@@ -677,31 +677,6 @@ batadv_hardif_deactivate_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
batadv_update_min_mtu(hard_iface->soft_iface);
}
-/**
- * batadv_master_del_slave() - remove hard_iface from the current master iface
- * @slave: the interface enslaved in another master
- * @master: the master from which slave has to be removed
- *
- * Invoke ndo_del_slave on master passing slave as argument. In this way the
- * slave is free'd and the master can correctly change its internal state.
- *
- * Return: 0 on success, a negative value representing the error otherwise
- */
-static int batadv_master_del_slave(struct batadv_hard_iface *slave,
- struct net_device *master)
-{
- int ret;
-
- if (!master)
- return 0;
-
- ret = -EBUSY;
- if (master->netdev_ops->ndo_del_slave)
- ret = master->netdev_ops->ndo_del_slave(master, slave->net_dev);
-
- return ret;
-}
-
/**
* batadv_hardif_enable_interface() - Enslave hard interface to soft interface
* @hard_iface: hard interface to add to soft interface
@@ -713,7 +688,6 @@ int batadv_hardif_enable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
struct net_device *soft_iface)
{
struct batadv_priv *bat_priv;
- struct net_device *master;
__be16 ethertype = htons(ETH_P_BATMAN);
int max_header_len = batadv_max_header_len();
int ret;
@@ -732,14 +706,6 @@ int batadv_hardif_enable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
goto err_dev;
}
- /* check if the interface is enslaved in another virtual one and
- * in that case unlink it first
- */
- master = netdev_master_upper_dev_get(hard_iface->net_dev);
- ret = batadv_master_del_slave(hard_iface, master);
- if (ret)
- goto err_dev;
-
hard_iface->soft_iface = soft_iface;
bat_priv = netdev_priv(hard_iface->soft_iface);