netdev - [PATCH ipsec-next] xfrm interface: don't take extra reference to netdev

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Date:   Thu, 23 Apr 2020 11:39:20 +0200
From:   Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
To:     steffen.klassert@...unet.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
Subject: [PATCH ipsec-next] xfrm interface: don't take extra reference to netdev

I don't see any reason to do this. Maybe needed before
commit 56c5ee1a5823 ("xfrm interface: fix memory leak on creation").

Signed-off-by: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
---
 net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
index 3361e3ac5714..eb9928c0a87c 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ static int xfrmi_create(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	dev_hold(dev);
 	xfrmi_link(xfrmn, xi);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -175,7 +174,6 @@ static void xfrmi_dev_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct xfrmi_net *xfrmn = net_generic(xi->net, xfrmi_net_id);
 
 	xfrmi_unlink(xfrmn, xi);
-	dev_put(dev);
 }
 
 static void xfrmi_scrub_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, bool xnet)
-- 
2.24.0