u8 remote_mac[ETH_ALEN];
 
        struct list_head rx; /* rx_np list element */
+       struct rcu_head rcu;
 };
 
 struct netpoll_info {
        struct delayed_work tx_work;
 
        struct netpoll *netpoll;
+       struct rcu_head rcu;
 };
 
 void netpoll_send_udp(struct netpoll *np, const char *msg, int len);
 int netpoll_trap(void);
 void netpoll_set_trap(int trap);
 void __netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np);
+void __netpoll_free_rcu(struct netpoll *np);
 void netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np);
 int __netpoll_rx(struct sk_buff *skb);
 void netpoll_send_skb_on_dev(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 }
 core_initcall(netpoll_init);
 
+static void rcu_cleanup_netpoll_info(struct rcu_head *rcu_head)
+{
+       struct netpoll_info *npinfo =
+                       container_of(rcu_head, struct netpoll_info, rcu);
+
+       skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->arp_tx);
+       skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->txq);
+
+       /* we can't call cancel_delayed_work_sync here, as we are in softirq */
+       cancel_delayed_work(&npinfo->tx_work);
+
+       /* clean after last, unfinished work */
+       __skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->txq);
+       /* now cancel it again */
+       cancel_delayed_work(&npinfo->tx_work);
+       kfree(npinfo);
+}
+
 void __netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np)
 {
        struct netpoll_info *npinfo;
                        ops->ndo_netpoll_cleanup(np->dev);
 
                RCU_INIT_POINTER(np->dev->npinfo, NULL);
+               call_rcu_bh(&npinfo->rcu, rcu_cleanup_netpoll_info);
+       }
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__netpoll_cleanup);
 
-               /* avoid racing with NAPI reading npinfo */
-               synchronize_rcu_bh();
+static void rcu_cleanup_netpoll(struct rcu_head *rcu_head)
+{
+       struct netpoll *np = container_of(rcu_head, struct netpoll, rcu);
 
-               skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->arp_tx);
-               skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->txq);
-               cancel_delayed_work_sync(&npinfo->tx_work);
+       __netpoll_cleanup(np);
+       kfree(np);
+}
 
-               /* clean after last, unfinished work */
-               __skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->txq);
-               kfree(npinfo);
-       }
+void __netpoll_free_rcu(struct netpoll *np)
+{
+       call_rcu_bh(&np->rcu, rcu_cleanup_netpoll);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__netpoll_cleanup);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__netpoll_free_rcu);
 
 void netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np)
 {