Before creating a new MDB entry, br_multicast_new_group() will call br_mdb_ip_get() to see if one exists and return it if so. Therefore, simply call br_multicast_new_group() and omit the call to br_mdb_ip_get(). Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@xxxxxxxxxx> --- net/bridge/br_mdb.c | 11 +++-------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/bridge/br_mdb.c b/net/bridge/br_mdb.c index 589ff497d50c..321be94c445a 100644 --- a/net/bridge/br_mdb.c +++ b/net/bridge/br_mdb.c @@ -866,7 +866,6 @@ static int br_mdb_add_group(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *port, unsigned long now = jiffies; unsigned char flags = 0; u8 filter_mode; - int err; __mdb_entry_to_br_ip(entry, &group, mdb_attrs); @@ -892,13 +891,9 @@ static int br_mdb_add_group(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *port, return -EINVAL; } - mp = br_mdb_ip_get(br, &group); - if (!mp) { - mp = br_multicast_new_group(br, &group); - err = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(mp); - if (err) - return err; - } + mp = br_multicast_new_group(br, &group); + if (IS_ERR(mp)) + return PTR_ERR(mp); /* host join */ if (!port) { -- 2.37.3