4 files changed, 5 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/core.c b/net/ieee802154/core.c
index 2ee00e8a0308..b0248e934230 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/core.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/core.c
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ wpan_phy_new(const struct cfg802154_ops *ops, size_t priv_size)
 	/* atomic_inc_return makes it start at 1, make it start at 0 */
 	rdev->wpan_phy_idx--;
 
-	mutex_init(&rdev->wpan_phy.pib_lock);
-
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rdev->wpan_dev_list);
 	device_initialize(&rdev->wpan_phy.dev);
 	dev_set_name(&rdev->wpan_phy.dev, PHY_NAME "%d", rdev->wpan_phy_idx);
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c b/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c
index cbc0d09351e0..77d73014bde3 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int ieee802154_nl_fill_phy(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid,
 	if (!hdr)
 		goto out;
 
-	mutex_lock(&phy->pib_lock);
+	rtnl_lock();
 	if (nla_put_string(msg, IEEE802154_ATTR_PHY_NAME, wpan_phy_name(phy)) ||
 	    nla_put_u8(msg, IEEE802154_ATTR_PAGE, phy->current_page) ||
 	    nla_put_u8(msg, IEEE802154_ATTR_CHANNEL, phy->current_channel))
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ static int ieee802154_nl_fill_phy(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid,
 	    nla_put(msg, IEEE802154_ATTR_CHANNEL_PAGE_LIST,
 		    pages * sizeof(uint32_t), buf))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
-	mutex_unlock(&phy->pib_lock);
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	kfree(buf);
 	genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
 	return 0;
 
 nla_put_failure:
-	mutex_unlock(&phy->pib_lock);
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	genlmsg_cancel(msg, hdr);
 out:
 	kfree(buf);
diff --git a/net/mac802154/iface.c b/net/mac802154/iface.c
index 2a5878889289..22f478be7489 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/iface.c
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ static int mac802154_wpan_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE802154_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 	struct ieee802154_local *local = sdata->local;
 	struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev = &sdata->wpan_dev;
-	struct wpan_phy *phy = sdata->local->phy;
 
 	rc = ieee802154_check_concurrent_iface(sdata, sdata->vif.type);
 	if (rc < 0)
@@ -252,8 +251,6 @@ static int mac802154_wpan_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return rc;
 
-	mutex_lock(&phy->pib_lock);
-
 	if (local->hw.flags & IEEE802154_HW_PROMISCUOUS) {
 		rc = drv_set_promiscuous_mode(local,
 					      wpan_dev->promiscuous_mode);
@@ -295,11 +292,7 @@ static int mac802154_wpan_open(struct net_device *dev)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&phy->pib_lock);
-	return 0;
-
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&phy->pib_lock);
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac802154/mib.c b/net/mac802154/mib.c
index 5cf019a57fd7..033dfc7755c6 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/mib.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/mib.c
@@ -91,16 +91,16 @@ void mac802154_dev_set_page_channel(struct net_device *dev, u8 page, u8 chan)
 	struct ieee802154_local *local = sdata->local;
 	int res;
 
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+
 	BUG_ON(dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154);
 
 	res = drv_set_channel(local, page, chan);
 	if (res) {
 		pr_debug("set_channel failed\n");
 	} else {
-		mutex_lock(&local->phy->pib_lock);
 		local->phy->current_channel = chan;
 		local->phy->current_page = page;
-		mutex_unlock(&local->phy->pib_lock);
 	}
 }