diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 8763c99..be1d896 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2466,9 +2466,9 @@
 	 */
 
 	if (cmd == SIOCGIFCONF) {
-		rtnl_shlock();
+		rtnl_lock();
 		ret = dev_ifconf((char __user *) arg);
-		rtnl_shunlock();
+		rtnl_unlock();
 		return ret;
 	}
 	if (cmd == SIOCGIFNAME)
@@ -2877,7 +2877,7 @@
 	rebroadcast_time = warning_time = jiffies;
 	while (atomic_read(&dev->refcnt) != 0) {
 		if (time_after(jiffies, rebroadcast_time + 1 * HZ)) {
-			rtnl_shlock();
+			rtnl_lock();
 
 			/* Rebroadcast unregister notification */
 			notifier_call_chain(&netdev_chain,
@@ -2894,7 +2894,7 @@
 				linkwatch_run_queue();
 			}
 
-			rtnl_shunlock();
+			__rtnl_unlock();
 
 			rebroadcast_time = jiffies;
 		}
diff --git a/net/core/link_watch.c b/net/core/link_watch.c
index e82a451..341de44 100644
--- a/net/core/link_watch.c
+++ b/net/core/link_watch.c
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@
 	linkwatch_nextevent = jiffies + HZ;
 	clear_bit(LW_RUNNING, &linkwatch_flags);
 
-	rtnl_shlock();
+	rtnl_lock();
 	linkwatch_run_queue();
-	rtnl_shunlock();
+	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index ea51f8d..e8e05ce 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -669,14 +669,14 @@
 		printk(KERN_INFO "%s: device %s not up yet, forcing it\n",
 		       np->name, np->dev_name);
 
-		rtnl_shlock();
+		rtnl_lock();
 		if (dev_change_flags(ndev, ndev->flags | IFF_UP) < 0) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: failed to open %s\n",
 			       np->name, np->dev_name);
-			rtnl_shunlock();
+			rtnl_unlock();
 			goto release;
 		}
-		rtnl_shunlock();
+		rtnl_unlock();
 
 		atleast = jiffies + HZ/10;
  		atmost = jiffies + 4*HZ;
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 1c15a90..ae10d37 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
@@ -51,25 +52,31 @@
 #include <net/pkt_sched.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
 
-DECLARE_MUTEX(rtnl_sem);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(rtnl_mutex);
 
 void rtnl_lock(void)
 {
-	rtnl_shlock();
+	mutex_lock(&rtnl_mutex);
 }
 
-int rtnl_lock_interruptible(void)
+void __rtnl_unlock(void)
 {
-	return down_interruptible(&rtnl_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&rtnl_mutex);
 }
- 
+
 void rtnl_unlock(void)
 {
-	rtnl_shunlock();
-
+	mutex_unlock(&rtnl_mutex);
+	if (rtnl && rtnl->sk_receive_queue.qlen)
+		rtnl->sk_data_ready(rtnl, 0);
 	netdev_run_todo();
 }
 
+int rtnl_trylock(void)
+{
+	return mutex_trylock(&rtnl_mutex);
+}
+
 int rtattr_parse(struct rtattr *tb[], int maxattr, struct rtattr *rta, int len)
 {
 	memset(tb, 0, sizeof(struct rtattr*)*maxattr);
@@ -625,9 +632,9 @@
 	unsigned int qlen = 0;
 
 	do {
-		rtnl_lock();
+		mutex_lock(&rtnl_mutex);
 		netlink_run_queue(sk, &qlen, &rtnetlink_rcv_msg);
-		up(&rtnl_sem);
+		mutex_unlock(&rtnl_mutex);
 
 		netdev_run_todo();
 	} while (qlen);
@@ -704,6 +711,5 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtnetlink_put_metrics);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtnl);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtnl_lock);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtnl_lock_interruptible);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtnl_sem);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtnl_trylock);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtnl_unlock);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/igmp.c b/net/ipv4/igmp.c
index 64ce52b..3ec502f1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/igmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/igmp.c
@@ -1730,7 +1730,7 @@
 	if (!MULTICAST(addr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	rtnl_shlock();
+	rtnl_lock();
 
 	in_dev = ip_mc_find_dev(imr);
 
@@ -1763,7 +1763,7 @@
 	ip_mc_inc_group(in_dev, addr);
 	err = 0;
 done:
-	rtnl_shunlock();
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@
 	if (!MULTICAST(addr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	rtnl_shlock();
+	rtnl_lock();
 
 	imr.imr_multiaddr.s_addr = mreqs->imr_multiaddr;
 	imr.imr_address.s_addr = mreqs->imr_interface;
@@ -1947,7 +1947,7 @@
 	ip_mc_add_src(in_dev, &mreqs->imr_multiaddr, omode, 1, 
 		&mreqs->imr_sourceaddr, 1);
 done:
-	rtnl_shunlock();
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	if (leavegroup)
 		return ip_mc_leave_group(sk, &imr);
 	return err;
@@ -1970,7 +1970,7 @@
 	    msf->imsf_fmode != MCAST_EXCLUDE)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	rtnl_shlock();
+	rtnl_lock();
 
 	imr.imr_multiaddr.s_addr = msf->imsf_multiaddr;
 	imr.imr_address.s_addr = msf->imsf_interface;
@@ -2030,7 +2030,7 @@
 	pmc->sfmode = msf->imsf_fmode;
 	err = 0;
 done:
-	rtnl_shunlock();
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	if (leavegroup)
 		err = ip_mc_leave_group(sk, &imr);
 	return err;
@@ -2050,7 +2050,7 @@
 	if (!MULTICAST(addr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	rtnl_shlock();
+	rtnl_lock();
 
 	imr.imr_multiaddr.s_addr = msf->imsf_multiaddr;
 	imr.imr_address.s_addr = msf->imsf_interface;
@@ -2072,7 +2072,7 @@
 		goto done;
 	msf->imsf_fmode = pmc->sfmode;
 	psl = pmc->sflist;
-	rtnl_shunlock();
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	if (!psl) {
 		len = 0;
 		count = 0;
@@ -2091,7 +2091,7 @@
 		return -EFAULT;
 	return 0;
 done:
-	rtnl_shunlock();
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2112,7 +2112,7 @@
 	if (!MULTICAST(addr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	rtnl_shlock();
+	rtnl_lock();
 
 	err = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
@@ -2125,7 +2125,7 @@
 		goto done;
 	gsf->gf_fmode = pmc->sfmode;
 	psl = pmc->sflist;
-	rtnl_shunlock();
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	count = psl ? psl->sl_count : 0;
 	copycount = count < gsf->gf_numsrc ? count : gsf->gf_numsrc;
 	gsf->gf_numsrc = count;
@@ -2146,7 +2146,7 @@
 	}
 	return 0;
 done:
-	rtnl_shunlock();
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
index bb3613e..cb8a92f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
 	unsigned short oflags;
 
 	last = &ic_first_dev;
-	rtnl_shlock();
+	rtnl_lock();
 
 	/* bring loopback device up first */
 	if (dev_change_flags(&loopback_dev, loopback_dev.flags | IFF_UP) < 0)
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (!(d = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ic_device), GFP_KERNEL))) {
-				rtnl_shunlock();
+				rtnl_unlock();
 				return -1;
 			}
 			d->dev = dev;
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 				dev->name, able, d->xid));
 		}
 	}
-	rtnl_shunlock();
+	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	*last = NULL;
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
 	struct ic_device *d, *next;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 
-	rtnl_shlock();
+	rtnl_lock();
 	next = ic_first_dev;
 	while ((d = next)) {
 		next = d->next;
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 		}
 		kfree(d);
 	}
-	rtnl_shunlock();
+	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
 /*