGRP_MAX,
-                                  rtnetlink_rcv, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
+                                  rtnetlink_rcv, &rtnl_mutex, THIS_MODULE);
        if (!sk)
                return -ENOMEM;
        net->rtnl = sk;