diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 7f46bab4ce5c..2adfcc6dec5a 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ retry:
 	addr->hash ^= sk->sk_type;
 
 	__unix_remove_socket(sk);
-	u->addr = addr;
+	smp_store_release(&u->addr, addr);
 	__unix_insert_socket(&unix_socket_table[addr->hash], sk);
 	spin_unlock(&unix_table_lock);
 	err = 0;
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ static int unix_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 
 	err = 0;
 	__unix_remove_socket(sk);
-	u->addr = addr;
+	smp_store_release(&u->addr, addr);
 	__unix_insert_socket(list, sk);
 
 out_unlock:
@@ -1333,15 +1333,29 @@ restart:
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(newsk->sk_wq, &newu->peer_wq);
 	otheru = unix_sk(other);
 
-	/* copy address information from listening to new sock*/
-	if (otheru->addr) {
-		refcount_inc(&otheru->addr->refcnt);
-		newu->addr = otheru->addr;
-	}
+	/* copy address information from listening to new sock
+	 *
+	 * The contents of *(otheru->addr) and otheru->path
+	 * are seen fully set up here, since we have found
+	 * otheru in hash under unix_table_lock.  Insertion
+	 * into the hash chain we'd found it in had been done
+	 * in an earlier critical area protected by unix_table_lock,
+	 * the same one where we'd set *(otheru->addr) contents,
+	 * as well as otheru->path and otheru->addr itself.
+	 *
+	 * Using smp_store_release() here to set newu->addr
+	 * is enough to make those stores, as well as stores
+	 * to newu->path visible to anyone who gets newu->addr
+	 * by smp_load_acquire().  IOW, the same warranties
+	 * as for unix_sock instances bound in unix_bind() or
+	 * in unix_autobind().
+	 */
 	if (otheru->path.dentry) {
 		path_get(&otheru->path);
 		newu->path = otheru->path;
 	}
+	refcount_inc(&otheru->addr->refcnt);
+	smp_store_release(&newu->addr, otheru->addr);
 
 	/* Set credentials */
 	copy_peercred(sk, other);
@@ -1455,7 +1469,7 @@ out:
 static int unix_getname(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int *uaddr_len, int peer)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
-	struct unix_sock *u;
+	struct unix_address *addr;
 	DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_un *, sunaddr, uaddr);
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -1470,19 +1484,15 @@ static int unix_getname(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int *uaddr_
 		sock_hold(sk);
 	}
 
-	u = unix_sk(sk);
-	unix_state_lock(sk);
-	if (!u->addr) {
+	addr = smp_load_acquire(&unix_sk(sk)->addr);
+	if (!addr) {
 		sunaddr->sun_family = AF_UNIX;
 		sunaddr->sun_path[0] = 0;
 		*uaddr_len = sizeof(short);
 	} else {
-		struct unix_address *addr = u->addr;
-
 		*uaddr_len = addr->len;
 		memcpy(sunaddr, addr->name, *uaddr_len);
 	}
-	unix_state_unlock(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
 out:
 	return err;
@@ -2075,11 +2085,11 @@ static int unix_seqpacket_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 
 static void unix_copy_addr(struct msghdr *msg, struct sock *sk)
 {
-	struct unix_sock *u = unix_sk(sk);
+	struct unix_address *addr = smp_load_acquire(&unix_sk(sk)->addr);
 
-	if (u->addr) {
-		msg->msg_namelen = u->addr->len;
-		memcpy(msg->msg_name, u->addr->name, u->addr->len);
+	if (addr) {
+		msg->msg_namelen = addr->len;
+		memcpy(msg->msg_name, addr->name, addr->len);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2583,15 +2593,14 @@ static int unix_open_file(struct sock *sk)
 	if (!ns_capable(sock_net(sk)->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	unix_state_lock(sk);
-	path = unix_sk(sk)->path;
-	if (!path.dentry) {
-		unix_state_unlock(sk);
+	if (!smp_load_acquire(&unix_sk(sk)->addr))
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	path = unix_sk(sk)->path;
+	if (!path.dentry)
 		return -ENOENT;
-	}
 
 	path_get(&path);
-	unix_state_unlock(sk);
 
 	fd = get_unused_fd_flags(O_CLOEXEC);
 	if (fd < 0)
@@ -2831,7 +2840,7 @@ static int unix_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 			(s->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED ? SS_CONNECTING : SS_DISCONNECTING),
 			sock_i_ino(s));
 
-		if (u->addr) {
+		if (u->addr) {	// under unix_table_lock here
 			int i, len;
 			seq_putc(seq, ' ');
 
diff --git a/net/unix/diag.c b/net/unix/diag.c
index 384c84e83462..3183d9b8ab33 100644
--- a/net/unix/diag.c
+++ b/net/unix/diag.c
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 
 static int sk_diag_dump_name(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *nlskb)
 {
-	struct unix_address *addr = unix_sk(sk)->addr;
+	/* might or might not have unix_table_lock */
+	struct unix_address *addr = smp_load_acquire(&unix_sk(sk)->addr);
 
 	if (!addr)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/security/lsm_audit.c b/security/lsm_audit.c
index 67703dbe29ea..3a8916aa73c4 100644
--- a/security/lsm_audit.c
+++ b/security/lsm_audit.c
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ static void dump_common_audit_data(struct audit_buffer *ab,
 		if (a->u.net->sk) {
 			struct sock *sk = a->u.net->sk;
 			struct unix_sock *u;
+			struct unix_address *addr;
 			int len = 0;
 			char *p = NULL;
 
@@ -351,14 +352,15 @@ static void dump_common_audit_data(struct audit_buffer *ab,
 #endif
 			case AF_UNIX:
 				u = unix_sk(sk);
+				addr = smp_load_acquire(&u->addr);
+				if (!addr)
+					break;
 				if (u->path.dentry) {
 					audit_log_d_path(ab, " path=", &u->path);
 					break;
 				}
-				if (!u->addr)
-					break;
-				len = u->addr->len-sizeof(short);
-				p = &u->addr->name->sun_path[0];
+				len = addr->len-sizeof(short);
+				p = &addr->name->sun_path[0];
 				audit_log_format(ab, " path=");
 				if (*p)
 					audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, p);