return -ENOENT;
        }
 
-       link = rtnl_dereference(tab[msgindex]);
-       RCU_INIT_POINTER(tab[msgindex], NULL);
+       link = rcu_replace_pointer_rtnl(tab[msgindex], NULL);
        rtnl_unlock();
 
        kfree_rcu(link, rcu);
        BUG_ON(protocol < 0 || protocol > RTNL_FAMILY_MAX);
 
        rtnl_lock();
-       tab = rtnl_dereference(rtnl_msg_handlers[protocol]);
+       tab = rcu_replace_pointer_rtnl(rtnl_msg_handlers[protocol], NULL);
        if (!tab) {
                rtnl_unlock();
                return;
        }
-       RCU_INIT_POINTER(rtnl_msg_handlers[protocol], NULL);
        for (msgindex = 0; msgindex < RTM_NR_MSGTYPES; msgindex++) {
-               link = rtnl_dereference(tab[msgindex]);
-               if (!link)
-                       continue;
-
-               RCU_INIT_POINTER(tab[msgindex], NULL);
+               link = rcu_replace_pointer_rtnl(tab[msgindex], NULL);
                kfree_rcu(link, rcu);
        }
        rtnl_unlock();