Merge branch 'possible_net_t'

Eric W. Biederman says:

====================
Introduce possible_net_t

The current usage of write_pnet and read_pnet is a little laborious and
error prone as you only notice if you failed to include them if are
compiling with network namespaces enabled.

possible_net_t remedies that by using a type that is 0 bytes when
network namespaces are disabled and can only be read and written to with
read_pnet and write_pnet.

Aka less work and safer for the same effect.

I kill hold_net and release_net first as are they are haven't been used
since 2008 and are noise at the points where write_pnet and read_pnet
are used.

I have folded in Eric Dumazets suggestions to improve the killing of
hold_net and release net.  And respon.  I had to respin anyway as
there was enough changes elsewhere in the tree the previous version
of these patches did not quite apply cleanly.
====================

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

27 files changed, 49 insertions, 155 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 1354ae83efc8..ddab1a2a07a0 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1721,9 +1721,7 @@ struct net_device {
 	struct netpoll_info __rcu	*npinfo;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	struct net		*nd_net;
-#endif
+	possible_net_t			nd_net;
 
 	/* mid-layer private */
 	union {
@@ -1863,10 +1861,7 @@ struct net *dev_net(const struct net_device *dev)
 static inline
 void dev_net_set(struct net_device *dev, struct net *net)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	release_net(dev->nd_net);
-	dev->nd_net = hold_net(net);
-#endif
+	write_pnet(&dev->nd_net, net);
 }
 
 static inline bool netdev_uses_dsa(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 64e09e1e8099..f977abec07f6 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -3183,10 +3183,8 @@ struct wiphy {
 	const struct ieee80211_ht_cap *ht_capa_mod_mask;
 	const struct ieee80211_vht_cap *vht_capa_mod_mask;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
 	/* the network namespace this phy lives in currently */
-	struct net *_net;
-#endif
+	possible_net_t _net;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT
 	const struct iw_handler_def *wext;
diff --git a/include/net/fib_rules.h b/include/net/fib_rules.h
index 88d2ae526961..6d67383a5114 100644
--- a/include/net/fib_rules.h
+++ b/include/net/fib_rules.h
@@ -95,17 +95,10 @@ static inline void fib_rule_get(struct fib_rule *rule)
 	atomic_inc(&rule->refcnt);
 }
 
-static inline void fib_rule_put_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
-	struct fib_rule *rule = container_of(head, struct fib_rule, rcu);
-	release_net(rule->fr_net);
-	kfree(rule);
-}
-
 static inline void fib_rule_put(struct fib_rule *rule)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&rule->refcnt))
-		call_rcu(&rule->rcu, fib_rule_put_rcu);
+		kfree_rcu(rule, rcu);
 }
 
 static inline u32 frh_get_table(struct fib_rule_hdr *frh, struct nlattr **nla)
diff --git a/include/net/genetlink.h b/include/net/genetlink.h
index 0574abd3db86..a9af1cc8c1bc 100644
--- a/include/net/genetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/genetlink.h
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ struct genl_info {
 	struct genlmsghdr *	genlhdr;
 	void *			userhdr;
 	struct nlattr **	attrs;
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	struct net *		_net;
-#endif
+	possible_net_t		_net;
 	void *			user_ptr[2];
 	struct sock *		dst_sk;
 };
diff --git a/include/net/inet_hashtables.h b/include/net/inet_hashtables.h
index dd1950a7e273..bcd64756e5fe 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_hashtables.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_hashtables.h
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ struct inet_ehash_bucket {
  * ports are created in O(1) time?  I thought so. ;-)	-DaveM
  */
 struct inet_bind_bucket {
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	struct net		*ib_net;
-#endif
+	possible_net_t		ib_net;
 	unsigned short		port;
 	signed char		fastreuse;
 	signed char		fastreuseport;
diff --git a/include/net/ip_vs.h b/include/net/ip_vs.h
index 20fd23398537..4e3731ee4eac 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_vs.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_vs.h
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ static inline struct net *skb_net(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 	 * Start with the most likely hit
 	 * End with BUG
 	 */
-	if (likely(skb->dev && skb->dev->nd_net))
+	if (likely(skb->dev && dev_net(skb->dev)))
 		return dev_net(skb->dev);
 	if (skb_dst(skb) && skb_dst(skb)->dev)
 		return dev_net(skb_dst(skb)->dev);
 	WARN(skb->sk, "Maybe skb_sknet should be used in %s() at line:%d\n",
 		      __func__, __LINE__);
-	if (likely(skb->sk && skb->sk->sk_net))
+	if (likely(skb->sk && sock_net(skb->sk)))
 		return sock_net(skb->sk);
 	pr_err("There is no net ptr to find in the skb in %s() line:%d\n",
 		__func__, __LINE__);
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ static inline struct net *skb_sknet(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_VS_DEBUG
 	/* Start with the most likely hit */
-	if (likely(skb->sk && skb->sk->sk_net))
+	if (likely(skb->sk && sock_net(skb->sk)))
 		return sock_net(skb->sk);
 	WARN(skb->dev, "Maybe skb_net should be used instead in %s() line:%d\n",
 		       __func__, __LINE__);
-	if (likely(skb->dev && skb->dev->nd_net))
+	if (likely(skb->dev && dev_net(skb->dev)))
 		return dev_net(skb->dev);
 	pr_err("There is no net ptr to find in the skb in %s() line:%d\n",
 		__func__, __LINE__);
diff --git a/include/net/neighbour.h b/include/net/neighbour.h
index d48b8ec8b5f4..e7bdf5170802 100644
--- a/include/net/neighbour.h
+++ b/include/net/neighbour.h
@@ -65,9 +65,7 @@ enum {
 };
 
 struct neigh_parms {
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	struct net *net;
-#endif
+	possible_net_t net;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct list_head list;
 	int	(*neigh_setup)(struct neighbour *);
@@ -167,9 +165,7 @@ struct neigh_ops {
 
 struct pneigh_entry {
 	struct pneigh_entry	*next;
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	struct net		*net;
-#endif
+	possible_net_t		net;
 	struct net_device	*dev;
 	u8			flags;
 	u8			key[0];
diff --git a/include/net/net_namespace.h b/include/net/net_namespace.h
index e086f4030dd2..f733656404de 100644
--- a/include/net/net_namespace.h
+++ b/include/net/net_namespace.h
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ struct net {
 	atomic_t		count;		/* To decided when the network
 						 *  namespace should be shut down.
 						 */
-#ifdef NETNS_REFCNT_DEBUG
-	atomic_t		use_count;	/* To track references we
-						 * destroy on demand
-						 */
-#endif
 	spinlock_t		rules_mod_lock;
 
 	atomic64_t		cookie_gen;
@@ -236,48 +231,27 @@ int net_eq(const struct net *net1, const struct net *net2)
 #endif
 
 
-#ifdef NETNS_REFCNT_DEBUG
-static inline struct net *hold_net(struct net *net)
-{
-	if (net)
-		atomic_inc(&net->use_count);
-	return net;
-}
-
-static inline void release_net(struct net *net)
-{
-	if (net)
-		atomic_dec(&net->use_count);
-}
-#else
-static inline struct net *hold_net(struct net *net)
-{
-	return net;
-}
-
-static inline void release_net(struct net *net)
-{
-}
-#endif
-
+typedef struct {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
+	struct net *net;
+#endif
+} possible_net_t;
 
-static inline void write_pnet(struct net **pnet, struct net *net)
+static inline void write_pnet(possible_net_t *pnet, struct net *net)
 {
-	*pnet = net;
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
+	pnet->net = net;
+#endif
 }
 
-static inline struct net *read_pnet(struct net * const *pnet)
+static inline struct net *read_pnet(const possible_net_t *pnet)
 {
-	return *pnet;
-}
-
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
+	return pnet->net;
 #else
-
-#define write_pnet(pnet, net)	do { (void)(net);} while (0)
-#define read_pnet(pnet)		(&init_net)
-
+	return &init_net;
 #endif
+}
 
 #define for_each_net(VAR)				\
 	list_for_each_entry(VAR, &net_namespace_list, list)
diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
index 74f271a172dd..095433b8a8b0 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
@@ -95,9 +95,8 @@ struct nf_conn {
 	/* Timer function; drops refcnt when it goes off. */
 	struct timer_list timeout;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	struct net *ct_net;
-#endif
+	possible_net_t ct_net;
+
 	/* all members below initialized via memset */
 	u8 __nfct_init_offset[0];
 
diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index d996c633bec2..9411c3421dd3 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -190,9 +190,7 @@ struct sock_common {
 		struct hlist_nulls_node skc_portaddr_node;
 	};
 	struct proto		*skc_prot;
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	struct net	 	*skc_net;
-#endif
+	possible_net_t		skc_net;
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
 	struct in6_addr		skc_v6_daddr;
@@ -2204,7 +2202,7 @@ static inline void sk_change_net(struct sock *sk, struct net *net)
 
 	if (!net_eq(current_net, net)) {
 		put_net(current_net);
-		sock_net_set(sk, hold_net(net));
+		sock_net_set(sk, net);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index dc4865e90fe4..d0ac7d7be8a7 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -126,9 +126,7 @@ struct xfrm_state_walk {
 
 /* Full description of state of transformer. */
 struct xfrm_state {
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	struct net		*xs_net;
-#endif
+	possible_net_t		xs_net;
 	union {
 		struct hlist_node	gclist;
 		struct hlist_node	bydst;
@@ -522,9 +520,7 @@ struct xfrm_policy_queue {
 };
 
 struct xfrm_policy {
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	struct net		*xp_net;
-#endif
+	possible_net_t		xp_net;
 	struct hlist_node	bydst;
 	struct hlist_node	byidx;
 
diff --git a/net/9p/trans_fd.c b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
index 80d08f6664cb..3e3d82d8ff70 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_fd.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ p9_fd_create_tcp(struct p9_client *client, const char *addr, char *args)
 	sin_server.sin_family = AF_INET;
 	sin_server.sin_addr.s_addr = in_aton(addr);
 	sin_server.sin_port = htons(opts.port);
-	err = __sock_create(read_pnet(&current->nsproxy->net_ns), PF_INET,
+	err = __sock_create(current->nsproxy->net_ns, PF_INET,
 			    SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP, &csocket, 1);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_err("%s (%d): problem creating socket\n",
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ p9_fd_create_unix(struct p9_client *client, const char *addr, char *args)
 
 	sun_server.sun_family = PF_UNIX;
 	strcpy(sun_server.sun_path, addr);
-	err = __sock_create(read_pnet(&current->nsproxy->net_ns), PF_UNIX,
+	err = __sock_create(current->nsproxy->net_ns, PF_UNIX,
 			    SOCK_STREAM, 0, &csocket, 1);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_err("%s (%d): problem creating socket\n",
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 962ee9d71964..39fe369b46ad 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6841,8 +6841,6 @@ void free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct napi_struct *p, *n;
 
-	release_net(dev_net(dev));
-
 	netif_free_tx_queues(dev);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 	kvfree(dev->_rx);
diff --git a/net/core/fib_rules.c b/net/core/fib_rules.c
index b55677fed1c8..68ea6950cad1 100644
--- a/net/core/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/core/fib_rules.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ int fib_default_rule_add(struct fib_rules_ops *ops,
 	r->pref = pref;
 	r->table = table;
 	r->flags = flags;
-	r->fr_net = hold_net(ops->fro_net);
+	r->fr_net = ops->fro_net;
 
 	r->suppress_prefixlen = -1;
 	r->suppress_ifgroup = -1;
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ static int __fib_rules_register(struct fib_rules_ops *ops)
 		if (ops->family == o->family)
 			goto errout;
 
-	hold_net(net);
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&ops->list, &net->rules_ops);
 	err = 0;
 errout:
@@ -160,15 +159,6 @@ static void fib_rules_cleanup_ops(struct fib_rules_ops *ops)
 	}
 }
 
-static void fib_rules_put_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
-	struct fib_rules_ops *ops = container_of(head, struct fib_rules_ops, rcu);
-	struct net *net = ops->fro_net;
-
-	release_net(net);
-	kfree(ops);
-}
-
 void fib_rules_unregister(struct fib_rules_ops *ops)
 {
 	struct net *net = ops->fro_net;
@@ -178,7 +168,7 @@ void fib_rules_unregister(struct fib_rules_ops *ops)
 	fib_rules_cleanup_ops(ops);
 	spin_unlock(&net->rules_mod_lock);
 
-	call_rcu(&ops->rcu, fib_rules_put_rcu);
+	kfree_rcu(ops, rcu);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fib_rules_unregister);
 
@@ -303,7 +293,7 @@ static int fib_nl_newrule(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr* nlh)
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto errout;
 	}
-	rule->fr_net = hold_net(net);
+	rule->fr_net = net;
 
 	if (tb[FRA_PRIORITY])
 		rule->pref = nla_get_u32(tb[FRA_PRIORITY]);
@@ -423,7 +413,6 @@ static int fib_nl_newrule(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr* nlh)
 	return 0;
 
 errout_free:
-	release_net(rule->fr_net);
 	kfree(rule);
 errout:
 	rules_ops_put(ops);
diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index ad07990e943d..0e8b32efc031 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ struct pneigh_entry * pneigh_lookup(struct neigh_table *tbl,
 	if (!n)
 		goto out;
 
-	write_pnet(&n->net, hold_net(net));
+	write_pnet(&n->net, net);
 	memcpy(n->key, pkey, key_len);
 	n->dev = dev;
 	if (dev)
@@ -600,7 +600,6 @@ struct pneigh_entry * pneigh_lookup(struct neigh_table *tbl,
 	if (tbl->pconstructor && tbl->pconstructor(n)) {
 		if (dev)
 			dev_put(dev);
-		release_net(net);
 		kfree(n);
 		n = NULL;
 		goto out;
@@ -634,7 +633,6 @@ int pneigh_delete(struct neigh_table *tbl, struct net *net, const void *pkey,
 				tbl->pdestructor(n);
 			if (n->dev)
 				dev_put(n->dev);
-			release_net(pneigh_net(n));
 			kfree(n);
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -657,7 +655,6 @@ static int pneigh_ifdown(struct neigh_table *tbl, struct net_device *dev)
 					tbl->pdestructor(n);
 				if (n->dev)
 					dev_put(n->dev);
-				release_net(pneigh_net(n));
 				kfree(n);
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -1428,11 +1425,10 @@ struct neigh_parms *neigh_parms_alloc(struct net_device *dev,
 				neigh_rand_reach_time(NEIGH_VAR(p, BASE_REACHABLE_TIME));
 		dev_hold(dev);
 		p->dev = dev;
-		write_pnet(&p->net, hold_net(net));
+		write_pnet(&p->net, net);
 		p->sysctl_table = NULL;
 
 		if (ops->ndo_neigh_setup && ops->ndo_neigh_setup(dev, p)) {
-			release_net(net);
 			dev_put(dev);
 			kfree(p);
 			return NULL;
@@ -1472,7 +1468,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(neigh_parms_release);
 
 static void neigh_parms_destroy(struct neigh_parms *parms)
 {
-	release_net(neigh_parms_net(parms));
 	kfree(parms);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/core/net_namespace.c b/net/core/net_namespace.c
index cb5290b8c428..e5e96b0f6717 100644
--- a/net/core/net_namespace.c
+++ b/net/core/net_namespace.c
@@ -236,10 +236,6 @@ static __net_init int setup_net(struct net *net, struct user_namespace *user_ns)
 	net->user_ns = user_ns;
 	idr_init(&net->netns_ids);
 
-#ifdef NETNS_REFCNT_DEBUG
-	atomic_set(&net->use_count, 0);
-#endif
-
 	list_for_each_entry(ops, &pernet_list, list) {
 		error = ops_init(ops, net);
 		if (error < 0)
@@ -294,13 +290,6 @@ out_free:
 
 static void net_free(struct net *net)
 {
-#ifdef NETNS_REFCNT_DEBUG
-	if (unlikely(atomic_read(&net->use_count) != 0)) {
-		pr_emerg("network namespace not free! Usage: %d\n",
-			 atomic_read(&net->use_count));
-		return;
-	}
-#endif
 	kfree(rcu_access_pointer(net->gen));
 	kmem_cache_free(net_cachep, net);
 }
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index a9a9c2ff9260..c8842f279f7a 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -1455,7 +1455,6 @@ void sk_release_kernel(struct sock *sk)
 
 	sock_hold(sk);
 	sock_release(sk->sk_socket);
-	release_net(sock_net(sk));
 	sock_net_set(sk, get_net(&init_net));
 	sock_put(sk);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
index c6d267442dac..66c1e4fbf884 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ static void free_fib_info_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
 		rt_fibinfo_free(&nexthop_nh->nh_rth_input);
 	} endfor_nexthops(fi);
 
-	release_net(fi->fib_net);
 	if (fi->fib_metrics != (u32 *) dst_default_metrics)
 		kfree(fi->fib_metrics);
 	kfree(fi);
@@ -814,7 +813,7 @@ struct fib_info *fib_create_info(struct fib_config *cfg)
 	} else
 		fi->fib_metrics = (u32 *) dst_default_metrics;
 
-	fi->fib_net = hold_net(net);
+	fi->fib_net = net;
 	fi->fib_protocol = cfg->fc_protocol;
 	fi->fib_scope = cfg->fc_scope;
 	fi->fib_flags = cfg->fc_flags;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
index 9111a4e22155..f6a12b97d12b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct inet_bind_bucket *inet_bind_bucket_create(struct kmem_cache *cachep,
 	struct inet_bind_bucket *tb = kmem_cache_alloc(cachep, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 	if (tb != NULL) {
-		write_pnet(&tb->ib_net, hold_net(net));
+		write_pnet(&tb->ib_net, net);
 		tb->port      = snum;
 		tb->fastreuse = 0;
 		tb->fastreuseport = 0;
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ void inet_bind_bucket_destroy(struct kmem_cache *cachep, struct inet_bind_bucket
 {
 	if (hlist_empty(&tb->owners)) {
 		__hlist_del(&tb->node);
-		release_net(ib_net(tb));
 		kmem_cache_free(cachep, tb);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c
index 2bd980526631..86ebf020925b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ void inet_twsk_free(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw)
 #ifdef SOCK_REFCNT_DEBUG
 	pr_debug("%s timewait_sock %p released\n", tw->tw_prot->name, tw);
 #endif
-	release_net(twsk_net(tw));
 	kmem_cache_free(tw->tw_prot->twsk_prot->twsk_slab, tw);
 	module_put(owner);
 }
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ struct inet_timewait_sock *inet_twsk_alloc(const struct sock *sk, const int stat
 		tw->tw_transparent  = inet->transparent;
 		tw->tw_prot	    = sk->sk_prot_creator;
 		atomic64_set(&tw->tw_cookie, atomic64_read(&sk->sk_cookie));
-		twsk_net_set(tw, hold_net(sock_net(sk)));
+		twsk_net_set(tw, sock_net(sk));
 		/*
 		 * Because we use RCU lookups, we should not set tw_refcnt
 		 * to a non null value before everything is setup for this
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index 9d78427652d2..5b188832800f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@
 
 struct mr_table {
 	struct list_head	list;
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	struct net		*net;
-#endif
+	possible_net_t		net;
 	u32			id;
 	struct sock __rcu	*mroute_sk;
 	struct timer_list	ipmr_expire_timer;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrlabel.c b/net/ipv6/addrlabel.c
index e43e79d0a612..3cc50e2d3bf5 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrlabel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrlabel.c
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@
  * Policy Table
  */
 struct ip6addrlbl_entry {
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	struct net *lbl_net;
-#endif
+	possible_net_t lbl_net;
 	struct in6_addr prefix;
 	int prefixlen;
 	int ifindex;
@@ -129,9 +127,6 @@ static const __net_initconst struct ip6addrlbl_init_table
 /* Object management */
 static inline void ip6addrlbl_free(struct ip6addrlbl_entry *p)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	release_net(p->lbl_net);
-#endif
 	kfree(p);
 }
 
@@ -240,9 +235,7 @@ static struct ip6addrlbl_entry *ip6addrlbl_alloc(struct net *net,
 	newp->addrtype = addrtype;
 	newp->label = label;
 	INIT_HLIST_NODE(&newp->list);
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	newp->lbl_net = hold_net(net);
-#endif
+	write_pnet(&newp->lbl_net, net);
 	atomic_set(&newp->refcnt, 1);
 	return newp;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c
index f45d6db50a45..457303886fd4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ static void fl_free(struct ip6_flowlabel *fl)
 	if (fl) {
 		if (fl->share == IPV6_FL_S_PROCESS)
 			put_pid(fl->owner.pid);
-		release_net(fl->fl_net);
 		kfree(fl->opt);
 		kfree_rcu(fl, rcu);
 	}
@@ -403,7 +402,7 @@ fl_create(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct in6_flowlabel_req *freq,
 		}
 	}
 
-	fl->fl_net = hold_net(net);
+	fl->fl_net = net;
 	fl->expires = jiffies;
 	err = fl6_renew(fl, freq->flr_linger, freq->flr_expires);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index 34b682617f50..4b9315aa273e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@
 
 struct mr6_table {
 	struct list_head	list;
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	struct net		*net;
-#endif
+	possible_net_t		net;
 	u32			id;
 	struct sock		*mroute6_sk;
 	struct timer_list	ipmr_expire_timer;
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
index 5bae7243c577..096c6276e6b9 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ static void destroy_dp_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 
 	ovs_flow_tbl_destroy(&dp->table);
 	free_percpu(dp->stats_percpu);
-	release_net(ovs_dp_get_net(dp));
 	kfree(dp->ports);
 	kfree(dp);
 }
@@ -1501,7 +1500,7 @@ static int ovs_dp_cmd_new(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (dp == NULL)
 		goto err_free_reply;
 
-	ovs_dp_set_net(dp, hold_net(sock_net(skb->sk)));
+	ovs_dp_set_net(dp, sock_net(skb->sk));
 
 	/* Allocate table. */
 	err = ovs_flow_tbl_init(&dp->table);
@@ -1575,7 +1574,6 @@ err_destroy_percpu:
 err_destroy_table:
 	ovs_flow_tbl_destroy(&dp->table);
 err_free_dp:
-	release_net(ovs_dp_get_net(dp));
 	kfree(dp);
 err_free_reply:
 	kfree_skb(reply);
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.h b/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
index 3ece94563079..4ec4a480b147 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
@@ -84,10 +84,8 @@ struct datapath {
 	/* Stats. */
 	struct dp_stats_percpu __percpu *stats_percpu;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
 	/* Network namespace ref. */
-	struct net *net;
-#endif
+	possible_net_t net;
 
 	u32 user_features;
 };
diff --git a/net/packet/internal.h b/net/packet/internal.h
index cdddf6a30399..fe6e20caea1d 100644
--- a/net/packet/internal.h
+++ b/net/packet/internal.h
@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ extern struct mutex fanout_mutex;
 #define PACKET_FANOUT_MAX	256
 
 struct packet_fanout {
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	struct net		*net;
-#endif
+	possible_net_t		net;
 	unsigned int		num_members;
 	u16			id;
 	u8			type;