diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index fbccb45..d8273b0 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@
 
 static struct genl_ops *genl_get_cmd(u8 cmd, struct genl_family *family)
 {
-	struct genl_ops *ops;
+	int i;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(ops, &family->ops_list, ops_list)
-		if (ops->cmd == cmd)
-			return ops;
+	for (i = 0; i < family->n_ops; i++)
+		if (family->ops[i].cmd == cmd)
+			return &family->ops[i];
 
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -283,33 +283,30 @@
 		__genl_unregister_mc_group(family, grp);
 }
 
-static int genl_register_ops(struct genl_family *family, struct genl_ops *ops)
+static int genl_validate_add_ops(struct genl_family *family, struct genl_ops *ops,
+				 unsigned int n_ops)
 {
-	int err = -EINVAL;
+	int i, j;
 
-	if (ops->dumpit == NULL && ops->doit == NULL)
-		goto errout;
-
-	if (genl_get_cmd(ops->cmd, family)) {
-		err = -EEXIST;
-		goto errout;
+	for (i = 0; i < n_ops; i++) {
+		if (ops[i].dumpit == NULL && ops[i].doit == NULL)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		for (j = i + 1; j < n_ops; j++)
+			if (ops[i].cmd == ops[j].cmd)
+				return -EINVAL;
+		if (ops[i].dumpit)
+			ops[i].flags |= GENL_CMD_CAP_DUMP;
+		if (ops[i].doit)
+			ops[i].flags |= GENL_CMD_CAP_DO;
+		if (ops[i].policy)
+			ops[i].flags |= GENL_CMD_CAP_HASPOL;
 	}
 
-	if (ops->dumpit)
-		ops->flags |= GENL_CMD_CAP_DUMP;
-	if (ops->doit)
-		ops->flags |= GENL_CMD_CAP_DO;
-	if (ops->policy)
-		ops->flags |= GENL_CMD_CAP_HASPOL;
+	/* family is not registered yet, so no locking needed */
+	family->ops = ops;
+	family->n_ops = n_ops;
 
-	genl_lock_all();
-	list_add_tail(&ops->ops_list, &family->ops_list);
-	genl_unlock_all();
-
-	genl_ctrl_event(CTRL_CMD_NEWOPS, ops);
-	err = 0;
-errout:
-	return err;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -333,7 +330,6 @@
 	if (family->id > GENL_MAX_ID)
 		goto errout;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&family->ops_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&family->mcast_groups);
 
 	genl_lock_all();
@@ -405,21 +401,13 @@
 int __genl_register_family_with_ops(struct genl_family *family,
 	struct genl_ops *ops, size_t n_ops)
 {
-	int err, i;
+	int err;
 
-	err = __genl_register_family(family);
+	err = genl_validate_add_ops(family, ops, n_ops);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < n_ops; ++i, ++ops) {
-		err = genl_register_ops(family, ops);
-		if (err)
-			goto err_out;
-	}
-	return 0;
-err_out:
-	genl_unregister_family(family);
-	return err;
+	return __genl_register_family(family);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__genl_register_family_with_ops);
 
@@ -444,7 +432,7 @@
 			continue;
 
 		list_del(&rc->family_list);
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&family->ops_list);
+		family->n_ops = 0;
 		genl_unlock_all();
 
 		kfree(family->attrbuf);
@@ -671,19 +659,19 @@
 	    nla_put_u32(skb, CTRL_ATTR_MAXATTR, family->maxattr))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	if (!list_empty(&family->ops_list)) {
+	if (family->n_ops) {
 		struct nlattr *nla_ops;
-		struct genl_ops *ops;
-		int idx = 1;
+		int i;
 
 		nla_ops = nla_nest_start(skb, CTRL_ATTR_OPS);
 		if (nla_ops == NULL)
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 
-		list_for_each_entry(ops, &family->ops_list, ops_list) {
+		for (i = 0; i < family->n_ops; i++) {
 			struct nlattr *nest;
+			struct genl_ops *ops = &family->ops[i];
 
-			nest = nla_nest_start(skb, idx++);
+			nest = nla_nest_start(skb, i + 1);
 			if (nest == NULL)
 				goto nla_put_failure;