--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c +++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c @@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ again: spin_unlock_bh(&ax25_list_lock); lock_sock(sk); s->ax25_dev = NULL; + dev_put(ax25_dev->dev); ax25_dev_put(ax25_dev); release_sock(sk); ax25_disconnect(s, ENETUNREACH); @@ -1125,8 +1126,10 @@ static int ax25_bind(struct socket *sock } } - if (ax25_dev != NULL) + if (ax25_dev) { ax25_fillin_cb(ax25, ax25_dev); + dev_hold(ax25_dev->dev); + } done: ax25_cb_add(ax25);