return qdisc_lock(root);
 }
 
+static inline spinlock_t *qdisc_root_sleeping_lock(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
+{
+       struct Qdisc *root = qdisc_root_sleeping(qdisc);
+
+       ASSERT_RTNL();
+       return qdisc_lock(root);
+}
+
 static inline struct net_device *qdisc_dev(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
 {
        return qdisc->dev_queue->dev;
 
                        sch->stab = stab;
                }
                if (tca[TCA_RATE]) {
+                       spinlock_t *root_lock;
+
+                       if ((sch->parent != TC_H_ROOT) &&
+                           !(sch->flags & TCQ_F_INGRESS))
+                               root_lock = qdisc_root_sleeping_lock(sch);
+                       else
+                               root_lock = qdisc_lock(sch);
+
                        err = gen_new_estimator(&sch->bstats, &sch->rate_est,
-                                               qdisc_root_lock(sch),
-                                               tca[TCA_RATE]);
+                                               root_lock, tca[TCA_RATE]);
                        if (err) {
                                /*
                                 * Any broken qdiscs that would require
 
        if (tca[TCA_RATE])
                gen_replace_estimator(&sch->bstats, &sch->rate_est,
-                                     qdisc_root_lock(sch), tca[TCA_RATE]);
+                                     qdisc_root_sleeping_lock(sch),
+                                     tca[TCA_RATE]);
        return 0;
 }
 
 
 
                if (tca[TCA_RATE])
                        gen_replace_estimator(&cl->bstats, &cl->rate_est,
-                                             qdisc_root_lock(sch),
+                                             qdisc_root_sleeping_lock(sch),
                                              tca[TCA_RATE]);
                return 0;
        }
 
        if (tca[TCA_RATE])
                gen_new_estimator(&cl->bstats, &cl->rate_est,
-                                 qdisc_root_lock(sch), tca[TCA_RATE]);
+                                 qdisc_root_sleeping_lock(sch), tca[TCA_RATE]);
 
        *arg = (unsigned long)cl;
        return 0;
 
 
                if (tca[TCA_RATE])
                        gen_replace_estimator(&cl->bstats, &cl->rate_est,
-                                             qdisc_root_lock(sch),
+                                             qdisc_root_sleeping_lock(sch),
                                              tca[TCA_RATE]);
                return 0;
        }
 
        if (tca[TCA_RATE])
                gen_new_estimator(&cl->bstats, &cl->rate_est,
-                                 qdisc_root_lock(sch), tca[TCA_RATE]);
+                                 qdisc_root_sleeping_lock(sch), tca[TCA_RATE]);
        *arg = (unsigned long)cl;
        return 0;
 }
 
                        goto failure;
 
                gen_new_estimator(&cl->bstats, &cl->rate_est,
-                                 qdisc_root_lock(sch),
+                                 qdisc_root_sleeping_lock(sch),
                                  tca[TCA_RATE] ? : &est.nla);
                cl->refcnt = 1;
                cl->children = 0;
        } else {
                if (tca[TCA_RATE])
                        gen_replace_estimator(&cl->bstats, &cl->rate_est,
-                                             qdisc_root_lock(sch),
+                                             qdisc_root_sleeping_lock(sch),
                                              tca[TCA_RATE]);
                sch_tree_lock(sch);
        }