return nseq;
 }
 
-/*
- * nameseq_delete_empty - deletes a name sequence structure if now unused
- */
-static void nameseq_delete_empty(struct name_seq *seq)
-{
-       if (!seq->first_free && list_empty(&seq->subscriptions)) {
-               hlist_del_init(&seq->ns_list);
-               kfree(seq->sseqs);
-               kfree(seq);
-       }
-}
-
 /**
  * nameseq_find_subseq - find sub-sequence (if any) matching a name instance
  *
 struct publication *tipc_nametbl_insert_publ(u32 type, u32 lower, u32 upper,
                                             u32 scope, u32 node, u32 port, u32 key)
 {
+       struct publication *publ;
        struct name_seq *seq = nametbl_find_seq(type);
        int index = hash(type);
 
        if (!seq)
                return NULL;
 
-       return tipc_nameseq_insert_publ(seq, type, lower, upper,
+       spin_lock_bh(&seq->lock);
+       publ = tipc_nameseq_insert_publ(seq, type, lower, upper,
                                        scope, node, port, key);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&seq->lock);
+       return publ;
 }
 
 struct publication *tipc_nametbl_remove_publ(u32 type, u32 lower,
        if (!seq)
                return NULL;
 
+       spin_lock_bh(&seq->lock);
        publ = tipc_nameseq_remove_publ(seq, lower, node, ref, key);
-       nameseq_delete_empty(seq);
+       if (!seq->first_free && list_empty(&seq->subscriptions)) {
+               hlist_del_init(&seq->ns_list);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&seq->lock);
+               kfree(seq->sseqs);
+               kfree(seq);
+               return publ;
+       }
+       spin_unlock_bh(&seq->lock);
        return publ;
 }
 
        seq = nametbl_find_seq(type);
        if (unlikely(!seq))
                goto not_found;
+       spin_lock_bh(&seq->lock);
        sseq = nameseq_find_subseq(seq, instance);
        if (unlikely(!sseq))
-               goto not_found;
-       spin_lock_bh(&seq->lock);
+               goto no_match;
        info = sseq->info;
 
        /* Closest-First Algorithm */
                goto exit;
 
        spin_lock_bh(&seq->lock);
-
        sseq = seq->sseqs + nameseq_locate_subseq(seq, lower);
        sseq_stop = seq->sseqs + seq->first_free;
        for (; sseq != sseq_stop; sseq++) {
                if (info->cluster_list_size != info->node_list_size)
                        res = 1;
        }
-
        spin_unlock_bh(&seq->lock);
 exit:
        read_unlock_bh(&tipc_nametbl_lock);
        if (seq != NULL) {
                spin_lock_bh(&seq->lock);
                list_del_init(&s->nameseq_list);
-               spin_unlock_bh(&seq->lock);
-               nameseq_delete_empty(seq);
+               if (!seq->first_free && list_empty(&seq->subscriptions)) {
+                       hlist_del_init(&seq->ns_list);
+                       spin_unlock_bh(&seq->lock);
+                       kfree(seq->sseqs);
+                       kfree(seq);
+               } else {
+                       spin_unlock_bh(&seq->lock);
+               }
        }
        write_unlock_bh(&tipc_nametbl_lock);
 }
        struct sub_seq *sseq;
        struct name_info *info;
 
+       spin_lock_bh(&seq->lock);
        sseq = seq->sseqs;
        info = sseq->info;
        list_for_each_entry_safe(publ, safe, &info->zone_list, zone_list) {
                kfree(publ);
        }
        hlist_del_init(&seq->ns_list);
+       spin_lock_bh(&seq->lock);
+
        kfree(seq->sseqs);
        kfree(seq);
 }
 
                hlist_for_each_entry_from(seq, ns_list) {
                        spin_lock_bh(&seq->lock);
-
                        err = __tipc_nl_subseq_list(msg, seq, last_lower,
                                                    last_publ);