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+#include "net/genetlink.h"
+
+#include <linux/version.h>
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,23)
+
+/* We use multicast groups 16 through 31 to avoid colliding with the multicast
+ * group selected by brcompat_mod, which uses groups 32. Collision isn't
+ * fatal--multicast listeners should check that the family is the one that they
+ * want and discard others--but it wastes time and memory to receive unwanted
+ * messages. */
+int genl_register_mc_group(struct genl_family *family,
+ struct genl_multicast_group *grp)
+{
+ /* This code is called single-threaded. */
+ static unsigned int next_id = 0;
+ grp->id = next_id++ % 16 + 16;
+ grp->family = family;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+#endif /* kernel < 2.6.23 */