46 files changed, 74 insertions, 72 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
index fe893c91a01b..76abed9a70b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static int bpq_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct packet_ty
         struct ethhdr *eth;
         struct bpqdev *bpq;
 
-        if (dev_net(dev) != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), &init_net))
                 goto drop;
 
         if ((skb = skb_share_check(skb, GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL)
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ static int bpq_device_event(struct notifier_block *this,unsigned long event, voi
 {
         struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)ptr;
 
-        if (dev_net(dev) != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), &init_net))
                 return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
         if (!dev_is_ethdev(dev))
diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index 1bc654a73c47..c9f65574378f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static __net_init int loopback_net_init(struct net *net)
 out_free_netdev:
         free_netdev(dev);
 out:
-        if (net == &init_net)
+        if (net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 panic("loopback: Failed to register netdevice: %d\n", err);
         return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc.c
index cc07236ea734..9937bbab938d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static int hdlc_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 {
         struct hdlc_device *hdlc = dev_to_hdlc(dev);
 
-        if (dev_net(dev) != &init_net) {
+        if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), &init_net)) {
                 kfree_skb(skb);
                 return 0;
         }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static int hdlc_device_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
         unsigned long flags;
         int on;
 
-        if (dev_net(dev) != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), &init_net))
                 return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
         if (!(dev->priv_flags & IFF_WAN_HDLC))
diff --git a/net/appletalk/ddp.c b/net/appletalk/ddp.c
index 73ca4d524928..9fc4da56fb1d 100644
--- a/net/appletalk/ddp.c
+++ b/net/appletalk/ddp.c
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ static int atalk_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
         struct sock *sk;
         int rc = -ESOCKTNOSUPPORT;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
         /*
diff --git a/net/atm/svc.c b/net/atm/svc.c
index c7395070ee78..66e1d9b3e5de 100644
--- a/net/atm/svc.c
+++ b/net/atm/svc.c
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static int svc_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 {
         int error;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
         sock->ops = &svc_proto_ops;
diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index d6ddfa4c4471..5588ba69c468 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ static int ax25_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
         struct sock *sk;
         ax25_cb *ax25;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
         switch (sock->type) {
diff --git a/net/can/af_can.c b/net/can/af_can.c
index 833bd838edc6..f30671728864 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.c
+++ b/net/can/af_can.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static int can_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
         if (protocol < 0 || protocol >= CAN_NPROTO)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index ccefa2473c39..e65af6041415 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ rollback:
         /* For now only devices in the initial network namespace
          * are in sysfs.
          */
-        if (net == &init_net) {
+        if (net_eq(net, &init_net)) {
                 ret = device_rename(&dev->dev, dev->name);
                 if (ret) {
                         memcpy(dev->name, oldname, IFNAMSIZ);
@@ -4792,7 +4792,7 @@ static void rollback_registered_many(struct list_head *head)
         list_for_each_entry_safe(dev, aux, head, unreg_list) {
                 int new_net = 1;
                 list_for_each_entry(fdev, &pernet_list, unreg_list) {
-                        if (dev_net(dev) == dev_net(fdev)) {
+                        if (net_eq(dev_net(dev), dev_net(fdev))) {
                                 new_net = 0;
                                 dev_put(dev);
                                 break;
diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index e587e6819698..a08a35bf0a7b 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -2092,7 +2092,7 @@ static int neigh_dump_table(struct neigh_table *tbl, struct sk_buff *skb,
                 if (h > s_h)
                         s_idx = 0;
                 for (n = tbl->hash_buckets[h], idx = 0; n; n = n->next) {
-                        if (dev_net(n->dev) != net)
+                        if (!net_eq(dev_net(n->dev), net))
                                 continue;
                         if (idx < s_idx)
                                 goto next;
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index 157645c0da73..fbc1c7472c5e 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ void netdev_unregister_kobject(struct net_device * net)
 
         kobject_get(&dev->kobj);
 
-        if (dev_net(net) != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(dev_net(net), &init_net))
                 return;
 
         device_del(dev);
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ int netdev_register_kobject(struct net_device *net)
 #endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSFS */
 
-        if (dev_net(net) != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(dev_net(net), &init_net))
                 return 0;
 
         return device_add(dev);
diff --git a/net/core/net_namespace.c b/net/core/net_namespace.c
index 1c1af2756f38..86ed7f44d083 100644
--- a/net/core/net_namespace.c
+++ b/net/core/net_namespace.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ out_undo:
         list_del(&ops->list);
         if (ops->exit) {
                 for_each_net(undo_net) {
-                        if (undo_net == net)
+                        if (net_eq(undo_net, net))
                                 goto undone;
                         ops->exit(undo_net);
                 }
diff --git a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
index 7db1de0497c6..fcfc5458c399 100644
--- a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
+++ b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static __net_init int sysctl_core_net_init(struct net *net)
         net->core.sysctl_somaxconn = SOMAXCONN;
 
         tbl = netns_core_table;
-        if (net != &init_net) {
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net)) {
                 tbl = kmemdup(tbl, sizeof(netns_core_table), GFP_KERNEL);
                 if (tbl == NULL)
                         goto err_dup;
diff --git a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
index ac1205df6c86..2afd617104d2 100644
--- a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
+++ b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ static int dcb_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *arg)
         u32 pid = skb ? NETLINK_CB(skb).pid : 0;
         int ret = -EINVAL;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
         ret = nlmsg_parse(nlh, sizeof(*dcb), tb, DCB_ATTR_MAX,
diff --git a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
index 9ade3a6de954..2b494fac9468 100644
--- a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
+++ b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ static int dn_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 {
         struct sock *sk;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
         switch(sock->type) {
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
index 6c916e2b8a84..f20dec9cfa06 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ static int dn_nl_deladdr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *arg)
         struct dn_ifaddr *ifa, **ifap;
         int err = -EINVAL;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 goto errout;
 
         err = nlmsg_parse(nlh, sizeof(*ifm), tb, IFA_MAX, dn_ifa_policy);
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ static int dn_nl_newaddr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *arg)
         struct dn_ifaddr *ifa;
         int err;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
         err = nlmsg_parse(nlh, sizeof(*ifm), tb, IFA_MAX, dn_ifa_policy);
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ static int dn_nl_dump_ifaddr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
         struct dn_dev *dn_db;
         struct dn_ifaddr *ifa;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return 0;
 
         skip_ndevs = cb->args[0];
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_fib.c b/net/decnet/dn_fib.c
index fd641f65e092..e9d48700e83a 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_fib.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_fib.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ static int dn_fib_rtm_delroute(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *
         struct rtattr **rta = arg;
         struct rtmsg *r = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
         if (dn_fib_check_attr(r, rta))
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ static int dn_fib_rtm_newroute(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *
         struct rtattr **rta = arg;
         struct rtmsg *r = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
         if (dn_fib_check_attr(r, rta))
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_route.c b/net/decnet/dn_route.c
index 860286a3921b..a03284061a31 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_route.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_route.c
@@ -1517,7 +1517,7 @@ static int dn_cache_getroute(struct sk_buff *in_skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void
         struct sk_buff *skb;
         struct flowi fl;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
         memset(&fl, 0, sizeof(fl));
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ int dn_cache_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
         int h, s_h;
         int idx, s_idx;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return 0;
 
         if (NLMSG_PAYLOAD(cb->nlh, 0) < sizeof(struct rtmsg))
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_table.c b/net/decnet/dn_table.c
index 67054b0d550f..f281e0f59b09 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_table.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_table.c
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ int dn_fib_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
         struct hlist_node *node;
         int dumped = 0;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return 0;
 
         if (NLMSG_PAYLOAD(cb->nlh, 0) >= sizeof(struct rtmsg) &&
diff --git a/net/econet/af_econet.c b/net/econet/af_econet.c
index 596679803de5..29b4931aae52 100644
--- a/net/econet/af_econet.c
+++ b/net/econet/af_econet.c
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ static int econet_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
         struct econet_sock *eo;
         int err;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
         /* Econet only provides datagram services. */
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/af_ieee802154.c b/net/ieee802154/af_ieee802154.c
index de6e34d2a7f8..bad1c49fd960 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/af_ieee802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/af_ieee802154.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static int ieee802154_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
         struct proto *proto;
         const struct proto_ops *ops;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
         switch (sock->type) {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index 7620382058a0..c100709d6ddf 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ static __net_init int devinet_init_net(struct net *net)
         all = &ipv4_devconf;
         dflt = &ipv4_devconf_dflt;
 
-        if (net != &init_net) {
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net)) {
                 all = kmemdup(all, sizeof(ipv4_devconf), GFP_KERNEL);
                 if (all == NULL)
                         goto err_alloc_all;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
index 9b096d6ff3f2..ed19aa6919c2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static struct fib_info *fib_find_info(const struct fib_info *nfi)
         head = &fib_info_hash[hash];
 
         hlist_for_each_entry(fi, node, head, fib_hash) {
-                if (fi->fib_net != nfi->fib_net)
+                if (!net_eq(fi->fib_net, nfi->fib_net))
                         continue;
                 if (fi->fib_nhs != nfi->fib_nhs)
                         continue;
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ int fib_sync_down_addr(struct net *net, __be32 local)
                 return 0;
 
         hlist_for_each_entry(fi, node, head, fib_lhash) {
-                if (fi->fib_net != net)
+                if (!net_eq(fi->fib_net, net))
                         continue;
                 if (fi->fib_prefsrc == local) {
                         fi->fib_flags |= RTNH_F_DEAD;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 26fb50e91311..9b35c56d1023 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ again:
                                         hashinfo->bhash_size)];
                         spin_lock(&head->lock);
                         inet_bind_bucket_for_each(tb, node, &head->chain)
-                                if (ib_net(tb) == net && tb->port == rover) {
+                                if (net_eq(ib_net(tb), net) && tb->port == rover) {
                                         if (tb->fastreuse > 0 &&
                                             sk->sk_reuse &&
                                             sk->sk_state != TCP_LISTEN &&
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ have_snum:
                                 hashinfo->bhash_size)];
                 spin_lock(&head->lock);
                 inet_bind_bucket_for_each(tb, node, &head->chain)
-                        if (ib_net(tb) == net && tb->port == snum)
+                        if (net_eq(ib_net(tb), net) && tb->port == snum)
                                 goto tb_found;
         }
         tb = NULL;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
index 47ad7aab51e3..94ef51aa5bc9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
@@ -454,7 +454,8 @@ int __inet_hash_connect(struct inet_timewait_death_row *death_row,
                          * unique enough.
                          */
                         inet_bind_bucket_for_each(tb, node, &head->chain) {
-                                if (ib_net(tb) == net && tb->port == port) {
+                                if (net_eq(ib_net(tb), net) &&
+                                    tb->port == port) {
                                         if (tb->fastreuse >= 0)
                                                 goto next_port;
                                         WARN_ON(hlist_empty(&tb->owners));
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
index b007f8af6e1f..1472d8e3c191 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ static int ip4_frags_ns_ctl_register(struct net *net)
         struct ctl_table_header *hdr;
 
         table = ip4_frags_ns_ctl_table;
-        if (net != &init_net) {
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net)) {
                 table = kmemdup(table, sizeof(ip4_frags_ns_ctl_table), GFP_KERNEL);
                 if (table == NULL)
                         goto err_alloc;
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ static int ip4_frags_ns_ctl_register(struct net *net)
         return 0;
 
 err_reg:
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 kfree(table);
 err_alloc:
         return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_input.c b/net/ipv4/ip_input.c
index fdf51badc8e5..c29de9879fda 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_input.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ int ip_call_ra_chain(struct sk_buff *skb)
                 if (sk && inet_sk(sk)->inet_num == protocol &&
                     (!sk->sk_bound_dev_if ||
                      sk->sk_bound_dev_if == dev->ifindex) &&
-                    sock_net(sk) == dev_net(dev)) {
+                    net_eq(sock_net(sk), dev_net(dev))) {
                         if (ip_hdr(skb)->frag_off & htons(IP_MF | IP_OFFSET)) {
                                 if (ip_defrag(skb, IP_DEFRAG_CALL_RA_CHAIN)) {
                                         read_unlock(&ip_ra_lock);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c
index c156db215987..884f0859cb3b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ ipq_rcv_nl_event(struct notifier_block *this,
         if (event == NETLINK_URELEASE &&
             n->protocol == NETLINK_FIREWALL && n->pid) {
                 write_lock_bh(&queue_lock);
-                if ((n->net == &init_net) && (n->pid == peer_pid))
+                if ((net_eq(n->net, &init_net)) && (n->pid == peer_pid))
                         __ipq_reset();
                 write_unlock_bh(&queue_lock);
         }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index 7547944ea9bf..aea7bb369cfa 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ static inline int compare_keys(struct flowi *fl1, struct flowi *fl2)
 
 static inline int compare_netns(struct rtable *rt1, struct rtable *rt2)
 {
-        return dev_net(rt1->u.dst.dev) == dev_net(rt2->u.dst.dev);
+        return net_eq(dev_net(rt1->u.dst.dev), dev_net(rt2->u.dst.dev));
 }
 
 static inline int rt_is_expired(struct rtable *rth)
@@ -3310,7 +3310,7 @@ static __net_init int sysctl_route_net_init(struct net *net)
         struct ctl_table *tbl;
 
         tbl = ipv4_route_flush_table;
-        if (net != &init_net) {
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net)) {
                 tbl = kmemdup(tbl, sizeof(ipv4_route_flush_table), GFP_KERNEL);
                 if (tbl == NULL)
                         goto err_dup;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
index 2dcf04d9b005..c00323bae044 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ static __net_init int ipv4_sysctl_init_net(struct net *net)
         struct ctl_table *table;
 
         table = ipv4_net_table;
-        if (net != &init_net) {
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net)) {
                 table = kmemdup(table, sizeof(ipv4_net_table), GFP_KERNEL);
                 if (table == NULL)
                         goto err_alloc;
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ static __net_init int ipv4_sysctl_init_net(struct net *net)
         return 0;
 
 err_reg:
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 kfree(table);
 err_alloc:
         return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 522bdc77206c..b1ce8fc62049 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -4498,7 +4498,7 @@ static int addrconf_init_net(struct net *net)
         all = &ipv6_devconf;
         dflt = &ipv6_devconf_dflt;
 
-        if (net != &init_net) {
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net)) {
                 all = kmemdup(all, sizeof(ipv6_devconf), GFP_KERNEL);
                 if (all == NULL)
                         goto err_alloc_all;
@@ -4546,7 +4546,7 @@ static void addrconf_exit_net(struct net *net)
         __addrconf_sysctl_unregister(net->ipv6.devconf_dflt);
         __addrconf_sysctl_unregister(net->ipv6.devconf_all);
 #endif
-        if (net != &init_net) {
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net)) {
                 kfree(net->ipv6.devconf_dflt);
                 kfree(net->ipv6.devconf_all);
         }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c
index 593a67e8d3f6..6e7bffa2205e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static inline struct ip6_flowlabel *__fl_lookup(struct net *net, __be32 label)
         struct ip6_flowlabel *fl;
 
         for (fl=fl_ht[FL_HASH(label)]; fl; fl = fl->next) {
-                if (fl->label == label && fl->fl_net == net)
+                if (fl->label == label && net_eq(fl->fl_net, net))
                         return fl;
         }
         return NULL;
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ static void ip6_fl_purge(struct net *net)
                 struct ip6_flowlabel *fl, **flp;
                 flp = &fl_ht[i];
                 while ((fl = *flp) != NULL) {
-                        if (fl->fl_net == net && atomic_read(&fl->users) == 0) {
+                        if (net_eq(fl->fl_net, net) &&
+                            atomic_read(&fl->users) == 0) {
                                 *flp = fl->next;
                                 fl_free(fl);
                                 atomic_dec(&fl_size);
@@ -630,7 +631,7 @@ static struct ip6_flowlabel *ip6fl_get_first(struct seq_file *seq)
         for (state->bucket = 0; state->bucket <= FL_HASH_MASK; ++state->bucket) {
                 fl = fl_ht[state->bucket];
 
-                while (fl && fl->fl_net != net)
+                while (fl && !net_eq(fl->fl_net, net))
                         fl = fl->next;
                 if (fl)
                         break;
@@ -645,7 +646,7 @@ static struct ip6_flowlabel *ip6fl_get_next(struct seq_file *seq, struct ip6_flo
 
         fl = fl->next;
 try_again:
-        while (fl && fl->fl_net != net)
+        while (fl && !net_eq(fl->fl_net, net))
                 fl = fl->next;
 
         while (!fl) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c
index 1cf3f0c6a959..4c7a18abcaff 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ ipq_rcv_nl_event(struct notifier_block *this,
         if (event == NETLINK_URELEASE &&
             n->protocol == NETLINK_IP6_FW && n->pid) {
                 write_lock_bh(&queue_lock);
-                if ((n->net == &init_net) && (n->pid == peer_pid))
+                if ((net_eq(n->net, &init_net)) && (n->pid == peer_pid))
                         __ipq_reset();
                 write_unlock_bh(&queue_lock);
         }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
index dce699fb2672..45efc39753e2 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ static int ip6_frags_ns_sysctl_register(struct net *net)
         struct ctl_table_header *hdr;
 
         table = ip6_frags_ns_ctl_table;
-        if (net != &init_net) {
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net)) {
                 table = kmemdup(table, sizeof(ip6_frags_ns_ctl_table), GFP_KERNEL);
                 if (table == NULL)
                         goto err_alloc;
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ static int ip6_frags_ns_sysctl_register(struct net *net)
         return 0;
 
 err_reg:
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 kfree(table);
 err_alloc:
         return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/net/ipx/af_ipx.c b/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
index 975c5a366e55..f9759b54a6de 100644
--- a/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
+++ b/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ static int ipx_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
         int rc = -ESOCKTNOSUPPORT;
         struct sock *sk;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
         /*
diff --git a/net/llc/af_llc.c b/net/llc/af_llc.c
index 5266c286b260..3a66546cad06 100644
--- a/net/llc/af_llc.c
+++ b/net/llc/af_llc.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static int llc_ui_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
         if (!capable(CAP_NET_RAW))
                 return -EPERM;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
         if (likely(sock->type == SOCK_DGRAM || sock->type == SOCK_STREAM)) {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
index f900dc3194af..49005482e39a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ nfulnl_rcv_nl_event(struct notifier_block *this,
                         struct hlist_head *head = &instance_table[i];
 
                         hlist_for_each_entry_safe(inst, tmp, t2, head, hlist) {
-                                if ((n->net == &init_net) &&
+                                if ((net_eq(n->net, &init_net)) &&
                                     (n->pid == inst->peer_pid))
                                         __instance_destroy(inst);
                         }
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index eff5b0ddc5ca..a4957bf2ca60 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ static inline int do_one_set_err(struct sock *sk,
         if (sk == p->exclude_sk)
                 goto out;
 
-        if (sock_net(sk) != sock_net(p->exclude_sk))
+        if (!net_eq(sock_net(sk), sock_net(p->exclude_sk)))
                 goto out;
 
         if (nlk->pid == p->pid || p->group - 1 >= nlk->ngroups ||
diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index 4bdd5697f63b..71604c6613b5 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static int nr_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
         struct sock *sk;
         struct nr_sock *nr;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
         if (sock->type != SOCK_SEQPACKET || protocol != 0)
diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index c620bd9ae3de..940fc20b2b50 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static int packet_rcv_spkt(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
         if (skb->pkt_type == PACKET_LOOPBACK)
                 goto out;
 
-        if (dev_net(dev) != sock_net(sk))
+        if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), sock_net(sk)))
                 goto out;
 
         skb = skb_share_check(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ static int packet_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
         sk = pt->af_packet_priv;
         po = pkt_sk(sk);
 
-        if (dev_net(dev) != sock_net(sk))
+        if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), sock_net(sk)))
                 goto drop;
 
         skb->dev = dev;
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ static int tpacket_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
         sk = pt->af_packet_priv;
         po = pkt_sk(sk);
 
-        if (dev_net(dev) != sock_net(sk))
+        if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), sock_net(sk)))
                 goto drop;
 
         if (dev->header_ops) {
diff --git a/net/rose/af_rose.c b/net/rose/af_rose.c
index 4de4287fec37..8feb9e5d6623 100644
--- a/net/rose/af_rose.c
+++ b/net/rose/af_rose.c
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ static int rose_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
         struct sock *sk;
         struct rose_sock *rose;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
         if (sock->type != SOCK_SEQPACKET || protocol != 0)
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c b/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
index f978d02a248a..287b1415cee9 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static int rxrpc_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 
         _enter("%p,%d", sock, protocol);
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
         /* we support transport protocol UDP only */
diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index ca2e1fd2bf69..2a740035aa6b 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ static int tc_ctl_action(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg)
         u32 pid = skb ? NETLINK_CB(skb).pid : 0;
         int ret = 0, ovr = 0;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
         ret = nlmsg_parse(n, sizeof(struct tcamsg), tca, TCA_ACT_MAX, NULL);
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ tc_dump_action(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
         struct tcamsg *t = (struct tcamsg *) NLMSG_DATA(cb->nlh);
         struct nlattr *kind = find_dump_kind(cb->nlh);
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return 0;
 
         if (kind == NULL) {
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index c024da77824f..3725d8fa29db 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static int tc_ctl_tfilter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg)
         int err;
         int tp_created = 0;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
 replay:
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static int tc_dump_tfilter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
         const struct Qdisc_class_ops *cops;
         struct tcf_dump_args arg;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return 0;
 
         if (cb->nlh->nlmsg_len < NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(*tcm)))
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 876ba4bb6ae9..75fd1c672c61 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ static int tc_get_qdisc(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg)
         struct Qdisc *p = NULL;
         int err;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
         if ((dev = __dev_get_by_index(&init_net, tcm->tcm_ifindex)) == NULL)
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ static int tc_modify_qdisc(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg)
         struct Qdisc *q, *p;
         int err;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
 replay:
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ static int tc_dump_qdisc(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
         int s_idx, s_q_idx;
         struct net_device *dev;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return 0;
 
         s_idx = cb->args[0];
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ static int tc_ctl_tclass(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg)
         u32 qid = TC_H_MAJ(clid);
         int err;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
         if ((dev = __dev_get_by_index(&init_net, tcm->tcm_ifindex)) == NULL)
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ static int tc_dump_tclass(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
         struct net_device *dev;
         int t, s_t;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return 0;
 
         if (cb->nlh->nlmsg_len < NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(*tcm)))
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index d00c2119faf3..eca5eb0dab08 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static int tipc_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 
         /* Validate arguments */
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
         if (unlikely(protocol != 0))
diff --git a/net/x25/af_x25.c b/net/x25/af_x25.c
index ac7dba46fa33..2a3a513af3cb 100644
--- a/net/x25/af_x25.c
+++ b/net/x25/af_x25.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ static int x25_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
         struct x25_sock *x25;
         int rc = -ESOCKTNOSUPPORT;
 
-        if (net != &init_net)
+        if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
                 return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
         if (sock->type != SOCK_SEQPACKET || protocol)