diff --git a/include/linux/if_bridge.h b/include/linux/if_bridge.h
index f7e73c338c40f630f5b0e9bf204c3ab82f00c356..dd3f201396407dc7f4cac0c15452278c850ba261 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_bridge.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_bridge.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ struct __fdb_entry {
 
 extern void brioctl_set(int (*ioctl_hook)(struct net *, unsigned int, void __user *));
 
-typedef int (*br_should_route_hook_t)(struct sk_buff *skb);
+typedef int br_should_route_hook_t(struct sk_buff *skb);
 extern br_should_route_hook_t __rcu *br_should_route_hook;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
index 742bec051440e4f800bbf00c5aee2ab468541958..6712e713b2995e9354ef8b6aec8b896937823553 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ extern void xt_free_table_info(struct xt_table_info *info);
  *  necessary for reading the counters.
  */
 struct xt_info_lock {
-	spinlock_t lock;
+	seqlock_t lock;
 	unsigned char readers;
 };
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct xt_info_lock, xt_info_locks);
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ static inline void xt_info_rdlock_bh(void)
 	local_bh_disable();
 	lock = &__get_cpu_var(xt_info_locks);
 	if (likely(!lock->readers++))
-		spin_lock(&lock->lock);
+		write_seqlock(&lock->lock);
 }
 
 static inline void xt_info_rdunlock_bh(void)
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static inline void xt_info_rdunlock_bh(void)
 	struct xt_info_lock *lock = &__get_cpu_var(xt_info_locks);
 
 	if (likely(!--lock->readers))
-		spin_unlock(&lock->lock);
+		write_sequnlock(&lock->lock);
 	local_bh_enable();
 }
 
@@ -516,12 +516,12 @@ static inline void xt_info_rdunlock_bh(void)
  */
 static inline void xt_info_wrlock(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	spin_lock(&per_cpu(xt_info_locks, cpu).lock);
+	write_seqlock(&per_cpu(xt_info_locks, cpu).lock);
 }
 
 static inline void xt_info_wrunlock(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	spin_unlock(&per_cpu(xt_info_locks, cpu).lock);
+	write_sequnlock(&per_cpu(xt_info_locks, cpu).lock);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index 3fac340a28d5394bd95bd649d5bcee3dcb3d24df..e855fffaed95ba384a9b5bc2145fee888fcf6274 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -710,42 +710,25 @@ static void get_counters(const struct xt_table_info *t,
 	struct arpt_entry *iter;
 	unsigned int cpu;
 	unsigned int i;
-	unsigned int curcpu = get_cpu();
-
-	/* Instead of clearing (by a previous call to memset())
-	 * the counters and using adds, we set the counters
-	 * with data used by 'current' CPU
-	 *
-	 * Bottom half has to be disabled to prevent deadlock
-	 * if new softirq were to run and call ipt_do_table
-	 */
-	local_bh_disable();
-	i = 0;
-	xt_entry_foreach(iter, t->entries[curcpu], t->size) {
-		SET_COUNTER(counters[i], iter->counters.bcnt,
-			    iter->counters.pcnt);
-		++i;
-	}
-	local_bh_enable();
-	/* Processing counters from other cpus, we can let bottom half enabled,
-	 * (preemption is disabled)
-	 */
 
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
-		if (cpu == curcpu)
-			continue;
+		seqlock_t *lock = &per_cpu(xt_info_locks, cpu).lock;
+
 		i = 0;
-		local_bh_disable();
-		xt_info_wrlock(cpu);
 		xt_entry_foreach(iter, t->entries[cpu], t->size) {
-			ADD_COUNTER(counters[i], iter->counters.bcnt,
-				    iter->counters.pcnt);
+			u64 bcnt, pcnt;
+			unsigned int start;
+
+			do {
+				start = read_seqbegin(lock);
+				bcnt = iter->counters.bcnt;
+				pcnt = iter->counters.pcnt;
+			} while (read_seqretry(lock, start));
+
+			ADD_COUNTER(counters[i], bcnt, pcnt);
 			++i;
 		}
-		xt_info_wrunlock(cpu);
-		local_bh_enable();
 	}
-	put_cpu();
 }
 
 static struct xt_counters *alloc_counters(const struct xt_table *table)
@@ -759,7 +742,7 @@ static struct xt_counters *alloc_counters(const struct xt_table *table)
 	 * about).
 	 */
 	countersize = sizeof(struct xt_counters) * private->number;
-	counters = vmalloc(countersize);
+	counters = vzalloc(countersize);
 
 	if (counters == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
@@ -1007,7 +990,7 @@ static int __do_replace(struct net *net, const char *name,
 	struct arpt_entry *iter;
 
 	ret = 0;
-	counters = vmalloc(num_counters * sizeof(struct xt_counters));
+	counters = vzalloc(num_counters * sizeof(struct xt_counters));
 	if (!counters) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index a846d633b3b6f04a3ed72be1d884e484d3efa030..652efea013dcc8bb8364397071086318d44ef9bf 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -884,42 +884,25 @@ get_counters(const struct xt_table_info *t,
 	struct ipt_entry *iter;
 	unsigned int cpu;
 	unsigned int i;
-	unsigned int curcpu = get_cpu();
-
-	/* Instead of clearing (by a previous call to memset())
-	 * the counters and using adds, we set the counters
-	 * with data used by 'current' CPU.
-	 *
-	 * Bottom half has to be disabled to prevent deadlock
-	 * if new softirq were to run and call ipt_do_table
-	 */
-	local_bh_disable();
-	i = 0;
-	xt_entry_foreach(iter, t->entries[curcpu], t->size) {
-		SET_COUNTER(counters[i], iter->counters.bcnt,
-			    iter->counters.pcnt);
-		++i;
-	}
-	local_bh_enable();
-	/* Processing counters from other cpus, we can let bottom half enabled,
-	 * (preemption is disabled)
-	 */
 
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
-		if (cpu == curcpu)
-			continue;
+		seqlock_t *lock = &per_cpu(xt_info_locks, cpu).lock;
+
 		i = 0;
-		local_bh_disable();
-		xt_info_wrlock(cpu);
 		xt_entry_foreach(iter, t->entries[cpu], t->size) {
-			ADD_COUNTER(counters[i], iter->counters.bcnt,
-				    iter->counters.pcnt);
+			u64 bcnt, pcnt;
+			unsigned int start;
+
+			do {
+				start = read_seqbegin(lock);
+				bcnt = iter->counters.bcnt;
+				pcnt = iter->counters.pcnt;
+			} while (read_seqretry(lock, start));
+
+			ADD_COUNTER(counters[i], bcnt, pcnt);
 			++i; /* macro does multi eval of i */
 		}
-		xt_info_wrunlock(cpu);
-		local_bh_enable();
 	}
-	put_cpu();
 }
 
 static struct xt_counters *alloc_counters(const struct xt_table *table)
@@ -932,7 +915,7 @@ static struct xt_counters *alloc_counters(const struct xt_table *table)
 	   (other than comefrom, which userspace doesn't care
 	   about). */
 	countersize = sizeof(struct xt_counters) * private->number;
-	counters = vmalloc(countersize);
+	counters = vzalloc(countersize);
 
 	if (counters == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
@@ -1203,7 +1186,7 @@ __do_replace(struct net *net, const char *name, unsigned int valid_hooks,
 	struct ipt_entry *iter;
 
 	ret = 0;
-	counters = vmalloc(num_counters * sizeof(struct xt_counters));
+	counters = vzalloc(num_counters * sizeof(struct xt_counters));
 	if (!counters) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 455582384eced0b9242a40ea523ac31c8d6e08f4..7d227c644f7275266624c44aaa305b6c35165b2e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -897,42 +897,25 @@ get_counters(const struct xt_table_info *t,
 	struct ip6t_entry *iter;
 	unsigned int cpu;
 	unsigned int i;
-	unsigned int curcpu = get_cpu();
-
-	/* Instead of clearing (by a previous call to memset())
-	 * the counters and using adds, we set the counters
-	 * with data used by 'current' CPU
-	 *
-	 * Bottom half has to be disabled to prevent deadlock
-	 * if new softirq were to run and call ipt_do_table
-	 */
-	local_bh_disable();
-	i = 0;
-	xt_entry_foreach(iter, t->entries[curcpu], t->size) {
-		SET_COUNTER(counters[i], iter->counters.bcnt,
-			    iter->counters.pcnt);
-		++i;
-	}
-	local_bh_enable();
-	/* Processing counters from other cpus, we can let bottom half enabled,
-	 * (preemption is disabled)
-	 */
 
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
-		if (cpu == curcpu)
-			continue;
+		seqlock_t *lock = &per_cpu(xt_info_locks, cpu).lock;
+
 		i = 0;
-		local_bh_disable();
-		xt_info_wrlock(cpu);
 		xt_entry_foreach(iter, t->entries[cpu], t->size) {
-			ADD_COUNTER(counters[i], iter->counters.bcnt,
-				    iter->counters.pcnt);
+			u64 bcnt, pcnt;
+			unsigned int start;
+
+			do {
+				start = read_seqbegin(lock);
+				bcnt = iter->counters.bcnt;
+				pcnt = iter->counters.pcnt;
+			} while (read_seqretry(lock, start));
+
+			ADD_COUNTER(counters[i], bcnt, pcnt);
 			++i;
 		}
-		xt_info_wrunlock(cpu);
-		local_bh_enable();
 	}
-	put_cpu();
 }
 
 static struct xt_counters *alloc_counters(const struct xt_table *table)
@@ -945,7 +928,7 @@ static struct xt_counters *alloc_counters(const struct xt_table *table)
 	   (other than comefrom, which userspace doesn't care
 	   about). */
 	countersize = sizeof(struct xt_counters) * private->number;
-	counters = vmalloc(countersize);
+	counters = vzalloc(countersize);
 
 	if (counters == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
@@ -1216,7 +1199,7 @@ __do_replace(struct net *net, const char *name, unsigned int valid_hooks,
 	struct ip6t_entry *iter;
 
 	ret = 0;
-	counters = vmalloc(num_counters * sizeof(struct xt_counters));
+	counters = vzalloc(num_counters * sizeof(struct xt_counters));
 	if (!counters) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 746140264b2d49b12aaa4fe975f50939be4ce728..5cb8d3027b18b1cb990229a30db52a3e8004fe1a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -645,25 +645,23 @@ ctnetlink_dump_table(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	struct nfgenmsg *nfmsg = nlmsg_data(cb->nlh);
 	u_int8_t l3proto = nfmsg->nfgen_family;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
+	spin_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
 	last = (struct nf_conn *)cb->args[1];
 	for (; cb->args[0] < net->ct.htable_size; cb->args[0]++) {
 restart:
-		hlist_nulls_for_each_entry_rcu(h, n, &net->ct.hash[cb->args[0]],
+		hlist_nulls_for_each_entry(h, n, &net->ct.hash[cb->args[0]],
 					 hnnode) {
 			if (NF_CT_DIRECTION(h) != IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL)
 				continue;
 			ct = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(h);
-			if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&ct->ct_general.use))
-				continue;
 			/* Dump entries of a given L3 protocol number.
 			 * If it is not specified, ie. l3proto == 0,
 			 * then dump everything. */
 			if (l3proto && nf_ct_l3num(ct) != l3proto)
-				goto releasect;
+				continue;
 			if (cb->args[1]) {
 				if (ct != last)
-					goto releasect;
+					continue;
 				cb->args[1] = 0;
 			}
 			if (ctnetlink_fill_info(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).pid,
@@ -681,8 +679,6 @@ restart:
 				if (acct)
 					memset(acct, 0, sizeof(struct nf_conn_counter[IP_CT_DIR_MAX]));
 			}
-releasect:
-		nf_ct_put(ct);
 		}
 		if (cb->args[1]) {
 			cb->args[1] = 0;
@@ -690,7 +686,7 @@ releasect:
 		}
 	}
 out:
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
 	if (last)
 		nf_ct_put(last);
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 80463507420edffe34544074be18b891928c7dc5..c94237631077242a624bcab29326dd548f7df4ee 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -1325,7 +1325,8 @@ static int __init xt_init(void)
 
 	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
 		struct xt_info_lock *lock = &per_cpu(xt_info_locks, i);
-		spin_lock_init(&lock->lock);
+
+		seqlock_init(&lock->lock);
 		lock->readers = 0;
 	}