1 files changed, 12 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
index 5790d660bc7d..6c916e2b8a84 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ extern struct neigh_table dn_neigh_table;
  */
 __le16 decnet_address = 0;
 
-static DEFINE_RWLOCK(dndev_lock);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dndev_lock);
 static struct net_device *decnet_default_device;
 static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(dnaddr_chain);
 
@@ -557,7 +557,8 @@ rarok:
 struct net_device *dn_dev_get_default(void)
 {
         struct net_device *dev;
-        read_lock(&dndev_lock);
+
+        spin_lock(&dndev_lock);
         dev = decnet_default_device;
         if (dev) {
                 if (dev->dn_ptr)
@@ -565,7 +566,8 @@ struct net_device *dn_dev_get_default(void)
                 else
                         dev = NULL;
         }
-        read_unlock(&dndev_lock);
+        spin_unlock(&dndev_lock);
+
         return dev;
 }
 
@@ -575,13 +577,15 @@ int dn_dev_set_default(struct net_device *dev, int force)
         int rv = -EBUSY;
         if (!dev->dn_ptr)
                 return -ENODEV;
-        write_lock(&dndev_lock);
+
+        spin_lock(&dndev_lock);
         if (force || decnet_default_device == NULL) {
                 old = decnet_default_device;
                 decnet_default_device = dev;
                 rv = 0;
         }
-        write_unlock(&dndev_lock);
+        spin_unlock(&dndev_lock);
+
         if (old)
                 dev_put(old);
         return rv;
@@ -589,13 +593,14 @@ int dn_dev_set_default(struct net_device *dev, int force)
 
 static void dn_dev_check_default(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-        write_lock(&dndev_lock);
+        spin_lock(&dndev_lock);
         if (dev == decnet_default_device) {
                 decnet_default_device = NULL;
         } else {
                 dev = NULL;
         }
-        write_unlock(&dndev_lock);
+        spin_unlock(&dndev_lock);
+
         if (dev)
                 dev_put(dev);
 }