diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 1dc3685..04e850e 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 int sysctl_unix_max_dgram_qlen = 10;
 
 struct hlist_head unix_socket_table[UNIX_HASH_SIZE + 1];
-DEFINE_RWLOCK(unix_table_lock);
+DEFINE_SPINLOCK(unix_table_lock);
 static atomic_t unix_nr_socks = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 
 #define unix_sockets_unbound	(&unix_socket_table[UNIX_HASH_SIZE])
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 
 /*
  *  SMP locking strategy:
- *    hash table is protected with rwlock unix_table_lock
+ *    hash table is protected with spinlock unix_table_lock
  *    each socket state is protected by separate rwlock.
  */
 
@@ -214,16 +214,16 @@
 
 static inline void unix_remove_socket(struct sock *sk)
 {
-	write_lock(&unix_table_lock);
+	spin_lock(&unix_table_lock);
 	__unix_remove_socket(sk);
-	write_unlock(&unix_table_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&unix_table_lock);
 }
 
 static inline void unix_insert_socket(struct hlist_head *list, struct sock *sk)
 {
-	write_lock(&unix_table_lock);
+	spin_lock(&unix_table_lock);
 	__unix_insert_socket(list, sk);
-	write_unlock(&unix_table_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&unix_table_lock);
 }
 
 static struct sock *__unix_find_socket_byname(struct sockaddr_un *sunname,
@@ -250,11 +250,11 @@
 {
 	struct sock *s;
 
-	read_lock(&unix_table_lock);
+	spin_lock(&unix_table_lock);
 	s = __unix_find_socket_byname(sunname, len, type, hash);
 	if (s)
 		sock_hold(s);
-	read_unlock(&unix_table_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&unix_table_lock);
 	return s;
 }
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
 	struct sock *s;
 	struct hlist_node *node;
 
-	read_lock(&unix_table_lock);
+	spin_lock(&unix_table_lock);
 	sk_for_each(s, node,
 		    &unix_socket_table[i->i_ino & (UNIX_HASH_SIZE - 1)]) {
 		struct dentry *dentry = unix_sk(s)->dentry;
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
 	}
 	s = NULL;
 found:
-	read_unlock(&unix_table_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&unix_table_lock);
 	return s;
 }
 
@@ -642,12 +642,12 @@
 	addr->len = sprintf(addr->name->sun_path+1, "%05x", ordernum) + 1 + sizeof(short);
 	addr->hash = unix_hash_fold(csum_partial((void*)addr->name, addr->len, 0));
 
-	write_lock(&unix_table_lock);
+	spin_lock(&unix_table_lock);
 	ordernum = (ordernum+1)&0xFFFFF;
 
 	if (__unix_find_socket_byname(addr->name, addr->len, sock->type,
 				      addr->hash)) {
-		write_unlock(&unix_table_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&unix_table_lock);
 		/* Sanity yield. It is unusual case, but yet... */
 		if (!(ordernum&0xFF))
 			yield();
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@
 	__unix_remove_socket(sk);
 	u->addr = addr;
 	__unix_insert_socket(&unix_socket_table[addr->hash], sk);
-	write_unlock(&unix_table_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&unix_table_lock);
 	err = 0;
 
 out:	up(&u->readsem);
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@
 		addr->hash = UNIX_HASH_SIZE;
 	}
 
-	write_lock(&unix_table_lock);
+	spin_lock(&unix_table_lock);
 
 	if (!sunaddr->sun_path[0]) {
 		err = -EADDRINUSE;
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@
 	__unix_insert_socket(list, sk);
 
 out_unlock:
-	write_unlock(&unix_table_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&unix_table_lock);
 out_up:
 	up(&u->readsem);
 out:
@@ -1916,7 +1916,7 @@
 
 static void *unix_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	read_lock(&unix_table_lock);
+	spin_lock(&unix_table_lock);
 	return *pos ? unix_seq_idx(seq->private, *pos - 1) : ((void *) 1);
 }
 
@@ -1931,7 +1931,7 @@
 
 static void unix_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 {
-	read_unlock(&unix_table_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&unix_table_lock);
 }
 
 static int unix_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)