diff --git a/drivers/connector/connector.c b/drivers/connector/connector.c
index a7b9e9bb3e8d54017480857d2b7cc6dbceedcc6f..569070997cc1fac4d6847b404371ff8cb93cda27 100644
--- a/drivers/connector/connector.c
+++ b/drivers/connector/connector.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static int __devinit cn_init(void)
 	dev->id.idx = cn_idx;
 	dev->id.val = cn_val;
 
-	dev->nls = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_CONNECTOR,
+	dev->nls = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_CONNECTOR,
 					 CN_NETLINK_USERS + 0xf,
 					 dev->input, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (!dev->nls)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c
index 4bf9aa547c78cebbce7096bef1d4632c9a9abe8f..163acf6ad2d3b40dfcbf229b5a2a7849ebca2c8c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ scsi_netlink_init(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	scsi_nl_sock = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_SCSITRANSPORT,
+	scsi_nl_sock = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_SCSITRANSPORT,
 				SCSI_NL_GRP_CNT, scsi_nl_rcv, NULL,
 				THIS_MODULE);
 	if (!scsi_nl_sock) {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index 34c1860a259d8ac5ea458db279e263c13ed0deed..4916f01230dc548067ab1a67bde17eccab9617f3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ static __init int iscsi_transport_init(void)
 	if (err)
 		goto unregister_conn_class;
 
-	nls = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_ISCSI, 1, iscsi_if_rx, NULL,
+	nls = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_ISCSI, 1, iscsi_if_rx, NULL,
 			THIS_MODULE);
 	if (!nls) {
 		err = -ENOBUFS;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/netlink.c b/fs/ecryptfs/netlink.c
index fe9186312d7c26c5349a01181fec25acc82e392e..056519cd92bcf5e1583ebf1deaa6f5bc2e8ee045 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/netlink.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/netlink.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ int ecryptfs_init_netlink(void)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	ecryptfs_nl_sock = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_ECRYPTFS, 0,
+	ecryptfs_nl_sock = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_ECRYPTFS, 0,
 						 ecryptfs_receive_nl_message,
 						 NULL, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (!ecryptfs_nl_sock) {
diff --git a/include/linux/netlink.h b/include/linux/netlink.h
index 83d8239f0cce60ae79b79b7adaab7670073839cc..d2843ae4a83a35d0d4d6e880c773a392ce8ff247 100644
--- a/include/linux/netlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netlink.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 #define MAX_LINKS 32		
 
+struct net;
+
 struct sockaddr_nl
 {
 	sa_family_t	nl_family;	/* AF_NETLINK	*/
@@ -157,7 +159,8 @@ struct netlink_skb_parms
 #define NETLINK_CREDS(skb)	(&NETLINK_CB((skb)).creds)
 
 
-extern struct sock *netlink_kernel_create(int unit, unsigned int groups,
+extern struct sock *netlink_kernel_create(struct net *net,
+					  int unit,unsigned int groups,
 					  void (*input)(struct sock *sk, int len),
 					  struct mutex *cb_mutex,
 					  struct module *module);
@@ -206,6 +209,7 @@ struct netlink_callback
 
 struct netlink_notify
 {
+	struct net *net;
 	int pid;
 	int protocol;
 };
diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index eb0f9165b401bcf4375baf4b233ab6a1401b448d..f3c390f6c0b402e18ccd9992e6a4d1ccef2de290 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -876,8 +876,8 @@ static int __init audit_init(void)
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "audit: initializing netlink socket (%s)\n",
 	       audit_default ? "enabled" : "disabled");
-	audit_sock = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_AUDIT, 0, audit_receive,
-					   NULL, THIS_MODULE);
+	audit_sock = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_AUDIT, 0,
+					   audit_receive, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (!audit_sock)
 		audit_panic("cannot initialize netlink socket");
 	else
diff --git a/lib/kobject_uevent.c b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
index df02814699d747bc484b89cb22100467f82e0a91..e06a8dcec0f04ce9e566901be3fa52c786a74e41 100644
--- a/lib/kobject_uevent.c
+++ b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
@@ -280,9 +280,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(add_uevent_var);
 #if defined(CONFIG_NET)
 static int __init kobject_uevent_init(void)
 {
-	uevent_sock = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT, 1, NULL,
-					    NULL, THIS_MODULE);
-
+	uevent_sock = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT,
+					    1, NULL, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (!uevent_sock) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR
 		       "kobject_uevent: unable to create netlink socket!\n");
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_ulog.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_ulog.c
index 204c968fa86dfe6cd8fa96cf7725880548cbb074..e7cfd30bac756f0c97b32aaa1eb6200bcc5c47f8 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_ulog.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_ulog.c
@@ -300,8 +300,9 @@ static int __init ebt_ulog_init(void)
 		spin_lock_init(&ulog_buffers[i].lock);
 	}
 
-	ebtulognl = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_NFLOG, EBT_ULOG_MAXNLGROUPS,
-					  NULL, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
+	ebtulognl = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_NFLOG,
+					  EBT_ULOG_MAXNLGROUPS, NULL, NULL,
+					  THIS_MODULE);
 	if (!ebtulognl)
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 	else if ((ret = ebt_register_watcher(&ulog)))
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 41859508bedd8d7455daa4702ea3e1928989bb06..416768d1e0cdc0cd890a4e46ae30769c2540a849 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1327,8 +1327,8 @@ void __init rtnetlink_init(void)
 	if (!rta_buf)
 		panic("rtnetlink_init: cannot allocate rta_buf\n");
 
-	rtnl = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_ROUTE, RTNLGRP_MAX, rtnetlink_rcv,
-				     &rtnl_mutex, THIS_MODULE);
+	rtnl = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_ROUTE, RTNLGRP_MAX,
+				     rtnetlink_rcv, &rtnl_mutex, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (rtnl == NULL)
 		panic("rtnetlink_init: cannot initialize rtnetlink\n");
 	netlink_set_nonroot(NETLINK_ROUTE, NL_NONROOT_RECV);
diff --git a/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c b/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
index 696234688cf6fb7003613749a1c98b15f3623e8b..ebb38feb4df3b8e0e49ab5c856fe0c4615e0c084 100644
--- a/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
+++ b/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ static int __init dn_rtmsg_init(void)
 {
 	int rv = 0;
 
-	dnrmg = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_DNRTMSG, DNRNG_NLGRP_MAX,
+	dnrmg = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net,
+				      NETLINK_DNRTMSG, DNRNG_NLGRP_MAX,
 				      dnrmg_receive_user_sk, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (dnrmg == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "dn_rtmsg: Cannot create netlink socket");
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index cefb55ec3d627166a02efee2181ae75aec998b90..140bf7a8d8770c2bedd1bac0a23e4cc475d1950d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -816,8 +816,8 @@ static void nl_fib_input(struct sock *sk, int len)
 
 static void nl_fib_lookup_init(void)
 {
-      netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_FIB_LOOKUP, 0, nl_fib_input, NULL,
-			    THIS_MODULE);
+	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 686ddd62f71a3976d31ad28663dd0a8e4f8d132f..031cc4856b49bed9da51060bb01bc4c01d6edd81 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_diag.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_diag.c
@@ -897,8 +897,8 @@ static int __init inet_diag_init(void)
 	if (!inet_diag_table)
 		goto out;
 
-	idiagnl = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_INET_DIAG, 0, inet_diag_rcv,
-					NULL, THIS_MODULE);
+	idiagnl = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_INET_DIAG, 0,
+					inet_diag_rcv, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (idiagnl == NULL)
 		goto out_free_table;
 	err = 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c
index d91856097f257705a0d883b5bd8ae747b773e663..82fda92e6b97b106d0dad050a7f63774d0551483 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ ipq_rcv_nl_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 	if (event == NETLINK_URELEASE &&
 	    n->protocol == NETLINK_FIREWALL && n->pid) {
 		write_lock_bh(&queue_lock);
-		if (n->pid == peer_pid)
+		if ((n->net == &init_net) && (n->pid == peer_pid))
 			__ipq_reset();
 		write_unlock_bh(&queue_lock);
 	}
@@ -671,8 +671,8 @@ static int __init ip_queue_init(void)
 	struct proc_dir_entry *proc;
 
 	netlink_register_notifier(&ipq_nl_notifier);
-	ipqnl = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_FIREWALL, 0, ipq_rcv_sk,
-				      NULL, THIS_MODULE);
+	ipqnl = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_FIREWALL, 0,
+				      ipq_rcv_sk, 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/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ULOG.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ULOG.c
index 6ca43e4ca7e31e54c6c9d124ba02c77371ea28da..c636d6d63574315e9602cae61cf3ecb83d263830 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ULOG.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ULOG.c
@@ -409,7 +409,8 @@ static int __init ipt_ulog_init(void)
 	for (i = 0; i < ULOG_MAXNLGROUPS; i++)
 		setup_timer(&ulog_buffers[i].timer, ulog_timer, i);
 
-	nflognl = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_NFLOG, ULOG_MAXNLGROUPS, NULL,
+	nflognl = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net,
+					NETLINK_NFLOG, ULOG_MAXNLGROUPS, NULL,
 					NULL, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (!nflognl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c
index 64536a3ef2f6c2b30205d0080704435d68d6b87e..2f5a5245383425616a864b9c1df1690c6329be39 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ ipq_rcv_nl_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 	if (event == NETLINK_URELEASE &&
 	    n->protocol == NETLINK_IP6_FW && n->pid) {
 		write_lock_bh(&queue_lock);
-		if (n->pid == peer_pid)
+		if ((n->net == &init_net) && (n->pid == peer_pid))
 			__ipq_reset();
 		write_unlock_bh(&queue_lock);
 	}
@@ -661,8 +661,8 @@ static int __init ip6_queue_init(void)
 	struct proc_dir_entry *proc;
 
 	netlink_register_notifier(&ipq_nl_notifier);
-	ipqnl = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_IP6_FW, 0, ipq_rcv_sk, NULL,
-				      THIS_MODULE);
+	ipqnl = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_IP6_FW, 0, ipq_rcv_sk,
+					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 8797e6953ef25cd7ca98548bf8b3c0355ac57e98..fa974e8e0ce61242d54a44e15c2ed91c310f93d2 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static int __init nfnetlink_init(void)
 {
 	printk("Netfilter messages via NETLINK v%s.\n", nfversion);
 
-	nfnl = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_NETFILTER, NFNLGRP_MAX,
+	nfnl = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_NETFILTER, NFNLGRP_MAX,
 				     nfnetlink_rcv, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (!nfnl) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "cannot initialize nfnetlink!\n");
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
index 2351533a850755bebd1c9ca6b26c9462fd296cf8..8e4001b8f76469ec454a9f5e3e3d86dce9c68ff1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
@@ -706,7 +706,8 @@ nfulnl_rcv_nl_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 
 			hlist_for_each_entry_safe(inst, tmp, t2, head, hlist) {
 				UDEBUG("node = %p\n", inst);
-				if (n->pid == inst->peer_pid)
+				if ((n->net == &init_net) &&
+				    (n->pid == inst->peer_pid))
 					__instance_destroy(inst);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
index 5a8e8ff766414438ad0a3ea9f3c338b9af3905d5..c97369f48db7844482cd15eaa648e297166139a7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
@@ -765,7 +765,8 @@ nfqnl_rcv_nl_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 			struct hlist_head *head = &instance_table[i];
 
 			hlist_for_each_entry_safe(inst, tmp, t2, head, hlist) {
-				if (n->pid == inst->peer_pid)
+				if ((n->net == &init_net) &&
+				    (n->pid == inst->peer_pid))
 					__instance_destroy(inst);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 406a493300d8ea0578f748103aa70a8d8a59efc8..3029f865cd6196cc83ade0bc10326f25d75dabce 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ netlink_unlock_table(void)
 		wake_up(&nl_table_wait);
 }
 
-static __inline__ struct sock *netlink_lookup(int protocol, u32 pid)
+static __inline__ struct sock *netlink_lookup(struct net *net, int protocol, u32 pid)
 {
 	struct nl_pid_hash *hash = &nl_table[protocol].hash;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static __inline__ struct sock *netlink_lookup(int protocol, u32 pid)
 	read_lock(&nl_table_lock);
 	head = nl_pid_hashfn(hash, pid);
 	sk_for_each(sk, node, head) {
-		if (nlk_sk(sk)->pid == pid) {
+		if ((sk->sk_net == net) && (nlk_sk(sk)->pid == pid)) {
 			sock_hold(sk);
 			goto found;
 		}
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ netlink_update_listeners(struct sock *sk)
 	 * makes sure updates are visible before bind or setsockopt return. */
 }
 
-static int netlink_insert(struct sock *sk, u32 pid)
+static int netlink_insert(struct sock *sk, struct net *net, u32 pid)
 {
 	struct nl_pid_hash *hash = &nl_table[sk->sk_protocol].hash;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static int netlink_insert(struct sock *sk, u32 pid)
 	head = nl_pid_hashfn(hash, pid);
 	len = 0;
 	sk_for_each(osk, node, head) {
-		if (nlk_sk(osk)->pid == pid)
+		if ((osk->sk_net == net) && (nlk_sk(osk)->pid == pid))
 			break;
 		len++;
 	}
@@ -419,9 +419,6 @@ static int netlink_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol)
 	struct netlink_sock *nlk;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (net != &init_net)
-		return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
-
 	sock->state = SS_UNCONNECTED;
 
 	if (sock->type != SOCK_RAW && sock->type != SOCK_DGRAM)
@@ -481,6 +478,7 @@ static int netlink_release(struct socket *sock)
 
 	if (nlk->pid && !nlk->subscriptions) {
 		struct netlink_notify n = {
+						.net = sk->sk_net,
 						.protocol = sk->sk_protocol,
 						.pid = nlk->pid,
 					  };
@@ -509,6 +507,7 @@ static int netlink_release(struct socket *sock)
 static int netlink_autobind(struct socket *sock)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
+	struct net *net = sk->sk_net;
 	struct nl_pid_hash *hash = &nl_table[sk->sk_protocol].hash;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	struct sock *osk;
@@ -522,6 +521,8 @@ static int netlink_autobind(struct socket *sock)
 	netlink_table_grab();
 	head = nl_pid_hashfn(hash, pid);
 	sk_for_each(osk, node, head) {
+		if ((osk->sk_net != net))
+			continue;
 		if (nlk_sk(osk)->pid == pid) {
 			/* Bind collision, search negative pid values. */
 			pid = rover--;
@@ -533,7 +534,7 @@ static int netlink_autobind(struct socket *sock)
 	}
 	netlink_table_ungrab();
 
-	err = netlink_insert(sk, pid);
+	err = netlink_insert(sk, net, pid);
 	if (err == -EADDRINUSE)
 		goto retry;
 
@@ -598,6 +599,7 @@ static int netlink_realloc_groups(struct sock *sk)
 static int netlink_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr, int addr_len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
+	struct net *net = sk->sk_net;
 	struct netlink_sock *nlk = nlk_sk(sk);
 	struct sockaddr_nl *nladdr = (struct sockaddr_nl *)addr;
 	int err;
@@ -619,7 +621,7 @@ static int netlink_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr, int addr_len
 			return -EINVAL;
 	} else {
 		err = nladdr->nl_pid ?
-			netlink_insert(sk, nladdr->nl_pid) :
+			netlink_insert(sk, net, nladdr->nl_pid) :
 			netlink_autobind(sock);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
@@ -703,10 +705,12 @@ 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;
 
-	sock = netlink_lookup(protocol, pid);
+	net = ssk->sk_net;
+	sock = netlink_lookup(net, protocol, pid);
 	if (!sock)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ECONNREFUSED);
 
@@ -887,6 +891,7 @@ static __inline__ int netlink_broadcast_deliver(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff
 
 struct netlink_broadcast_data {
 	struct sock *exclude_sk;
+	struct net *net;
 	u32 pid;
 	u32 group;
 	int failure;
@@ -909,6 +914,9 @@ static inline int do_one_broadcast(struct sock *sk,
 	    !test_bit(p->group - 1, nlk->groups))
 		goto out;
 
+	if ((sk->sk_net != p->net))
+		goto out;
+
 	if (p->failure) {
 		netlink_overrun(sk);
 		goto out;
@@ -947,6 +955,7 @@ static inline int do_one_broadcast(struct sock *sk,
 int netlink_broadcast(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid,
 		      u32 group, gfp_t allocation)
 {
+	struct net *net = ssk->sk_net;
 	struct netlink_broadcast_data info;
 	struct hlist_node *node;
 	struct sock *sk;
@@ -954,6 +963,7 @@ int netlink_broadcast(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid,
 	skb = netlink_trim(skb, allocation);
 
 	info.exclude_sk = ssk;
+	info.net = net;
 	info.pid = pid;
 	info.group = group;
 	info.failure = 0;
@@ -1002,6 +1012,9 @@ static inline int do_one_set_err(struct sock *sk,
 	if (sk == p->exclude_sk)
 		goto out;
 
+	if (sk->sk_net != p->exclude_sk->sk_net)
+		goto out;
+
 	if (nlk->pid == p->pid || p->group - 1 >= nlk->ngroups ||
 	    !test_bit(p->group - 1, nlk->groups))
 		goto out;
@@ -1304,7 +1317,7 @@ static void netlink_data_ready(struct sock *sk, int len)
  */
 
 struct sock *
-netlink_kernel_create(int unit, unsigned int groups,
+netlink_kernel_create(struct net *net, int unit, unsigned int groups,
 		      void (*input)(struct sock *sk, int len),
 		      struct mutex *cb_mutex, struct module *module)
 {
@@ -1321,7 +1334,7 @@ netlink_kernel_create(int unit, unsigned int groups,
 	if (sock_create_lite(PF_NETLINK, SOCK_DGRAM, unit, &sock))
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (__netlink_create(&init_net, sock, cb_mutex, unit) < 0)
+	if (__netlink_create(net, sock, cb_mutex, unit) < 0)
 		goto out_sock_release;
 
 	if (groups < 32)
@@ -1336,18 +1349,20 @@ netlink_kernel_create(int unit, unsigned int groups,
 	if (input)
 		nlk_sk(sk)->data_ready = input;
 
-	if (netlink_insert(sk, 0))
+	if (netlink_insert(sk, net, 0))
 		goto out_sock_release;
 
 	nlk = nlk_sk(sk);
 	nlk->flags |= NETLINK_KERNEL_SOCKET;
 
 	netlink_table_grab();
-	nl_table[unit].groups = groups;
-	nl_table[unit].listeners = listeners;
-	nl_table[unit].cb_mutex = cb_mutex;
-	nl_table[unit].module = module;
-	nl_table[unit].registered = 1;
+	if (!nl_table[unit].registered) {
+		nl_table[unit].groups = groups;
+		nl_table[unit].listeners = listeners;
+		nl_table[unit].cb_mutex = cb_mutex;
+		nl_table[unit].module = module;
+		nl_table[unit].registered = 1;
+	}
 	netlink_table_ungrab();
 
 	return sk;
@@ -1513,7 +1528,7 @@ int netlink_dump_start(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	atomic_inc(&skb->users);
 	cb->skb = skb;
 
-	sk = netlink_lookup(ssk->sk_protocol, NETLINK_CB(skb).pid);
+	sk = netlink_lookup(ssk->sk_net, ssk->sk_protocol, NETLINK_CB(skb).pid);
 	if (sk == NULL) {
 		netlink_destroy_callback(cb);
 		return -ECONNREFUSED;
@@ -1555,7 +1570,8 @@ void netlink_ack(struct sk_buff *in_skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int err)
 	if (!skb) {
 		struct sock *sk;
 
-		sk = netlink_lookup(in_skb->sk->sk_protocol,
+		sk = netlink_lookup(in_skb->sk->sk_net,
+				    in_skb->sk->sk_protocol,
 				    NETLINK_CB(in_skb).pid);
 		if (sk) {
 			sk->sk_err = ENOBUFS;
@@ -1706,6 +1722,7 @@ int nlmsg_notify(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 struct nl_seq_iter {
+	struct net *net;
 	int link;
 	int hash_idx;
 };
@@ -1723,6 +1740,8 @@ static struct sock *netlink_seq_socket_idx(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t pos)
 
 		for (j = 0; j <= hash->mask; j++) {
 			sk_for_each(s, node, &hash->table[j]) {
+				if (iter->net != s->sk_net)
+					continue;
 				if (off == pos) {
 					iter->link = i;
 					iter->hash_idx = j;
@@ -1752,11 +1771,14 @@ static void *netlink_seq_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 	if (v == SEQ_START_TOKEN)
 		return netlink_seq_socket_idx(seq, 0);
 
-	s = sk_next(v);
+	iter = seq->private;
+	s = v;
+	do {
+		s = sk_next(s);
+	} while (s && (iter->net != s->sk_net));
 	if (s)
 		return s;
 
-	iter = seq->private;
 	i = iter->link;
 	j = iter->hash_idx + 1;
 
@@ -1765,6 +1787,8 @@ static void *netlink_seq_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 
 		for (; j <= hash->mask; j++) {
 			s = sk_head(&hash->table[j]);
+			while (s && (iter->net != s->sk_net))
+				s = sk_next(s);
 			if (s) {
 				iter->link = i;
 				iter->hash_idx = j;
@@ -1835,15 +1859,24 @@ static int netlink_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	seq = file->private_data;
 	seq->private = iter;
+	iter->net = get_net(PROC_NET(inode));
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int netlink_seq_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct seq_file *seq = file->private_data;
+	struct nl_seq_iter *iter = seq->private;
+	put_net(iter->net);
+	return seq_release_private(inode, file);
+}
+
 static const struct file_operations netlink_seq_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= netlink_seq_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
-	.release	= seq_release_private,
+	.release	= netlink_seq_release,
 };
 
 #endif
@@ -1885,6 +1918,27 @@ static struct net_proto_family netlink_family_ops = {
 	.owner	= THIS_MODULE,	/* for consistency 8) */
 };
 
+static int netlink_net_init(struct net *net)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
+	if (!proc_net_fops_create(net, "netlink", 0, &netlink_seq_fops))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+#endif
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void netlink_net_exit(struct net *net)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
+	proc_net_remove(net, "netlink");
+#endif
+}
+
+static struct pernet_operations netlink_net_ops = {
+	.init = netlink_net_init,
+	.exit = netlink_net_exit,
+};
+
 static int __init netlink_proto_init(void)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *dummy_skb;
@@ -1930,9 +1984,7 @@ static int __init netlink_proto_init(void)
 	}
 
 	sock_register(&netlink_family_ops);
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-	proc_net_fops_create(&init_net, "netlink", 0, &netlink_seq_fops);
-#endif
+	register_pernet_subsys(&netlink_net_ops);
 	/* The netlink device handler may be needed early. */
 	rtnetlink_init();
 out:
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 8c11ca4a2121692614ac43064c2718695d11bf6b..af8fe26815fa5d20c071b9c46b413c5e0e665256 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -782,8 +782,8 @@ static int __init genl_init(void)
 	netlink_set_nonroot(NETLINK_GENERIC, NL_NONROOT_RECV);
 
 	/* we'll bump the group number right afterwards */
-	genl_sock = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_GENERIC, 0, genl_rcv,
-					  NULL, THIS_MODULE);
+	genl_sock = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_GENERIC, 0,
+					  genl_rcv, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (genl_sock == NULL)
 		panic("GENL: Cannot initialize generic netlink\n");
 
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 0d81c0f2391920799316a313a8c1ff3051574910..1f8e7c22ddbd0cb8d4583eaeeaa01776f3ef6dc9 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -2399,7 +2399,7 @@ static int __init xfrm_user_init(void)
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Initializing XFRM netlink socket\n");
 
-	nlsk = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_XFRM, XFRMNLGRP_MAX,
+	nlsk = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_XFRM, XFRMNLGRP_MAX,
 				     xfrm_netlink_rcv, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (nlsk == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/security/selinux/netlink.c b/security/selinux/netlink.c
index f49046de63a2d126a90815e53612c7034d2b51d3..b59871d74dad870e72d13ee48f0dab4b3e95bcde 100644
--- a/security/selinux/netlink.c
+++ b/security/selinux/netlink.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/selinux_netlink.h>
+#include <net/net_namespace.h>
 
 static struct sock *selnl;
 
@@ -104,8 +105,8 @@ void selnl_notify_policyload(u32 seqno)
 
 static int __init selnl_init(void)
 {
-	selnl = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_SELINUX, SELNLGRP_MAX, NULL, NULL,
-	                              THIS_MODULE);
+	selnl = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_SELINUX,
+				      SELNLGRP_MAX, NULL, NULL, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (selnl == NULL)
 		panic("SELinux:  Cannot create netlink socket.");
 	netlink_set_nonroot(NETLINK_SELINUX, NL_NONROOT_RECV);