if (tp->watchdog_fired) {
                tp->watchdog_fired = 0;
                rtl8139_tx_timeout_task(_data);
-       } else if (rtnl_shlock_nowait() == 0) {
+       } else if (rtnl_trylock()) {
                rtl8139_thread_iter (dev, tp, tp->mmio_addr);
                rtnl_unlock ();
        } else {
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #include <linux/config.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 extern size_t rtattr_strlcpy(char *dest, const struct rtattr *rta, size_t size);
 static __inline__ int rtattr_strcmp(const struct rtattr *rta, const char *str)
 
 extern void rtmsg_ifinfo(int type, struct net_device *dev, unsigned change);
 
-extern struct semaphore rtnl_sem;
-
-#define rtnl_shlock()          down(&rtnl_sem)
-#define rtnl_shlock_nowait()   down_trylock(&rtnl_sem)
-
-#define rtnl_shunlock()        do { up(&rtnl_sem); \
-                            if (rtnl && rtnl->sk_receive_queue.qlen) \
-                                    rtnl->sk_data_ready(rtnl, 0); \
-                       } while(0)
-
+/* RTNL is used as a global lock for all changes to network configuration  */
 extern void rtnl_lock(void);
-extern int rtnl_lock_interruptible(void);
 extern void rtnl_unlock(void);
+extern int rtnl_trylock(void);
+
 extern void rtnetlink_init(void);
+extern void __rtnl_unlock(void);
 
 #define ASSERT_RTNL() do { \
-       if (unlikely(down_trylock(&rtnl_sem) == 0)) { \
-               up(&rtnl_sem); \
+       if (unlikely(rtnl_trylock())) { \
+               rtnl_unlock(); \
                printk(KERN_ERR "RTNL: assertion failed at %s (%d)\n", \
                       __FILE__,  __LINE__); \
                dump_stack(); \
 
         */
 
        if (cmd == SIOCGIFCONF) {
-               rtnl_shlock();
+               rtnl_lock();
                ret = dev_ifconf((char __user *) arg);
-               rtnl_shunlock();
+               rtnl_unlock();
                return ret;
        }
        if (cmd == SIOCGIFNAME)
        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,
                                linkwatch_run_queue();
                        }
 
-                       rtnl_shunlock();
+                       __rtnl_unlock();
 
                        rebroadcast_time = jiffies;
                }
 
        linkwatch_nextevent = jiffies + HZ;
        clear_bit(LW_RUNNING, &linkwatch_flags);
 
-       rtnl_shlock();
+       rtnl_lock();
        linkwatch_run_queue();
-       rtnl_shunlock();
+       rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
 
 
                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;
 
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #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);
        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);
 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);
 
        if (!MULTICAST(addr))
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       rtnl_shlock();
+       rtnl_lock();
 
        in_dev = ip_mc_find_dev(imr);
 
        ip_mc_inc_group(in_dev, addr);
        err = 0;
 done:
-       rtnl_shunlock();
+       rtnl_unlock();
        return err;
 }
 
        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;
        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;
            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;
        pmc->sfmode = msf->imsf_fmode;
        err = 0;
 done:
-       rtnl_shunlock();
+       rtnl_unlock();
        if (leavegroup)
                err = ip_mc_leave_group(sk, &imr);
        return err;
        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;
                goto done;
        msf->imsf_fmode = pmc->sfmode;
        psl = pmc->sflist;
-       rtnl_shunlock();
+       rtnl_unlock();
        if (!psl) {
                len = 0;
                count = 0;
                return -EFAULT;
        return 0;
 done:
-       rtnl_shunlock();
+       rtnl_unlock();
        return err;
 }
 
        if (!MULTICAST(addr))
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       rtnl_shlock();
+       rtnl_lock();
 
        err = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
                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;
        }
        return 0;
 done:
-       rtnl_shunlock();
+       rtnl_unlock();
        return err;
 }
 
 
        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)
                                continue;
                        }
                        if (!(d = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ic_device), GFP_KERNEL))) {
-                               rtnl_shunlock();
+                               rtnl_unlock();
                                return -1;
                        }
                        d->dev = dev;
                                dev->name, able, d->xid));
                }
        }
-       rtnl_shunlock();
+       rtnl_unlock();
 
        *last = NULL;
 
        struct ic_device *d, *next;
        struct net_device *dev;
 
-       rtnl_shlock();
+       rtnl_lock();
        next = ic_first_dev;
        while ((d = next)) {
                next = d->next;
                }
                kfree(d);
        }
-       rtnl_shunlock();
+       rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
 /*