diff --git a/include/net/fib_notifier.h b/include/net/fib_notifier.h
index 6d59221ff05ad..48aad6128feab 100644
--- a/include/net/fib_notifier.h
+++ b/include/net/fib_notifier.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ enum fib_event_type {
 struct fib_notifier_ops {
 	int family;
 	struct list_head list;
-	unsigned int (*fib_seq_read)(struct net *net);
+	unsigned int (*fib_seq_read)(const struct net *net);
 	int (*fib_dump)(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb,
 			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 	struct module *owner;
diff --git a/include/net/fib_rules.h b/include/net/fib_rules.h
index d17855c52ef92..04383d90a1e38 100644
--- a/include/net/fib_rules.h
+++ b/include/net/fib_rules.h
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ int fib_default_rule_add(struct fib_rules_ops *, u32 pref, u32 table);
 bool fib_rule_matchall(const struct fib_rule *rule);
 int fib_rules_dump(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb, int family,
 		   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
-unsigned int fib_rules_seq_read(struct net *net, int family);
+unsigned int fib_rules_seq_read(const struct net *net, int family);
 
 int fib_nl_newrule(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 		   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
diff --git a/include/net/ip6_fib.h b/include/net/ip6_fib.h
index 6cb867ce48784..7c87873ae211c 100644
--- a/include/net/ip6_fib.h
+++ b/include/net/ip6_fib.h
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ struct fib6_table {
 	struct fib6_node	tb6_root;
 	struct inet_peer_base	tb6_peers;
 	unsigned int		flags;
-	unsigned int		fib_seq;
+	unsigned int		fib_seq; /* writes protected by rtnl_mutex */
 	struct hlist_head       tb6_gc_hlist;	/* GC candidates */
 #define RT6_TABLE_HAS_DFLT_ROUTER	BIT(0)
 };
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ int call_fib6_notifiers(struct net *net, enum fib_event_type event_type,
 int __net_init fib6_notifier_init(struct net *net);
 void __net_exit fib6_notifier_exit(struct net *net);
 
-unsigned int fib6_tables_seq_read(struct net *net);
+unsigned int fib6_tables_seq_read(const struct net *net);
 int fib6_tables_dump(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb,
 		     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ void fib6_rules_cleanup(void);
 bool fib6_rule_default(const struct fib_rule *rule);
 int fib6_rules_dump(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb,
 		    struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
-unsigned int fib6_rules_seq_read(struct net *net);
+unsigned int fib6_rules_seq_read(const struct net *net);
 
 static inline bool fib6_rules_early_flow_dissect(struct net *net,
 						 struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ static inline int fib6_rules_dump(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb,
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-static inline unsigned int fib6_rules_seq_read(struct net *net)
+static inline unsigned int fib6_rules_seq_read(const struct net *net)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/net/ip_fib.h b/include/net/ip_fib.h
index 06130933542db..b6e44f4eaa4c7 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_fib.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_fib.h
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static inline int fib4_rules_dump(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned int fib4_rules_seq_read(struct net *net)
+static inline unsigned int fib4_rules_seq_read(const struct net *net)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ static inline bool fib4_has_custom_rules(const struct net *net)
 bool fib4_rule_default(const struct fib_rule *rule);
 int fib4_rules_dump(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb,
 		    struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
-unsigned int fib4_rules_seq_read(struct net *net);
+unsigned int fib4_rules_seq_read(const struct net *net);
 
 static inline bool fib4_rules_early_flow_dissect(struct net *net,
 						 struct sk_buff *skb,
diff --git a/include/net/netns/ipv4.h b/include/net/netns/ipv4.h
index 3b1de80b5c253..3c014170e0012 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/ipv4.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/ipv4.h
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ struct netns_ipv4 {
 #endif
 
 	struct fib_notifier_ops	*notifier_ops;
-	unsigned int	fib_seq;	/* protected by rtnl_mutex */
+	unsigned int	fib_seq;	/* writes protected by rtnl_mutex */
 
 	struct fib_notifier_ops	*ipmr_notifier_ops;
 	unsigned int	ipmr_seq;	/* protected by rtnl_mutex */
diff --git a/net/core/fib_notifier.c b/net/core/fib_notifier.c
index fc96259807b62..5cdca49b1d7c1 100644
--- a/net/core/fib_notifier.c
+++ b/net/core/fib_notifier.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ static unsigned int fib_seq_sum(struct net *net)
 	struct fib_notifier_ops *ops;
 	unsigned int fib_seq = 0;
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ops, &fn_net->fib_notifier_ops, list) {
 		if (!try_module_get(ops->owner))
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ static unsigned int fib_seq_sum(struct net *net)
 		module_put(ops->owner);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	return fib_seq;
 }
diff --git a/net/core/fib_rules.c b/net/core/fib_rules.c
index 154a2681f55cc..82ef090c00378 100644
--- a/net/core/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/core/fib_rules.c
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ static void notify_rule_change(int event, struct fib_rule *rule,
 			       struct fib_rules_ops *ops, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 			       u32 pid);
 
-static struct fib_rules_ops *lookup_rules_ops(struct net *net, int family)
+static struct fib_rules_ops *lookup_rules_ops(const struct net *net,
+					      int family)
 {
 	struct fib_rules_ops *ops;
 
@@ -370,7 +371,9 @@ static int call_fib_rule_notifiers(struct net *net,
 		.rule = rule,
 	};
 
-	ops->fib_rules_seq++;
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+	/* Paired with READ_ONCE() in fib_rules_seq() */
+	WRITE_ONCE(ops->fib_rules_seq, ops->fib_rules_seq + 1);
 	return call_fib_notifiers(net, event_type, &info.info);
 }
 
@@ -397,17 +400,16 @@ int fib_rules_dump(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb, int family,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fib_rules_dump);
 
-unsigned int fib_rules_seq_read(struct net *net, int family)
+unsigned int fib_rules_seq_read(const struct net *net, int family)
 {
 	unsigned int fib_rules_seq;
 	struct fib_rules_ops *ops;
 
-	ASSERT_RTNL();
-
 	ops = lookup_rules_ops(net, family);
 	if (!ops)
 		return 0;
-	fib_rules_seq = ops->fib_rules_seq;
+	/* Paired with WRITE_ONCE() in call_fib_rule_notifiers() */
+	fib_rules_seq = READ_ONCE(ops->fib_rules_seq);
 	rules_ops_put(ops);
 
 	return fib_rules_seq;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_notifier.c b/net/ipv4/fib_notifier.c
index 0e23ade74493c..b1551c26554b7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_notifier.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_notifier.c
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ int call_fib4_notifiers(struct net *net, enum fib_event_type event_type,
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
 	info->family = AF_INET;
-	net->ipv4.fib_seq++;
+	/* Paired with READ_ONCE() in fib4_seq_read() */
+	WRITE_ONCE(net->ipv4.fib_seq, net->ipv4.fib_seq + 1);
 	return call_fib_notifiers(net, event_type, info);
 }
 
-static unsigned int fib4_seq_read(struct net *net)
+static unsigned int fib4_seq_read(const struct net *net)
 {
-	ASSERT_RTNL();
-
-	return net->ipv4.fib_seq + fib4_rules_seq_read(net);
+	/* Paired with WRITE_ONCE() in call_fib4_notifiers() */
+	return READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.fib_seq) + fib4_rules_seq_read(net);
 }
 
 static int fib4_dump(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c b/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
index b07292d50ee76..8325224ef0723 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int fib4_rules_dump(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb,
 	return fib_rules_dump(net, nb, AF_INET, extack);
 }
 
-unsigned int fib4_rules_seq_read(struct net *net)
+unsigned int fib4_rules_seq_read(const struct net *net)
 {
 	return fib_rules_seq_read(net, AF_INET);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index 089864c6a35ee..7a95daeb1946a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static int ipmr_rules_dump(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb,
 	return fib_rules_dump(net, nb, RTNL_FAMILY_IPMR, extack);
 }
 
-static unsigned int ipmr_rules_seq_read(struct net *net)
+static unsigned int ipmr_rules_seq_read(const struct net *net)
 {
 	return fib_rules_seq_read(net, RTNL_FAMILY_IPMR);
 }
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static int ipmr_rules_dump(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static unsigned int ipmr_rules_seq_read(struct net *net)
+static unsigned int ipmr_rules_seq_read(const struct net *net)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3035,11 +3035,9 @@ static const struct net_protocol pim_protocol = {
 };
 #endif
 
-static unsigned int ipmr_seq_read(struct net *net)
+static unsigned int ipmr_seq_read(const struct net *net)
 {
-	ASSERT_RTNL();
-
-	return net->ipv4.ipmr_seq + ipmr_rules_seq_read(net);
+	return READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.ipmr_seq) + ipmr_rules_seq_read(net);
 }
 
 static int ipmr_dump(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/fib6_notifier.c b/net/ipv6/fib6_notifier.c
index f87ae33e1d01f..949b72610df70 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/fib6_notifier.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/fib6_notifier.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ int call_fib6_notifiers(struct net *net, enum fib_event_type event_type,
 	return call_fib_notifiers(net, event_type, info);
 }
 
-static unsigned int fib6_seq_read(struct net *net)
+static unsigned int fib6_seq_read(const struct net *net)
 {
 	return fib6_tables_seq_read(net) + fib6_rules_seq_read(net);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
index 04a9ed5e8310f..c85c1627cb16e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int fib6_rules_dump(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb,
 	return fib_rules_dump(net, nb, AF_INET6, extack);
 }
 
-unsigned int fib6_rules_seq_read(struct net *net)
+unsigned int fib6_rules_seq_read(const struct net *net)
 {
 	return fib_rules_seq_read(net, AF_INET6);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index eb111d20615c6..cea160b249d2d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -345,17 +345,17 @@ static void __net_init fib6_tables_init(struct net *net)
 
 #endif
 
-unsigned int fib6_tables_seq_read(struct net *net)
+unsigned int fib6_tables_seq_read(const struct net *net)
 {
 	unsigned int h, fib_seq = 0;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (h = 0; h < FIB6_TABLE_HASHSZ; h++) {
-		struct hlist_head *head = &net->ipv6.fib_table_hash[h];
-		struct fib6_table *tb;
+		const struct hlist_head *head = &net->ipv6.fib_table_hash[h];
+		const struct fib6_table *tb;
 
 		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(tb, head, tb6_hlist)
-			fib_seq += tb->fib_seq;
+			fib_seq += READ_ONCE(tb->fib_seq);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ int call_fib6_entry_notifiers(struct net *net,
 		.rt = rt,
 	};
 
-	rt->fib6_table->fib_seq++;
+	WRITE_ONCE(rt->fib6_table->fib_seq, rt->fib6_table->fib_seq + 1);
 	return call_fib6_notifiers(net, event_type, &info.info);
 }
 
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ int call_fib6_multipath_entry_notifiers(struct net *net,
 		.nsiblings = nsiblings,
 	};
 
-	rt->fib6_table->fib_seq++;
+	WRITE_ONCE(rt->fib6_table->fib_seq, rt->fib6_table->fib_seq + 1);
 	return call_fib6_notifiers(net, event_type, &info.info);
 }
 
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ int call_fib6_entry_notifiers_replace(struct net *net, struct fib6_info *rt)
 		.nsiblings = rt->fib6_nsiblings,
 	};
 
-	rt->fib6_table->fib_seq++;
+	WRITE_ONCE(rt->fib6_table->fib_seq, rt->fib6_table->fib_seq + 1);
 	return call_fib6_notifiers(net, FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_REPLACE, &info.info);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index 2ce4ae0d8dc3b..9528e17665fdb 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static int ip6mr_rules_dump(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb,
 	return fib_rules_dump(net, nb, RTNL_FAMILY_IP6MR, extack);
 }
 
-static unsigned int ip6mr_rules_seq_read(struct net *net)
+static unsigned int ip6mr_rules_seq_read(const struct net *net)
 {
 	return fib_rules_seq_read(net, RTNL_FAMILY_IP6MR);
 }
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static int ip6mr_rules_dump(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static unsigned int ip6mr_rules_seq_read(struct net *net)
+static unsigned int ip6mr_rules_seq_read(const struct net *net)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1260,11 +1260,9 @@ static int ip6mr_device_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
-static unsigned int ip6mr_seq_read(struct net *net)
+static unsigned int ip6mr_seq_read(const struct net *net)
 {
-	ASSERT_RTNL();
-
-	return net->ipv6.ipmr_seq + ip6mr_rules_seq_read(net);
+	return READ_ONCE(net->ipv6.ipmr_seq) + ip6mr_rules_seq_read(net);
 }
 
 static int ip6mr_dump(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb,