pt_prev = NULL;
 
-       rcu_read_lock();
-
 another_round:
        skb->skb_iif = skb->dev->ifindex;
 
            skb->protocol == cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_8021AD)) {
                skb = skb_vlan_untag(skb);
                if (unlikely(!skb))
-                       goto unlock;
+                       goto out;
        }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
        if (static_key_false(&ingress_needed)) {
                skb = handle_ing(skb, &pt_prev, &ret, orig_dev);
                if (!skb)
-                       goto unlock;
+                       goto out;
 
                if (nf_ingress(skb, &pt_prev, &ret, orig_dev) < 0)
-                       goto unlock;
+                       goto out;
        }
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
                if (vlan_do_receive(&skb))
                        goto another_round;
                else if (unlikely(!skb))
-                       goto unlock;
+                       goto out;
        }
 
        rx_handler = rcu_dereference(skb->dev->rx_handler);
                switch (rx_handler(&skb)) {
                case RX_HANDLER_CONSUMED:
                        ret = NET_RX_SUCCESS;
-                       goto unlock;
+                       goto out;
                case RX_HANDLER_ANOTHER:
                        goto another_round;
                case RX_HANDLER_EXACT:
                ret = NET_RX_DROP;
        }
 
-unlock:
-       rcu_read_unlock();
+out:
        return ret;
 }
 
 
 static int netif_receive_skb_internal(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+       int ret;
+
        net_timestamp_check(netdev_tstamp_prequeue, skb);
 
        if (skb_defer_rx_timestamp(skb))
                return NET_RX_SUCCESS;
 
+       rcu_read_lock();
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_RPS
        if (static_key_false(&rps_needed)) {
                struct rps_dev_flow voidflow, *rflow = &voidflow;
-               int cpu, ret;
-
-               rcu_read_lock();
-
-               cpu = get_rps_cpu(skb->dev, skb, &rflow);
+               int cpu = get_rps_cpu(skb->dev, skb, &rflow);
 
                if (cpu >= 0) {
                        ret = enqueue_to_backlog(skb, cpu, &rflow->last_qtail);
                        rcu_read_unlock();
                        return ret;
                }
-               rcu_read_unlock();
        }
 #endif
-       return __netif_receive_skb(skb);
+       ret = __netif_receive_skb(skb);
+       rcu_read_unlock();
+       return ret;
 }
 
 /**
                struct sk_buff *skb;
 
                while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&sd->process_queue))) {
+                       rcu_read_lock();
                        local_irq_enable();
                        __netif_receive_skb(skb);
+                       rcu_read_unlock();
                        local_irq_disable();
                        input_queue_head_incr(sd);
                        if (++work >= quota) {