diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index 2558f00f6b3e..3d51573d86c9 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ struct tcf_chain *tcf_action_set_ctrlact(struct tc_action *a, int action,
 					 struct tcf_chain *goto_chain)
 {
 	a->tcfa_action = action;
-	rcu_swap_protected(a->goto_chain, goto_chain, 1);
+	goto_chain = rcu_replace_pointer(a->goto_chain, goto_chain, 1);
 	return goto_chain;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcf_action_set_ctrlact);
diff --git a/net/sched/act_csum.c b/net/sched/act_csum.c
index d3cfad88dc3a..87dddbaa2031 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_csum.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_csum.c
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ static int tcf_csum_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&p->tcf_lock);
 	goto_ch = tcf_action_set_ctrlact(*a, parm->action, goto_ch);
-	rcu_swap_protected(p->params, params_new,
-			   lockdep_is_held(&p->tcf_lock));
+	params_new = rcu_replace_pointer(p->params, params_new,
+					 lockdep_is_held(&p->tcf_lock));
 	spin_unlock_bh(&p->tcf_lock);
 
 	if (goto_ch)
diff --git a/net/sched/act_ct.c b/net/sched/act_ct.c
index fcc46025e790..2d5ab233349e 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ct.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ct.c
@@ -722,7 +722,8 @@ static int tcf_ct_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&c->tcf_lock);
 	goto_ch = tcf_action_set_ctrlact(*a, parm->action, goto_ch);
-	rcu_swap_protected(c->params, params, lockdep_is_held(&c->tcf_lock));
+	params = rcu_replace_pointer(c->params, params,
+				     lockdep_is_held(&c->tcf_lock));
 	spin_unlock_bh(&c->tcf_lock);
 
 	if (goto_ch)
diff --git a/net/sched/act_ctinfo.c b/net/sched/act_ctinfo.c
index 0dbcfd1dca7b..c59981897846 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ctinfo.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ctinfo.c
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ static int tcf_ctinfo_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&ci->tcf_lock);
 	goto_ch = tcf_action_set_ctrlact(*a, actparm->action, goto_ch);
-	rcu_swap_protected(ci->params, cp_new,
-			   lockdep_is_held(&ci->tcf_lock));
+	cp_new = rcu_replace_pointer(ci->params, cp_new,
+				     lockdep_is_held(&ci->tcf_lock));
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ci->tcf_lock);
 
 	if (goto_ch)
diff --git a/net/sched/act_ife.c b/net/sched/act_ife.c
index 3a31e241c647..2ea2e164e3bd 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ife.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ife.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ static int tcf_ife_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 		spin_lock_bh(&ife->tcf_lock);
 	/* protected by tcf_lock when modifying existing action */
 	goto_ch = tcf_action_set_ctrlact(*a, parm->action, goto_ch);
-	rcu_swap_protected(ife->params, p, 1);
+	p = rcu_replace_pointer(ife->params, p, 1);
 
 	if (exists)
 		spin_unlock_bh(&ife->tcf_lock);
diff --git a/net/sched/act_mirred.c b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
index 9ce073a05414..0c2f737b72f2 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_mirred.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ static int tcf_mirred_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 			goto put_chain;
 		}
 		mac_header_xmit = dev_is_mac_header_xmit(dev);
-		rcu_swap_protected(m->tcfm_dev, dev,
-				   lockdep_is_held(&m->tcf_lock));
+		dev = rcu_replace_pointer(m->tcfm_dev, dev,
+					  lockdep_is_held(&m->tcf_lock));
 		if (dev)
 			dev_put(dev);
 		m->tcfm_mac_header_xmit = mac_header_xmit;
diff --git a/net/sched/act_mpls.c b/net/sched/act_mpls.c
index e168df0e008a..5b3031c3e81d 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_mpls.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_mpls.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static int tcf_mpls_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&m->tcf_lock);
 	goto_ch = tcf_action_set_ctrlact(*a, parm->action, goto_ch);
-	rcu_swap_protected(m->mpls_p, p, lockdep_is_held(&m->tcf_lock));
+	p = rcu_replace_pointer(m->mpls_p, p, lockdep_is_held(&m->tcf_lock));
 	spin_unlock_bh(&m->tcf_lock);
 
 	if (goto_ch)
diff --git a/net/sched/act_police.c b/net/sched/act_police.c
index 89c04c52af3d..caa91cf8791b 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_police.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_police.c
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ static int tcf_police_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 		police->tcfp_ptoks = new->tcfp_mtu_ptoks;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&police->tcfp_lock);
 	goto_ch = tcf_action_set_ctrlact(*a, parm->action, goto_ch);
-	rcu_swap_protected(police->params,
-			   new,
-			   lockdep_is_held(&police->tcf_lock));
+	new = rcu_replace_pointer(police->params,
+				  new,
+				  lockdep_is_held(&police->tcf_lock));
 	spin_unlock_bh(&police->tcf_lock);
 
 	if (goto_ch)
diff --git a/net/sched/act_sample.c b/net/sched/act_sample.c
index 514456a0b9a8..4deeaf268693 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_sample.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_sample.c
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ static int tcf_sample_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	goto_ch = tcf_action_set_ctrlact(*a, parm->action, goto_ch);
 	s->rate = rate;
 	s->psample_group_num = psample_group_num;
-	rcu_swap_protected(s->psample_group, psample_group,
-			   lockdep_is_held(&s->tcf_lock));
+	psample_group = rcu_replace_pointer(s->psample_group, psample_group,
+					    lockdep_is_held(&s->tcf_lock));
 
 	if (tb[TCA_SAMPLE_TRUNC_SIZE]) {
 		s->truncate = true;
diff --git a/net/sched/act_skbedit.c b/net/sched/act_skbedit.c
index 6a8d3337c577..c38cc3945763 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_skbedit.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_skbedit.c
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ static int tcf_skbedit_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&d->tcf_lock);
 	goto_ch = tcf_action_set_ctrlact(*a, parm->action, goto_ch);
-	rcu_swap_protected(d->params, params_new,
-			   lockdep_is_held(&d->tcf_lock));
+	params_new = rcu_replace_pointer(d->params, params_new,
+					 lockdep_is_held(&d->tcf_lock));
 	spin_unlock_bh(&d->tcf_lock);
 	if (params_new)
 		kfree_rcu(params_new, rcu);
diff --git a/net/sched/act_tunnel_key.c b/net/sched/act_tunnel_key.c
index 2f83a79f76aa..20d7ca49f7cb 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_tunnel_key.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_tunnel_key.c
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ static int tunnel_key_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&t->tcf_lock);
 	goto_ch = tcf_action_set_ctrlact(*a, parm->action, goto_ch);
-	rcu_swap_protected(t->params, params_new,
-			   lockdep_is_held(&t->tcf_lock));
+	params_new = rcu_replace_pointer(t->params, params_new,
+					 lockdep_is_held(&t->tcf_lock));
 	spin_unlock_bh(&t->tcf_lock);
 	tunnel_key_release_params(params_new);
 	if (goto_ch)
diff --git a/net/sched/act_vlan.c b/net/sched/act_vlan.c
index 08aaf719a70f..7aca1f0ecc21 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_vlan.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_vlan.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static int tcf_vlan_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&v->tcf_lock);
 	goto_ch = tcf_action_set_ctrlact(*a, parm->action, goto_ch);
-	rcu_swap_protected(v->vlan_p, p, lockdep_is_held(&v->tcf_lock));
+	p = rcu_replace_pointer(v->vlan_p, p, lockdep_is_held(&v->tcf_lock));
 	spin_unlock_bh(&v->tcf_lock);
 
 	if (goto_ch)