struct cgroup *cgrp = container_of(work, struct cgroup,
                                           bpf.release_work);
        enum bpf_cgroup_storage_type stype;
+       struct bpf_prog_array *old_array;
        unsigned int type;
 
        for (type = 0; type < ARRAY_SIZE(cgrp->bpf.progs); type++) {
                        kfree(pl);
                        static_branch_dec(&cgroup_bpf_enabled_key);
                }
-               bpf_prog_array_free(cgrp->bpf.effective[type]);
+               old_array = rcu_dereference_protected(
+                               cgrp->bpf.effective[type],
+                               percpu_ref_is_dying(&cgrp->bpf.refcnt));
+               bpf_prog_array_free(old_array);
        }
 
        percpu_ref_exit(&cgrp->bpf.refcnt);
  */
 static int compute_effective_progs(struct cgroup *cgrp,
                                   enum bpf_attach_type type,
-                                  struct bpf_prog_array __rcu **array)
+                                  struct bpf_prog_array **array)
 {
        enum bpf_cgroup_storage_type stype;
        struct bpf_prog_array *progs;
                }
        } while ((p = cgroup_parent(p)));
 
-       rcu_assign_pointer(*array, progs);
+       *array = progs;
        return 0;
 }
 
 static void activate_effective_progs(struct cgroup *cgrp,
                                     enum bpf_attach_type type,
-                                    struct bpf_prog_array __rcu *array)
+                                    struct bpf_prog_array *old_array)
 {
-       struct bpf_prog_array __rcu *old_array;
-
-       old_array = xchg(&cgrp->bpf.effective[type], array);
+       rcu_swap_protected(cgrp->bpf.effective[type], old_array,
+                          lockdep_is_held(&cgroup_mutex));
        /* free prog array after grace period, since __cgroup_bpf_run_*()
         * might be still walking the array
         */
  * that array below is variable length
  */
 #define        NR ARRAY_SIZE(cgrp->bpf.effective)
-       struct bpf_prog_array __rcu *arrays[NR] = {};
+       struct bpf_prog_array *arrays[NR] = {};
        int ret, i;
 
        ret = percpu_ref_init(&cgrp->bpf.refcnt, cgroup_bpf_release_fn, 0,
        enum bpf_attach_type type = attr->query.attach_type;
        struct list_head *progs = &cgrp->bpf.progs[type];
        u32 flags = cgrp->bpf.flags[type];
+       struct bpf_prog_array *effective;
        int cnt, ret = 0, i;
 
+       effective = rcu_dereference_protected(cgrp->bpf.effective[type],
+                                             lockdep_is_held(&cgroup_mutex));
+
        if (attr->query.query_flags & BPF_F_QUERY_EFFECTIVE)
-               cnt = bpf_prog_array_length(cgrp->bpf.effective[type]);
+               cnt = bpf_prog_array_length(effective);
        else
                cnt = prog_list_length(progs);
 
        }
 
        if (attr->query.query_flags & BPF_F_QUERY_EFFECTIVE) {
-               return bpf_prog_array_copy_to_user(cgrp->bpf.effective[type],
-                                                  prog_ids, cnt);
+               return bpf_prog_array_copy_to_user(effective, prog_ids, cnt);
        } else {
                struct bpf_prog_list *pl;
                u32 id;