rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
-static int set_all_monitor_traces(int state)
+static int set_all_monitor_traces(int state, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
        int rc = 0;
        struct dm_hw_stat_delta *new_stat = NULL;
        mutex_lock(&net_dm_mutex);
 
        if (state == trace_state) {
+               NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Trace state already set to requested state");
                rc = -EAGAIN;
                goto out_unlock;
        }
        switch (state) {
        case TRACE_ON:
                if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE)) {
+                       NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Failed to take reference on module");
                        rc = -ENODEV;
                        break;
                }
 static int net_dm_cmd_config(struct sk_buff *skb,
                        struct genl_info *info)
 {
+       NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(info->extack, "Command not supported");
+
        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
 {
        switch (info->genlhdr->cmd) {
        case NET_DM_CMD_START:
-               return set_all_monitor_traces(TRACE_ON);
+               return set_all_monitor_traces(TRACE_ON, info->extack);
        case NET_DM_CMD_STOP:
-               return set_all_monitor_traces(TRACE_OFF);
+               return set_all_monitor_traces(TRACE_OFF, info->extack);
        }
 
        return -EOPNOTSUPP;