diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index 4c4c276e0eb85a88cd09715ae11fb21c549ffb6b..fd015502c62a9e6e1939f4976e2c132f71ead28a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -967,6 +967,8 @@ struct drbd_tconn {			/* is a resource from the config file */
 	struct drbd_conf *volume0;	/* TODO: Remove me again */
 
 	struct net_conf *net_conf;	/* protected by get_net_conf() and put_net_conf() */
+	atomic_t net_cnt;		/* Users of net_conf */
+	wait_queue_head_t net_cnt_wait;
 };
 
 struct drbd_conf {
@@ -1012,7 +1014,6 @@ struct drbd_conf {
 	union drbd_state state;
 	wait_queue_head_t misc_wait;
 	wait_queue_head_t state_wait;  /* upon each state change. */
-	wait_queue_head_t net_cnt_wait;
 	unsigned int send_cnt;
 	unsigned int recv_cnt;
 	unsigned int read_cnt;
@@ -1024,7 +1025,7 @@ struct drbd_conf {
 	atomic_t rs_pending_cnt; /* RS request/data packets on the wire */
 	atomic_t unacked_cnt;	 /* Need to send replys for */
 	atomic_t local_cnt;	 /* Waiting for local completion */
-	atomic_t net_cnt;	 /* Users of net_conf */
+
 	spinlock_t req_lock;
 	struct drbd_tl_epoch *unused_spare_tle; /* for pre-allocation */
 	struct drbd_tl_epoch *newest_tle;
@@ -2126,10 +2127,10 @@ static inline void inc_unacked(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 	ERR_IF_CNT_IS_NEGATIVE(unacked_cnt); } while (0)
 
 
-static inline void put_net_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
+static inline void put_net_conf(struct drbd_tconn *tconn)
 {
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&mdev->net_cnt))
-		wake_up(&mdev->net_cnt_wait);
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&tconn->net_cnt))
+		wake_up(&tconn->net_cnt_wait);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2138,14 +2139,14 @@ static inline void put_net_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
  *
  * You have to call put_net_conf() when finished working with mdev->tconn->net_conf.
  */
-static inline int get_net_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
+static inline int get_net_conf(struct drbd_tconn *tconn)
 {
 	int have_net_conf;
 
-	atomic_inc(&mdev->net_cnt);
-	have_net_conf = mdev->state.conn >= C_UNCONNECTED;
+	atomic_inc(&tconn->net_cnt);
+	have_net_conf = tconn->volume0->state.conn >= C_UNCONNECTED;
 	if (!have_net_conf)
-		put_net_conf(mdev);
+		put_net_conf(tconn);
 	return have_net_conf;
 }
 
@@ -2251,9 +2252,9 @@ static inline void drbd_get_syncer_progress(struct drbd_conf *mdev,
 static inline int drbd_get_max_buffers(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 {
 	int mxb = 1000000; /* arbitrary limit on open requests */
-	if (get_net_conf(mdev)) {
+	if (get_net_conf(mdev->tconn)) {
 		mxb = mdev->tconn->net_conf->max_buffers;
-		put_net_conf(mdev);
+		put_net_conf(mdev->tconn);
 	}
 	return mxb;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index 7e88a49d3448b6dd2f21765c110dadd4796376bd..9a77a9b950d301a28146fb37ee69a39884537f44 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -692,11 +692,11 @@ is_valid_state(struct drbd_conf *mdev, union drbd_state ns)
 		put_ldev(mdev);
 	}
 
-	if (get_net_conf(mdev)) {
+	if (get_net_conf(mdev->tconn)) {
 		if (!mdev->tconn->net_conf->two_primaries &&
 		    ns.role == R_PRIMARY && ns.peer == R_PRIMARY)
 			rv = SS_TWO_PRIMARIES;
-		put_net_conf(mdev);
+		put_net_conf(mdev->tconn);
 	}
 
 	if (rv <= 0)
@@ -2972,7 +2972,6 @@ void drbd_init_set_defaults(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 	atomic_set(&mdev->rs_pending_cnt, 0);
 	atomic_set(&mdev->unacked_cnt, 0);
 	atomic_set(&mdev->local_cnt, 0);
-	atomic_set(&mdev->net_cnt, 0);
 	atomic_set(&mdev->packet_seq, 0);
 	atomic_set(&mdev->pp_in_use, 0);
 	atomic_set(&mdev->pp_in_use_by_net, 0);
@@ -3031,7 +3030,6 @@ void drbd_init_set_defaults(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&mdev->misc_wait);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&mdev->state_wait);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&mdev->net_cnt_wait);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&mdev->ee_wait);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&mdev->al_wait);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&mdev->seq_wait);
@@ -3372,6 +3370,9 @@ struct drbd_tconn *drbd_new_tconn(char *name)
 	if (!tconn->name)
 		goto fail;
 
+	atomic_set(&tconn->net_cnt, 0);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&tconn->net_cnt_wait);
+
 	write_lock_irq(&global_state_lock);
 	list_add(&tconn->all_tconn, &drbd_tconns);
 	write_unlock_irq(&global_state_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index d816c61cd9839f67c0b1dbdd2d2da9fc559de800..a936d61a90cdf3b5d47c7b2b3a9fc6512fb35d7e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ int drbd_khelper(struct drbd_conf *mdev, char *cmd)
 
 	snprintf(mb, 12, "minor-%d", mdev_to_minor(mdev));
 
-	if (get_net_conf(mdev)) {
+	if (get_net_conf(mdev->tconn)) {
 		switch (((struct sockaddr *)mdev->tconn->net_conf->peer_addr)->sa_family) {
 		case AF_INET6:
 			afs = "ipv6";
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ int drbd_khelper(struct drbd_conf *mdev, char *cmd)
 		snprintf(af, 20, "DRBD_PEER_AF=%s", afs);
 		envp[3]=af;
 		envp[4]=ad;
-		put_net_conf(mdev);
+		put_net_conf(mdev->tconn);
 	}
 
 	/* The helper may take some time.
@@ -409,9 +409,9 @@ drbd_set_role(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_role new_role, int force)
 			put_ldev(mdev);
 		}
 	} else {
-		if (get_net_conf(mdev)) {
+		if (get_net_conf(mdev->tconn)) {
 			mdev->tconn->net_conf->want_lose = 0;
-			put_net_conf(mdev);
+			put_net_conf(mdev->tconn);
 		}
 		set_disk_ro(mdev->vdisk, false);
 		if (get_ldev(mdev)) {
@@ -971,9 +971,9 @@ static int drbd_nl_disk_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	if (get_net_conf(mdev)) {
+	if (get_net_conf(mdev->tconn)) {
 		int prot = mdev->tconn->net_conf->wire_protocol;
-		put_net_conf(mdev);
+		put_net_conf(mdev->tconn);
 		if (nbc->dc.fencing == FP_STONITH && prot == DRBD_PROT_A) {
 			retcode = ERR_STONITH_AND_PROT_A;
 			goto fail;
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ static int drbd_nl_net_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp,
 		odev = minor_to_mdev(i);
 		if (!odev || odev == mdev)
 			continue;
-		if (get_net_conf(odev)) {
+		if (get_net_conf(odev->tconn)) {
 			taken_addr = (struct sockaddr *)&odev->tconn->net_conf->my_addr;
 			if (new_conf->my_addr_len == odev->tconn->net_conf->my_addr_len &&
 			    !memcmp(new_my_addr, taken_addr, new_conf->my_addr_len))
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ static int drbd_nl_net_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp,
 			    !memcmp(new_peer_addr, taken_addr, new_conf->peer_addr_len))
 				retcode = ERR_PEER_ADDR;
 
-			put_net_conf(odev);
+			put_net_conf(odev->tconn);
 			if (retcode != NO_ERROR)
 				goto fail;
 		}
@@ -2050,9 +2050,9 @@ static int drbd_nl_get_config(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nl
 		put_ldev(mdev);
 	}
 
-	if (get_net_conf(mdev)) {
+	if (get_net_conf(mdev->tconn)) {
 		tl = net_conf_to_tags(mdev, mdev->tconn->net_conf, tl);
-		put_net_conf(mdev);
+		put_net_conf(mdev->tconn);
 	}
 	tl = syncer_conf_to_tags(mdev, &mdev->sync_conf, tl);
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
index e5e7dd1c6dd8fb1d729cde107c4a5ecd294128c7..8a01f278733298562d7a34adf5d98e9d37bf43d8 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ static struct socket *drbd_try_connect(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 	int err;
 	int disconnect_on_error = 1;
 
-	if (!get_net_conf(mdev))
+	if (!get_net_conf(mdev->tconn))
 		return NULL;
 
 	what = "sock_create_kern";
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ static struct socket *drbd_try_connect(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 		if (disconnect_on_error)
 			drbd_force_state(mdev, NS(conn, C_DISCONNECTING));
 	}
-	put_net_conf(mdev);
+	put_net_conf(mdev->tconn);
 	return sock;
 }
 
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ static struct socket *drbd_wait_for_connect(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 	struct socket *s_estab = NULL, *s_listen;
 	const char *what;
 
-	if (!get_net_conf(mdev))
+	if (!get_net_conf(mdev->tconn))
 		return NULL;
 
 	what = "sock_create_kern";
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static struct socket *drbd_wait_for_connect(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 			drbd_force_state(mdev, NS(conn, C_DISCONNECTING));
 		}
 	}
-	put_net_conf(mdev);
+	put_net_conf(mdev->tconn);
 
 	return s_estab;
 }
@@ -3839,7 +3839,7 @@ static void drbd_disconnect(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
 
 	if (os.conn == C_DISCONNECTING) {
-		wait_event(mdev->net_cnt_wait, atomic_read(&mdev->net_cnt) == 0);
+		wait_event(mdev->tconn->net_cnt_wait, atomic_read(&mdev->tconn->net_cnt) == 0);
 
 		crypto_free_hash(mdev->cram_hmac_tfm);
 		mdev->cram_hmac_tfm = NULL;
@@ -4166,9 +4166,9 @@ int drbdd_init(struct drbd_thread *thi)
 	} while (h == 0);
 
 	if (h > 0) {
-		if (get_net_conf(mdev)) {
+		if (get_net_conf(mdev->tconn)) {
 			drbdd(mdev);
-			put_net_conf(mdev);
+			put_net_conf(mdev->tconn);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
index 2b2662d4ab3c1fba6d3681ada49acb6ccfab9452..8f1e7db5e5836d7b064509e58b72499bfae7a94f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static int _req_conflicts(struct drbd_request *req)
 
 	D_ASSERT(drbd_interval_empty(&req->i));
 
-	if (!get_net_conf(mdev))
+	if (!get_net_conf(mdev->tconn))
 		return 0;
 
 	i = drbd_find_overlap(&mdev->write_requests, sector, size);
@@ -359,11 +359,11 @@ static int _req_conflicts(struct drbd_request *req)
 
 	/* this is like it should be, and what we expected.
 	 * our users do behave after all... */
-	put_net_conf(mdev);
+	put_net_conf(mdev->tconn);
 	return 0;
 
 out_conflict:
-	put_net_conf(mdev);
+	put_net_conf(mdev->tconn);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -1181,9 +1181,9 @@ void request_timer_fn(unsigned long data)
 	struct list_head *le;
 	unsigned long et = 0; /* effective timeout = ko_count * timeout */
 
-	if (get_net_conf(mdev)) {
+	if (get_net_conf(mdev->tconn)) {
 		et = mdev->tconn->net_conf->timeout*HZ/10 * mdev->tconn->net_conf->ko_count;
-		put_net_conf(mdev);
+		put_net_conf(mdev->tconn);
 	}
 	if (!et || mdev->state.conn < C_WF_REPORT_PARAMS)
 		return; /* Recurring timer stopped */