diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 5fb70cf..6e1ab1e 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -609,26 +609,31 @@
 
 /*
  *  rtnetlink input queue processing routine:
- *	- try to acquire shared lock. If it is failed, defer processing.
+ *	- process as much as there was in the queue upon entry.
  *	- feed skbs to rtnetlink_rcv_skb, until it refuse a message,
- *	  that will occur, when a dump started and/or acquisition of
- *	  exclusive lock failed.
+ *	  that will occur, when a dump started.
  */
 
 static void rtnetlink_rcv(struct sock *sk, int len)
 {
+	unsigned int qlen = skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
+
 	do {
 		struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-		if (rtnl_shlock_nowait())
-			return;
+		rtnl_lock();
 
-		while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) != NULL) {
+		if (qlen > skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue))
+			qlen = skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
+
+		while (qlen--) {
+			skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
 			if (rtnetlink_rcv_skb(skb)) {
-				if (skb->len)
+				if (skb->len) {
 					skb_queue_head(&sk->sk_receive_queue,
 						       skb);
-				else
+					qlen++;
+				} else
 					kfree_skb(skb);
 				break;
 			}
@@ -638,7 +643,7 @@
 		up(&rtnl_sem);
 
 		netdev_run_todo();
-	} while (rtnl && rtnl->sk_receive_queue.qlen);
+	} while (qlen);
 }
 
 static struct rtnetlink_link link_rtnetlink_table[RTM_NR_MSGTYPES] =
diff --git a/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c b/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
index f86a625..101ddef 100644
--- a/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
+++ b/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
@@ -119,8 +119,9 @@
 static void dnrmg_receive_user_sk(struct sock *sk, int len)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	unsigned int qlen = skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
 
-	while((skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) != NULL) {
+	while (qlen-- && (skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue))) {
 		dnrmg_receive_user_skb(skb);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c
index 9e40dff..e5746b6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c
@@ -546,20 +546,18 @@
 static void
 ipq_rcv_sk(struct sock *sk, int len)
 {
-	do {
-		struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	unsigned int qlen;
 
-		if (down_trylock(&ipqnl_sem))
-			return;
+	down(&ipqnl_sem);
 			
-		while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) != NULL) {
-			ipq_rcv_skb(skb);
-			kfree_skb(skb);
-		}
+	for (qlen = skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue); qlen; qlen--) {
+		skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
+		ipq_rcv_skb(skb);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+	}
 		
-		up(&ipqnl_sem);
-
-	} while (ipqnl && ipqnl->sk_receive_queue.qlen);
+	up(&ipqnl_sem);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_diag.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_diag.c
index 313c140..8faa894 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_diag.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_diag.c
@@ -777,8 +777,9 @@
 static void tcpdiag_rcv(struct sock *sk, int len)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	unsigned int qlen = skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
 
-	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) != NULL) {
+	while (qlen-- && (skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue))) {
 		tcpdiag_rcv_skb(skb);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c
index c54830b..750943e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c
@@ -549,20 +549,18 @@
 static void
 ipq_rcv_sk(struct sock *sk, int len)
 {
-	do {
-		struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	unsigned int qlen;
 
-		if (down_trylock(&ipqnl_sem))
-			return;
+	down(&ipqnl_sem);
 			
-		while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) != NULL) {
-			ipq_rcv_skb(skb);
-			kfree_skb(skb);
-		}
+	for (qlen = skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue); qlen; qlen--) {
+		skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
+		ipq_rcv_skb(skb);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+	}
 		
-		up(&ipqnl_sem);
-
-	} while (ipqnl && ipqnl->sk_receive_queue.qlen);
+	up(&ipqnl_sem);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 52b5843..dab112f 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -1008,17 +1008,24 @@
 
 static void xfrm_netlink_rcv(struct sock *sk, int len)
 {
+	unsigned int qlen = skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
+
 	do {
 		struct sk_buff *skb;
 
 		down(&xfrm_cfg_sem);
 
-		while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) != NULL) {
+		if (qlen > skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue))
+			qlen = skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
+
+		while (qlen--) {
+			skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
 			if (xfrm_user_rcv_skb(skb)) {
-				if (skb->len)
+				if (skb->len) {
 					skb_queue_head(&sk->sk_receive_queue,
 						       skb);
-				else
+					qlen++;
+				} else
 					kfree_skb(skb);
 				break;
 			}
@@ -1027,7 +1034,7 @@
 
 		up(&xfrm_cfg_sem);
 
-	} while (xfrm_nl && xfrm_nl->sk_receive_queue.qlen);
+	} while (qlen);
 }
 
 static int build_expire(struct sk_buff *skb, struct xfrm_state *x, int hard)