1 files changed, 5 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/can/vxcan.c b/drivers/net/can/vxcan.c
index 9e1b7d41005f..ca8811941085 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/vxcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/vxcan.c
@@ -172,13 +172,12 @@ static void vxcan_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 /* forward declaration for rtnl_create_link() */
 static struct rtnl_link_ops vxcan_link_ops;
 
-static int vxcan_newlink(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
+static int vxcan_newlink(struct net *peer_net, struct net_device *dev,
 			 struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[],
 			 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct vxcan_priv *priv;
 	struct net_device *peer;
-	struct net *peer_net;
 
 	struct nlattr *peer_tb[IFLA_MAX + 1], **tbp = tb;
 	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
@@ -188,14 +187,10 @@ static int vxcan_newlink(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	/* register peer device */
 	if (data && data[VXCAN_INFO_PEER]) {
-		struct nlattr *nla_peer;
+		struct nlattr *nla_peer = data[VXCAN_INFO_PEER];
 
-		nla_peer = data[VXCAN_INFO_PEER];
 		ifmp = nla_data(nla_peer);
-		err = rtnl_nla_parse_ifinfomsg(peer_tb, nla_peer, extack);
-		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
-
+		rtnl_nla_parse_ifinfomsg(peer_tb, nla_peer, extack);
 		tbp = peer_tb;
 	}
 
@@ -207,23 +202,15 @@ static int vxcan_newlink(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
 		name_assign_type = NET_NAME_ENUM;
 	}
 
-	peer_net = rtnl_link_get_net(net, tbp);
-	if (IS_ERR(peer_net))
-		return PTR_ERR(peer_net);
-
 	peer = rtnl_create_link(peer_net, ifname, name_assign_type,
 				&vxcan_link_ops, tbp, extack);
-	if (IS_ERR(peer)) {
-		put_net(peer_net);
+	if (IS_ERR(peer))
 		return PTR_ERR(peer);
-	}
 
 	if (ifmp && dev->ifindex)
 		peer->ifindex = ifmp->ifi_index;
 
 	err = register_netdevice(peer);
-	put_net(peer_net);
-	peer_net = NULL;
 	if (err < 0) {
 		free_netdev(peer);
 		return err;
@@ -302,6 +289,7 @@ static struct rtnl_link_ops vxcan_link_ops = {
 	.newlink	= vxcan_newlink,
 	.dellink	= vxcan_dellink,
 	.policy		= vxcan_policy,
+	.peer_type	= VXCAN_INFO_PEER,
 	.maxtype	= VXCAN_INFO_MAX,
 	.get_link_net	= vxcan_get_link_net,
 };