2 files changed, 4 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/net/tipc/eth_media.c b/net/tipc/eth_media.c
index c1aa37fdca2f..40ea40cf6204 100644
--- a/net/tipc/eth_media.c
+++ b/net/tipc/eth_media.c
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@ static void setup_bearer(struct work_struct *work)
  */
 static int enable_bearer(struct tipc_bearer *tb_ptr)
 {
-        struct net_device *dev = NULL;
-        struct net_device *pdev = NULL;
+        struct net_device *dev;
         struct eth_bearer *eb_ptr = &eth_bearers[0];
         struct eth_bearer *stop = &eth_bearers[MAX_ETH_BEARERS];
         char *driver_name = strchr((const char *)tb_ptr->name, ':') + 1;
@@ -178,15 +177,7 @@ static int enable_bearer(struct tipc_bearer *tb_ptr)
         }
 
         /* Find device with specified name */
-        read_lock(&dev_base_lock);
-        for_each_netdev(&init_net, pdev) {
-                if (!strncmp(pdev->name, driver_name, IFNAMSIZ)) {
-                        dev = pdev;
-                        dev_hold(dev);
-                        break;
-                }
-        }
-        read_unlock(&dev_base_lock);
+        dev = dev_get_by_name(&init_net, driver_name);
         if (!dev)
                 return -ENODEV;
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/ib_media.c b/net/tipc/ib_media.c
index baa9df4327d9..ad2e1ec4117e 100644
--- a/net/tipc/ib_media.c
+++ b/net/tipc/ib_media.c
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ static void setup_bearer(struct work_struct *work)
  */
 static int enable_bearer(struct tipc_bearer *tb_ptr)
 {
-        struct net_device *dev = NULL;
-        struct net_device *pdev = NULL;
+        struct net_device *dev;
         struct ib_bearer *ib_ptr = &ib_bearers[0];
         struct ib_bearer *stop = &ib_bearers[MAX_IB_BEARERS];
         char *driver_name = strchr((const char *)tb_ptr->name, ':') + 1;
@@ -171,15 +170,7 @@ static int enable_bearer(struct tipc_bearer *tb_ptr)
         }
 
         /* Find device with specified name */
-        read_lock(&dev_base_lock);
-        for_each_netdev(&init_net, pdev) {
-                if (!strncmp(pdev->name, driver_name, IFNAMSIZ)) {
-                        dev = pdev;
-                        dev_hold(dev);
-                        break;
-                }
-        }
-        read_unlock(&dev_base_lock);
+        dev = dev_get_by_name(&init_net, driver_name);
         if (!dev)
                 return -ENODEV;