diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 58ee1b1..a3ecf8d 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -602,9 +602,12 @@
 
 	memset(&params, 0, sizeof(params));
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto unlock_rtnl;
+
 	ifindex = dev->ifindex;
 	type = dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype;
 	dev_put(dev);
@@ -641,17 +644,17 @@
 		if (!err)
 			flags = &_flags;
 	}
-	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = drv->ops->change_virtual_intf(&drv->wiphy, ifindex,
 					    type, flags, &params);
 
 	dev = __dev_get_by_index(&init_net, ifindex);
 	WARN_ON(!dev || (!err && dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != type));
 
-	rtnl_unlock();
-
  unlock:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
+ unlock_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -674,9 +677,13 @@
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	drv = cfg80211_get_dev_from_info(info);
-	if (IS_ERR(drv))
-		return PTR_ERR(drv);
+	if (IS_ERR(drv)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(drv);
+		goto unlock_rtnl;
+	}
 
 	if (!drv->ops->add_virtual_intf ||
 	    !(drv->wiphy.interface_modes & (1 << type))) {
@@ -690,18 +697,17 @@
 		params.mesh_id_len = nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_ID]);
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = parse_monitor_flags(type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR ?
 				  info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MNTR_FLAGS] : NULL,
 				  &flags);
 	err = drv->ops->add_virtual_intf(&drv->wiphy,
 		nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IFNAME]),
 		type, err ? NULL : &flags, &params);
-	rtnl_unlock();
-
 
  unlock:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
+ unlock_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -711,9 +717,11 @@
 	int ifindex, err;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto unlock_rtnl;
 	ifindex = dev->ifindex;
 	dev_put(dev);
 
@@ -722,12 +730,12 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = drv->ops->del_virtual_intf(&drv->wiphy, ifindex);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
  out:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
+ unlock_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -779,9 +787,11 @@
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC])
 		mac_addr = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]);
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto unlock_rtnl;
 
 	if (!drv->ops->get_key) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -809,10 +819,8 @@
 	if (mac_addr)
 		NLA_PUT(msg, NL80211_ATTR_MAC, ETH_ALEN, mac_addr);
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = drv->ops->get_key(&drv->wiphy, dev, key_idx, mac_addr,
 				&cookie, get_key_callback);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
@@ -830,6 +838,9 @@
  out:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+ unlock_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -858,9 +869,11 @@
 	    !info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_KEY_DEFAULT_MGMT])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto unlock_rtnl;
 
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_KEY_DEFAULT])
 		func = drv->ops->set_default_key;
@@ -872,13 +885,15 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = func(&drv->wiphy, dev, key_idx);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
  out:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+
+ unlock_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -948,22 +963,25 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto unlock_rtnl;
 
 	if (!drv->ops->add_key) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = drv->ops->add_key(&drv->wiphy, dev, key_idx, mac_addr, &params);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
  out:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+ unlock_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -984,22 +1002,26 @@
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC])
 		mac_addr = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]);
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto unlock_rtnl;
 
 	if (!drv->ops->del_key) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = drv->ops->del_key(&drv->wiphy, dev, key_idx, mac_addr);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
  out:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+
+ unlock_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1013,9 +1035,11 @@
 	struct beacon_parameters params;
 	int haveinfo = 0;
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto unlock_rtnl;
 
 	switch (info->genlhdr->cmd) {
 	case NL80211_CMD_NEW_BEACON:
@@ -1076,13 +1100,14 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = call(&drv->wiphy, dev, &params);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
  out:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+ unlock_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1092,22 +1117,25 @@
 	int err;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto unlock_rtnl;
 
 	if (!drv->ops->del_beacon) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = drv->ops->del_beacon(&drv->wiphy, dev);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
  out:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+ unlock_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1273,14 +1301,18 @@
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	netdev = dev_get_by_index(&init_net, ifidx);
-	if (!netdev)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	rtnl_lock();
+
+	netdev = __dev_get_by_index(&init_net, ifidx);
+	if (!netdev) {
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto out_rtnl;
+	}
 
 	dev = cfg80211_get_dev_from_ifindex(ifidx);
 	if (IS_ERR(dev)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(dev);
-		goto out_put_netdev;
+		goto out_rtnl;
 	}
 
 	if (!dev->ops->dump_station) {
@@ -1288,15 +1320,13 @@
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
-
 	while (1) {
 		err = dev->ops->dump_station(&dev->wiphy, netdev, sta_idx,
 					     mac_addr, &sinfo);
 		if (err == -ENOENT)
 			break;
 		if (err)
-			goto out_err_rtnl;
+			goto out_err;
 
 		if (nl80211_send_station(skb,
 				NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).pid,
@@ -1312,12 +1342,10 @@
  out:
 	cb->args[1] = sta_idx;
 	err = skb->len;
- out_err_rtnl:
-	rtnl_unlock();
  out_err:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(dev);
- out_put_netdev:
-	dev_put(netdev);
+ out_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1338,19 +1366,18 @@
 
 	mac_addr = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]);
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto out_rtnl;
 
 	if (!drv->ops->get_station) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = drv->ops->get_station(&drv->wiphy, dev, mac_addr, &sinfo);
-	rtnl_unlock();
-
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1367,10 +1394,12 @@
 
  out_free:
 	nlmsg_free(msg);
-
  out:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+ out_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1438,9 +1467,11 @@
 		params.plink_action =
 		    nla_get_u8(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_STA_PLINK_ACTION]);
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto out_rtnl;
 
 	err = get_vlan(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_STA_VLAN], drv, &params.vlan);
 	if (err)
@@ -1451,15 +1482,16 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = drv->ops->change_station(&drv->wiphy, dev, mac_addr, &params);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
  out:
 	if (params.vlan)
 		dev_put(params.vlan);
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+ out_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1501,9 +1533,11 @@
 				&params.station_flags))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto out_rtnl;
 
 	err = get_vlan(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_STA_VLAN], drv, &params.vlan);
 	if (err)
@@ -1514,15 +1548,16 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = drv->ops->add_station(&drv->wiphy, dev, mac_addr, &params);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
  out:
 	if (params.vlan)
 		dev_put(params.vlan);
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+ out_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1536,22 +1571,25 @@
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC])
 		mac_addr = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]);
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto out_rtnl;
 
 	if (!drv->ops->del_station) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = drv->ops->del_station(&drv->wiphy, dev, mac_addr);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
  out:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+ out_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1632,14 +1670,18 @@
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	netdev = dev_get_by_index(&init_net, ifidx);
-	if (!netdev)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	rtnl_lock();
+
+	netdev = __dev_get_by_index(&init_net, ifidx);
+	if (!netdev) {
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto out_rtnl;
+	}
 
 	dev = cfg80211_get_dev_from_ifindex(ifidx);
 	if (IS_ERR(dev)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(dev);
-		goto out_put_netdev;
+		goto out_rtnl;
 	}
 
 	if (!dev->ops->dump_mpath) {
@@ -1647,15 +1689,13 @@
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
-
 	while (1) {
 		err = dev->ops->dump_mpath(&dev->wiphy, netdev, path_idx,
 					   dst, next_hop, &pinfo);
 		if (err == -ENOENT)
 			break;
 		if (err)
-			goto out_err_rtnl;
+			goto out_err;
 
 		if (nl80211_send_mpath(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).pid,
 				       cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, NLM_F_MULTI,
@@ -1670,12 +1710,10 @@
  out:
 	cb->args[1] = path_idx;
 	err = skb->len;
- out_err_rtnl:
-	rtnl_unlock();
  out_err:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(dev);
- out_put_netdev:
-	dev_put(netdev);
+ out_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1697,19 +1735,18 @@
 
 	dst = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]);
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto out_rtnl;
 
 	if (!drv->ops->get_mpath) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = drv->ops->get_mpath(&drv->wiphy, dev, dst, next_hop, &pinfo);
-	rtnl_unlock();
-
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1726,10 +1763,12 @@
 
  out_free:
 	nlmsg_free(msg);
-
  out:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+ out_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1750,22 +1789,25 @@
 	dst = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]);
 	next_hop = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MPATH_NEXT_HOP]);
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto out_rtnl;
 
 	if (!drv->ops->change_mpath) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = drv->ops->change_mpath(&drv->wiphy, dev, dst, next_hop);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
  out:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+ out_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }
 static int nl80211_new_mpath(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
@@ -1785,22 +1827,25 @@
 	dst = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]);
 	next_hop = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MPATH_NEXT_HOP]);
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto out_rtnl;
 
 	if (!drv->ops->add_mpath) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = drv->ops->add_mpath(&drv->wiphy, dev, dst, next_hop);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
  out:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+ out_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1814,22 +1859,25 @@
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC])
 		dst = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]);
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto out_rtnl;
 
 	if (!drv->ops->del_mpath) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = drv->ops->del_mpath(&drv->wiphy, dev, dst);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
  out:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+ out_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1862,22 +1910,25 @@
 			nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BSS_BASIC_RATES]);
 	}
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto out_rtnl;
 
 	if (!drv->ops->change_bss) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = drv->ops->change_bss(&drv->wiphy, dev, &params);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
  out:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+ out_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1972,10 +2023,12 @@
 	struct nlattr *pinfoattr;
 	struct sk_buff *msg;
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	/* Look up our device */
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto out_rtnl;
 
 	if (!drv->ops->get_mesh_params) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -1983,9 +2036,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Get the mesh params */
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = drv->ops->get_mesh_params(&drv->wiphy, dev, &cur_params);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -2034,13 +2085,16 @@
 	err = genlmsg_unicast(msg, info->snd_pid);
 	goto out;
 
-nla_put_failure:
+ nla_put_failure:
 	genlmsg_cancel(msg, hdr);
 	err = -EMSGSIZE;
-out:
+ out:
 	/* Cleanup */
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+ out_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2087,9 +2141,11 @@
 			parent_attr, nl80211_meshconf_params_policy))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto out_rtnl;
 
 	if (!drv->ops->set_mesh_params) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -2136,14 +2192,15 @@
 			nla_get_u16);
 
 	/* Apply changes */
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = drv->ops->set_mesh_params(&drv->wiphy, dev, &cfg, mask);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
  out:
 	/* cleanup */
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+ out_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2310,19 +2367,22 @@
 		params.ies_len = nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IE]);
 	}
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto out_rtnl;
 
-	if (drv->ops->set_mgmt_extra_ie) {
-		rtnl_lock();
+	if (drv->ops->set_mgmt_extra_ie)
 		err = drv->ops->set_mgmt_extra_ie(&drv->wiphy, dev, &params);
-		rtnl_unlock();
-	} else
+	else
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+ out_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2339,9 +2399,11 @@
 	enum ieee80211_band band;
 	size_t ie_len;
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto out_rtnl;
 
 	wiphy = &drv->wiphy;
 
@@ -2350,11 +2412,9 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
-
 	if (drv->scan_req) {
 		err = -EBUSY;
-		goto out_unlock;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_FREQUENCIES]) {
@@ -2362,7 +2422,7 @@
 			n_channels++;
 		if (!n_channels) {
 			err = -EINVAL;
-			goto out_unlock;
+			goto out;
 		}
 	} else {
 		for (band = 0; band < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; band++)
@@ -2376,7 +2436,7 @@
 
 	if (n_ssids > wiphy->max_scan_ssids) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto out_unlock;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IE])
@@ -2390,7 +2450,7 @@
 			+ ie_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!request) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out_unlock;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	request->channels = (void *)((char *)request + sizeof(*request));
@@ -2461,11 +2521,12 @@
 		drv->scan_req = NULL;
 		kfree(request);
 	}
- out_unlock:
-	rtnl_unlock();
  out:
 	cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
 	dev_put(dev);
+ out_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	return err;
 }