&csum_idx_gen, &csum_hash_info);
                if (IS_ERR(pc))
                        return PTR_ERR(pc);
-               p = to_tcf_csum(pc);
                ret = ACT_P_CREATED;
        } else {
-               p = to_tcf_csum(pc);
-               if (!ovr) {
-                       tcf_hash_release(pc, bind, &csum_hash_info);
+               if (bind)/* dont override defaults */
+                       return 0;
+               tcf_hash_release(pc, bind, &csum_hash_info);
+               if (!ovr)
                        return -EEXIST;
-               }
        }
 
+       p = to_tcf_csum(pc);
        spin_lock_bh(&p->tcf_lock);
        p->tcf_action = parm->action;
        p->update_flags = parm->update_flags;
 
                        return PTR_ERR(pc);
                ret = ACT_P_CREATED;
        } else {
-               if (!ovr) {
-                       tcf_hash_release(pc, bind, &gact_hash_info);
+               if (bind)/* dont override defaults */
+                       return 0;
+               tcf_hash_release(pc, bind, &gact_hash_info);
+               if (!ovr)
                        return -EEXIST;
-               }
        }
 
        gact = to_gact(pc);
 
                        return PTR_ERR(pc);
                ret = ACT_P_CREATED;
        } else {
-               if (!ovr) {
-                       tcf_ipt_release(to_ipt(pc), bind);
+               if (bind)/* dont override defaults */
+                       return 0;
+               tcf_ipt_release(to_ipt(pc), bind);
+
+               if (!ovr)
                        return -EEXIST;
-               }
        }
        ipt = to_ipt(pc);
 
 
                                     &nat_idx_gen, &nat_hash_info);
                if (IS_ERR(pc))
                        return PTR_ERR(pc);
-               p = to_tcf_nat(pc);
                ret = ACT_P_CREATED;
        } else {
-               p = to_tcf_nat(pc);
-               if (!ovr) {
-                       tcf_hash_release(pc, bind, &nat_hash_info);
+               if (bind)
+                       return 0;
+               tcf_hash_release(pc, bind, &nat_hash_info);
+               if (!ovr)
                        return -EEXIST;
-               }
        }
+       p = to_tcf_nat(pc);
 
        spin_lock_bh(&p->tcf_lock);
        p->old_addr = parm->old_addr;
 
                ret = ACT_P_CREATED;
        } else {
                p = to_pedit(pc);
-               if (!ovr) {
-                       tcf_hash_release(pc, bind, &pedit_hash_info);
+               tcf_hash_release(pc, bind, &pedit_hash_info);
+               if (bind)
+                       return 0;
+               if (!ovr)
                        return -EEXIST;
-               }
+
                if (p->tcfp_nkeys && p->tcfp_nkeys != parm->nkeys) {
                        keys = kmalloc(ksize, GFP_KERNEL);
                        if (keys == NULL)
 
                        if (bind) {
                                police->tcf_bindcnt += 1;
                                police->tcf_refcnt += 1;
+                               return 0;
                        }
                        if (ovr)
                                goto override;
-                       return ret;
+                       /* not replacing */
+                       return -EEXIST;
                }
        }
 
 
                ret = ACT_P_CREATED;
        } else {
                d = to_defact(pc);
-               if (!ovr) {
-                       tcf_simp_release(d, bind);
+
+               if (bind)
+                       return 0;
+               tcf_simp_release(d, bind);
+               if (!ovr)
                        return -EEXIST;
-               }
+
                reset_policy(d, defdata, parm);
        }
 
 
                ret = ACT_P_CREATED;
        } else {
                d = to_skbedit(pc);
-               if (!ovr) {
-                       tcf_hash_release(pc, bind, &skbedit_hash_info);
+               if (bind)
+                       return 0;
+               tcf_hash_release(pc, bind, &skbedit_hash_info);
+               if (!ovr)
                        return -EEXIST;
-               }
        }
 
        spin_lock_bh(&d->tcf_lock);