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diff --git a/include/linux/net.h b/include/linux/net.h
index b292a0435571..4bcee94cef93 100644
--- a/include/linux/net.h
+++ b/include/linux/net.h
@@ -164,6 +164,14 @@ struct proto_ops {
#endif
int (*sendmsg) (struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len);
+ /* Notes for implementing recvmsg:
+ * ===============================
+ * msg->msg_namelen should get updated by the recvmsg handlers
+ * iff msg_name != NULL. It is by default 0 to prevent
+ * returning uninitialized memory to user space. The recvfrom
+ * handlers can assume that msg.msg_name is either NULL or has
+ * a minimum size of sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage).
+ */
int (*recvmsg) (struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len,
int flags);