18 files changed, 130 insertions, 299 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/connector/connector.c b/drivers/connector/connector.c
index 5690709..0e328d3 100644
--- a/drivers/connector/connector.c
+++ b/drivers/connector/connector.c
@@ -235,18 +235,6 @@ out:
 }
 
 /*
- * Netlink socket input callback - dequeues the skbs and calls the
- * main netlink receiving function.
- */
-static void cn_input(struct sock *sk, int len)
-{
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-
-	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) != NULL)
-		cn_rx_skb(skb);
-}
-
-/*
  * Notification routing.
  *
  * Gets id and checks if there are notification request for it's idx
@@ -442,7 +430,7 @@ static int __devinit cn_init(void)
 	struct cn_dev *dev = &cdev;
 	int err;
 
-	dev->input = cn_input;
+	dev->input = cn_rx_skb;
 	dev->id.idx = cn_idx;
 	dev->id.val = cn_val;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c
index 163acf6..40579ed 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ scsi_nl_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 		if (nlh->nlmsg_type != SCSI_TRANSPORT_MSG) {
 			err = -EBADMSG;
-			goto next_msg;
+			return;
 		}
 
 		hdr = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
@@ -99,27 +99,6 @@ next_msg:
 
 
 /**
- * scsi_nl_rcv_msg -
- *    Receive handler for a socket. Extracts a received message buffer from
- *    the socket, and starts message processing.
- *
- * @sk:		socket
- * @len:	unused
- *
- **/
-static void
-scsi_nl_rcv(struct sock *sk, int len)
-{
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-
-	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue))) {
-		scsi_nl_rcv_msg(skb);
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-	}
-}
-
-
-/**
  * scsi_nl_rcv_event -
  *    Event handler for a netlink socket.
  *
@@ -168,7 +147,7 @@ scsi_netlink_init(void)
 	}
 
 	scsi_nl_sock = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_SCSITRANSPORT,
-				SCSI_NL_GRP_CNT, scsi_nl_rcv, NULL,
+				SCSI_NL_GRP_CNT, scsi_nl_rcv_msg, NULL,
 				THIS_MODULE);
 	if (!scsi_nl_sock) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: register of recieve handler failed\n",
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index 4916f01..5428d15 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -1097,61 +1097,49 @@ iscsi_if_recv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 }
 
 /*
- * Get message from skb (based on rtnetlink_rcv_skb).  Each message is
- * processed by iscsi_if_recv_msg.  Malformed skbs with wrong lengths or
- * invalid creds are discarded silently.
+ * Get message from skb.  Each message is processed by iscsi_if_recv_msg.
+ * Malformed skbs with wrong lengths or invalid creds are not processed.
  */
 static void
-iscsi_if_rx(struct sock *sk, int len)
+iscsi_if_rx(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-
 	mutex_lock(&rx_queue_mutex);
-	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) != NULL) {
-		if (NETLINK_CREDS(skb)->uid) {
-			skb_pull(skb, skb->len);
-			goto free_skb;
+	while (skb->len >= NLMSG_SPACE(0)) {
+		int err;
+		uint32_t rlen;
+		struct nlmsghdr	*nlh;
+		struct iscsi_uevent *ev;
+
+		nlh = nlmsg_hdr(skb);
+		if (nlh->nlmsg_len < sizeof(*nlh) ||
+		    skb->len < nlh->nlmsg_len) {
+			break;
 		}
 
-		while (skb->len >= NLMSG_SPACE(0)) {
-			int err;
-			uint32_t rlen;
-			struct nlmsghdr	*nlh;
-			struct iscsi_uevent *ev;
+		ev = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
+		rlen = NLMSG_ALIGN(nlh->nlmsg_len);
+		if (rlen > skb->len)
+			rlen = skb->len;
 
-			nlh = nlmsg_hdr(skb);
-			if (nlh->nlmsg_len < sizeof(*nlh) ||
-			    skb->len < nlh->nlmsg_len) {
-				break;
-			}
-
-			ev = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
-			rlen = NLMSG_ALIGN(nlh->nlmsg_len);
-			if (rlen > skb->len)
-				rlen = skb->len;
-
-			err = iscsi_if_recv_msg(skb, nlh);
-			if (err) {
-				ev->type = ISCSI_KEVENT_IF_ERROR;
-				ev->iferror = err;
-			}
-			do {
-				/*
-				 * special case for GET_STATS:
-				 * on success - sending reply and stats from
-				 * inside of if_recv_msg(),
-				 * on error - fall through.
-				 */
-				if (ev->type == ISCSI_UEVENT_GET_STATS && !err)
-					break;
-				err = iscsi_if_send_reply(
-					NETLINK_CREDS(skb)->pid, nlh->nlmsg_seq,
-					nlh->nlmsg_type, 0, 0, ev, sizeof(*ev));
-			} while (err < 0 && err != -ECONNREFUSED);
-			skb_pull(skb, rlen);
+		err = iscsi_if_recv_msg(skb, nlh);
+		if (err) {
+			ev->type = ISCSI_KEVENT_IF_ERROR;
+			ev->iferror = err;
 		}
-free_skb:
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		do {
+			/*
+			 * special case for GET_STATS:
+			 * on success - sending reply and stats from
+			 * inside of if_recv_msg(),
+			 * on error - fall through.
+			 */
+			if (ev->type == ISCSI_UEVENT_GET_STATS && !err)
+				break;
+			err = iscsi_if_send_reply(
+				NETLINK_CREDS(skb)->pid, nlh->nlmsg_seq,
+				nlh->nlmsg_type, 0, 0, ev, sizeof(*ev));
+		} while (err < 0 && err != -ECONNREFUSED);
+		skb_pull(skb, rlen);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&rx_queue_mutex);
 }
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/netlink.c b/fs/ecryptfs/netlink.c
index 056519c..9aa3451 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/netlink.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/netlink.c
@@ -165,22 +165,10 @@ static int ecryptfs_process_nl_quit(struct sk_buff *skb)
  * it to its desired netlink context element and wake up the process
  * that is waiting for a response.
  */
-static void ecryptfs_receive_nl_message(struct sock *sk, int len)
+static void ecryptfs_receive_nl_message(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
-	int rc = 0;	/* skb_recv_datagram requires this */
 
-receive:
-	skb = skb_recv_datagram(sk, 0, 0, &rc);
-	if (rc == -EINTR)
-		goto receive;
-	else if (rc < 0) {
-		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Error occurred while "
-				"receiving eCryptfs netlink message; "
-				"rc = [%d]\n", rc);
-		return;
-	}
 	nlh = nlmsg_hdr(skb);
 	if (!NLMSG_OK(nlh, skb->len)) {
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Received corrupt netlink "
diff --git a/include/linux/connector.h b/include/linux/connector.h
index 10eb56b..b62f823 100644
--- a/include/linux/connector.h
+++ b/include/linux/connector.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ struct cn_dev {
 
 	u32 seq, groups;
 	struct sock *nls;
-	void (*input) (struct sock * sk, int len);
+	void (*input) (struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 	struct cn_queue_dev *cbdev;
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/netlink.h b/include/linux/netlink.h
index 7b552b6..7c1f3b1 100644
--- a/include/linux/netlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netlink.h
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ struct netlink_skb_parms
 
 extern struct sock *netlink_kernel_create(struct net *net,
 					  int unit,unsigned int groups,
-					  void (*input)(struct sock *sk, int len),
+					  void (*input)(struct sk_buff *skb),
 					  struct mutex *cb_mutex,
 					  struct module *module);
 extern int netlink_change_ngroups(struct sock *sk, unsigned int groups);
diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
index 1afd3e8..9298218 100644
--- a/include/net/netlink.h
+++ b/include/net/netlink.h
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ struct nl_info {
 	u32			pid;
 };
 
-extern unsigned int	netlink_run_queue(struct sock *sk, unsigned int qlen,
-					  int (*cb)(struct sk_buff *,
-						    struct nlmsghdr *));
+extern int		netlink_rcv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					int (*cb)(struct sk_buff *,
+						  struct nlmsghdr *));
 extern int		nlmsg_notify(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				     u32 pid, unsigned int group, int report,
 				     gfp_t flags);
diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index f3c390f..2924251 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -847,18 +847,10 @@ static void audit_receive_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 
 /* Receive messages from netlink socket. */
-static void audit_receive(struct sock *sk, int length)
+static void audit_receive(struct sk_buff  *skb)
 {
-	struct sk_buff  *skb;
-	unsigned int qlen;
-
 	mutex_lock(&audit_cmd_mutex);
-
-	for (qlen = skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue); qlen; qlen--) {
-		skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
-		audit_receive_skb(skb);
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-	}
+	audit_receive_skb(skb);
 	mutex_unlock(&audit_cmd_mutex);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 471d2d9..1072d16 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1312,15 +1312,11 @@ static int rtnetlink_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	return doit(skb, nlh, (void *)&rta_buf[0]);
 }
 
-static void rtnetlink_rcv(struct sock *sk, int len)
+static void rtnetlink_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	unsigned int qlen = 0;
-
-	do {
-		rtnl_lock();
-		qlen = netlink_run_queue(sk, qlen, &rtnetlink_rcv_msg);
-		rtnl_unlock();
-	} while (qlen);
+	rtnl_lock();
+	netlink_rcv_skb(skb, &rtnetlink_rcv_msg);
+	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
 static int rtnetlink_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event, void *ptr)
diff --git a/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c b/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
index ebb38fe..f7fba77 100644
--- a/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
+++ b/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
@@ -115,17 +115,6 @@ static inline void dnrmg_receive_user_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	RCV_SKB_FAIL(-EINVAL);
 }
 
-static void dnrmg_receive_user_sk(struct sock *sk, int len)
-{
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	unsigned int qlen = skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
-
-	for (; qlen && (skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue)); qlen--) {
-		dnrmg_receive_user_skb(skb);
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-	}
-}
-
 static struct nf_hook_ops dnrmg_ops = {
 	.hook		= dnrmg_hook,
 	.pf		= PF_DECnet,
@@ -139,7 +128,8 @@ static int __init dn_rtmsg_init(void)
 
 	dnrmg = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net,
 				      NETLINK_DNRTMSG, DNRNG_NLGRP_MAX,
-				      dnrmg_receive_user_sk, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
+				      dnrmg_receive_user_skb,
+				      NULL, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (dnrmg == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "dn_rtmsg: Cannot create netlink socket");
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index f823ca3..a5cba23 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ static struct hlist_head fib_table_hash[FIB_TABLE_HASHSZ];
 #define FIB_TABLE_HASHSZ 256
 static struct hlist_head fib_table_hash[FIB_TABLE_HASHSZ];
 
+static struct sock *fibnl = NULL;
+
+
 struct fib_table *fib_new_table(u32 id)
 {
 	struct fib_table *tb;
@@ -811,13 +814,13 @@ static void nl_fib_input(struct sock *sk, int len)
 	pid = NETLINK_CB(skb).pid;       /* pid of sending process */
 	NETLINK_CB(skb).pid = 0;         /* from kernel */
 	NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = 0;  /* unicast */
-	netlink_unicast(sk, skb, pid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
+	netlink_unicast(fibnl, skb, pid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
 }
 
 static void nl_fib_lookup_init(void)
 {
-	netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_FIB_LOOKUP, 0, nl_fib_input,
-				NULL, THIS_MODULE);
+	fibnl = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_FIB_LOOKUP, 0,
+				      nl_fib_input, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
 }
 
 static void fib_disable_ip(struct net_device *dev, int force)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_diag.c b/net/ipv4/inet_diag.c
index b04a6ee..7eb83eb 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_diag.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_diag.c
@@ -839,15 +839,11 @@ static int inet_diag_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(inet_diag_mutex);
 
-static void inet_diag_rcv(struct sock *sk, int len)
+static void inet_diag_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	unsigned int qlen = 0;
-
-	do {
-		mutex_lock(&inet_diag_mutex);
-		qlen = netlink_run_queue(sk, qlen, &inet_diag_rcv_msg);
-		mutex_unlock(&inet_diag_mutex);
-	} while (qlen);
+	mutex_lock(&inet_diag_mutex);
+	netlink_rcv_skb(skb, &inet_diag_rcv_msg);
+	mutex_unlock(&inet_diag_mutex);
 }
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(inet_diag_register_lock);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c
index aaa3f5c..23cbfc7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ ipq_dev_drop(int ifindex)
 #define RCV_SKB_FAIL(err) do { netlink_ack(skb, nlh, (err)); return; } while (0)
 
 static inline void
-ipq_rcv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
+__ipq_rcv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	int status, type, pid, flags, nlmsglen, skblen;
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
@@ -533,19 +533,10 @@ ipq_rcv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 
 static void
-ipq_rcv_sk(struct sock *sk, int len)
+ipq_rcv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	unsigned int qlen;
-
 	mutex_lock(&ipqnl_mutex);
-
-	for (qlen = skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue); qlen; qlen--) {
-		skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
-		ipq_rcv_skb(skb);
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-	}
-
+	__ipq_rcv_skb(skb);
 	mutex_unlock(&ipqnl_mutex);
 }
 
@@ -670,7 +661,7 @@ static int __init ip_queue_init(void)
 
 	netlink_register_notifier(&ipq_nl_notifier);
 	ipqnl = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_FIREWALL, 0,
-				      ipq_rcv_sk, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
+				      ipq_rcv_skb, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (ipqnl == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "ip_queue: failed to create netlink socket\n");
 		goto cleanup_netlink_notifier;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c
index c75f467..0473145 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ ipq_dev_drop(int ifindex)
 #define RCV_SKB_FAIL(err) do { netlink_ack(skb, nlh, (err)); return; } while (0)
 
 static inline void
-ipq_rcv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
+__ipq_rcv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	int status, type, pid, flags, nlmsglen, skblen;
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
@@ -522,19 +522,10 @@ ipq_rcv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 
 static void
-ipq_rcv_sk(struct sock *sk, int len)
+ipq_rcv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	unsigned int qlen;
-
 	mutex_lock(&ipqnl_mutex);
-
-	for (qlen = skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue); qlen; qlen--) {
-		skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
-		ipq_rcv_skb(skb);
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-	}
-
+	__ipq_rcv_skb(skb);
 	mutex_unlock(&ipqnl_mutex);
 }
 
@@ -658,8 +649,8 @@ static int __init ip6_queue_init(void)
 	struct proc_dir_entry *proc;
 
 	netlink_register_notifier(&ipq_nl_notifier);
-	ipqnl = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_IP6_FW, 0, ipq_rcv_sk,
-					NULL, THIS_MODULE);
+	ipqnl = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_IP6_FW, 0,
+			              ipq_rcv_skb, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (ipqnl == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "ip6_queue: failed to create netlink socket\n");
 		goto cleanup_netlink_notifier;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
index 99775af..2128542 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
@@ -169,15 +169,11 @@ static int nfnetlink_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	}
 }
 
-static void nfnetlink_rcv(struct sock *sk, int len)
+static void nfnetlink_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	unsigned int qlen = 0;
-
-	do {
-		nfnl_lock();
-		qlen = netlink_run_queue(sk, qlen, nfnetlink_rcv_msg);
-		nfnl_unlock();
-	} while (qlen);
+	nfnl_lock();
+	netlink_rcv_skb(skb, &nfnetlink_rcv_msg);
+	nfnl_unlock();
 }
 
 static void __exit nfnetlink_exit(void)
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 4ce7dcb..c776bcd 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct netlink_sock {
 	struct netlink_callback	*cb;
 	struct mutex		*cb_mutex;
 	struct mutex		cb_def_mutex;
-	void			(*data_ready)(struct sock *sk, int bytes);
+	void			(*netlink_rcv)(struct sk_buff *skb);
 	struct module		*module;
 };
 
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(nl_table_wait);
 
 static int netlink_dump(struct sock *sk);
 static void netlink_destroy_callback(struct netlink_callback *cb);
-static void netlink_queue_skip(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 static DEFINE_RWLOCK(nl_table_lock);
 static atomic_t nl_table_users = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
@@ -709,21 +708,17 @@ static void netlink_overrun(struct sock *sk)
 
 static struct sock *netlink_getsockbypid(struct sock *ssk, u32 pid)
 {
-	int protocol = ssk->sk_protocol;
-	struct net *net;
 	struct sock *sock;
 	struct netlink_sock *nlk;
 
-	net = ssk->sk_net;
-	sock = netlink_lookup(net, protocol, pid);
+	sock = netlink_lookup(ssk->sk_net, ssk->sk_protocol, pid);
 	if (!sock)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ECONNREFUSED);
 
 	/* Don't bother queuing skb if kernel socket has no input function */
 	nlk = nlk_sk(sock);
-	if ((netlink_is_kernel(sock) && !nlk->data_ready) ||
-	    (sock->sk_state == NETLINK_CONNECTED &&
-	     nlk->dst_pid != nlk_sk(ssk)->pid)) {
+	if (sock->sk_state == NETLINK_CONNECTED &&
+	    nlk->dst_pid != nlk_sk(ssk)->pid) {
 		sock_put(sock);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ECONNREFUSED);
 	}
@@ -837,7 +832,34 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *netlink_trim(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return skb;
 }
 
-int netlink_unicast(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, int nonblock)
+static inline void netlink_rcv_wake(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	struct netlink_sock *nlk = nlk_sk(sk);
+
+	if (skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue))
+		clear_bit(0, &nlk->state);
+	if (!test_bit(0, &nlk->state))
+		wake_up_interruptible(&nlk->wait);
+}
+
+static inline int netlink_unicast_kernel(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct netlink_sock *nlk = nlk_sk(sk);
+
+	ret = -ECONNREFUSED;
+	if (nlk->netlink_rcv != NULL) {
+		ret = skb->len;
+		skb_set_owner_r(skb, sk);
+		nlk->netlink_rcv(skb);
+	}
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+	sock_put(sk);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int netlink_unicast(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		    u32 pid, int nonblock)
 {
 	struct sock *sk;
 	int err;
@@ -852,6 +874,9 @@ retry:
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return PTR_ERR(sk);
 	}
+	if (netlink_is_kernel(sk))
+		return netlink_unicast_kernel(sk, skb);
+
 	err = netlink_attachskb(sk, skb, nonblock, timeo, ssk);
 	if (err == 1)
 		goto retry;
@@ -1151,16 +1176,6 @@ static void netlink_cmsg_recv_pktinfo(struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	put_cmsg(msg, SOL_NETLINK, NETLINK_PKTINFO, sizeof(info), &info);
 }
 
-static inline void netlink_rcv_wake(struct sock *sk)
-{
-	struct netlink_sock *nlk = nlk_sk(sk);
-
-	if (skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue))
-		clear_bit(0, &nlk->state);
-	if (!test_bit(0, &nlk->state))
-		wake_up_interruptible(&nlk->wait);
-}
-
 static int netlink_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
 			   struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
@@ -1308,11 +1323,7 @@ out:
 
 static void netlink_data_ready(struct sock *sk, int len)
 {
-	struct netlink_sock *nlk = nlk_sk(sk);
-
-	if (nlk->data_ready)
-		nlk->data_ready(sk, len);
-	netlink_rcv_wake(sk);
+	BUG();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1323,7 +1334,7 @@ static void netlink_data_ready(struct sock *sk, int len)
 
 struct sock *
 netlink_kernel_create(struct net *net, int unit, unsigned int groups,
-		      void (*input)(struct sock *sk, int len),
+		      void (*input)(struct sk_buff *skb),
 		      struct mutex *cb_mutex, struct module *module)
 {
 	struct socket *sock;
@@ -1352,7 +1363,7 @@ netlink_kernel_create(struct net *net, int unit, unsigned int groups,
 	sk = sock->sk;
 	sk->sk_data_ready = netlink_data_ready;
 	if (input)
-		nlk_sk(sk)->data_ready = input;
+		nlk_sk(sk)->netlink_rcv = input;
 
 	if (netlink_insert(sk, net, 0))
 		goto out_sock_release;
@@ -1552,12 +1563,7 @@ int netlink_dump_start(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	netlink_dump(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
-
-	/* We successfully started a dump, by returning -EINTR we
-	 * signal the queue mangement to interrupt processing of
-	 * any netlink messages so userspace gets a chance to read
-	 * the results. */
-	return -EINTR;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void netlink_ack(struct sk_buff *in_skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int err)
@@ -1594,13 +1600,15 @@ void netlink_ack(struct sk_buff *in_skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int err)
 	netlink_unicast(in_skb->sk, skb, NETLINK_CB(in_skb).pid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
 }
 
-static int netlink_rcv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, int (*cb)(struct sk_buff *,
+int netlink_rcv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, int (*cb)(struct sk_buff *,
 						     struct nlmsghdr *))
 {
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
 	int err;
 
 	while (skb->len >= nlmsg_total_size(0)) {
+		int msglen;
+
 		nlh = nlmsg_hdr(skb);
 		err = 0;
 
@@ -1616,86 +1624,20 @@ static int netlink_rcv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, int (*cb)(struct sk_buff *,
 			goto skip;
 
 		err = cb(skb, nlh);
-		if (err == -EINTR) {
-			/* Not an error, but we interrupt processing */
-			netlink_queue_skip(nlh, skb);
-			return err;
-		}
 skip:
 		if (nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ACK || err)
 			netlink_ack(skb, nlh, err);
 
-		netlink_queue_skip(nlh, skb);
+	        msglen = NLMSG_ALIGN(nlh->nlmsg_len);
+		if (msglen > skb->len)
+			msglen = skb->len;
+		skb_pull(skb, msglen);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * nelink_run_queue - Process netlink receive queue.
- * @sk: Netlink socket containing the queue
- * @qlen: Initial queue length
- * @cb: Callback function invoked for each netlink message found
- *
- * Processes as much as there was in the queue upon entry and invokes
- * a callback function for each netlink message found. The callback
- * function may refuse a message by returning a negative error code
- * but setting the error pointer to 0 in which case this function
- * returns with a qlen != 0.
- *
- * qlen must be initialized to 0 before the initial entry, afterwards
- * the function may be called repeatedly until the returned qlen is 0.
- *
- * The callback function may return -EINTR to signal that processing
- * of netlink messages shall be interrupted. In this case the message
- * currently being processed will NOT be requeued onto the receive
- * queue.
- */
-unsigned int netlink_run_queue(struct sock *sk, unsigned int qlen,
-			       int (*cb)(struct sk_buff *, struct nlmsghdr *))
-{
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-
-	if (!qlen || qlen > skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue))
-		qlen = skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
-
-	for (; qlen; qlen--) {
-		skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
-		if (netlink_rcv_skb(skb, cb)) {
-			if (skb->len)
-				skb_queue_head(&sk->sk_receive_queue, skb);
-			else {
-				kfree_skb(skb);
-				qlen--;
-			}
-			break;
-		}
-
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-	}
-
-	return qlen;
-}
-
-/**
- * netlink_queue_skip - Skip netlink message while processing queue.
- * @nlh: Netlink message to be skipped
- * @skb: Socket buffer containing the netlink messages.
- *
- * Pulls the given netlink message off the socket buffer so the next
- * call to netlink_queue_run() will not reconsider the message.
- */
-static void netlink_queue_skip(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	int msglen = NLMSG_ALIGN(nlh->nlmsg_len);
-
-	if (msglen > skb->len)
-		msglen = skb->len;
-
-	skb_pull(skb, msglen);
-}
-
-/**
  * nlmsg_notify - send a notification netlink message
  * @sk: netlink socket to use
  * @skb: notification message
@@ -1998,7 +1940,7 @@ panic:
 core_initcall(netlink_proto_init);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlink_ack);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlink_run_queue);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlink_rcv_skb);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlink_broadcast);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlink_dump_start);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlink_kernel_create);
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 3f1104d..150579a 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -470,15 +470,11 @@ static int genl_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	return ops->doit(skb, &info);
 }
 
-static void genl_rcv(struct sock *sk, int len)
+static void genl_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	unsigned int qlen = 0;
-
-	do {
-		genl_lock();
-		qlen = netlink_run_queue(sk, qlen, genl_rcv_msg);
-		genl_unlock();
-	} while (qlen && genl_sock && genl_sock->sk_receive_queue.qlen);
+	genl_lock();
+	netlink_rcv_skb(skb, &genl_rcv_msg);
+	genl_unlock();
 }
 
 /**************************************************************************
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 5238f6a..d41588d 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -1895,16 +1895,11 @@ static int xfrm_user_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	return link->doit(skb, nlh, attrs);
 }
 
-static void xfrm_netlink_rcv(struct sock *sk, int len)
+static void xfrm_netlink_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	unsigned int qlen = 0;
-
-	do {
-		mutex_lock(&xfrm_cfg_mutex);
-		qlen = netlink_run_queue(sk, qlen, &xfrm_user_rcv_msg);
-		mutex_unlock(&xfrm_cfg_mutex);
-
-	} while (qlen);
+	mutex_lock(&xfrm_cfg_mutex);
+	netlink_rcv_skb(skb, &xfrm_user_rcv_msg);
+	mutex_unlock(&xfrm_cfg_mutex);
 }
 
 static inline size_t xfrm_expire_msgsize(void)