1 files changed, 2 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/net/atm/br2684.c b/net/atm/br2684.c
index 651babdfab3..ad2b232a205 100644
--- a/net/atm/br2684.c
+++ b/net/atm/br2684.c
@@ -399,12 +399,6 @@ static void br2684_push(struct atm_vcc *atmvcc, struct sk_buff *skb)
                         unregister_netdev(net_dev);
                         free_netdev(net_dev);
                 }
-                read_lock_irq(&devs_lock);
-                if (list_empty(&br2684_devs)) {
-                        /* last br2684 device */
-                        unregister_atmdevice_notifier(&atm_dev_notifier);
-                }
-                read_unlock_irq(&devs_lock);
                 return;
         }
 
@@ -675,7 +669,6 @@ static int br2684_create(void __user *arg)
 
         if (list_empty(&br2684_devs)) {
                 /* 1st br2684 device */
-                register_atmdevice_notifier(&atm_dev_notifier);
                 brdev->number = 1;
         } else
                 brdev->number = BRPRIV(list_entry_brdev(br2684_devs.prev))->number + 1;
@@ -815,6 +808,7 @@ static int __init br2684_init(void)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 #endif
         register_atm_ioctl(&br2684_ioctl_ops);
+        register_atmdevice_notifier(&atm_dev_notifier);
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -830,9 +824,7 @@ static void __exit br2684_exit(void)
 #endif
 
 
-        /* if not already empty */
-        if (!list_empty(&br2684_devs))
-                unregister_atmdevice_notifier(&atm_dev_notifier);
+        unregister_atmdevice_notifier(&atm_dev_notifier);
 
         while (!list_empty(&br2684_devs)) {
                 net_dev = list_entry_brdev(br2684_devs.next);