@@ -814,10 +814,6 @@ static struct tc_u_knode *u32_init_knode(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
new->flags = n->flags;
RCU_INIT_POINTER(new->ht_down, ht);
- /* bump reference count as long as we hold pointer to structure */
- if (ht)
- ht->refcnt++;
-
#ifdef CONFIG_CLS_U32_PERF
/* Statistics may be incremented by readers during update
* so we must keep them in tact. When the node is later destroyed
@@ -839,6 +835,10 @@ static struct tc_u_knode *u32_init_knode(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
return NULL;
}
+ /* bump reference count as long as we hold pointer to structure */
+ if (ht)
+ ht->refcnt++;
+
return new;
}