--- src/sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c	2004/10/22 13:42:14	1.43
+++ src/sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c	2004/11/12 00:09:24	1.44
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ kern_socket(int domain, int type, int pr
 	error = falloc(p, &fp, &fd);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
-	fhold(fp);
 	error = socreate(domain, &so, type, protocol, td);
 	if (error) {
 		if (fdp->fd_ofiles[fd] == fp) {
@@ -271,7 +270,6 @@ kern_accept(int s, struct sockaddr **nam
 		fdrop(lfp, td);
 		return (error);
 	}
-	fhold(nfp);
 	*res = fd;
 
 	head = (struct socket *)lfp->f_data;
@@ -355,7 +353,7 @@ done:
 	/*
 	 * Release explicitly held references before returning.
 	 */
-	if (nfp != NULL)
+	if (nfp)
 		fdrop(nfp, td);
 	fdrop(lfp, td);
 	return (error);
@@ -501,13 +499,11 @@ kern_socketpair(int domain, int type, in
 	error = falloc(p, &fp1, &fd);
 	if (error)
 		goto free2;
-	fhold(fp1);
 	sv[0] = fd;
 	fp1->f_data = (caddr_t)so1;
 	error = falloc(p, &fp2, &fd);
 	if (error)
 		goto free3;
-	fhold(fp2);
 	fp2->f_data = (caddr_t)so2;
 	sv[1] = fd;
 	error = soconnect2(so1, so2);