[NETLINK]: Set correct pid for ioctl originating netlink events
This patch ensures that netlink events created as a result of programns
using ioctls (such as ifconfig, route etc) contains the correct PID of
those events.
Signed-off-by: Jamal Hadi Salim <hadi@cyberus.ca>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index fd47a1e..650dcb1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@
if (!skb)
netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTMGRP_IPV4_IFADDR, ENOBUFS);
- else if (inet_fill_ifaddr(skb, ifa, 0, 0, event, 0) < 0) {
+ else if (inet_fill_ifaddr(skb, ifa, current->pid, 0, event, 0) < 0) {
kfree_skb(skb);
netlink_set_err(rtnl, 0, RTMGRP_IPV4_IFADDR, EINVAL);
} else {