}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(l2tp_session_register);
 
-/* Lookup a tunnel by id
- */
-struct l2tp_tunnel *l2tp_tunnel_find(const struct net *net, u32 tunnel_id)
-{
-       struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel;
-       struct l2tp_net *pn = l2tp_pernet(net);
-
-       rcu_read_lock_bh();
-       list_for_each_entry_rcu(tunnel, &pn->l2tp_tunnel_list, list) {
-               if (tunnel->tunnel_id == tunnel_id) {
-                       rcu_read_unlock_bh();
-                       return tunnel;
-               }
-       }
-       rcu_read_unlock_bh();
-
-       return NULL;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(l2tp_tunnel_find);
-
 struct l2tp_tunnel *l2tp_tunnel_find_nth(const struct net *net, int nth)
 {
        struct l2tp_net *pn = l2tp_pernet(net);
 int l2tp_tunnel_register(struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel, struct net *net,
                         struct l2tp_tunnel_cfg *cfg)
 {
+       struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel_walk;
        struct l2tp_net *pn;
        struct socket *sock;
        struct sock *sk;
        tunnel->l2tp_net = net;
 
        pn = l2tp_pernet(net);
+
        spin_lock_bh(&pn->l2tp_tunnel_list_lock);
+       list_for_each_entry(tunnel_walk, &pn->l2tp_tunnel_list, list) {
+               if (tunnel_walk->tunnel_id == tunnel->tunnel_id) {
+                       spin_unlock_bh(&pn->l2tp_tunnel_list_lock);
+
+                       ret = -EEXIST;
+                       goto err_sock;
+               }
+       }
        list_add_rcu(&tunnel->list, &pn->l2tp_tunnel_list);
        spin_unlock_bh(&pn->l2tp_tunnel_list_lock);
 
        return 0;
 
 err_sock:
-       sockfd_put(sock);
+       if (tunnel->fd < 0)
+               sock_release(sock);
+       else
+               sockfd_put(sock);
 err:
        return ret;
 }
 
 struct l2tp_session *l2tp_session_get_nth(struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel, int nth);
 struct l2tp_session *l2tp_session_get_by_ifname(const struct net *net,
                                                const char *ifname);
-struct l2tp_tunnel *l2tp_tunnel_find(const struct net *net, u32 tunnel_id);
 struct l2tp_tunnel *l2tp_tunnel_find_nth(const struct net *net, int nth);
 
 int l2tp_tunnel_create(struct net *net, int fd, int version, u32 tunnel_id,