1 files changed, 4 insertions, 61 deletions

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index 4a6a25d551a8..55d97e18aa4a 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/byteorder/generic.h>
-#include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <linux/if.h>
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
@@ -403,7 +402,7 @@ int batadv_hardif_no_broadcast(struct batadv_hard_iface *if_outgoing,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* >1 neighbors -> (re)brodcast */
+	/* >1 neighbors -> (re)broadcast */
 	if (rcu_dereference(hlist_next_rcu(first)))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -678,43 +677,16 @@ batadv_hardif_deactivate_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 }
 
 /**
- * batadv_master_del_slave() - remove hard_iface from the current master iface
- * @slave: the interface enslaved in another master
- * @master: the master from which slave has to be removed
- *
- * Invoke ndo_del_slave on master passing slave as argument. In this way the
- * slave is free'd and the master can correctly change its internal state.
- *
- * Return: 0 on success, a negative value representing the error otherwise
- */
-static int batadv_master_del_slave(struct batadv_hard_iface *slave,
-				   struct net_device *master)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	if (!master)
-		return 0;
-
-	ret = -EBUSY;
-	if (master->netdev_ops->ndo_del_slave)
-		ret = master->netdev_ops->ndo_del_slave(master, slave->net_dev);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/**
  * batadv_hardif_enable_interface() - Enslave hard interface to soft interface
  * @hard_iface: hard interface to add to soft interface
- * @net: the applicable net namespace
- * @iface_name: name of the soft interface
+ * @soft_iface: netdev struct of the mesh interface
  *
  * Return: 0 on success or negative error number in case of failure
  */
 int batadv_hardif_enable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
-				   struct net *net, const char *iface_name)
+				   struct net_device *soft_iface)
 {
 	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv;
-	struct net_device *soft_iface, *master;
 	__be16 ethertype = htons(ETH_P_BATMAN);
 	int max_header_len = batadv_max_header_len();
 	int ret;
@@ -724,35 +696,7 @@ int batadv_hardif_enable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
 
 	kref_get(&hard_iface->refcount);
 
-	soft_iface = dev_get_by_name(net, iface_name);
-
-	if (!soft_iface) {
-		soft_iface = batadv_softif_create(net, iface_name);
-
-		if (!soft_iface) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto err;
-		}
-
-		/* dev_get_by_name() increases the reference counter for us */
-		dev_hold(soft_iface);
-	}
-
-	if (!batadv_softif_is_valid(soft_iface)) {
-		pr_err("Can't create batman mesh interface %s: already exists as regular interface\n",
-		       soft_iface->name);
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto err_dev;
-	}
-
-	/* check if the interface is enslaved in another virtual one and
-	 * in that case unlink it first
-	 */
-	master = netdev_master_upper_dev_get(hard_iface->net_dev);
-	ret = batadv_master_del_slave(hard_iface, master);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_dev;
-
+	dev_hold(soft_iface);
 	hard_iface->soft_iface = soft_iface;
 	bat_priv = netdev_priv(hard_iface->soft_iface);
 
@@ -810,7 +754,6 @@ err_upper:
 err_dev:
 	hard_iface->soft_iface = NULL;
 	dev_put(soft_iface);
-err:
 	batadv_hardif_put(hard_iface);
 	return ret;
 }