2 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/socket/netlink/provider.go b/pkg/sentry/socket/netlink/provider.go
index 863edc241..5dc103877 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/socket/netlink/provider.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/socket/netlink/provider.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (*socketProvider) Socket(t *kernel.Task, stype linux.SockType, protocol int
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	s, err := NewSocket(t, p)
+	s, err := NewSocket(t, stype, p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/socket/netlink/socket.go b/pkg/sentry/socket/netlink/socket.go
index 16c79aa33..62659784a 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/socket/netlink/socket.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/socket/netlink/socket.go
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ type Socket struct {
 	// protocol is the netlink protocol implementation.
 	protocol Protocol
 
+	// skType is the socket type. This is either SOCK_DGRAM or SOCK_RAW for
+	// netlink sockets.
+	skType linux.SockType
+
 	// ep is a datagram unix endpoint used to buffer messages sent from the
 	// kernel to userspace. RecvMsg reads messages from this endpoint.
 	ep transport.Endpoint
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ type Socket struct {
 var _ socket.Socket = (*Socket)(nil)
 
 // NewSocket creates a new Socket.
-func NewSocket(t *kernel.Task, protocol Protocol) (*Socket, *syserr.Error) {
+func NewSocket(t *kernel.Task, skType linux.SockType, protocol Protocol) (*Socket, *syserr.Error) {
 	// Datagram endpoint used to buffer kernel -> user messages.
 	ep := transport.NewConnectionless()
 
@@ -126,6 +130,7 @@ func NewSocket(t *kernel.Task, protocol Protocol) (*Socket, *syserr.Error) {
 	return &Socket{
 		ports:          t.Kernel().NetlinkPorts(),
 		protocol:       protocol,
+		skType:         skType,
 		ep:             ep,
 		connection:     connection,
 		sendBufferSize: defaultSendBufferSize,
@@ -621,3 +626,8 @@ func (s *Socket) Write(ctx context.Context, _ *fs.File, src usermem.IOSequence,
 func (s *Socket) State() uint32 {
 	return s.ep.State()
 }
+
+// Type implements socket.Socket.Type.
+func (s *Socket) Type() (family int, skType linux.SockType, protocol int) {
+	return linux.AF_NETLINK, s.skType, s.protocol.Protocol()
+}