@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
#include <linux/atomic.h>
#include <linux/byteorder/generic.h>
-#include <linux/errno.h>
#include <linux/gfp.h>
#include <linux/if.h>
#include <linux/if_arp.h>
@@ -698,14 +697,6 @@ int batadv_hardif_enable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
kref_get(&hard_iface->refcount);
dev_hold(soft_iface);
-
- if (!batadv_softif_is_valid(soft_iface)) {
- pr_err("Can't create batman mesh interface %s: already exists as regular interface\n",
- soft_iface->name);
- ret = -EINVAL;
- goto err_dev;
- }
-
hard_iface->soft_iface = soft_iface;
bat_priv = netdev_priv(hard_iface->soft_iface);