diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -2776,7 +2776,7 @@ static u32 bond_glean_dev_ip(struct net_
 		return 0;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	idev = __in_dev_get(dev);
+	idev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
 	if (!idev)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/sdlamain.c b/drivers/net/wan/sdlamain.c
--- a/drivers/net/wan/sdlamain.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/sdlamain.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #include <linux/ioport.h>	/* request_region(), release_region() */
 #include <linux/wanrouter.h>	/* WAN router definitions */
 #include <linux/wanpipe.h>	/* WANPIPE common user API definitions */
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 
 #include <linux/in.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>		/* phys_to_virt() */
@@ -1268,37 +1269,41 @@ unsigned long get_ip_address(struct net_
 	
 	struct in_ifaddr *ifaddr;
 	struct in_device *in_dev;
+	unsigned long addr = 0;
 
-	if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev)) == NULL){
-		return 0;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev)) == NULL){
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if ((ifaddr = in_dev->ifa_list)== NULL ){
-		return 0;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	
 	switch (option){
 
 	case WAN_LOCAL_IP:
-		return ifaddr->ifa_local;
+		addr = ifaddr->ifa_local;
 		break;
 	
 	case WAN_POINTOPOINT_IP:
-		return ifaddr->ifa_address;
+		addr = ifaddr->ifa_address;
 		break;	
 
 	case WAN_NETMASK_IP:
-		return ifaddr->ifa_mask;
+		addr = ifaddr->ifa_mask;
 		break;
 
 	case WAN_BROADCAST_IP:
-		return ifaddr->ifa_broadcast;
+		addr = ifaddr->ifa_broadcast;
 		break;
 	default:
-		return 0;
+		break;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+out:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return addr;
 }	
 
 void add_gateway(sdla_t *card, struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/syncppp.c b/drivers/net/wan/syncppp.c
--- a/drivers/net/wan/syncppp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/syncppp.c
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ static void sppp_cisco_input (struct spp
 		u32 addr = 0, mask = ~0; /* FIXME: is the mask correct? */
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev)) != NULL)
+		if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev)) != NULL)
 		{
 			for (ifa=in_dev->ifa_list; ifa != NULL;
 				ifa=ifa->ifa_next) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c b/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ static unsigned char *strip_make_packet(
 		struct in_device *in_dev;
 
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		in_dev = __in_dev_get(strip_info->dev);
+		in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(strip_info->dev);
 		if (in_dev == NULL) {
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			return NULL;
@@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ static void strip_send(struct strip *str
 
 		brd = addr = 0;
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		in_dev = __in_dev_get(strip_info->dev);
+		in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(strip_info->dev);
 		if (in_dev) {
 			if (in_dev->ifa_list) {
 				brd = in_dev->ifa_list->ifa_broadcast;
diff --git a/drivers/parisc/led.c b/drivers/parisc/led.c
--- a/drivers/parisc/led.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/led.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/hardware.h>
@@ -358,9 +359,10 @@ static __inline__ int led_get_net_activi
 	/* we are running as tasklet, so locking dev_base 
 	 * for reading should be OK */
 	read_lock(&dev_base_lock);
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (dev = dev_base; dev; dev = dev->next) {
 	    struct net_device_stats *stats;
-	    struct in_device *in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev);
+	    struct in_device *in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
 	    if (!in_dev || !in_dev->ifa_list)
 		continue;
 	    if (LOOPBACK(in_dev->ifa_list->ifa_local))
@@ -371,6 +373,7 @@ static __inline__ int led_get_net_activi
 	    rx_total += stats->rx_packets;
 	    tx_total += stats->tx_packets;
 	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	read_unlock(&dev_base_lock);
 
 	retval = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c
@@ -5200,7 +5200,7 @@ qeth_free_vlan_addresses4(struct qeth_ca
 	if (!card->vlangrp)
 		return;
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	in_dev = __in_dev_get(card->vlangrp->vlan_devices[vid]);
+	in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(card->vlangrp->vlan_devices[vid]);
 	if (!in_dev)
 		goto out;
 	for (ifa = in_dev->ifa_list; ifa; ifa = ifa->ifa_next) {
@@ -7725,7 +7725,7 @@ qeth_arp_constructor(struct neighbour *n
 		goto out;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	in_dev = rcu_dereference(__in_dev_get(dev));
+	in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
 	if (in_dev == NULL) {
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/include/linux/inetdevice.h b/include/linux/inetdevice.h
--- a/include/linux/inetdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/inetdevice.h
@@ -142,13 +142,21 @@ static __inline__ int bad_mask(u32 mask,
 
 #define endfor_ifa(in_dev) }
 
+static inline struct in_device *__in_dev_get_rcu(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct in_device *in_dev = dev->ip_ptr;
+	if (in_dev)
+		in_dev = rcu_dereference(in_dev);
+	return in_dev;
+}
+
 static __inline__ struct in_device *
 in_dev_get(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct in_device *in_dev;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	in_dev = dev->ip_ptr;
+	in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
 	if (in_dev)
 		atomic_inc(&in_dev->refcnt);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -156,7 +164,7 @@ in_dev_get(const struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 static __inline__ struct in_device *
-__in_dev_get(const struct net_device *dev)
+__in_dev_get_rtnl(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	return (struct in_device*)dev->ip_ptr;
 }
diff --git a/net/atm/clip.c b/net/atm/clip.c
--- a/net/atm/clip.c
+++ b/net/atm/clip.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static int clip_constructor(struct neigh
 	if (neigh->type != RTN_UNICAST) return -EINVAL;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	in_dev = rcu_dereference(__in_dev_get(dev));
+	in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
 	if (!in_dev) {
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ int netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np)
 
 	if (!np->local_ip) {
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		in_dev = __in_dev_get(ndev);
+		in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(ndev);
 
 		if (!in_dev || !in_dev->ifa_list) {
 			rcu_read_unlock();
diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
--- a/net/core/pktgen.c
+++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ static void pktgen_setup_inject(struct p
 			struct in_device *in_dev; 
 
 			rcu_read_lock();
-			in_dev = __in_dev_get(pkt_dev->odev);
+			in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(pkt_dev->odev);
 			if (in_dev) {
 				if (in_dev->ifa_list) {
 					pkt_dev->saddr_min = in_dev->ifa_list->ifa_address;
diff --git a/net/econet/af_econet.c b/net/econet/af_econet.c
--- a/net/econet/af_econet.c
+++ b/net/econet/af_econet.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static int econet_sendmsg(struct kiocb *
 		unsigned long network = 0;
 
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		idev = __in_dev_get(dev);
+		idev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
 		if (idev) {
 			if (idev->ifa_list)
 				network = ntohl(idev->ifa_list->ifa_address) & 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/arp.c b/net/ipv4/arp.c
--- a/net/ipv4/arp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/arp.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static int arp_constructor(struct neighb
 	neigh->type = inet_addr_type(addr);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	in_dev = rcu_dereference(__in_dev_get(dev));
+	in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
 	if (in_dev == NULL) {
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -990,8 +990,8 @@ static int arp_req_set(struct arpreq *r,
 			ipv4_devconf.proxy_arp = 1;
 			return 0;
 		}
-		if (__in_dev_get(dev)) {
-			__in_dev_get(dev)->cnf.proxy_arp = 1;
+		if (__in_dev_get_rtnl(dev)) {
+			__in_dev_get_rtnl(dev)->cnf.proxy_arp = 1;
 			return 0;
 		}
 		return -ENXIO;
@@ -1096,8 +1096,8 @@ static int arp_req_delete(struct arpreq 
 				ipv4_devconf.proxy_arp = 0;
 				return 0;
 			}
-			if (__in_dev_get(dev)) {
-				__in_dev_get(dev)->cnf.proxy_arp = 0;
+			if (__in_dev_get_rtnl(dev)) {
+				__in_dev_get_rtnl(dev)->cnf.proxy_arp = 0;
 				return 0;
 			}
 			return -ENXIO;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static int inet_insert_ifa(struct in_ifa
 
 static int inet_set_ifa(struct net_device *dev, struct in_ifaddr *ifa)
 {
-	struct in_device *in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev);
+	struct in_device *in_dev = __in_dev_get_rtnl(dev);
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static int inet_rtm_newaddr(struct sk_bu
 		goto out;
 
 	rc = -ENOBUFS;
-	if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev)) == NULL) {
+	if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get_rtnl(dev)) == NULL) {
 		in_dev = inetdev_init(dev);
 		if (!in_dev)
 			goto out;
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ int devinet_ioctl(unsigned int cmd, void
 	if (colon)
 		*colon = ':';
 
-	if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev)) != NULL) {
+	if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get_rtnl(dev)) != NULL) {
 		if (tryaddrmatch) {
 			/* Matthias Andree */
 			/* compare label and address (4.4BSD style) */
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ rarok:
 
 static int inet_gifconf(struct net_device *dev, char __user *buf, int len)
 {
-	struct in_device *in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev);
+	struct in_device *in_dev = __in_dev_get_rtnl(dev);
 	struct in_ifaddr *ifa;
 	struct ifreq ifr;
 	int done = 0;
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ u32 inet_select_addr(const struct net_de
 	struct in_device *in_dev;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev);
+	in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
 	if (!in_dev)
 		goto no_in_dev;
 
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ no_in_dev:
 	read_lock(&dev_base_lock);
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (dev = dev_base; dev; dev = dev->next) {
-		if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev)) == NULL)
+		if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev)) == NULL)
 			continue;
 
 		for_primary_ifa(in_dev) {
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ u32 inet_confirm_addr(const struct net_d
 
 	if (dev) {
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev)))
+		if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev)))
 			addr = confirm_addr_indev(in_dev, dst, local, scope);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ u32 inet_confirm_addr(const struct net_d
 	read_lock(&dev_base_lock);
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (dev = dev_base; dev; dev = dev->next) {
-		if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev))) {
+		if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev))) {
 			addr = confirm_addr_indev(in_dev, dst, local, scope);
 			if (addr)
 				break;
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ static int inetdev_event(struct notifier
 			 void *ptr)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = ptr;
-	struct in_device *in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev);
+	struct in_device *in_dev = __in_dev_get_rtnl(dev);
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ static int inet_dump_ifaddr(struct sk_bu
 		if (idx > s_idx)
 			s_ip_idx = 0;
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev)) == NULL) {
+		if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev)) == NULL) {
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ void inet_forward_change(void)
 	for (dev = dev_base; dev; dev = dev->next) {
 		struct in_device *in_dev;
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev);
+		in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
 		if (in_dev)
 			in_dev->cnf.forwarding = on;
 		rcu_read_unlock();
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int fib_validate_source(u32 src, u32 dst
 
 	no_addr = rpf = 0;
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev);
+	in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
 	if (in_dev) {
 		no_addr = in_dev->ifa_list == NULL;
 		rpf = IN_DEV_RPFILTER(in_dev);
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ static int fib_inetaddr_event(struct not
 static int fib_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event, void *ptr)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = ptr;
-	struct in_device *in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev);
+	struct in_device *in_dev = __in_dev_get_rtnl(dev);
 
 	if (event == NETDEV_UNREGISTER) {
 		fib_disable_ip(dev, 2);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ fib_convert_rtentry(int cmd, struct nlms
 		rta->rta_oif = &dev->ifindex;
 		if (colon) {
 			struct in_ifaddr *ifa;
-			struct in_device *in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev);
+			struct in_device *in_dev = __in_dev_get_rtnl(dev);
 			if (!in_dev)
 				return -ENODEV;
 			*colon = ':';
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ int fib_sync_up(struct net_device *dev)
 			}
 			if (nh->nh_dev == NULL || !(nh->nh_dev->flags&IFF_UP))
 				continue;
-			if (nh->nh_dev != dev || __in_dev_get(dev) == NULL)
+			if (nh->nh_dev != dev || !__in_dev_get_rtnl(dev))
 				continue;
 			alive++;
 			spin_lock_bh(&fib_multipath_lock);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/igmp.c b/net/ipv4/igmp.c
--- a/net/ipv4/igmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/igmp.c
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ static struct in_device * ip_mc_find_dev
 	}
 	if (dev) {
 		imr->imr_ifindex = dev->ifindex;
-		idev = __in_dev_get(dev);
+		idev = __in_dev_get_rtnl(dev);
 	}
 	return idev;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -1104,10 +1104,10 @@ static int ipgre_open(struct net_device 
 			return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 		dev = rt->u.dst.dev;
 		ip_rt_put(rt);
-		if (__in_dev_get(dev) == NULL)
+		if (__in_dev_get_rtnl(dev) == NULL)
 			return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 		t->mlink = dev->ifindex;
-		ip_mc_inc_group(__in_dev_get(dev), t->parms.iph.daddr);
+		ip_mc_inc_group(__in_dev_get_rtnl(dev), t->parms.iph.daddr);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ struct net_device *ipmr_new_tunnel(struc
 		if (err == 0 && (dev = __dev_get_by_name(p.name)) != NULL) {
 			dev->flags |= IFF_MULTICAST;
 
-			in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev);
+			in_dev = __in_dev_get_rtnl(dev);
 			if (in_dev == NULL && (in_dev = inetdev_init(dev)) == NULL)
 				goto failure;
 			in_dev->cnf.rp_filter = 0;
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static int vif_delete(int vifi)
 
 	dev_set_allmulti(dev, -1);
 
-	if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev)) != NULL) {
+	if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get_rtnl(dev)) != NULL) {
 		in_dev->cnf.mc_forwarding--;
 		ip_rt_multicast_event(in_dev);
 	}
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ static int vif_add(struct vifctl *vifc, 
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev)) == NULL)
+	if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get_rtnl(dev)) == NULL)
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 	in_dev->cnf.mc_forwarding++;
 	dev_set_allmulti(dev, +1);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netbios_ns.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netbios_ns.c
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netbios_ns.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netbios_ns.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static int help(struct sk_buff **pskb,
 		goto out;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	in_dev = __in_dev_get(rt->u.dst.dev);
+	in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(rt->u.dst.dev);
 	if (in_dev != NULL) {
 		for_primary_ifa(in_dev) {
 			if (ifa->ifa_broadcast == iph->daddr) {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_REDIRECT.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_REDIRECT.c
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_REDIRECT.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_REDIRECT.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ redirect_target(struct sk_buff **pskb,
 		newdst = 0;
 		
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		indev = __in_dev_get((*pskb)->dev);
+		indev = __in_dev_get_rcu((*pskb)->dev);
 		if (indev && (ifa = indev->ifa_list))
 			newdst = ifa->ifa_local;
 		rcu_read_unlock();
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -2128,7 +2128,7 @@ int ip_route_input(struct sk_buff *skb, 
 		struct in_device *in_dev;
 
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev)) != NULL) {
+		if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev)) != NULL) {
 			int our = ip_check_mc(in_dev, daddr, saddr,
 				skb->nh.iph->protocol);
 			if (our
@@ -2443,7 +2443,9 @@ static int ip_route_output_slow(struct r
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		if (dev_out == NULL)
 			goto out;
-		if (__in_dev_get(dev_out) == NULL) {
+
+		/* RACE: Check return value of inet_select_addr instead. */
+		if (__in_dev_get_rtnl(dev_out) == NULL) {
 			dev_put(dev_out);
 			goto out;	/* Wrong error code */
 		}
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -1806,7 +1806,7 @@ static void sit_add_v4_addrs(struct inet
 	}
 
         for (dev = dev_base; dev != NULL; dev = dev->next) {
-		struct in_device * in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev);
+		struct in_device * in_dev = __in_dev_get_rtnl(dev);
 		if (in_dev && (dev->flags & IFF_UP)) {
 			struct in_ifaddr * ifa;
 
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
--- a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ void irlan_eth_send_gratuitous_arp(struc
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET
 	IRDA_DEBUG(4, "IrLAN: Sending gratuitous ARP\n");
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev);
+	in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
 	if (in_dev == NULL)
 		goto out;
 	if (in_dev->ifa_list)
diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static void sctp_v4_copy_addrlist(struct
 	struct sctp_sockaddr_entry *addr;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev)) == NULL) {
+	if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev)) == NULL) {
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return;
 	}