*/
 static int __init irda_init(void)
 {
+       int ret = 0;
+
        IRDA_DEBUG(0, "%s()\n", __FUNCTION__);
 
        /* Lower layer of the stack */
        irlmp_init();
        irlap_init();
 
+       /* Driver/dongle support */
+       irda_device_init();
+
        /* Higher layers of the stack */
        iriap_init();
        irttp_init();
-       irsock_init();
+       ret = irsock_init();
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto out_err_1;
 
        /* Add IrDA packet type (Start receiving packets) */
        dev_add_pack(&irda_packet_type);
        irda_proc_register();
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-       irda_sysctl_register();
+       ret = irda_sysctl_register();
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto out_err_2;
 #endif
 
-       /* Driver/dongle support */
-       irda_device_init();
+       ret = irda_nl_register();
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto out_err_3;
 
        return 0;
+
+ out_err_3:
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
+       irda_sysctl_unregister();
+#endif
+ out_err_2:
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
+       irda_proc_unregister();
+#endif
+
+       /* Remove IrDA packet type (stop receiving packets) */
+       dev_remove_pack(&irda_packet_type);
+
+       /* Remove higher layers */
+       irsock_cleanup();
+ out_err_1:
+       irttp_cleanup();
+       iriap_cleanup();
+
+       /* Remove lower layers */
+       irda_device_cleanup();
+       irlap_cleanup(); /* Must be done before irlmp_cleanup()! DB */
+
+       /* Remove middle layer */
+       irlmp_cleanup();
+
+
+       return ret;
 }
 
 /*
 static void __exit irda_cleanup(void)
 {
        /* Remove External APIs */
+       irda_nl_unregister();
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
        irda_sysctl_unregister();
 #endif
 
--- /dev/null
+/*
+ * IrDA netlink layer, for stack configuration.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2007 Samuel Ortiz <samuel@sortiz>
+ *
+ * Partly based on the 802.11 nelink implementation
+ * (see net/wireless/nl80211.c) which is:
+ * Copyright 2006 Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/socket.h>
+#include <linux/irda.h>
+#include <net/sock.h>
+#include <net/irda/irda.h>
+#include <net/irda/irlap.h>
+#include <net/genetlink.h>
+
+
+
+static struct genl_family irda_nl_family = {
+       .id = GENL_ID_GENERATE,
+       .name = IRDA_NL_NAME,
+       .hdrsize = 0,
+       .version = IRDA_NL_VERSION,
+       .maxattr = IRDA_NL_CMD_MAX,
+};
+
+static struct net_device * ifname_to_netdev(struct genl_info *info)
+{
+       char * ifname;
+
+       if (!info->attrs[IRDA_NL_ATTR_IFNAME])
+               return NULL;
+
+       ifname = nla_data(info->attrs[IRDA_NL_ATTR_IFNAME]);
+
+       IRDA_DEBUG(5, "%s(): Looking for %s\n", __FUNCTION__, ifname);
+
+       return dev_get_by_name(ifname);
+}
+
+static int irda_nl_set_mode(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+       struct net_device * dev;
+       struct irlap_cb * irlap;
+       u32 mode;
+
+       if (!info->attrs[IRDA_NL_ATTR_MODE])
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       mode = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[IRDA_NL_ATTR_MODE]);
+
+       IRDA_DEBUG(5, "%s(): Switching to mode: %d\n", __FUNCTION__, mode);
+
+       dev = ifname_to_netdev(info);
+       if (!dev)
+               return -ENODEV;
+
+       irlap = (struct irlap_cb *)dev->atalk_ptr;
+       if (!irlap) {
+               dev_put(dev);
+               return -ENODEV;
+       }
+
+       irlap->mode = mode;
+
+       dev_put(dev);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int irda_nl_get_mode(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+       struct net_device * dev;
+       struct irlap_cb * irlap;
+       struct sk_buff *msg;
+       void *hdr;
+       int ret = -ENOBUFS;
+
+       dev = ifname_to_netdev(info);
+       if (!dev)
+               return -ENODEV;
+
+       msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!msg) {
+               dev_put(dev);
+               return -ENOMEM;
+       }
+
+       irlap = (struct irlap_cb *)dev->atalk_ptr;
+       if (!irlap) {
+               ret = -ENODEV;
+               goto err_out;
+       }
+
+       hdr = genlmsg_put(msg, info->snd_pid, info->snd_seq,
+                         &irda_nl_family, 0,  IRDA_NL_CMD_GET_MODE);
+       if (IS_ERR(hdr)) {
+               ret = PTR_ERR(hdr);
+               goto err_out;
+       }
+
+       if(nla_put_string(msg, IRDA_NL_ATTR_IFNAME,
+                         dev->name));
+               goto err_out;
+
+       if(nla_put_u32(msg, IRDA_NL_ATTR_MODE, irlap->mode))
+               goto err_out;
+
+       genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
+
+       return genlmsg_unicast(msg, info->snd_pid);
+
+ err_out:
+       nlmsg_free(msg);
+       dev_put(dev);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static struct nla_policy irda_nl_policy[IRDA_NL_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
+       [IRDA_NL_ATTR_IFNAME] = { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING,
+                                 .len = IFNAMSIZ-1 },
+       [IRDA_NL_ATTR_MODE] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+};
+
+static struct genl_ops irda_nl_ops[] = {
+       {
+               .cmd = IRDA_NL_CMD_SET_MODE,
+               .doit = irda_nl_set_mode,
+               .policy = irda_nl_policy,
+               .flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
+       },
+       {
+               .cmd = IRDA_NL_CMD_GET_MODE,
+               .doit = irda_nl_get_mode,
+               .policy = irda_nl_policy,
+               /* can be retrieved by unprivileged users */
+       },
+
+};
+
+int irda_nl_register(void)
+{
+       int err, i;
+
+       err = genl_register_family(&irda_nl_family);
+       if (err)
+               return err;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(irda_nl_ops); i++) {
+               err = genl_register_ops(&irda_nl_family, &irda_nl_ops[i]);
+               if (err)
+                       goto err_out;
+       }
+       return 0;
+ err_out:
+       genl_unregister_family(&irda_nl_family);
+       return err;
+}
+
+void irda_nl_unregister(void)
+{
+       genl_unregister_family(&irda_nl_family);
+}