rcu_read_lock();
        from = rcu_dereference(rt->from);
-       /* This fib6_info_hold() is safe here because we hold reference to rt
-        * and rt already holds reference to fib6_info.
-        */
-       fib6_info_hold(from);
-       rcu_read_unlock();
+       if (!from)
+               goto out;
 
        nrt = ip6_rt_cache_alloc(from, &msg->dest, NULL);
        if (!nrt)
 
        nrt->rt6i_gateway = *(struct in6_addr *)neigh->primary_key;
 
-       /* No need to remove rt from the exception table if rt is
-        * a cached route because rt6_insert_exception() will
-        * takes care of it
-        */
+       /* rt6_insert_exception() will take care of duplicated exceptions */
        if (rt6_insert_exception(nrt, from)) {
                dst_release_immediate(&nrt->dst);
                goto out;
        call_netevent_notifiers(NETEVENT_REDIRECT, &netevent);
 
 out:
-       fib6_info_release(from);
+       rcu_read_unlock();
        neigh_release(neigh);
 }
 
 
        rcu_read_lock();
        from = rcu_dereference(rt->from);
-
-       if (fibmatch)
-               err = rt6_fill_node(net, skb, from, NULL, NULL, NULL, iif,
-                                   RTM_NEWROUTE, NETLINK_CB(in_skb).portid,
-                                   nlh->nlmsg_seq, 0);
-       else
-               err = rt6_fill_node(net, skb, from, dst, &fl6.daddr,
-                                   &fl6.saddr, iif, RTM_NEWROUTE,
-                                   NETLINK_CB(in_skb).portid, nlh->nlmsg_seq,
-                                   0);
+       if (from) {
+               if (fibmatch)
+                       err = rt6_fill_node(net, skb, from, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+                                           iif, RTM_NEWROUTE,
+                                           NETLINK_CB(in_skb).portid,
+                                           nlh->nlmsg_seq, 0);
+               else
+                       err = rt6_fill_node(net, skb, from, dst, &fl6.daddr,
+                                           &fl6.saddr, iif, RTM_NEWROUTE,
+                                           NETLINK_CB(in_skb).portid,
+                                           nlh->nlmsg_seq, 0);
+       } else {
+               err = -ENETUNREACH;
+       }
        rcu_read_unlock();
 
        if (err < 0) {