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diff --git a/include/net/genetlink.h b/include/net/genetlink.h
index 9ece6e5a3ea8..9ab49bfeae78 100644
--- a/include/net/genetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/genetlink.h
@@ -2,12 +2,20 @@
#ifndef __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
#define __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
-#include <linux/genetlink.h>
+#include <linux/net.h>
#include <net/netlink.h>
#include <net/net_namespace.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/genetlink.h>
#define GENLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE (NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE - GENL_HDRLEN)
+/* Non-parallel generic netlink requests are serialized by a global lock. */
+void genl_lock(void);
+void genl_unlock(void);
+
+#define MODULE_ALIAS_GENL_FAMILY(family) \
+ MODULE_ALIAS_NET_PF_PROTO_NAME(PF_NETLINK, NETLINK_GENERIC, "-family-" family)
+
/* Binding to multicast group requires %CAP_NET_ADMIN */
#define GENL_MCAST_CAP_NET_ADMIN BIT(0)
/* Binding to multicast group requires %CAP_SYS_ADMIN */