@@ -1511,15 +1511,6 @@ cifs_find_tcp_session(struct sockaddr *addr, struct smb_vol *vol)
write_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
list_for_each_entry(server, &cifs_tcp_ses_list, tcp_ses_list) {
- /*
- * the demux thread can exit on its own while still in CifsNew
- * so don't accept any sockets in that state. Since the
- * tcpStatus never changes back to CifsNew it's safe to check
- * for this without a lock.
- */
- if (server->tcpStatus == CifsNew)
- continue;
-
if (!match_address(server, addr,
(struct sockaddr *)&vol->srcaddr))
continue;