1 files changed, 8 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index e19734795a7b..354e800be18d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void in_dev_finish_destroy(struct in_device *idev)
         }
 }
 
-struct in_device *inetdev_init(struct net_device *dev)
+static struct in_device *inetdev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 {
         struct in_device *in_dev;
 
@@ -405,12 +405,10 @@ static int inet_set_ifa(struct net_device *dev, struct in_ifaddr *ifa)
         ASSERT_RTNL();
 
         if (!in_dev) {
-                in_dev = inetdev_init(dev);
-                if (!in_dev) {
-                        inet_free_ifa(ifa);
-                        return -ENOBUFS;
-                }
+                inet_free_ifa(ifa);
+                return -ENOBUFS;
         }
+        ipv4_devconf_setall(in_dev);
         if (ifa->ifa_dev != in_dev) {
                 BUG_TRAP(!ifa->ifa_dev);
                 in_dev_hold(in_dev);
@@ -520,13 +518,12 @@ static struct in_ifaddr *rtm_to_ifaddr(struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 
         in_dev = __in_dev_get_rtnl(dev);
         if (in_dev == NULL) {
-                in_dev = inetdev_init(dev);
-                if (in_dev == NULL) {
-                        err = -ENOBUFS;
-                        goto errout;
-                }
+                err = -ENOBUFS;
+                goto errout;
         }
 
+        ipv4_devconf_setall(in_dev);
+
         ifa = inet_alloc_ifa();
         if (ifa == NULL) {
                 /*