1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 56a09a4ac410..a16064ba0caf 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -2627,7 +2627,7 @@ static void addrconf_verify(unsigned long foo)
         for (i=0; i < IN6_ADDR_HSIZE; i++) {
 
 restart:
-                write_lock(&addrconf_hash_lock);
+                read_lock(&addrconf_hash_lock);
                 for (ifp=inet6_addr_lst[i]; ifp; ifp=ifp->lst_next) {
                         unsigned long age;
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_PRIVACY
@@ -2649,7 +2649,7 @@ restart:
                         if (age >= ifp->valid_lft) {
                                 spin_unlock(&ifp->lock);
                                 in6_ifa_hold(ifp);
-                                write_unlock(&addrconf_hash_lock);
+                                read_unlock(&addrconf_hash_lock);
                                 ipv6_del_addr(ifp);
                                 goto restart;
                         } else if (age >= ifp->prefered_lft) {
@@ -2668,7 +2668,7 @@ restart:
 
                                 if (deprecate) {
                                         in6_ifa_hold(ifp);
-                                        write_unlock(&addrconf_hash_lock);
+                                        read_unlock(&addrconf_hash_lock);
 
                                         ipv6_ifa_notify(0, ifp);
                                         in6_ifa_put(ifp);
@@ -2686,7 +2686,7 @@ restart:
                                                 in6_ifa_hold(ifp);
                                                 in6_ifa_hold(ifpub);
                                                 spin_unlock(&ifp->lock);
-                                                write_unlock(&addrconf_hash_lock);
+                                                read_unlock(&addrconf_hash_lock);
                                                 ipv6_create_tempaddr(ifpub, ifp);
                                                 in6_ifa_put(ifpub);
                                                 in6_ifa_put(ifp);
@@ -2703,7 +2703,7 @@ restart:
                                 spin_unlock(&ifp->lock);
                         }
                 }
-                write_unlock(&addrconf_hash_lock);
+                read_unlock(&addrconf_hash_lock);
         }
 
         addr_chk_timer.expires = time_before(next, jiffies + HZ) ? jiffies + HZ : next;