The client type and the port info validity check should be done before
actually creating a port, instead of unnecessary create-and-scratch.

Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
---
 sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c | 8 ++------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
index 06743114cabf..2dac8c3355fd 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
@@ -1199,6 +1199,8 @@ static int snd_seq_ioctl_create_port(struct snd_seq_client *client, void *arg)
 	/* it is not allowed to create the port for an another client */
 	if (info->addr.client != client->number)
 		return -EPERM;
+	if (client->type == USER_CLIENT && info->kernel)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (info->flags & SNDRV_SEQ_PORT_FLG_GIVEN_PORT)
 		port_idx = info->addr.port;
@@ -1208,12 +1210,6 @@ static int snd_seq_ioctl_create_port(struct snd_seq_client *client, void *arg)
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	if (client->type == USER_CLIENT && info->kernel) {
-		port_idx = port->addr.port;
-		snd_seq_port_unlock(port);
-		snd_seq_delete_port(client, port_idx);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 	if (client->type == KERNEL_CLIENT) {
 		callback = info->kernel;
 		if (callback) {
-- 
2.35.3