On 10/27/2014 07:48 AM, Patrik Flykt wrote:
> If initial information of the netlink family could not be received, call
> the registered generic netlink vanished function immediately. The reason
> for the error can for example be that the proper kernel module has not
> been loaded or the proper functionality has not been compiled in.
> ---
>
> There does not seem to be any way of communicating an error to the caller,
> which now will hang indefinitely waiting for an answer that is not coming.
> Thus improvising a bit with the currently unused 'vanished' callback.
> Another option is to always require a timer in the calling application.
>
> Cheers,
>
> 	Patrik
>
>
>   ell/genl.c | 5 ++++-
>   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>

Patch has been applied thanks.  I shortened the commit header since that 
should ideally be under 50 characters.

Regards,
-Denis