1 files changed, 4 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c
index 3312e8f2abe4..9cf0538d1717 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c
@@ -426,16 +426,10 @@ int br_sysfs_addbr(struct net_device *dev)
                 goto out2;
         }
 
-
-        kobject_set_name(&br->ifobj, SYSFS_BRIDGE_PORT_SUBDIR);
-        br->ifobj.ktype = NULL;
-        br->ifobj.kset = NULL;
-        br->ifobj.parent = brobj;
-
-        err = kobject_register(&br->ifobj);
-        if (err) {
+        br->ifobj = kobject_create_and_add(SYSFS_BRIDGE_PORT_SUBDIR, brobj);
+        if (!br->ifobj) {
                 pr_info("%s: can't add kobject (directory) %s/%s\n",
-                        __FUNCTION__, dev->name, kobject_name(&br->ifobj));
+                        __FUNCTION__, dev->name, SYSFS_BRIDGE_PORT_SUBDIR);
                 goto out3;
         }
         return 0;
@@ -453,7 +447,7 @@ void br_sysfs_delbr(struct net_device *dev)
         struct kobject *kobj = &dev->dev.kobj;
         struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-        kobject_unregister(&br->ifobj);
+        kobject_put(br->ifobj);
         sysfs_remove_bin_file(kobj, &bridge_forward);
         sysfs_remove_group(kobj, &bridge_group);
 }