--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.6.28.10/net/netlink/af_netlink.c	2009-05-02 18:54:43.000000000 +0000
+++ puma5-6360-529/linux-2.6.28.10/net/netlink/af_netlink.c	2010-03-18 13:42:42.000000000 +0000
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@
 
 	if (atomic_read(&nl_table_users)) {
 		DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
-
 		add_wait_queue_exclusive(&nl_table_wait, &wait);
 		for (;;) {
 			set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
@@ -203,18 +202,22 @@
 static inline void
 netlink_lock_table(void)
 {
-	/* read_lock() synchronizes us to netlink_table_grab */
-
+	int current_table_users = -1;
+    /* read_lock() synchronizes us to netlink_table_grab */
 	read_lock(&nl_table_lock);
 	atomic_inc(&nl_table_users);
+    current_table_users = atomic_read(&nl_table_users);
 	read_unlock(&nl_table_lock);
 }
 
 static inline void
 netlink_unlock_table(void)
 {
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&nl_table_users))
+	int current_table_users = -1;
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&nl_table_users)){    
+        current_table_users = atomic_read(&nl_table_users);
 		wake_up(&nl_table_wait);
+    }
 }
 
 static inline struct sock *netlink_lookup(struct net *net, int protocol,