Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6

* master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6:
  [NET_SCHED]: HFSC: fix thinko in hfsc_adjust_levels()
  [IPV6]: skb leakage in inet6_csk_xmit
  [BRIDGE]: Do sysfs registration inside rtnl.
  [NET]: Do sysfs registration as part of register_netdevice.
  [TG3]: Fix possible NULL deref in tg3_run_loopback().
  [NET] linkwatch: Handle jiffies wrap-around
  [IRDA]: Switching to a workqueue for the SIR work
  [IRDA]: smsc-ircc: Minimal hotplug support.
  [IRDA]: Removing unused EXPORT_SYMBOLs
  [IRDA]: New maintainer.
  [NET]: Make netdev_chain a raw notifier.
  [IPV4]: ip_options_fragment() has no effect on fragmentation
  [NET]: Add missing operstates documentation.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/net/bridge/br_if.c b/net/bridge/br_if.c
index 59eef42d4a42..ad1c7af65ec8 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c
@@ -308,26 +308,19 @@ int br_add_bridge(const char *name)
         if (ret)
                 goto err2;
 
-        /* network device kobject is not setup until
-         * after rtnl_unlock does it's hotplug magic.
-         * so hold reference to avoid race.
-         */
-        dev_hold(dev);
-        rtnl_unlock();
-
         ret = br_sysfs_addbr(dev);
-        dev_put(dev);
-
-        if (ret) 
-                unregister_netdev(dev);
- out:
-        return ret;
+        if (ret)
+                goto err3;
+        rtnl_unlock();
+        return 0;
 
+ err3:
+        unregister_netdev(dev);
  err2:
         free_netdev(dev);
  err1:
         rtnl_unlock();
-        goto out;
+        return ret;
 }
 
 int br_del_bridge(const char *name)