parms.port_no = OVSP_LOCAL;
        parms.upcall_portids = a[OVS_DP_ATTR_UPCALL_PID];
 
-       err = ovs_dp_change(dp, a);
-       if (err)
-               goto err_destroy_meters;
-
        /* So far only local changes have been made, now need the lock. */
        ovs_lock();
 
+       err = ovs_dp_change(dp, a);
+       if (err)
+               goto err_unlock_and_destroy_meters;
+
        vport = new_vport(&parms);
        if (IS_ERR(vport)) {
                err = PTR_ERR(vport);
                                ovs_dp_reset_user_features(skb, info);
                }
 
-               ovs_unlock();
-               goto err_destroy_meters;
+               goto err_unlock_and_destroy_meters;
        }
 
        err = ovs_dp_cmd_fill_info(dp, reply, info->snd_portid,
        ovs_notify(&dp_datapath_genl_family, reply, info);
        return 0;
 
-err_destroy_meters:
+err_unlock_and_destroy_meters:
+       ovs_unlock();
        ovs_meters_exit(dp);
 err_destroy_ports:
        kfree(dp->ports);
 
 }
 int ovs_flow_tbl_masks_cache_resize(struct flow_table *table, u32 size)
 {
-       struct mask_cache *mc = rcu_dereference(table->mask_cache);
+       struct mask_cache *mc = rcu_dereference_ovsl(table->mask_cache);
        struct mask_cache *new;
 
        if (size == mc->cache_size)