1 files changed, 3 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
index b43f7d3682d3..5c04cfb54cb9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
@@ -66,11 +66,6 @@ struct port_table_attribute {
 	int			index;
 };
 
-static inline int ibdev_is_alive(const struct ib_device *dev)
-{
-	return dev->reg_state == IB_DEV_REGISTERED;
-}
-
 static ssize_t port_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 			      struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
@@ -80,8 +75,6 @@ static ssize_t port_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 
 	if (!port_attr->show)
 		return -EIO;
-	if (!ibdev_is_alive(p->ibdev))
-		return -ENODEV;
 
 	return port_attr->show(p, port_attr, buf);
 }
@@ -562,9 +555,6 @@ static ssize_t show_node_type(struct device *device,
 {
 	struct ib_device *dev = container_of(device, struct ib_device, dev);
 
-	if (!ibdev_is_alive(dev))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	switch (dev->node_type) {
 	case RDMA_NODE_IB_CA:	  return sprintf(buf, "%d: CA\n", dev->node_type);
 	case RDMA_NODE_RNIC:	  return sprintf(buf, "%d: RNIC\n", dev->node_type);
@@ -581,9 +571,6 @@ static ssize_t show_sys_image_guid(struct device *device,
 	struct ib_device_attr attr;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	if (!ibdev_is_alive(dev))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	ret = ib_query_device(dev, &attr);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -600,9 +587,6 @@ static ssize_t show_node_guid(struct device *device,
 {
 	struct ib_device *dev = container_of(device, struct ib_device, dev);
 
-	if (!ibdev_is_alive(dev))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	return sprintf(buf, "%04x:%04x:%04x:%04x\n",
 		       be16_to_cpu(((__be16 *) &dev->node_guid)[0]),
 		       be16_to_cpu(((__be16 *) &dev->node_guid)[1]),
@@ -848,6 +832,9 @@ void ib_device_unregister_sysfs(struct ib_device *device)
 	struct kobject *p, *t;
 	struct ib_port *port;
 
+	/* Hold kobject until ib_dealloc_device() */
+	kobject_get(&device->dev.kobj);
+
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(p, t, &device->port_list, entry) {
 		list_del(&p->entry);
 		port = container_of(p, struct ib_port, kobj);