1 files changed, 8 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index e048ec62d109..b41ce0f0d514 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -2740,10 +2740,6 @@ static int addrconf_ifdown(struct net_device *dev, int how)
                         /* Flag it for later restoration when link comes up */
                         ifa->flags |= IFA_F_TENTATIVE;
                         ifa->state = INET6_IFADDR_STATE_DAD;
-
-                        write_unlock_bh(&idev->lock);
-
-                        in6_ifa_hold(ifa);
                 } else {
                         list_del(&ifa->if_list);
 
@@ -2758,19 +2754,15 @@ static int addrconf_ifdown(struct net_device *dev, int how)
                         ifa->state = INET6_IFADDR_STATE_DEAD;
                         spin_unlock_bh(&ifa->state_lock);
 
-                        if (state == INET6_IFADDR_STATE_DEAD)
-                                goto put_ifa;
+                        if (state == INET6_IFADDR_STATE_DEAD) {
+                                in6_ifa_put(ifa);
+                        } else {
+                                __ipv6_ifa_notify(RTM_DELADDR, ifa);
+                                atomic_notifier_call_chain(&inet6addr_chain,
+                                                           NETDEV_DOWN, ifa);
+                        }
+                        write_lock_bh(&idev->lock);
                 }
-
-                __ipv6_ifa_notify(RTM_DELADDR, ifa);
-                if (ifa->state == INET6_IFADDR_STATE_DEAD)
-                        atomic_notifier_call_chain(&inet6addr_chain,
-                                                   NETDEV_DOWN, ifa);
-
-put_ifa:
-                in6_ifa_put(ifa);
-
-                write_lock_bh(&idev->lock);
         }
 
         list_splice(&keep_list, &idev->addr_list);