@@ -184,9 +184,6 @@ int register_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
if (err)
goto out_unregister_netdev;
- /* Account for reference in struct vlan_dev_priv */
- dev_hold(real_dev);
-
vlan_stacked_transfer_operstate(real_dev, dev, vlan);
linkwatch_fire_event(dev); /* _MUST_ call rfc2863_policy() */
@@ -615,6 +615,9 @@ static int vlan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
if (!vlan->vlan_pcpu_stats)
return -ENOMEM;
+ /* Get vlan's reference to real_dev */
+ dev_hold(real_dev);
+
return 0;
}