lnet_startup_lndni(struct lnet_ni *ni, __s32 peer_timeout,
                   __s32 peer_cr, __s32 peer_buf_cr, __s32 credits)
 {
-       int rc = 0;
+       int rc = -EINVAL;
        int lnd_type;
        lnd_t *lnd;
        struct lnet_tx_queue *tq;
 
        /* Make sure this new NI is unique. */
        lnet_net_lock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
-       if (!lnet_net_unique(LNET_NIDNET(ni->ni_nid), &the_lnet.ln_nis)) {
+       rc = lnet_net_unique(LNET_NIDNET(ni->ni_nid), &the_lnet.ln_nis);
+       lnet_net_unlock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
+       if (!rc) {
                if (lnd_type == LOLND) {
-                       lnet_net_unlock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
                        lnet_ni_free(ni);
                        return 0;
                }
-               lnet_net_unlock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
 
                CERROR("Net %s is not unique\n",
                       libcfs_net2str(LNET_NIDNET(ni->ni_nid)));
+               rc = -EEXIST;
                goto failed0;
        }
-       lnet_net_unlock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
 
        mutex_lock(&the_lnet.ln_lnd_mutex);
        lnd = lnet_find_lnd_by_type(lnd_type);
                        CERROR("Can't load LND %s, module %s, rc=%d\n",
                               libcfs_lnd2str(lnd_type),
                               libcfs_lnd2modname(lnd_type), rc);
+                       rc = -EINVAL;
                        goto failed0;
                }
        }
        return 0;
 failed0:
        lnet_ni_free(ni);
-       return -EINVAL;
+       return rc;
 }
 
 static int
 LNetNIInit(lnet_pid_t requested_pid)
 {
        int im_a_router = 0;
-       int rc, rc2;
+       int rc;
        int ni_count;
        lnet_ping_info_t *pinfo;
        lnet_handle_md_t md_handle;
        return 0;
 
 err_stop_ping:
-       lnet_ping_md_unlink(pinfo, &md_handle);
-       lnet_ping_info_free(pinfo);
-       rc2 = LNetEQFree(the_lnet.ln_ping_target_eq);
-       LASSERT(!rc2);
+       lnet_ping_target_fini();
 err_acceptor_stop:
        the_lnet.ln_refcount = 0;
        lnet_acceptor_stop();