diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index fd86f2720c9e77..d89d779467197a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -1209,10 +1209,11 @@ static bool nft_table_pending_update(const struct nft_ctx *ctx)
 		return true;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(trans, &nft_net->commit_list, list) {
-		if ((trans->msg_type == NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN ||
-		     trans->msg_type == NFT_MSG_DELCHAIN) &&
-		    trans->ctx.table == ctx->table &&
-		    nft_trans_chain_update(trans))
+		if (trans->ctx.table == ctx->table &&
+		    ((trans->msg_type == NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN &&
+		      nft_trans_chain_update(trans)) ||
+		     (trans->msg_type == NFT_MSG_DELCHAIN &&
+		      nft_is_base_chain(trans->ctx.chain))))
 			return true;
 	}
 
@@ -2449,6 +2450,9 @@ static int nf_tables_addchain(struct nft_ctx *ctx, u8 family, u8 genmask,
 		struct nft_stats __percpu *stats = NULL;
 		struct nft_chain_hook hook = {};
 
+		if (table->flags & __NFT_TABLE_F_UPDATE)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		if (flags & NFT_CHAIN_BINDING)
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
@@ -8293,11 +8297,12 @@ static int nft_flowtable_parse_hook(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	return err;
 }
 
+/* call under rcu_read_lock */
 static const struct nf_flowtable_type *__nft_flowtable_type_get(u8 family)
 {
 	const struct nf_flowtable_type *type;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(type, &nf_tables_flowtables, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(type, &nf_tables_flowtables, list) {
 		if (family == type->family)
 			return type;
 	}
@@ -8309,9 +8314,13 @@ nft_flowtable_type_get(struct net *net, u8 family)
 {
 	const struct nf_flowtable_type *type;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	type = __nft_flowtable_type_get(family);
-	if (type != NULL && try_module_get(type->owner))
+	if (type != NULL && try_module_get(type->owner)) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return type;
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	lockdep_nfnl_nft_mutex_not_held();
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
@@ -10455,10 +10464,11 @@ static int __nf_tables_abort(struct net *net, enum nfnl_abort_action action)
 	struct nft_trans *trans, *next;
 	LIST_HEAD(set_update_list);
 	struct nft_trans_elem *te;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	if (action == NFNL_ABORT_VALIDATE &&
 	    nf_tables_validate(net) < 0)
-		return -EAGAIN;
+		err = -EAGAIN;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(trans, next, &nft_net->commit_list,
 					 list) {
@@ -10650,12 +10660,7 @@ static int __nf_tables_abort(struct net *net, enum nfnl_abort_action action)
 		nf_tables_abort_release(trans);
 	}
 
-	if (action == NFNL_ABORT_AUTOLOAD)
-		nf_tables_module_autoload(net);
-	else
-		nf_tables_module_autoload_cleanup(net);
-
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int nf_tables_abort(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -10668,6 +10673,17 @@ static int nf_tables_abort(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	gc_seq = nft_gc_seq_begin(nft_net);
 	ret = __nf_tables_abort(net, action);
 	nft_gc_seq_end(nft_net, gc_seq);
+
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&nft_net->commit_list));
+
+	/* module autoload needs to happen after GC sequence update because it
+	 * temporarily releases and grabs mutex again.
+	 */
+	if (action == NFNL_ABORT_AUTOLOAD)
+		nf_tables_module_autoload(net);
+	else
+		nf_tables_module_autoload_cleanup(net);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&nft_net->commit_mutex);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -11473,9 +11489,10 @@ static void __net_exit nf_tables_exit_net(struct net *net)
 
 	gc_seq = nft_gc_seq_begin(nft_net);
 
-	if (!list_empty(&nft_net->commit_list) ||
-	    !list_empty(&nft_net->module_list))
-		__nf_tables_abort(net, NFNL_ABORT_NONE);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&nft_net->commit_list));
+
+	if (!list_empty(&nft_net->module_list))
+		nf_tables_module_autoload_cleanup(net);
 
 	__nft_release_tables(net);
 
@@ -11567,6 +11584,7 @@ static void __exit nf_tables_module_exit(void)
 	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&nf_tables_flowtable_notifier);
 	nft_chain_filter_fini();
 	nft_chain_route_fini();
+	nf_tables_trans_destroy_flush_work();
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nf_tables_net_ops);
 	cancel_work_sync(&trans_gc_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&trans_destroy_work);