[nrf fromtree] net: Remove unnecessary lock

The main action in this function it queueing the packet for transmission which doesn't need a lock and interface flags use atomic operations. So, remove the unnecessary lock. Signed-off-by: Chaitanya Tata <[email protected]> (cherry picked from commit ed17320)
KyraLengfeld · Nov 10, 2023 · 2a8c218 · 2a8c218
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diff --git a/subsys/net/ip/net_if.c b/subsys/net/ip/net_if.c
@@ -448,8 +448,6 @@ enum net_verdict net_if_send_data(struct net_if *iface, struct net_pkt *pkt)
 	enum net_verdict verdict = NET_OK;
 	int status = -EIO;
 
-	net_if_lock(iface);
-
 	if (!net_if_flag_is_set(iface, NET_IF_LOWER_UP) ||
 	    net_if_flag_is_set(iface, NET_IF_SUSPENDED)) {
 		/* Drop packet if interface is not up */
@@ -532,8 +530,6 @@ enum net_verdict net_if_send_data(struct net_if *iface, struct net_pkt *pkt)
 		net_if_queue_tx(iface, pkt);
 	}
 
-	net_if_unlock(iface);
-
 	return verdict;
 }