macsec: fix negative refcnt on parent link

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When creation of a macsec device fails because an identical device
already exists on this link, the current code decrements the refcnt on
the parent link (in ->destructor for the macsec device), but it had not
been incremented yet.

Move the dev_hold(parent_link) call earlier during macsec device
creation.

Fixes: c09440f7dc ("macsec: introduce IEEE 802.1AE driver")
Signed-off-by: Sabrina Dubroca <sd@queasysnail.net>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

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Sabrina Dubroca 2016-07-29 15:37:55 +02:00 • committed by David S. Miller

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