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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+===============
+Generic Netlink
+===============
+
 A wiki document on how to use Generic Netlink can be found here:
 
  * http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/generic_netlink_howto
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/index.rst b/Documentation/networking/index.rst
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    fore200e
    framerelay
    generic-hdlc
+   generic_netlink
 
 .. only::  subproject and html