diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.c b/net/tipc/bcast.c
index 51dab96..0f32226 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ exit:
 /**
  * tipc_bclink_update_link_state - update broadcast link state
  *
- * tipc_net_lock and node lock set
+ * RCU and node lock set
  */
 void tipc_bclink_update_link_state(struct tipc_node *n_ptr, u32 last_sent)
 {
@@ -335,8 +335,6 @@ void tipc_bclink_update_link_state(struct tipc_node *n_ptr, u32 last_sent)
  *
  * Delay any upcoming NACK by this node if another node has already
  * requested the first message this node is going to ask for.
- *
- * Only tipc_net_lock set.
  */
 static void bclink_peek_nack(struct tipc_msg *msg)
 {
@@ -408,7 +406,7 @@ static void bclink_accept_pkt(struct tipc_node *node, u32 seqno)
 /**
  * tipc_bclink_rcv - receive a broadcast packet, and deliver upwards
  *
- * tipc_net_lock is read_locked, no other locks set
+ * RCU is locked, no other locks set
  */
 void tipc_bclink_rcv(struct sk_buff *buf)
 {
diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index c24a351..1bd96eb 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_bearer_get_names(void)
 	if (!buf)
 		return NULL;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	for (i = 0; media_info_array[i] != NULL; i++) {
 		for (j = 0; j < MAX_BEARERS; j++) {
 			b = rtnl_dereference(bearer_list[j]);
@@ -211,7 +210,6 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_bearer_get_names(void)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	return buf;
 }
 
@@ -285,13 +283,11 @@ int tipc_enable_bearer(const char *name, u32 disc_domain, u32 priority)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	write_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
-
 	m_ptr = tipc_media_find(b_names.media_name);
 	if (!m_ptr) {
 		pr_warn("Bearer <%s> rejected, media <%s> not registered\n",
 			name, b_names.media_name);
-		goto exit;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (priority == TIPC_MEDIA_LINK_PRI)
@@ -309,14 +305,14 @@ restart:
 		if (!strcmp(name, b_ptr->name)) {
 			pr_warn("Bearer <%s> rejected, already enabled\n",
 				name);
-			goto exit;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		if ((b_ptr->priority == priority) &&
 		    (++with_this_prio > 2)) {
 			if (priority-- == 0) {
 				pr_warn("Bearer <%s> rejected, duplicate priority\n",
 					name);
-				goto exit;
+				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 			pr_warn("Bearer <%s> priority adjustment required %u->%u\n",
 				name, priority + 1, priority);
@@ -326,21 +322,20 @@ restart:
 	if (bearer_id >= MAX_BEARERS) {
 		pr_warn("Bearer <%s> rejected, bearer limit reached (%u)\n",
 			name, MAX_BEARERS);
-		goto exit;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	b_ptr = kzalloc(sizeof(*b_ptr), GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!b_ptr) {
-		res = -ENOMEM;
-		goto exit;
-	}
+	if (!b_ptr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	strcpy(b_ptr->name, name);
 	b_ptr->media = m_ptr;
 	res = m_ptr->enable_media(b_ptr);
 	if (res) {
 		pr_warn("Bearer <%s> rejected, enable failure (%d)\n",
 			name, -res);
-		goto exit;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	b_ptr->identity = bearer_id;
@@ -355,7 +350,7 @@ restart:
 		bearer_disable(b_ptr, false);
 		pr_warn("Bearer <%s> rejected, discovery object creation failed\n",
 			name);
-		goto exit;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	rcu_assign_pointer(bearer_list[bearer_id], b_ptr);
@@ -363,8 +358,6 @@ restart:
 	pr_info("Enabled bearer <%s>, discovery domain %s, priority %u\n",
 		name,
 		tipc_addr_string_fill(addr_string, disc_domain), priority);
-exit:
-	write_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	return res;
 }
 
@@ -373,19 +366,17 @@ exit:
  */
 static int tipc_reset_bearer(struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr)
 {
-	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	pr_info("Resetting bearer <%s>\n", b_ptr->name);
 	tipc_disc_delete(b_ptr->link_req);
 	tipc_link_reset_list(b_ptr->identity);
 	tipc_disc_create(b_ptr, &b_ptr->bcast_addr);
-	read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
  * bearer_disable
  *
- * Note: This routine assumes caller holds tipc_net_lock.
+ * Note: This routine assumes caller holds RTNL lock.
  */
 static void bearer_disable(struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr, bool shutting_down)
 {
@@ -412,7 +403,6 @@ int tipc_disable_bearer(const char *name)
 	struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr;
 	int res;
 
-	write_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	b_ptr = tipc_bearer_find(name);
 	if (b_ptr == NULL) {
 		pr_warn("Attempt to disable unknown bearer <%s>\n", name);
@@ -421,7 +411,6 @@ int tipc_disable_bearer(const char *name)
 		bearer_disable(b_ptr, false);
 		res = 0;
 	}
-	write_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 229d478..c723ee9 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -835,7 +835,6 @@ int tipc_link_xmit(struct sk_buff *buf, u32 dest, u32 selector)
 	struct tipc_node *n_ptr;
 	int res = -ELINKCONG;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	n_ptr = tipc_node_find(dest);
 	if (n_ptr) {
 		tipc_node_lock(n_ptr);
@@ -848,7 +847,6 @@ int tipc_link_xmit(struct sk_buff *buf, u32 dest, u32 selector)
 	} else {
 		kfree_skb(buf);
 	}
-	read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	return res;
 }
 
@@ -912,7 +910,6 @@ void tipc_link_names_xmit(struct list_head *message_list, u32 dest)
 	if (list_empty(message_list))
 		return;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	n_ptr = tipc_node_find(dest);
 	if (n_ptr) {
 		tipc_node_lock(n_ptr);
@@ -927,7 +924,6 @@ void tipc_link_names_xmit(struct list_head *message_list, u32 dest)
 		}
 		tipc_node_unlock(n_ptr);
 	}
-	read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 
 	/* discard the messages if they couldn't be sent */
 	list_for_each_safe(buf, temp_buf, ((struct sk_buff *)message_list)) {
@@ -989,7 +985,6 @@ again:
 	if (unlikely(res < 0))
 		return res;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	node = tipc_node_find(destaddr);
 	if (likely(node)) {
 		tipc_node_lock(node);
@@ -1000,7 +995,6 @@ again:
 							  &sender->max_pkt);
 exit:
 				tipc_node_unlock(node);
-				read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 				return res;
 			}
 
@@ -1017,7 +1011,6 @@ exit:
 			 */
 			sender->max_pkt = l_ptr->max_pkt;
 			tipc_node_unlock(node);
-			read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 
 
 			if ((msg_hdr_sz(hdr) + res) <= sender->max_pkt)
@@ -1028,7 +1021,6 @@ exit:
 		}
 		tipc_node_unlock(node);
 	}
-	read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 
 	/* Couldn't find a link to the destination node */
 	kfree_skb(buf);
@@ -1273,12 +1265,9 @@ static void link_reset_all(unsigned long addr)
 	char addr_string[16];
 	u32 i;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	n_ptr = tipc_node_find((u32)addr);
-	if (!n_ptr) {
-		read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
+	if (!n_ptr)
 		return;	/* node no longer exists */
-	}
 
 	tipc_node_lock(n_ptr);
 
@@ -1293,7 +1282,6 @@ static void link_reset_all(unsigned long addr)
 	}
 
 	tipc_node_unlock(n_ptr);
-	read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 }
 
 static void link_retransmit_failure(struct tipc_link *l_ptr,
@@ -1458,7 +1446,6 @@ static int link_recv_buf_validate(struct sk_buff *buf)
  */
 void tipc_rcv(struct sk_buff *head, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr)
 {
-	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	while (head) {
 		struct tipc_node *n_ptr;
 		struct tipc_link *l_ptr;
@@ -1646,7 +1633,6 @@ unlock_discard:
 discard:
 		kfree_skb(buf);
 	}
-	read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2408,8 +2394,6 @@ void tipc_link_set_queue_limits(struct tipc_link *l_ptr, u32 window)
 /* tipc_link_find_owner - locate owner node of link by link's name
  * @name: pointer to link name string
  * @bearer_id: pointer to index in 'node->links' array where the link was found.
- * Caller must hold 'tipc_net_lock' to ensure node and bearer are not deleted;
- * this also prevents link deletion.
  *
  * Returns pointer to node owning the link, or 0 if no matching link is found.
  */
@@ -2471,7 +2455,7 @@ static int link_value_is_valid(u16 cmd, u32 new_value)
  * @new_value: new value of link, bearer, or media setting
  * @cmd: which link, bearer, or media attribute to set (TIPC_CMD_SET_LINK_*)
  *
- * Caller must hold 'tipc_net_lock' to ensure link/bearer/media is not deleted.
+ * Caller must hold RTNL lock to ensure link/bearer/media is not deleted.
  *
  * Returns 0 if value updated and negative value on error.
  */
@@ -2577,9 +2561,7 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_link_cmd_config(const void *req_tlv_area, int req_tlv_space
 						   " (cannot change setting on broadcast link)");
 	}
 
-	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	res = link_cmd_set_value(args->name, new_value, cmd);
-	read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	if (res)
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string("cannot change link setting");
 
@@ -2613,22 +2595,18 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_link_cmd_reset_stats(const void *req_tlv_area, int req_tlv_
 			return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string("link not found");
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_none();
 	}
-	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	node = tipc_link_find_owner(link_name, &bearer_id);
-	if (!node) {
-		read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
+	if (!node)
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string("link not found");
-	}
+
 	tipc_node_lock(node);
 	l_ptr = node->links[bearer_id];
 	if (!l_ptr) {
 		tipc_node_unlock(node);
-		read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string("link not found");
 	}
 	link_reset_statistics(l_ptr);
 	tipc_node_unlock(node);
-	read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	return tipc_cfg_reply_none();
 }
 
@@ -2661,18 +2639,15 @@ static int tipc_link_stats(const char *name, char *buf, const u32 buf_size)
 	if (!strcmp(name, tipc_bclink_name))
 		return tipc_bclink_stats(buf, buf_size);
 
-	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	node = tipc_link_find_owner(name, &bearer_id);
-	if (!node) {
-		read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
+	if (!node)
 		return 0;
-	}
+
 	tipc_node_lock(node);
 
 	l = node->links[bearer_id];
 	if (!l) {
 		tipc_node_unlock(node);
-		read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -2738,7 +2713,6 @@ static int tipc_link_stats(const char *name, char *buf, const u32 buf_size)
 			     (s->accu_queue_sz / s->queue_sz_counts) : 0);
 
 	tipc_node_unlock(node);
-	read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2789,7 +2763,6 @@ u32 tipc_link_get_max_pkt(u32 dest, u32 selector)
 	if (dest == tipc_own_addr)
 		return MAX_MSG_SIZE;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	n_ptr = tipc_node_find(dest);
 	if (n_ptr) {
 		tipc_node_lock(n_ptr);
@@ -2798,7 +2771,6 @@ u32 tipc_link_get_max_pkt(u32 dest, u32 selector)
 			res = l_ptr->max_pkt;
 		tipc_node_unlock(n_ptr);
 	}
-	read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.c b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
index aff8041..36a7282 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_distr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ void tipc_named_node_up(unsigned long nodearg)
 	u32 max_item_buf = 0;
 
 	/* compute maximum amount of publication data to send per message */
-	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	n_ptr = tipc_node_find(node);
 	if (n_ptr) {
 		tipc_node_lock(n_ptr);
@@ -258,7 +257,6 @@ void tipc_named_node_up(unsigned long nodearg)
 				ITEM_SIZE) * ITEM_SIZE;
 		tipc_node_unlock(n_ptr);
 	}
-	read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	if (!max_item_buf)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/net.c b/net/tipc/net.c
index 24d2d21..75bb390 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.c
+++ b/net/tipc/net.c
@@ -45,39 +45,34 @@
 /*
  * The TIPC locking policy is designed to ensure a very fine locking
  * granularity, permitting complete parallel access to individual
- * port and node/link instances. The code consists of three major
+ * port and node/link instances. The code consists of four major
  * locking domains, each protected with their own disjunct set of locks.
  *
- * 1: The routing hierarchy.
- *    Comprises the structures 'zone', 'cluster', 'node', 'link'
- *    and 'bearer'. The whole hierarchy is protected by a big
- *    read/write lock, tipc_net_lock, to enssure that nothing is added
- *    or removed while code is accessing any of these structures.
- *    This layer must not be called from the two others while they
- *    hold any of their own locks.
- *    Neither must it itself do any upcalls to the other two before
- *    it has released tipc_net_lock and other protective locks.
+ * 1: The bearer level.
+ *    RTNL lock is used to serialize the process of configuring bearer
+ *    on update side, and RCU lock is applied on read side to make
+ *    bearer instance valid on both paths of message transmission and
+ *    reception.
  *
- *   Within the tipc_net_lock domain there are two sub-domains;'node' and
- *   'bearer', where local write operations are permitted,
- *   provided that those are protected by individual spin_locks
- *   per instance. Code holding tipc_net_lock(read) and a node spin_lock
- *   is permitted to poke around in both the node itself and its
- *   subordinate links. I.e, it can update link counters and queues,
- *   change link state, send protocol messages, and alter the
- *   "active_links" array in the node; but it can _not_ remove a link
- *   or a node from the overall structure.
- *   Correspondingly, individual bearers may change status within a
- *   tipc_net_lock(read), protected by an individual spin_lock ber bearer
- *   instance, but it needs tipc_net_lock(write) to remove/add any bearers.
+ * 2: The node and link level.
+ *    All node instances are saved into two tipc_node_list and node_htable
+ *    lists. The two lists are protected by node_list_lock on write side,
+ *    and they are guarded with RCU lock on read side. Especially node
+ *    instance is destroyed only when TIPC module is removed, and we can
+ *    confirm that there has no any user who is accessing the node at the
+ *    moment. Therefore, Except for iterating the two lists within RCU
+ *    protection, it's no needed to hold RCU that we access node instance
+ *    in other places.
  *
+ *    In addition, all members in node structure including link instances
+ *    are protected by node spin lock.
  *
- *  2: The transport level of the protocol.
- *     This consists of the structures port, (and its user level
- *     representations, such as user_port and tipc_sock), reference and
- *     tipc_user (port.c, reg.c, socket.c).
+ * 3: The transport level of the protocol.
+ *    This consists of the structures port, (and its user level
+ *    representations, such as user_port and tipc_sock), reference and
+ *    tipc_user (port.c, reg.c, socket.c).
  *
- *     This layer has four different locks:
+ *    This layer has four different locks:
  *     - The tipc_port spin_lock. This is protecting each port instance
  *       from parallel data access and removal. Since we can not place
  *       this lock in the port itself, it has been placed in the
@@ -96,7 +91,7 @@
  *       There are two such lists; 'port_list', which is used for management,
  *       and 'wait_list', which is used to queue ports during congestion.
  *
- *  3: The name table (name_table.c, name_distr.c, subscription.c)
+ *  4: The name table (name_table.c, name_distr.c, subscription.c)
  *     - There is one big read/write-lock (tipc_nametbl_lock) protecting the
  *       overall name table structure. Nothing must be added/removed to
  *       this structure without holding write access to it.
@@ -108,8 +103,6 @@
  *     - A local spin_lock protecting the queue of subscriber events.
 */
 
-DEFINE_RWLOCK(tipc_net_lock);
-
 static void net_route_named_msg(struct sk_buff *buf)
 {
 	struct tipc_msg *msg = buf_msg(buf);
@@ -175,15 +168,13 @@ void tipc_net_start(u32 addr)
 {
 	char addr_string[16];
 
-	write_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	tipc_own_addr = addr;
 	tipc_named_reinit();
 	tipc_port_reinit();
 	tipc_bclink_init();
-	write_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
-
 	tipc_nametbl_publish(TIPC_CFG_SRV, tipc_own_addr, tipc_own_addr,
 			     TIPC_ZONE_SCOPE, 0, tipc_own_addr);
+
 	pr_info("Started in network mode\n");
 	pr_info("Own node address %s, network identity %u\n",
 		tipc_addr_string_fill(addr_string, tipc_own_addr), tipc_net_id);
@@ -196,11 +187,9 @@ void tipc_net_stop(void)
 
 	tipc_nametbl_withdraw(TIPC_CFG_SRV, tipc_own_addr, 0, tipc_own_addr);
 	rtnl_lock();
-	write_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	tipc_bearer_stop();
 	tipc_bclink_stop();
 	tipc_node_stop();
-	write_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	pr_info("Left network mode\n");
diff --git a/net/tipc/net.h b/net/tipc/net.h
index 079daad..f781cae 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.h
+++ b/net/tipc/net.h
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 #ifndef _TIPC_NET_H
 #define _TIPC_NET_H
 
-extern rwlock_t tipc_net_lock;
-
 void tipc_net_route_msg(struct sk_buff *buf);
 
 void tipc_net_start(u32 addr);
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index fa6823f..be90115 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -273,14 +273,12 @@ static void node_name_purge_complete(unsigned long node_addr)
 {
 	struct tipc_node *n_ptr;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	n_ptr = tipc_node_find(node_addr);
 	if (n_ptr) {
 		tipc_node_lock(n_ptr);
 		n_ptr->block_setup &= ~WAIT_NAMES_GONE;
 		tipc_node_unlock(n_ptr);
 	}
-	read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 }
 
 static void node_lost_contact(struct tipc_node *n_ptr)
