static inline struct nf_nat_protocol *
 __nf_nat_proto_find(u_int8_t protonum)
 {
-       return nf_nat_protos[protonum];
+       return rcu_dereference(nf_nat_protos[protonum]);
 }
 
 struct nf_nat_protocol *
 {
        struct nf_nat_protocol *p;
 
-       /* we need to disable preemption to make sure 'p' doesn't get
-        * removed until we've grabbed the reference */
-       preempt_disable();
+       rcu_read_lock();
        p = __nf_nat_proto_find(protonum);
        if (!try_module_get(p->me))
                p = &nf_nat_unknown_protocol;
-       preempt_enable();
+       rcu_read_unlock();
 
        return p;
 }
         const struct nf_nat_range *range)
 {
        struct nf_nat_protocol *proto;
+       int ret = 0;
 
-       proto = __nf_nat_proto_find(tuple->dst.protonum);
        /* If we are supposed to map IPs, then we must be in the
           range specified, otherwise let this drag us onto a new src IP. */
        if (range->flags & IP_NAT_RANGE_MAP_IPS) {
                        return 0;
        }
 
+       rcu_read_lock();
+       proto = __nf_nat_proto_find(tuple->dst.protonum);
        if (!(range->flags & IP_NAT_RANGE_PROTO_SPECIFIED) ||
            proto->in_range(tuple, IP_NAT_MANIP_SRC,
                            &range->min, &range->max))
-               return 1;
+               ret = 1;
+       rcu_read_unlock();
 
-       return 0;
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static inline int
        /* 3) The per-protocol part of the manip is made to map into
           the range to make a unique tuple. */
 
-       proto = nf_nat_proto_find_get(orig_tuple->dst.protonum);
+       rcu_read_lock();
+       proto = __nf_nat_proto_find(orig_tuple->dst.protonum);
 
        /* Change protocol info to have some randomization */
        if (range->flags & IP_NAT_RANGE_PROTO_RANDOM) {
                proto->unique_tuple(tuple, range, maniptype, ct);
-               nf_nat_proto_put(proto);
-               return;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        /* Only bother mapping if it's not already in range and unique */
        if ((!(range->flags & IP_NAT_RANGE_PROTO_SPECIFIED) ||
             proto->in_range(tuple, maniptype, &range->min, &range->max)) &&
-           !nf_nat_used_tuple(tuple, ct)) {
-               nf_nat_proto_put(proto);
-               return;
-       }
+           !nf_nat_used_tuple(tuple, ct))
+               goto out;
 
        /* Last change: get protocol to try to obtain unique tuple. */
        proto->unique_tuple(tuple, range, maniptype, ct);
-
-       nf_nat_proto_put(proto);
+out:
+       rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 unsigned int
        iph = (void *)(*pskb)->data + iphdroff;
 
        /* Manipulate protcol part. */
-       p = nf_nat_proto_find_get(proto);
-       if (!p->manip_pkt(pskb, iphdroff, target, maniptype)) {
-               nf_nat_proto_put(p);
+
+       /* rcu_read_lock()ed by nf_hook_slow */
+       p = __nf_nat_proto_find(proto);
+       if (!p->manip_pkt(pskb, iphdroff, target, maniptype))
                return 0;
-       }
-       nf_nat_proto_put(p);
 
        iph = (void *)(*pskb)->data + iphdroff;
 
                ret = -EBUSY;
                goto out;
        }
-       nf_nat_protos[proto->protonum] = proto;
+       rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_protos[proto->protonum], proto);
  out:
        write_unlock_bh(&nf_nat_lock);
        return ret;
 void nf_nat_protocol_unregister(struct nf_nat_protocol *proto)
 {
        write_lock_bh(&nf_nat_lock);
-       nf_nat_protos[proto->protonum] = &nf_nat_unknown_protocol;
+       rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_protos[proto->protonum],
+                          &nf_nat_unknown_protocol);
        write_unlock_bh(&nf_nat_lock);
-
-       /* Someone could be still looking at the proto in a bh. */
-       synchronize_net();
+       synchronize_rcu();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nf_nat_protocol_unregister);
 
        /* Sew in builtin protocols. */
        write_lock_bh(&nf_nat_lock);
        for (i = 0; i < MAX_IP_NAT_PROTO; i++)
-               nf_nat_protos[i] = &nf_nat_unknown_protocol;
-       nf_nat_protos[IPPROTO_TCP] = &nf_nat_protocol_tcp;
-       nf_nat_protos[IPPROTO_UDP] = &nf_nat_protocol_udp;
-       nf_nat_protos[IPPROTO_ICMP] = &nf_nat_protocol_icmp;
+               rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_protos[i], &nf_nat_unknown_protocol);
+       rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_protos[IPPROTO_TCP], &nf_nat_protocol_tcp);
+       rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_protos[IPPROTO_UDP], &nf_nat_protocol_udp);
+       rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_protos[IPPROTO_ICMP], &nf_nat_protocol_icmp);
        write_unlock_bh(&nf_nat_lock);
 
        for (i = 0; i < nf_nat_htable_size; i++) {