7 files changed, 14 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/inet_common.h b/include/net/inet_common.h
index d6238bdefbaf..4bfcf3f3555f 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_common.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_common.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ extern int			inet_getname(struct socket *sock,
 extern int                      inet_ioctl(struct socket *sock, 
                                            unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 
-extern int                      inet_ctl_sock_create(struct socket **sock,
+extern int                      inet_ctl_sock_create(struct sock **sk,
                                                      unsigned short family,
                                                      unsigned short type,
                                                      unsigned char protocol);
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv4.c b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
index feb3fa5b7141..5669c895c873 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv4.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
@@ -991,7 +991,6 @@ static struct inet_protosw dccp_v4_protosw = {
 
 static int __init dccp_v4_init(void)
 {
-        struct socket *socket;
         int err = proto_register(&dccp_v4_prot, 1);
 
         if (err != 0)
@@ -1003,11 +1002,10 @@ static int __init dccp_v4_init(void)
 
         inet_register_protosw(&dccp_v4_protosw);
 
-        err = inet_ctl_sock_create(&socket, PF_INET,
+        err = inet_ctl_sock_create(&dccp_v4_ctl_sk, PF_INET,
                                    SOCK_DCCP, IPPROTO_DCCP);
         if (err)
                 goto out_unregister_protosw;
-        dccp_v4_ctl_sk = socket->sk;
 out:
         return err;
 out_unregister_protosw:
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv6.c b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
index 5690fbd3bf68..cf598bfc6a18 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
@@ -1173,7 +1173,6 @@ static struct inet_protosw dccp_v6_protosw = {
 
 static int __init dccp_v6_init(void)
 {
-        struct socket *socket;
         int err = proto_register(&dccp_v6_prot, 1);
 
         if (err != 0)
@@ -1185,11 +1184,10 @@ static int __init dccp_v6_init(void)
 
         inet6_register_protosw(&dccp_v6_protosw);
 
-        err = inet_ctl_sock_create(&socket, PF_INET6,
+        err = inet_ctl_sock_create(&dccp_v6_ctl_sk, PF_INET6,
                                    SOCK_DCCP, IPPROTO_DCCP);
         if (err != 0)
                 goto out_unregister_protosw;
-        dccp_v6_ctl_sk = socket->sk;
 out:
         return err;
 out_unregister_protosw:
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 7ab0bd64c9d1..cad664bf3f2e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -1250,19 +1250,21 @@ out:
         return segs;
 }
 
-int inet_ctl_sock_create(struct socket **sock, unsigned short family,
+int inet_ctl_sock_create(struct sock **sk, unsigned short family,
                          unsigned short type, unsigned char protocol)
 {
-        int rc = sock_create_kern(family, type, protocol, sock);
+        struct socket *sock;
+        int rc = sock_create_kern(family, type, protocol, &sock);
 
         if (rc == 0) {
-                (*sock)->sk->sk_allocation = GFP_ATOMIC;
-                inet_sk((*sock)->sk)->uc_ttl = -1;
+                *sk = sock->sk;
+                (*sk)->sk_allocation = GFP_ATOMIC;
+                inet_sk(*sk)->uc_ttl = -1;
                 /*
                  * Unhash it so that IP input processing does not even see it,
                  * we do not wish this socket to see incoming packets.
                  */
-                (*sock)->sk->sk_prot->unhash((*sock)->sk);
+                (*sk)->sk_prot->unhash(*sk);
         }
         return rc;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index edf5a37bb5c3..cfe5df76e14b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -2490,11 +2490,9 @@ struct proto tcp_prot = {
 
 void __init tcp_v4_init(void)
 {
-        struct socket *__tcp_socket;
-        if (inet_ctl_sock_create(&__tcp_socket, PF_INET, SOCK_RAW,
+        if (inet_ctl_sock_create(&tcp_sock, PF_INET, SOCK_RAW,
                                  IPPROTO_TCP) < 0)
                 panic("Failed to create the TCP control socket.\n");
-        tcp_sock = __tcp_socket->sk;
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipv4_specific);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index d98222fba041..2882cc51669e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -2200,14 +2200,13 @@ static struct inet_protosw tcpv6_protosw = {
 static int tcpv6_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
         int err;
-        struct socket *sock;
         struct sock *sk;
 
-        err = inet_ctl_sock_create(&sock, PF_INET6, SOCK_RAW, IPPROTO_TCP);
+        err = inet_ctl_sock_create(&sk, PF_INET6, SOCK_RAW, IPPROTO_TCP);
         if (err)
                 return err;
 
-        net->ipv6.tcp_sk = sk = sock->sk;
+        net->ipv6.tcp_sk = sk;
         sk_change_net(sk, net);
         return err;
 }
diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index ac0833c19450..3c08d334d4a8 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -674,21 +674,19 @@ static int sctp_ctl_sock_init(void)
 {
         int err;
         sa_family_t family;
-        struct socket *socket;
 
         if (sctp_get_pf_specific(PF_INET6))
                 family = PF_INET6;
         else
                 family = PF_INET;
 
-        err = inet_ctl_sock_create(&socket, family,
+        err = inet_ctl_sock_create(&sctp_ctl_sock, family,
                                    SOCK_SEQPACKET, IPPROTO_SCTP);
         if (err < 0) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR
                        "SCTP: Failed to create the SCTP control socket.\n");
                 return err;
         }
-        sctp_ctl_sock = socket->sk;
         return 0;
 }