diff --git a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan.h b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan.h
index 5166575a164d..a115f12bf130 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct ipvl_dev {
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(mac_filters, IPVLAN_MAC_FILTER_SIZE);
 	netdev_features_t	sfeatures;
 	u32			msg_enable;
+	spinlock_t		addrs_lock;
 };
 
 struct ipvl_addr {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c
index dbbb884eb81a..17daebd19e65 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c
@@ -109,25 +109,33 @@ void ipvlan_ht_addr_del(struct ipvl_addr *addr)
 struct ipvl_addr *ipvlan_find_addr(const struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan,
 				   const void *iaddr, bool is_v6)
 {
-	struct ipvl_addr *addr;
+	struct ipvl_addr *addr, *ret = NULL;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(addr, &ipvlan->addrs, anode)
-		if (addr_equal(is_v6, addr, iaddr))
-			return addr;
-	return NULL;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(addr, &ipvlan->addrs, anode) {
+		if (addr_equal(is_v6, addr, iaddr)) {
+			ret = addr;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return ret;
 }
 
 bool ipvlan_addr_busy(struct ipvl_port *port, void *iaddr, bool is_v6)
 {
 	struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan;
+	bool ret = false;
 
-	ASSERT_RTNL();
-
-	list_for_each_entry(ipvlan, &port->ipvlans, pnode) {
-		if (ipvlan_find_addr(ipvlan, iaddr, is_v6))
-			return true;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ipvlan, &port->ipvlans, pnode) {
+		if (ipvlan_find_addr(ipvlan, iaddr, is_v6)) {
+			ret = true;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
-	return false;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void *ipvlan_get_L3_hdr(struct ipvl_port *port, struct sk_buff *skb, int *type)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
index d05b902c925b..3efc1c92c6a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
@@ -227,8 +227,10 @@ static int ipvlan_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	else
 		dev->flags &= ~IFF_NOARP;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(addr, &ipvlan->addrs, anode)
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(addr, &ipvlan->addrs, anode)
 		ipvlan_ht_addr_add(ipvlan, addr);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return dev_uc_add(phy_dev, phy_dev->dev_addr);
 }
@@ -244,8 +246,10 @@ static int ipvlan_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	dev_uc_del(phy_dev, phy_dev->dev_addr);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(addr, &ipvlan->addrs, anode)
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(addr, &ipvlan->addrs, anode)
 		ipvlan_ht_addr_del(addr);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -588,6 +592,7 @@ int ipvlan_link_new(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	ipvlan->sfeatures = IPVLAN_FEATURES;
 	ipvlan_adjust_mtu(ipvlan, phy_dev);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ipvlan->addrs);
+	spin_lock_init(&ipvlan->addrs_lock);
 
 	/* TODO Probably put random address here to be presented to the
 	 * world but keep using the physical-dev address for the outgoing
@@ -665,11 +670,13 @@ void ipvlan_link_delete(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
 	struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct ipvl_addr *addr, *next;
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&ipvlan->addrs_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(addr, next, &ipvlan->addrs, anode) {
 		ipvlan_ht_addr_del(addr);
-		list_del(&addr->anode);
+		list_del_rcu(&addr->anode);
 		kfree_rcu(addr, rcu);
 	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&ipvlan->addrs_lock);
 
 	ida_simple_remove(&ipvlan->port->ida, dev->dev_id);
 	list_del_rcu(&ipvlan->pnode);
@@ -760,8 +767,7 @@ static int ipvlan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 		if (dev->reg_state != NETREG_UNREGISTERING)
 			break;
 
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(ipvlan, next, &port->ipvlans,
-					 pnode)
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(ipvlan, next, &port->ipvlans, pnode)
 			ipvlan->dev->rtnl_link_ops->dellink(ipvlan->dev,
 							    &lst_kill);
 		unregister_netdevice_many(&lst_kill);
@@ -793,6 +799,7 @@ static int ipvlan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
+/* the caller must held the addrs lock */
 static int ipvlan_add_addr(struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan, void *iaddr, bool is_v6)
 {
 	struct ipvl_addr *addr;
@@ -811,7 +818,8 @@ static int ipvlan_add_addr(struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan, void *iaddr, bool is_v6)
 		addr->atype = IPVL_IPV6;
 #endif
 	}
-	list_add_tail(&addr->anode, &ipvlan->addrs);
+
+	list_add_tail_rcu(&addr->anode, &ipvlan->addrs);
 
 	/* If the interface is not up, the address will be added to the hash
 	 * list by ipvlan_open.
@@ -826,15 +834,17 @@ static void ipvlan_del_addr(struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan, void *iaddr, bool is_v6)
 {
 	struct ipvl_addr *addr;
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&ipvlan->addrs_lock);
 	addr = ipvlan_find_addr(ipvlan, iaddr, is_v6);
-	if (!addr)
+	if (!addr) {
+		spin_unlock_bh(&ipvlan->addrs_lock);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	ipvlan_ht_addr_del(addr);
-	list_del(&addr->anode);
+	list_del_rcu(&addr->anode);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&ipvlan->addrs_lock);
 	kfree_rcu(addr, rcu);
-
-	return;
 }
 
 static bool ipvlan_is_valid_dev(const struct net_device *dev)
@@ -853,14 +863,17 @@ static bool ipvlan_is_valid_dev(const struct net_device *dev)
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
 static int ipvlan_add_addr6(struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan, struct in6_addr *ip6_addr)
 {
-	if (ipvlan_addr_busy(ipvlan->port, ip6_addr, true)) {
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&ipvlan->addrs_lock);
+	if (ipvlan_addr_busy(ipvlan->port, ip6_addr, true))
 		netif_err(ipvlan, ifup, ipvlan->dev,
 			  "Failed to add IPv6=%pI6c addr for %s intf\n",
 			  ip6_addr, ipvlan->dev->name);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	return ipvlan_add_addr(ipvlan, ip6_addr, true);
+	else
+		ret = ipvlan_add_addr(ipvlan, ip6_addr, true);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&ipvlan->addrs_lock);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void ipvlan_del_addr6(struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan, struct in6_addr *ip6_addr)
@@ -899,10 +912,6 @@ static int ipvlan_addr6_validator_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)i6vi->i6vi_dev->dev;
 	struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	/* FIXME IPv6 autoconf calls us from bh without RTNL */
-	if (in_softirq())
-		return NOTIFY_DONE;
-
 	if (!ipvlan_is_valid_dev(dev))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
@@ -922,14 +931,17 @@ static int ipvlan_addr6_validator_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 
 static int ipvlan_add_addr4(struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan, struct in_addr *ip4_addr)
 {
-	if (ipvlan_addr_busy(ipvlan->port, ip4_addr, false)) {
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&ipvlan->addrs_lock);
+	if (ipvlan_addr_busy(ipvlan->port, ip4_addr, false))
 		netif_err(ipvlan, ifup, ipvlan->dev,
 			  "Failed to add IPv4=%pI4 on %s intf.\n",
 			  ip4_addr, ipvlan->dev->name);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	return ipvlan_add_addr(ipvlan, ip4_addr, false);
+	else
+		ret = ipvlan_add_addr(ipvlan, ip4_addr, false);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&ipvlan->addrs_lock);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void ipvlan_del_addr4(struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan, struct in_addr *ip4_addr)