#define TCP_METRICS_RECLAIM_DEPTH      5
 #define TCP_METRICS_RECLAIM_PTR                (struct tcp_metrics_block *) 0x1UL
 
+#define deref_locked(p)        \
+       rcu_dereference_protected(p, lockdep_is_held(&tcp_metrics_lock))
+
 static struct tcp_metrics_block *tcpm_new(struct dst_entry *dst,
                                          struct inetpeer_addr *saddr,
                                          struct inetpeer_addr *daddr,
        if (unlikely(reclaim)) {
                struct tcp_metrics_block *oldest;
 
-               oldest = rcu_dereference(tcp_metrics_hash[hash].chain);
-               for (tm = rcu_dereference(oldest->tcpm_next); tm;
-                    tm = rcu_dereference(tm->tcpm_next)) {
+               oldest = deref_locked(tcp_metrics_hash[hash].chain);
+               for (tm = deref_locked(oldest->tcpm_next); tm;
+                    tm = deref_locked(tm->tcpm_next)) {
                        if (time_before(tm->tcpm_stamp, oldest->tcpm_stamp))
                                oldest = tm;
                }
        return ret;
 }
 
-#define deref_locked_genl(p)   \
-       rcu_dereference_protected(p, lockdep_genl_is_held() && \
-                                    lockdep_is_held(&tcp_metrics_lock))
-
-#define deref_genl(p)  rcu_dereference_protected(p, lockdep_genl_is_held())
-
 static void tcp_metrics_flush_all(struct net *net)
 {
        unsigned int max_rows = 1U << tcp_metrics_hash_log;
                struct tcp_metrics_block __rcu **pp;
                spin_lock_bh(&tcp_metrics_lock);
                pp = &hb->chain;
-               for (tm = deref_locked_genl(*pp); tm;
-                    tm = deref_locked_genl(*pp)) {
+               for (tm = deref_locked(*pp); tm; tm = deref_locked(*pp)) {
                        if (net_eq(tm_net(tm), net)) {
                                *pp = tm->tcpm_next;
                                kfree_rcu(tm, rcu_head);
        hb = tcp_metrics_hash + hash;
        pp = &hb->chain;
        spin_lock_bh(&tcp_metrics_lock);
-       for (tm = deref_locked_genl(*pp); tm; tm = deref_locked_genl(*pp)) {
+       for (tm = deref_locked(*pp); tm; tm = deref_locked(*pp)) {
                if (addr_same(&tm->tcpm_daddr, &daddr) &&
                    (!src || addr_same(&tm->tcpm_saddr, &saddr)) &&
                    net_eq(tm_net(tm), net)) {