int link;
 };
 
-static int netlink_walk_start(struct nl_seq_iter *iter)
+static void netlink_walk_start(struct nl_seq_iter *iter)
 {
        rhashtable_walk_enter(&nl_table[iter->link].hash, &iter->hti);
        rhashtable_walk_start(&iter->hti);
-
-       return 0;
 }
 
 static void netlink_walk_stop(struct nl_seq_iter *iter)
 
        do {
                for (;;) {
-                       int err;
-
                        nlk = rhashtable_walk_next(&iter->hti);
 
                        if (IS_ERR(nlk)) {
                        if (++iter->link >= MAX_LINKS)
                                return NULL;
 
-                       err = netlink_walk_start(iter);
-                       if (err)
-                               return ERR_PTR(err);
+                       netlink_walk_start(iter);
                }
        } while (sock_net(&nlk->sk) != seq_file_net(seq));
 
        struct nl_seq_iter *iter = seq->private;
        void *obj = SEQ_START_TOKEN;
        loff_t pos;
-       int err;
 
        iter->link = 0;
 
-       err = netlink_walk_start(iter);
-       if (err)
-               return ERR_PTR(err);
+       netlink_walk_start(iter);
 
        for (pos = *posp; pos && obj && !IS_ERR(obj); pos--)
                obj = __netlink_seq_next(seq);