4 files changed, 11 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 5af0ba1ed473..eaaeff404ce9 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -831,8 +831,7 @@ struct net_device *dev_get_by_name(struct net *net, const char *name)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	dev = dev_get_by_name_rcu(net, name);
-	if (dev)
-		dev_hold(dev);
+	dev_hold(dev);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return dev;
 }
@@ -905,8 +904,7 @@ struct net_device *dev_get_by_index(struct net *net, int ifindex)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	dev = dev_get_by_index_rcu(net, ifindex);
-	if (dev)
-		dev_hold(dev);
+	dev_hold(dev);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return dev;
 }
diff --git a/net/core/drop_monitor.c b/net/core/drop_monitor.c
index ead2a8aa57b4..49442cae6f69 100644
--- a/net/core/drop_monitor.c
+++ b/net/core/drop_monitor.c
@@ -850,8 +850,7 @@ net_dm_hw_metadata_copy(const struct devlink_trap_metadata *metadata)
 	}
 
 	hw_metadata->input_dev = metadata->input_dev;
-	if (hw_metadata->input_dev)
-		dev_hold(hw_metadata->input_dev);
+	dev_hold(hw_metadata->input_dev);
 
 	return hw_metadata;
 
@@ -867,8 +866,7 @@ free_hw_metadata:
 static void
 net_dm_hw_metadata_free(const struct devlink_trap_metadata *hw_metadata)
 {
-	if (hw_metadata->input_dev)
-		dev_put(hw_metadata->input_dev);
+	dev_put(hw_metadata->input_dev);
 	kfree(hw_metadata->fa_cookie);
 	kfree(hw_metadata->trap_name);
 	kfree(hw_metadata->trap_group_name);
diff --git a/net/core/dst.c b/net/core/dst.c
index fb3bcba87744..497ef9b3fc6a 100644
--- a/net/core/dst.c
+++ b/net/core/dst.c
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ void dst_init(struct dst_entry *dst, struct dst_ops *ops,
 	      unsigned short flags)
 {
 	dst->dev = dev;
-	if (dev)
-		dev_hold(dev);
+	dev_hold(dev);
 	dst->ops = ops;
 	dst_init_metrics(dst, dst_default_metrics.metrics, true);
 	dst->expires = 0UL;
@@ -118,8 +117,7 @@ struct dst_entry *dst_destroy(struct dst_entry * dst)
 
 	if (dst->ops->destroy)
 		dst->ops->destroy(dst);
-	if (dst->dev)
-		dev_put(dst->dev);
+	dev_put(dst->dev);
 
 	lwtstate_put(dst->lwtstate);
 
diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index 5427c4b9c087..b963d6b02c4f 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -741,12 +741,10 @@ struct pneigh_entry * pneigh_lookup(struct neigh_table *tbl,
 	write_pnet(&n->net, net);
 	memcpy(n->key, pkey, key_len);
 	n->dev = dev;
-	if (dev)
-		dev_hold(dev);
+	dev_hold(dev);
 
 	if (tbl->pconstructor && tbl->pconstructor(n)) {
-		if (dev)
-			dev_put(dev);
+		dev_put(dev);
 		kfree(n);
 		n = NULL;
 		goto out;
@@ -778,8 +776,7 @@ int pneigh_delete(struct neigh_table *tbl, struct net *net, const void *pkey,
 			write_unlock_bh(&tbl->lock);
 			if (tbl->pdestructor)
 				tbl->pdestructor(n);
-			if (n->dev)
-				dev_put(n->dev);
+			dev_put(n->dev);
 			kfree(n);
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -812,8 +809,7 @@ static int pneigh_ifdown_and_unlock(struct neigh_table *tbl,
 		n->next = NULL;
 		if (tbl->pdestructor)
 			tbl->pdestructor(n);
-		if (n->dev)
-			dev_put(n->dev);
+		dev_put(n->dev);
 		kfree(n);
 	}
 	return -ENOENT;
@@ -1662,8 +1658,7 @@ void neigh_parms_release(struct neigh_table *tbl, struct neigh_parms *parms)
 	list_del(&parms->list);
 	parms->dead = 1;
 	write_unlock_bh(&tbl->lock);
-	if (parms->dev)
-		dev_put(parms->dev);
+	dev_put(parms->dev);
 	call_rcu(&parms->rcu_head, neigh_rcu_free_parms);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(neigh_parms_release);