static struct lock_class_key neigh_table_proxy_queue_class;
 
-static struct neigh_table *neigh_tables[NEIGH_NR_TABLES] __read_mostly;
+static struct neigh_table __rcu *neigh_tables[NEIGH_NR_TABLES] __read_mostly;
 
 void neigh_table_init(int index, struct neigh_table *tbl)
 {
        tbl->last_flush = now;
        tbl->last_rand  = now + tbl->parms.reachable_time * 20;
 
-       neigh_tables[index] = tbl;
+       rcu_assign_pointer(neigh_tables[index], tbl);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(neigh_table_init);
 
+/*
+ * Only called from ndisc_cleanup(), which means this is dead code
+ * because we no longer can unload IPv6 module.
+ */
 int neigh_table_clear(int index, struct neigh_table *tbl)
 {
-       neigh_tables[index] = NULL;
+       RCU_INIT_POINTER(neigh_tables[index], NULL);
+       synchronize_rcu();
+
        /* It is not clean... Fix it to unload IPv6 module safely */
        cancel_delayed_work_sync(&tbl->managed_work);
        cancel_delayed_work_sync(&tbl->gc_work);
 
        switch (family) {
        case AF_INET:
-               tbl = neigh_tables[NEIGH_ARP_TABLE];
+               tbl = rcu_dereference_rtnl(neigh_tables[NEIGH_ARP_TABLE]);
                break;
        case AF_INET6:
-               tbl = neigh_tables[NEIGH_ND_TABLE];
+               tbl = rcu_dereference_rtnl(neigh_tables[NEIGH_ND_TABLE]);
                break;
        }
 
        ndtmsg = nlmsg_data(nlh);
 
        for (tidx = 0; tidx < NEIGH_NR_TABLES; tidx++) {
-               tbl = neigh_tables[tidx];
+               tbl = rcu_dereference_rtnl(neigh_tables[tidx]);
                if (!tbl)
                        continue;
                if (ndtmsg->ndtm_family && tbl->family != ndtmsg->ndtm_family)
        for (tidx = 0; tidx < NEIGH_NR_TABLES; tidx++) {
                struct neigh_parms *p;
 
-               tbl = neigh_tables[tidx];
+               tbl = rcu_dereference_rtnl(neigh_tables[tidx]);
                if (!tbl)
                        continue;
 
        s_t = cb->args[0];
 
        for (t = 0; t < NEIGH_NR_TABLES; t++) {
-               tbl = neigh_tables[t];
+               tbl = rcu_dereference_rtnl(neigh_tables[t]);
 
                if (!tbl)
                        continue;
               const void *addr, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
        int err = -EAFNOSUPPORT;
+
        if (likely(index < NEIGH_NR_TABLES)) {
                struct neigh_table *tbl;
                struct neighbour *neigh;
 
-               tbl = neigh_tables[index];
-               if (!tbl)
-                       goto out;
                rcu_read_lock();
+               tbl = rcu_dereference(neigh_tables[index]);
+               if (!tbl)
+                       goto out_unlock;
                if (index == NEIGH_ARP_TABLE) {
                        u32 key = *((u32 *)addr);
 
                        goto out_kfree_skb;
                }
                err = READ_ONCE(neigh->output)(neigh, skb);
+out_unlock:
                rcu_read_unlock();
        }
        else if (index == NEIGH_LINK_TABLE) {