if (!p_ptr)
                return -EINVAL;
        *isunreliable = port_unreliable(p_ptr);
-       spin_unlock_bh(p_ptr->publ.lock);
+       tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
        return TIPC_OK;
 }
 
        if (!p_ptr)
                return -EINVAL;
        *isunrejectable = port_unreturnable(p_ptr);
-       spin_unlock_bh(p_ptr->publ.lock);
+       tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
        return TIPC_OK;
 }
 
                                u32 peer_port = port_peerport(p_ptr);
                                u32 peer_node = port_peernode(p_ptr);
 
-                               spin_unlock_bh(p_ptr->publ.lock);
+                               tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
                                if (unlikely(!connected)) {
                                        if (unlikely(published))
                                                goto reject;
                case TIPC_DIRECT_MSG:{
                                tipc_msg_event cb = up_ptr->msg_cb;
 
-                               spin_unlock_bh(p_ptr->publ.lock);
+                               tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
                                if (unlikely(connected))
                                        goto reject;
                                if (unlikely(!cb))
                case TIPC_NAMED_MSG:{
                                tipc_named_msg_event cb = up_ptr->named_msg_cb;
 
-                               spin_unlock_bh(p_ptr->publ.lock);
+                               tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
                                if (unlikely(connected))
                                        goto reject;
                                if (unlikely(!cb))
                                u32 peer_port = port_peerport(p_ptr);
                                u32 peer_node = port_peernode(p_ptr);
 
-                               spin_unlock_bh(p_ptr->publ.lock);
+                               tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
                                if (!connected || !cb)
                                        break;
                                if (msg_origport(msg) != peer_port)
                case TIPC_DIRECT_MSG:{
                                tipc_msg_err_event cb = up_ptr->err_cb;
 
-                               spin_unlock_bh(p_ptr->publ.lock);
+                               tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
                                if (connected || !cb)
                                        break;
                                skb_pull(buf, msg_hdr_sz(msg));
                                tipc_named_msg_err_event cb =
                                        up_ptr->named_err_cb;
 
-                               spin_unlock_bh(p_ptr->publ.lock);
+                               tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
                                if (connected || !cb)
                                        break;
                                dseq.type =  msg_nametype(msg);
        if (!p_ptr)
                return -EINVAL;
        *importance = (unsigned int)msg_importance(&p_ptr->publ.phdr);
-       spin_unlock_bh(p_ptr->publ.lock);
+       tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
        return TIPC_OK;
 }
 
        if (!p_ptr)
                return -EINVAL;
        msg_set_importance(&p_ptr->publ.phdr, (u32)imp);
-       spin_unlock_bh(p_ptr->publ.lock);
+       tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
        return TIPC_OK;
 }