static int sctp_ctl_sock_init(void)
{
int err;
- sa_family_t family;
+ sa_family_t family = PF_INET;
if (sctp_get_pf_specific(PF_INET6))
family = PF_INET6;
- else
- family = PF_INET;
err = inet_ctl_sock_create(&sctp_ctl_sock, family,
SOCK_SEQPACKET, IPPROTO_SCTP, &init_net);
+
+ /* If IPv6 socket could not be created, try the IPv4 socket */
+ if (err < 0 && family == PF_INET6)
+ err = inet_ctl_sock_create(&sctp_ctl_sock, AF_INET,
+ SOCK_SEQPACKET, IPPROTO_SCTP,
+ &init_net);
+
if (err < 0) {
printk(KERN_ERR
"SCTP: Failed to create the SCTP control socket.\n");