diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 1b8534a2abe7..9e184538e729 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 840a185dddfd098b78b96a30da4cad722a7aef18
+refs/heads/master: e4a7b93bd5d84e1e79917d024d17d745d190fc9a
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/trunk/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index bdb68a600382..518844852f06 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -3209,7 +3209,7 @@ void bond_activebackup_arp_mon(struct work_struct *work)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 
 static void *bond_info_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos)
-	__acquires(&dev_base_lock)
+	__acquires(RCU)
 	__acquires(&bond->lock)
 {
 	struct bonding *bond = seq->private;
@@ -3218,7 +3218,7 @@ static void *bond_info_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos)
 	int i;
 
 	/* make sure the bond won't be taken away */
-	read_lock(&dev_base_lock);
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	read_lock(&bond->lock);
 
 	if (*pos == 0)
@@ -3248,12 +3248,12 @@ static void *bond_info_seq_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 
 static void bond_info_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 	__releases(&bond->lock)
-	__releases(&dev_base_lock)
+	__releases(RCU)
 {
 	struct bonding *bond = seq->private;
 
 	read_unlock(&bond->lock);
-	read_unlock(&dev_base_lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 static void bond_info_show_master(struct seq_file *seq)