1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index af427a3dbcba..43ec92680ae8 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void tcf_hash_destroy(struct tc_action *a)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcf_hash_destroy);
 
-int tcf_hash_release(struct tc_action *a, int bind)
+int __tcf_hash_release(struct tc_action *a, bool bind, bool strict)
 {
         struct tcf_common *p = a->priv;
         int ret = 0;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int tcf_hash_release(struct tc_action *a, int bind)
         if (p) {
                 if (bind)
                         p->tcfc_bindcnt--;
-                else if (p->tcfc_bindcnt > 0)
+                else if (strict && p->tcfc_bindcnt > 0)
                         return -EPERM;
 
                 p->tcfc_refcnt--;
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ int tcf_hash_release(struct tc_action *a, int bind)
                         ret = 1;
                 }
         }
+
         return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcf_hash_release);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__tcf_hash_release);
 
 static int tcf_dump_walker(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
                            struct tc_action *a)
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ static int tcf_del_walker(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a)
                 head = &hinfo->htab[tcf_hash(i, hinfo->hmask)];
                 hlist_for_each_entry_safe(p, n, head, tcfc_head) {
                         a->priv = p;
-                        ret = tcf_hash_release(a, 0);
+                        ret = __tcf_hash_release(a, false, true);
                         if (ret == ACT_P_DELETED) {
                                 module_put(a->ops->owner);
                                 n_i++;
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ int tcf_action_destroy(struct list_head *actions, int bind)
         int ret = 0;
 
         list_for_each_entry_safe(a, tmp, actions, list) {
-                ret = tcf_hash_release(a, bind);
+                ret = __tcf_hash_release(a, bind, true);
                 if (ret == ACT_P_DELETED)
                         module_put(a->ops->owner);
                 else if (ret < 0)