diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
index 9fac88fc0e72..e8e08d036752 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ struct xt_table
 	unsigned int valid_hooks;
 
 	/* Lock for the curtain */
-	rwlock_t lock;
+	struct mutex lock;
 
 	/* Man behind the curtain... */
 	struct xt_table_info *private;
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ struct xt_table_info
 
 	/* ipt_entry tables: one per CPU */
 	/* Note : this field MUST be the last one, see XT_TABLE_INFO_SZ */
-	char *entries[1];
+	void *entries[1];
 };
 
 #define XT_TABLE_INFO_SZ (offsetof(struct xt_table_info, entries) \
@@ -432,6 +432,8 @@ extern void xt_proto_fini(struct net *net, u_int8_t af);
 
 extern struct xt_table_info *xt_alloc_table_info(unsigned int size);
 extern void xt_free_table_info(struct xt_table_info *info);
+extern void xt_table_entry_swap_rcu(struct xt_table_info *old,
+				    struct xt_table_info *new);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 #include <net/compat.h>
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index b5db46342614..64a7c6ce0b98 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -261,9 +261,10 @@ unsigned int arpt_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	indev = in ? in->name : nulldevname;
 	outdev = out ? out->name : nulldevname;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&table->lock);
-	private = table->private;
-	table_base = (void *)private->entries[smp_processor_id()];
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	private = rcu_dereference(table->private);
+	table_base = rcu_dereference(private->entries[smp_processor_id()]);
+
 	e = get_entry(table_base, private->hook_entry[hook]);
 	back = get_entry(table_base, private->underflow[hook]);
 
@@ -335,7 +336,8 @@ unsigned int arpt_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			e = (void *)e + e->next_offset;
 		}
 	} while (!hotdrop);
-	read_unlock_bh(&table->lock);
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	if (hotdrop)
 		return NF_DROP;
@@ -738,11 +740,65 @@ static void get_counters(const struct xt_table_info *t,
 	}
 }
 
-static inline struct xt_counters *alloc_counters(struct xt_table *table)
+
+/* We're lazy, and add to the first CPU; overflow works its fey magic
+ * and everything is OK. */
+static int
+add_counter_to_entry(struct arpt_entry *e,
+		     const struct xt_counters addme[],
+		     unsigned int *i)
+{
+	ADD_COUNTER(e->counters, addme[*i].bcnt, addme[*i].pcnt);
+
+	(*i)++;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Take values from counters and add them back onto the current cpu */
+static void put_counters(struct xt_table_info *t,
+			 const struct xt_counters counters[])
+{
+	unsigned int i, cpu;
+
+	local_bh_disable();
+	cpu = smp_processor_id();
+	i = 0;
+	ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(t->entries[cpu],
+			  t->size,
+			  add_counter_to_entry,
+			  counters,
+			  &i);
+	local_bh_enable();
+}
+
+static inline int
+zero_entry_counter(struct arpt_entry *e, void *arg)
+{
+	e->counters.bcnt = 0;
+	e->counters.pcnt = 0;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+clone_counters(struct xt_table_info *newinfo, const struct xt_table_info *info)
+{
+	unsigned int cpu;
+	const void *loc_cpu_entry = info->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+
+	memcpy(newinfo, info, offsetof(struct xt_table_info, entries));
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		memcpy(newinfo->entries[cpu], loc_cpu_entry, info->size);
+		ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(newinfo->entries[cpu], newinfo->size,
+				  zero_entry_counter, NULL);
+	}
+}
+
+static struct xt_counters *alloc_counters(struct xt_table *table)
 {
 	unsigned int countersize;
 	struct xt_counters *counters;
-	const struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
+	struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
+	struct xt_table_info *info;
 
 	/* We need atomic snapshot of counters: rest doesn't change
 	 * (other than comefrom, which userspace doesn't care
@@ -752,14 +808,30 @@ static inline struct xt_counters *alloc_counters(struct xt_table *table)
 	counters = vmalloc_node(countersize, numa_node_id());
 
 	if (counters == NULL)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		goto nomem;
 
-	/* First, sum counters... */
-	write_lock_bh(&table->lock);
-	get_counters(private, counters);
-	write_unlock_bh(&table->lock);
+	info = xt_alloc_table_info(private->size);
+	if (!info)
+		goto free_counters;
+
+	clone_counters(info, private);
+
+	mutex_lock(&table->lock);
+	xt_table_entry_swap_rcu(private, info);
+	synchronize_net();	/* Wait until smoke has cleared */
+
+	get_counters(info, counters);
+	put_counters(private, counters);
+	mutex_unlock(&table->lock);
+
+	xt_free_table_info(info);
 
 	return counters;
+
+ free_counters:
+	vfree(counters);
+ nomem:
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }
 
 static int copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_size,
@@ -1099,20 +1171,6 @@ static int do_replace(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* We're lazy, and add to the first CPU; overflow works its fey magic
- * and everything is OK.
- */
-static inline int add_counter_to_entry(struct arpt_entry *e,
-				       const struct xt_counters addme[],
-				       unsigned int *i)
-{
-
-	ADD_COUNTER(e->counters, addme[*i].bcnt, addme[*i].pcnt);
-
-	(*i)++;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int do_add_counters(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len,
 			   int compat)
 {
@@ -1172,13 +1230,14 @@ static int do_add_counters(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len,
 		goto free;
 	}
 
-	write_lock_bh(&t->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&t->lock);
 	private = t->private;
 	if (private->number != num_counters) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto unlock_up_free;
 	}
 
+	preempt_disable();
 	i = 0;
 	/* Choose the copy that is on our node */
 	loc_cpu_entry = private->entries[smp_processor_id()];
@@ -1187,8 +1246,10 @@ static int do_add_counters(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len,
 			   add_counter_to_entry,
 			   paddc,
 			   &i);
+	preempt_enable();
  unlock_up_free:
-	write_unlock_bh(&t->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&t->lock);
+
 	xt_table_unlock(t);
 	module_put(t->me);
  free:
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index ef8b6ca068b2..08cde5bd70a5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -347,10 +347,12 @@ ipt_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	mtpar.family  = tgpar.family = NFPROTO_IPV4;
 	tgpar.hooknum = hook;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&table->lock);
 	IP_NF_ASSERT(table->valid_hooks & (1 << hook));
-	private = table->private;
-	table_base = (void *)private->entries[smp_processor_id()];
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	private = rcu_dereference(table->private);
+	table_base = rcu_dereference(private->entries[smp_processor_id()]);
+
 	e = get_entry(table_base, private->hook_entry[hook]);
 
 	/* For return from builtin chain */
@@ -445,7 +447,7 @@ ipt_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		}
 	} while (!hotdrop);
 
-	read_unlock_bh(&table->lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_ALLOW_ALL
 	return NF_ACCEPT;
@@ -924,13 +926,68 @@ get_counters(const struct xt_table_info *t,
 				  counters,
 				  &i);
 	}
+
+}
+
+/* We're lazy, and add to the first CPU; overflow works its fey magic
+ * and everything is OK. */
+static int
+add_counter_to_entry(struct ipt_entry *e,
+		     const struct xt_counters addme[],
+		     unsigned int *i)
+{
+	ADD_COUNTER(e->counters, addme[*i].bcnt, addme[*i].pcnt);
+
+	(*i)++;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Take values from counters and add them back onto the current cpu */
+static void put_counters(struct xt_table_info *t,
+			 const struct xt_counters counters[])
+{
+	unsigned int i, cpu;
+
+	local_bh_disable();
+	cpu = smp_processor_id();
+	i = 0;
+	IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(t->entries[cpu],
+			  t->size,
+			  add_counter_to_entry,
+			  counters,
+			  &i);
+	local_bh_enable();
+}
+
+
+static inline int
+zero_entry_counter(struct ipt_entry *e, void *arg)
+{
+	e->counters.bcnt = 0;
+	e->counters.pcnt = 0;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+clone_counters(struct xt_table_info *newinfo, const struct xt_table_info *info)
+{
+	unsigned int cpu;
+	const void *loc_cpu_entry = info->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+
+	memcpy(newinfo, info, offsetof(struct xt_table_info, entries));
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		memcpy(newinfo->entries[cpu], loc_cpu_entry, info->size);
+		IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(newinfo->entries[cpu], newinfo->size,
+				  zero_entry_counter, NULL);
+	}
 }
 
 static struct xt_counters * alloc_counters(struct xt_table *table)
 {
 	unsigned int countersize;
 	struct xt_counters *counters;
-	const struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
+	struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
+	struct xt_table_info *info;
 
 	/* We need atomic snapshot of counters: rest doesn't change
 	   (other than comefrom, which userspace doesn't care
@@ -939,14 +996,30 @@ static struct xt_counters * alloc_counters(struct xt_table *table)
 	counters = vmalloc_node(countersize, numa_node_id());
 
 	if (counters == NULL)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		goto nomem;
 
-	/* First, sum counters... */
-	write_lock_bh(&table->lock);
-	get_counters(private, counters);
-	write_unlock_bh(&table->lock);
+	info = xt_alloc_table_info(private->size);
+	if (!info)
+		goto free_counters;
+
+	clone_counters(info, private);
+
+	mutex_lock(&table->lock);
+	xt_table_entry_swap_rcu(private, info);
+	synchronize_net();	/* Wait until smoke has cleared */
+
+	get_counters(info, counters);
+	put_counters(private, counters);
+	mutex_unlock(&table->lock);
+
+	xt_free_table_info(info);
 
 	return counters;
+
+ free_counters:
+	vfree(counters);
+ nomem:
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1312,27 +1385,6 @@ do_replace(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* We're lazy, and add to the first CPU; overflow works its fey magic
- * and everything is OK. */
-static int
-add_counter_to_entry(struct ipt_entry *e,
-		     const struct xt_counters addme[],
-		     unsigned int *i)
-{
-#if 0
-	duprintf("add_counter: Entry %u %lu/%lu + %lu/%lu\n",
-		 *i,
-		 (long unsigned int)e->counters.pcnt,
-		 (long unsigned int)e->counters.bcnt,
-		 (long unsigned int)addme[*i].pcnt,
-		 (long unsigned int)addme[*i].bcnt);
-#endif
-
-	ADD_COUNTER(e->counters, addme[*i].bcnt, addme[*i].pcnt);
-
-	(*i)++;
-	return 0;
-}
 
 static int
 do_add_counters(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len, int compat)
@@ -1393,13 +1445,14 @@ do_add_counters(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len, int compat
 		goto free;
 	}
 
-	write_lock_bh(&t->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&t->lock);
 	private = t->private;
 	if (private->number != num_counters) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto unlock_up_free;
 	}
 
+	preempt_disable();
 	i = 0;
 	/* Choose the copy that is on our node */
 	loc_cpu_entry = private->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
@@ -1408,8 +1461,9 @@ do_add_counters(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len, int compat
 			  add_counter_to_entry,
 			  paddc,
 			  &i);
+	preempt_enable();
  unlock_up_free:
-	write_unlock_bh(&t->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&t->lock);
 	xt_table_unlock(t);
 	module_put(t->me);
  free:
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index d64594b6c061..34af7bb8df5f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -382,10 +382,12 @@ ip6t_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	mtpar.family  = tgpar.family = NFPROTO_IPV6;
 	tgpar.hooknum = hook;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&table->lock);
 	IP_NF_ASSERT(table->valid_hooks & (1 << hook));
-	private = table->private;
-	table_base = (void *)private->entries[smp_processor_id()];
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	private = rcu_dereference(table->private);
+	table_base = rcu_dereference(private->entries[smp_processor_id()]);
+
 	e = get_entry(table_base, private->hook_entry[hook]);
 
 	/* For return from builtin chain */
@@ -483,7 +485,7 @@ ip6t_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG
 	((struct ip6t_entry *)table_base)->comefrom = NETFILTER_LINK_POISON;
 #endif
-	read_unlock_bh(&table->lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_ALLOW_ALL
 	return NF_ACCEPT;
@@ -964,11 +966,64 @@ get_counters(const struct xt_table_info *t,
 	}
 }
 
+/* We're lazy, and add to the first CPU; overflow works its fey magic
+ * and everything is OK. */
+static int
+add_counter_to_entry(struct ip6t_entry *e,
+		     const struct xt_counters addme[],
+		     unsigned int *i)
+{
+	ADD_COUNTER(e->counters, addme[*i].bcnt, addme[*i].pcnt);
+
+	(*i)++;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Take values from counters and add them back onto the current cpu */
+static void put_counters(struct xt_table_info *t,
+			 const struct xt_counters counters[])
+{
+	unsigned int i, cpu;
+
+	local_bh_disable();
+	cpu = smp_processor_id();
+	i = 0;
+	IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(t->entries[cpu],
+			   t->size,
+			   add_counter_to_entry,
+			   counters,
+			   &i);
+	local_bh_enable();
+}
+
+static inline int
+zero_entry_counter(struct ip6t_entry *e, void *arg)
+{
+	e->counters.bcnt = 0;
+	e->counters.pcnt = 0;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+clone_counters(struct xt_table_info *newinfo, const struct xt_table_info *info)
+{
+	unsigned int cpu;
+	const void *loc_cpu_entry = info->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+
+	memcpy(newinfo, info, offsetof(struct xt_table_info, entries));
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		memcpy(newinfo->entries[cpu], loc_cpu_entry, info->size);
+		IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(newinfo->entries[cpu], newinfo->size,
+				   zero_entry_counter, NULL);
+	}
+}
+
 static struct xt_counters *alloc_counters(struct xt_table *table)
 {
 	unsigned int countersize;
 	struct xt_counters *counters;
-	const struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
+	struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
+	struct xt_table_info *info;
 
 	/* We need atomic snapshot of counters: rest doesn't change
 	   (other than comefrom, which userspace doesn't care
@@ -977,14 +1032,28 @@ static struct xt_counters *alloc_counters(struct xt_table *table)
 	counters = vmalloc_node(countersize, numa_node_id());
 
 	if (counters == NULL)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		goto nomem;
 
-	/* First, sum counters... */
-	write_lock_bh(&table->lock);
-	get_counters(private, counters);
-	write_unlock_bh(&table->lock);
+	info = xt_alloc_table_info(private->size);
+	if (!info)
+		goto free_counters;
 
-	return counters;
+	clone_counters(info, private);
+
+	mutex_lock(&table->lock);
+	xt_table_entry_swap_rcu(private, info);
+	synchronize_net();	/* Wait until smoke has cleared */
+
+	get_counters(info, counters);
+	put_counters(private, counters);
+	mutex_unlock(&table->lock);
+
+	xt_free_table_info(info);
+
+ free_counters:
+	vfree(counters);
+ nomem:
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1351,28 +1420,6 @@ do_replace(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* We're lazy, and add to the first CPU; overflow works its fey magic
- * and everything is OK. */
-static inline int
-add_counter_to_entry(struct ip6t_entry *e,
-		     const struct xt_counters addme[],
-		     unsigned int *i)
-{
-#if 0
-	duprintf("add_counter: Entry %u %lu/%lu + %lu/%lu\n",
-		 *i,
-		 (long unsigned int)e->counters.pcnt,
-		 (long unsigned int)e->counters.bcnt,
-		 (long unsigned int)addme[*i].pcnt,
-		 (long unsigned int)addme[*i].bcnt);
-#endif
-
-	ADD_COUNTER(e->counters, addme[*i].bcnt, addme[*i].pcnt);
-
-	(*i)++;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int
 do_add_counters(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len,
 		int compat)
@@ -1433,13 +1480,14 @@ do_add_counters(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len,
 		goto free;
 	}
 
-	write_lock_bh(&t->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&t->lock);
 	private = t->private;
 	if (private->number != num_counters) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto unlock_up_free;
 	}
 
+	preempt_disable();
 	i = 0;
 	/* Choose the copy that is on our node */
 	loc_cpu_entry = private->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
@@ -1448,8 +1496,9 @@ do_add_counters(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len,
 			  add_counter_to_entry,
 			  paddc,
 			  &i);
+	preempt_enable();
  unlock_up_free:
-	write_unlock_bh(&t->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&t->lock);
 	xt_table_unlock(t);
 	module_put(t->me);
  free:
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index bfbf521f6ea5..bfcac92d5563 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -625,6 +625,20 @@ void xt_free_table_info(struct xt_table_info *info)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xt_free_table_info);
 
+void xt_table_entry_swap_rcu(struct xt_table_info *oldinfo,
+			     struct xt_table_info *newinfo)
+{
+	unsigned int cpu;
+
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		void *p = oldinfo->entries[cpu];
+		rcu_assign_pointer(oldinfo->entries[cpu], newinfo->entries[cpu]);
+		newinfo->entries[cpu] = p;
+	}
+
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_table_entry_swap_rcu);
+
 /* Find table by name, grabs mutex & ref.  Returns ERR_PTR() on error. */
 struct xt_table *xt_find_table_lock(struct net *net, u_int8_t af,
 				    const char *name)
@@ -671,21 +685,22 @@ xt_replace_table(struct xt_table *table,
 	struct xt_table_info *oldinfo, *private;
 
 	/* Do the substitution. */
-	write_lock_bh(&table->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&table->lock);
 	private = table->private;
 	/* Check inside lock: is the old number correct? */
 	if (num_counters != private->number) {
 		duprintf("num_counters != table->private->number (%u/%u)\n",
 			 num_counters, private->number);
-		write_unlock_bh(&table->lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&table->lock);
 		*error = -EAGAIN;
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	oldinfo = private;
-	table->private = newinfo;
+	rcu_assign_pointer(table->private, newinfo);
 	newinfo->initial_entries = oldinfo->initial_entries;
-	write_unlock_bh(&table->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&table->lock);
 
+	synchronize_net();
 	return oldinfo;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_replace_table);
@@ -719,7 +734,8 @@ struct xt_table *xt_register_table(struct net *net, struct xt_table *table,
 
 	/* Simplifies replace_table code. */
 	table->private = bootstrap;
-	rwlock_init(&table->lock);
+	mutex_init(&table->lock);
+
 	if (!xt_replace_table(table, 0, newinfo, &ret))
 		goto unlock;