--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.6.28.10/net/netlink/genetlink.c 2009-05-02 18:54:43.000000000 +0000 +++ puma5-6360-529/linux-2.6.28.10/net/netlink/genetlink.c 2009-06-25 12:28:00.000000000 +0000 @@ -768,13 +768,15 @@ /* we'll bump the group number right afterwards */ genl_sock = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_GENERIC, 0, genl_rcv, &genl_mutex, THIS_MODULE); - if (genl_sock == NULL) + if (genl_sock == NULL) { panic("GENL: Cannot initialize generic netlink\n"); + } err = genl_register_mc_group(&genl_ctrl, ¬ify_grp); - if (err < 0) - goto errout_register; + if (err < 0) { + goto errout_register; + } return 0; errout_register: