1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index e1a698df5706..784f34d11fdd 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -1760,7 +1760,10 @@ static struct inet6_dev *addrconf_add_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 
         idev = ipv6_find_idev(dev);
         if (!idev)
-                return NULL;
+                return ERR_PTR(-ENOBUFS);
+
+        if (idev->cnf.disable_ipv6)
+                return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 
         /* Add default multicast route */
         addrconf_add_mroute(dev);
@@ -2129,8 +2132,9 @@ static int inet6_addr_add(struct net *net, int ifindex, struct in6_addr *pfx,
         if (!dev)
                 return -ENODEV;
 
-        if ((idev = addrconf_add_dev(dev)) == NULL)
-                return -ENOBUFS;
+        idev = addrconf_add_dev(dev);
+        if (IS_ERR(idev))
+                return PTR_ERR(idev);
 
         scope = ipv6_addr_scope(pfx);
 
@@ -2377,7 +2381,7 @@ static void addrconf_dev_config(struct net_device *dev)
         }
 
         idev = addrconf_add_dev(dev);
-        if (idev == NULL)
+        if (IS_ERR(idev))
                 return;
 
         memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(struct in6_addr));
@@ -2468,7 +2472,7 @@ static void addrconf_ip6_tnl_config(struct net_device *dev)
         ASSERT_RTNL();
 
         idev = addrconf_add_dev(dev);
-        if (!idev) {
+        if (IS_ERR(idev)) {
                 printk(KERN_DEBUG "init ip6-ip6: add_dev failed\n");
                 return;
         }