2 files changed, 14 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/if_vlan.h b/include/linux/if_vlan.h
index edd55af7ebd6..15ace02b7b24 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_vlan.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_vlan.h
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ extern void vlan_ioctl_set(int (*hook)(struct net *, void __user *));
 #define VLAN_GROUP_ARRAY_PART_LEN     (VLAN_GROUP_ARRAY_LEN/VLAN_GROUP_ARRAY_SPLIT_PARTS)
 
 struct vlan_group {
-        int real_dev_ifindex; /* The ifindex of the ethernet(like) device the vlan is attached to. */
+        struct net_device       *real_dev; /* The ethernet(like) device
+                                            * the vlan is attached to.
+                                            */
         unsigned int            nr_vlans;
         struct hlist_node       hlist;  /* linked list */
         struct net_device **vlan_devices_arrays[VLAN_GROUP_ARRAY_SPLIT_PARTS];
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index 5975ec3be7f3..cf8d810a130d 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ static inline unsigned int vlan_grp_hashfn(unsigned int idx)
 }
 
 /* Must be invoked with RCU read lock (no preempt) */
-static struct vlan_group *__vlan_find_group(int real_dev_ifindex)
+static struct vlan_group *__vlan_find_group(struct net_device *real_dev)
 {
         struct vlan_group *grp;
         struct hlist_node *n;
-        int hash = vlan_grp_hashfn(real_dev_ifindex);
+        int hash = vlan_grp_hashfn(real_dev->ifindex);
 
         hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(grp, n, &vlan_group_hash[hash], hlist) {
-                if (grp->real_dev_ifindex == real_dev_ifindex)
+                if (grp->real_dev == real_dev)
                         return grp;
         }
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static struct vlan_group *__vlan_find_group(int real_dev_ifindex)
 struct net_device *__find_vlan_dev(struct net_device *real_dev,
                                    unsigned short VID)
 {
-        struct vlan_group *grp = __vlan_find_group(real_dev->ifindex);
+        struct vlan_group *grp = __vlan_find_group(real_dev);
 
         if (grp)
                 return vlan_group_get_device(grp, VID);
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void vlan_group_free(struct vlan_group *grp)
         kfree(grp);
 }
 
-static struct vlan_group *vlan_group_alloc(int ifindex)
+static struct vlan_group *vlan_group_alloc(struct net_device *real_dev)
 {
         struct vlan_group *grp;
 
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ static struct vlan_group *vlan_group_alloc(int ifindex)
         if (!grp)
                 return NULL;
 
-        grp->real_dev_ifindex = ifindex;
+        grp->real_dev = real_dev;
         hlist_add_head_rcu(&grp->hlist,
-                           &vlan_group_hash[vlan_grp_hashfn(ifindex)]);
+                        &vlan_group_hash[vlan_grp_hashfn(real_dev->ifindex)]);
         return grp;
 }
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void unregister_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 
         ASSERT_RTNL();
 
-        grp = __vlan_find_group(real_dev->ifindex);
+        grp = __vlan_find_group(real_dev);
         BUG_ON(!grp);
 
         vlan_proc_rem_dev(dev);
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ int register_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev)
         struct vlan_group *grp, *ngrp = NULL;
         int err;
 
-        grp = __vlan_find_group(real_dev->ifindex);
+        grp = __vlan_find_group(real_dev);
         if (!grp) {
-                ngrp = grp = vlan_group_alloc(real_dev->ifindex);
+                ngrp = grp = vlan_group_alloc(real_dev);
                 if (!grp)
                         return -ENOBUFS;
         }
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ static int vlan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused, unsigned long event,
                 goto out;
         }
 
-        grp = __vlan_find_group(dev->ifindex);
+        grp = __vlan_find_group(dev);
         if (!grp)
                 goto out;