[NETFILTER] ip_tables: NUMA-aware allocation

Part of a performance problem with ip_tables is that memory allocation
is not NUMA aware, but 'only' SMP aware (ie each CPU normally touch
separate cache lines)

Even with small iptables rules, the cost of this misplacement can be
high on common workloads.  Instead of using one vmalloc() area
(located in the node of the iptables process), we now allocate an area
for each possible CPU, using vmalloc_node() so that memory should be
allocated in the CPU's node if possible.

Port to arp_tables and ip6_tables by Harald Welte.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <dada1@cosmosbay.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

3 files changed, 382 insertions, 182 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index 3c2e9639bba6..bba156304695 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -68,19 +68,14 @@ struct arpt_table_info {
         unsigned int initial_entries;
         unsigned int hook_entry[NF_ARP_NUMHOOKS];
         unsigned int underflow[NF_ARP_NUMHOOKS];
-        char entries[0] __attribute__((aligned(SMP_CACHE_BYTES)));
+        void *entries[NR_CPUS];
 };
 
 static LIST_HEAD(arpt_target);
 static LIST_HEAD(arpt_tables);
+#define SET_COUNTER(c,b,p) do { (c).bcnt = (b); (c).pcnt = (p); } while(0)
 #define ADD_COUNTER(c,b,p) do { (c).bcnt += (b); (c).pcnt += (p); } while(0)
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-#define TABLE_OFFSET(t,p) (SMP_ALIGN((t)->size)*(p))
-#else
-#define TABLE_OFFSET(t,p) 0
-#endif
-
 static inline int arp_devaddr_compare(const struct arpt_devaddr_info *ap,
                                       char *hdr_addr, int len)
 {
@@ -269,9 +264,7 @@ unsigned int arpt_do_table(struct sk_buff **pskb,
         outdev = out ? out->name : nulldevname;
 
         read_lock_bh(&table->lock);
-        table_base = (void *)table->private->entries
-                + TABLE_OFFSET(table->private,
-                               smp_processor_id());
+        table_base = (void *)table->private->entries[smp_processor_id()];
         e = get_entry(table_base, table->private->hook_entry[hook]);
         back = get_entry(table_base, table->private->underflow[hook]);
 
@@ -462,7 +455,8 @@ static inline int unconditional(const struct arpt_arp *arp)
 /* Figures out from what hook each rule can be called: returns 0 if
  * there are loops.  Puts hook bitmask in comefrom.
  */
-static int mark_source_chains(struct arpt_table_info *newinfo, unsigned int valid_hooks)
+static int mark_source_chains(struct arpt_table_info *newinfo,
+                              unsigned int valid_hooks, void *entry0)
 {
         unsigned int hook;
 
@@ -472,7 +466,7 @@ static int mark_source_chains(struct arpt_table_info *newinfo, unsigned int vali
         for (hook = 0; hook < NF_ARP_NUMHOOKS; hook++) {
                 unsigned int pos = newinfo->hook_entry[hook];
                 struct arpt_entry *e
-                        = (struct arpt_entry *)(newinfo->entries + pos);
+                        = (struct arpt_entry *)(entry0 + pos);
 
                 if (!(valid_hooks & (1 << hook)))
                         continue;
@@ -514,13 +508,13 @@ static int mark_source_chains(struct arpt_table_info *newinfo, unsigned int vali
                                                 goto next;
 
                                         e = (struct arpt_entry *)
-                                                (newinfo->entries + pos);
+                                                (entry0 + pos);
                                 } while (oldpos == pos + e->next_offset);
 
                                 /* Move along one */
                                 size = e->next_offset;
                                 e = (struct arpt_entry *)
-                                        (newinfo->entries + pos + size);
+                                        (entry0 + pos + size);
                                 e->counters.pcnt = pos;
                                 pos += size;
                         } else {
@@ -537,7 +531,7 @@ static int mark_source_chains(struct arpt_table_info *newinfo, unsigned int vali
                                         newpos = pos + e->next_offset;
                                 }
                                 e = (struct arpt_entry *)
-                                        (newinfo->entries + newpos);
+                                        (entry0 + newpos);
                                 e->counters.pcnt = pos;
                                 pos = newpos;
                         }
@@ -689,6 +683,7 @@ static inline int cleanup_entry(struct arpt_entry *e, unsigned int *i)
 static int translate_table(const char *name,
                            unsigned int valid_hooks,
                            struct arpt_table_info *newinfo,
+                           void *entry0,
                            unsigned int size,
                            unsigned int number,
                            const unsigned int *hook_entries,
@@ -710,11 +705,11 @@ static int translate_table(const char *name,
         i = 0;
 
         /* Walk through entries, checking offsets. */
-        ret = ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(newinfo->entries, newinfo->size,
+        ret = ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(entry0, newinfo->size,
                                  check_entry_size_and_hooks,
                                  newinfo,
-                                 newinfo->entries,
-                                 newinfo->entries + size,
+                                 entry0,
+                                 entry0 + size,
                                  hook_entries, underflows, &i);
         duprintf("translate_table: ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE gives %d\n", ret);
         if (ret != 0)
@@ -743,29 +738,26 @@ static int translate_table(const char *name,
                 }
         }
 
-        if (!mark_source_chains(newinfo, valid_hooks)) {
+        if (!mark_source_chains(newinfo, valid_hooks, entry0)) {
                 duprintf("Looping hook\n");
                 return -ELOOP;
         }
 
         /* Finally, each sanity check must pass */
         i = 0;
-        ret = ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(newinfo->entries, newinfo->size,
+        ret = ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(entry0, newinfo->size,
                                  check_entry, name, size, &i);
 
         if (ret != 0) {
-                ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(newinfo->entries, newinfo->size,
+                ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(entry0, newinfo->size,
                                    cleanup_entry, &i);
                 return ret;
         }
 
         /* And one copy for every other CPU */
         for_each_cpu(i) {
-                if (i == 0)
-                        continue;
-                memcpy(newinfo->entries + SMP_ALIGN(newinfo->size) * i,
-                       newinfo->entries,
-                       SMP_ALIGN(newinfo->size));
+                if (newinfo->entries[i] && newinfo->entries[i] != entry0)
+                        memcpy(newinfo->entries[i], entry0, newinfo->size);
         }
 
         return ret;
@@ -807,15 +799,42 @@ static inline int add_entry_to_counter(const struct arpt_entry *e,
         return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int set_entry_to_counter(const struct arpt_entry *e,
+                                       struct arpt_counters total[],
+                                       unsigned int *i)
+{
+        SET_COUNTER(total[*i], e->counters.bcnt, e->counters.pcnt);
+
+        (*i)++;
+        return 0;
+}
+
 static void get_counters(const struct arpt_table_info *t,
                          struct arpt_counters counters[])
 {
         unsigned int cpu;
         unsigned int i;
+        unsigned int curcpu;
+
+        /* Instead of clearing (by a previous call to memset())
+         * the counters and using adds, we set the counters
+         * with data used by 'current' CPU
+         * We dont care about preemption here.
+         */
+        curcpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
+
+        i = 0;
+        ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(t->entries[curcpu],
+                           t->size,
+                           set_entry_to_counter,
+                           counters,
+                           &i);
 
         for_each_cpu(cpu) {
+                if (cpu == curcpu)
+                        continue;
                 i = 0;
-                ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(t->entries + TABLE_OFFSET(t, cpu),
+                ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(t->entries[cpu],
                                    t->size,
                                    add_entry_to_counter,
                                    counters,
@@ -831,6 +850,7 @@ static int copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_size,
         struct arpt_entry *e;
         struct arpt_counters *counters;
         int ret = 0;
+        void *loc_cpu_entry;
 
         /* We need atomic snapshot of counters: rest doesn't change
          * (other than comefrom, which userspace doesn't care
@@ -843,13 +863,13 @@ static int copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_size,
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
         /* First, sum counters... */
-        memset(counters, 0, countersize);
         write_lock_bh(&table->lock);
         get_counters(table->private, counters);
         write_unlock_bh(&table->lock);
 
-        /* ... then copy entire thing from CPU 0... */
-        if (copy_to_user(userptr, table->private->entries, total_size) != 0) {
+        loc_cpu_entry = table->private->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+        /* ... then copy entire thing ... */
+        if (copy_to_user(userptr, loc_cpu_entry, total_size) != 0) {
                 ret = -EFAULT;
                 goto free_counters;
         }
@@ -859,7 +879,7 @@ static int copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_size,
         for (off = 0, num = 0; off < total_size; off += e->next_offset, num++){
                 struct arpt_entry_target *t;
 
-                e = (struct arpt_entry *)(table->private->entries + off);
+                e = (struct arpt_entry *)(loc_cpu_entry + off);
                 if (copy_to_user(userptr + off
                                  + offsetof(struct arpt_entry, counters),
                                  &counters[num],
@@ -911,6 +931,47 @@ static int get_entries(const struct arpt_get_entries *entries,
         return ret;
 }
 
+static void free_table_info(struct arpt_table_info *info)
+{
+        int cpu;
+        for_each_cpu(cpu) {
+                if (info->size <= PAGE_SIZE)
+                        kfree(info->entries[cpu]);
+                else
+                        vfree(info->entries[cpu]);
+        }
+        kfree(info);
+}
+
+static struct arpt_table_info *alloc_table_info(unsigned int size)
+{
+        struct arpt_table_info *newinfo;
+        int cpu;
+        
+        newinfo = kzalloc(sizeof(struct arpt_table_info), GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!newinfo)
+                return NULL;
+
+        newinfo->size = size;
+
+        for_each_cpu(cpu) {
+                if (size <= PAGE_SIZE)
+                        newinfo->entries[cpu] = kmalloc_node(size,
+                                                        GFP_KERNEL,
+                                                        cpu_to_node(cpu));
+                else
+                        newinfo->entries[cpu] = vmalloc_node(size,
+                                                             cpu_to_node(cpu));
+
+                if (newinfo->entries[cpu] == NULL) {
+                        free_table_info(newinfo);
+                        return NULL;
+                }
+        }
+
+        return newinfo;
+}
+
 static int do_replace(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 {
         int ret;
@@ -918,6 +979,7 @@ static int do_replace(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         struct arpt_table *t;
         struct arpt_table_info *newinfo, *oldinfo;
         struct arpt_counters *counters;
+        void *loc_cpu_entry, *loc_cpu_old_entry;
 
         if (copy_from_user(&tmp, user, sizeof(tmp)) != 0)
                 return -EFAULT;
@@ -930,13 +992,13 @@ static int do_replace(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         if ((SMP_ALIGN(tmp.size) >> PAGE_SHIFT) + 2 > num_physpages)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        newinfo = vmalloc(sizeof(struct arpt_table_info)
-                          + SMP_ALIGN(tmp.size) *
-                                        (highest_possible_processor_id()+1));
+        newinfo = alloc_table_info(tmp.size);
         if (!newinfo)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        if (copy_from_user(newinfo->entries, user + sizeof(tmp),
+        /* choose the copy that is on our node/cpu */
+        loc_cpu_entry = newinfo->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+        if (copy_from_user(loc_cpu_entry, user + sizeof(tmp),
                            tmp.size) != 0) {
                 ret = -EFAULT;
                 goto free_newinfo;
@@ -947,10 +1009,9 @@ static int do_replace(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
                 ret = -ENOMEM;
                 goto free_newinfo;
         }
-        memset(counters, 0, tmp.num_counters * sizeof(struct arpt_counters));
 
         ret = translate_table(tmp.name, tmp.valid_hooks,
-                              newinfo, tmp.size, tmp.num_entries,
+                              newinfo, loc_cpu_entry, tmp.size, tmp.num_entries,
                               tmp.hook_entry, tmp.underflow);
         if (ret != 0)
                 goto free_newinfo_counters;
@@ -989,8 +1050,10 @@ static int do_replace(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         /* Get the old counters. */
         get_counters(oldinfo, counters);
         /* Decrease module usage counts and free resource */
-        ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(oldinfo->entries, oldinfo->size, cleanup_entry,NULL);
-        vfree(oldinfo);
+        loc_cpu_old_entry = oldinfo->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+        ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(loc_cpu_old_entry, oldinfo->size, cleanup_entry,NULL);
+
+        free_table_info(oldinfo);
         if (copy_to_user(tmp.counters, counters,
                          sizeof(struct arpt_counters) * tmp.num_counters) != 0)
                 ret = -EFAULT;
@@ -1002,11 +1065,11 @@ static int do_replace(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         module_put(t->me);
         up(&arpt_mutex);
  free_newinfo_counters_untrans:
-        ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(newinfo->entries, newinfo->size, cleanup_entry, NULL);
+        ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(loc_cpu_entry, newinfo->size, cleanup_entry, NULL);
  free_newinfo_counters:
         vfree(counters);
  free_newinfo:
-        vfree(newinfo);
+        free_table_info(newinfo);
         return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1030,6 +1093,7 @@ static int do_add_counters(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         struct arpt_counters_info tmp, *paddc;
         struct arpt_table *t;
         int ret = 0;
+        void *loc_cpu_entry;
 
         if (copy_from_user(&tmp, user, sizeof(tmp)) != 0)
                 return -EFAULT;
@@ -1059,7 +1123,9 @@ static int do_add_counters(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         }
 
         i = 0;
-        ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(t->private->entries,
+        /* Choose the copy that is on our node */
+        loc_cpu_entry = t->private->entries[smp_processor_id()];
+        ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(loc_cpu_entry,
                            t->private->size,
                            add_counter_to_entry,
                            paddc->counters,
@@ -1220,30 +1286,32 @@ int arpt_register_table(struct arpt_table *table,
         struct arpt_table_info *newinfo;
         static struct arpt_table_info bootstrap
                 = { 0, 0, 0, { 0 }, { 0 }, { } };
+        void *loc_cpu_entry;
 
-        newinfo = vmalloc(sizeof(struct arpt_table_info)
-                          + SMP_ALIGN(repl->size) *
-                                        (highest_possible_processor_id()+1));
+        newinfo = alloc_table_info(repl->size);
         if (!newinfo) {
                 ret = -ENOMEM;
                 return ret;
         }
-        memcpy(newinfo->entries, repl->entries, repl->size);
+
+        /* choose the copy on our node/cpu */
+        loc_cpu_entry = newinfo->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+        memcpy(loc_cpu_entry, repl->entries, repl->size);
 
         ret = translate_table(table->name, table->valid_hooks,
-                              newinfo, repl->size,
+                              newinfo, loc_cpu_entry, repl->size,
                               repl->num_entries,
                               repl->hook_entry,
                               repl->underflow);
         duprintf("arpt_register_table: translate table gives %d\n", ret);
         if (ret != 0) {
-                vfree(newinfo);
+                free_table_info(newinfo);
                 return ret;
         }
 
         ret = down_interruptible(&arpt_mutex);
         if (ret != 0) {
-                vfree(newinfo);
+                free_table_info(newinfo);
                 return ret;
         }
 
@@ -1272,20 +1340,23 @@ int arpt_register_table(struct arpt_table *table,
         return ret;
 
  free_unlock:
-        vfree(newinfo);
+        free_table_info(newinfo);
         goto unlock;
 }
 
 void arpt_unregister_table(struct arpt_table *table)
 {
+        void *loc_cpu_entry;
+
         down(&arpt_mutex);
         LIST_DELETE(&arpt_tables, table);
         up(&arpt_mutex);
 
         /* Decrease module usage counts and free resources */
-        ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(table->private->entries, table->private->size,
+        loc_cpu_entry = table->private->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+        ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(loc_cpu_entry, table->private->size,
                            cleanup_entry, NULL);
-        vfree(table->private);
+        free_table_info(table->private);
 }
 
 /* The built-in targets: standard (NULL) and error. */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index 45886c8475e8..2a26d167e149 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -83,11 +83,6 @@ static DECLARE_MUTEX(ipt_mutex);
    context stops packets coming through and allows user context to read
    the counters or update the rules.
 
-   To be cache friendly on SMP, we arrange them like so:
-   [ n-entries ]
-   ... cache-align padding ...
-   [ n-entries ]
-
    Hence the start of any table is given by get_table() below.  */
 
 /* The table itself */
@@ -105,20 +100,15 @@ struct ipt_table_info
         unsigned int underflow[NF_IP_NUMHOOKS];
 
         /* ipt_entry tables: one per CPU */
-        char entries[0] ____cacheline_aligned;
+        void *entries[NR_CPUS];
 };
 
 static LIST_HEAD(ipt_target);
 static LIST_HEAD(ipt_match);
 static LIST_HEAD(ipt_tables);
+#define SET_COUNTER(c,b,p) do { (c).bcnt = (b); (c).pcnt = (p); } while(0)
 #define ADD_COUNTER(c,b,p) do { (c).bcnt += (b); (c).pcnt += (p); } while(0)
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-#define TABLE_OFFSET(t,p) (SMP_ALIGN((t)->size)*(p))
-#else
-#define TABLE_OFFSET(t,p) 0
-#endif
-
 #if 0
 #define down(x) do { printk("DOWN:%u:" #x "\n", __LINE__); down(x); } while(0)
 #define down_interruptible(x) ({ int __r; printk("DOWNi:%u:" #x "\n", __LINE__); __r = down_interruptible(x); if (__r != 0) printk("ABORT-DOWNi:%u\n", __LINE__); __r; })
@@ -290,8 +280,7 @@ ipt_do_table(struct sk_buff **pskb,
 
         read_lock_bh(&table->lock);
         IP_NF_ASSERT(table->valid_hooks & (1 << hook));
-        table_base = (void *)table->private->entries
-                + TABLE_OFFSET(table->private, smp_processor_id());
+        table_base = (void *)table->private->entries[smp_processor_id()];
         e = get_entry(table_base, table->private->hook_entry[hook]);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG
@@ -563,7 +552,8 @@ unconditional(const struct ipt_ip *ip)
 /* Figures out from what hook each rule can be called: returns 0 if
    there are loops.  Puts hook bitmask in comefrom. */
 static int
-mark_source_chains(struct ipt_table_info *newinfo, unsigned int valid_hooks)
+mark_source_chains(struct ipt_table_info *newinfo,
+                   unsigned int valid_hooks, void *entry0)
 {
         unsigned int hook;
 
@@ -572,7 +562,7 @@ mark_source_chains(struct ipt_table_info *newinfo, unsigned int valid_hooks)
         for (hook = 0; hook < NF_IP_NUMHOOKS; hook++) {
                 unsigned int pos = newinfo->hook_entry[hook];
                 struct ipt_entry *e
-                        = (struct ipt_entry *)(newinfo->entries + pos);
+                        = (struct ipt_entry *)(entry0 + pos);
 
                 if (!(valid_hooks & (1 << hook)))
                         continue;
@@ -622,13 +612,13 @@ mark_source_chains(struct ipt_table_info *newinfo, unsigned int valid_hooks)
                                                 goto next;
 
                                         e = (struct ipt_entry *)
-                                                (newinfo->entries + pos);
+                                                (entry0 + pos);
                                 } while (oldpos == pos + e->next_offset);
 
                                 /* Move along one */
                                 size = e->next_offset;
                                 e = (struct ipt_entry *)
-                                        (newinfo->entries + pos + size);
+                                        (entry0 + pos + size);
                                 e->counters.pcnt = pos;
                                 pos += size;
                         } else {
@@ -645,7 +635,7 @@ mark_source_chains(struct ipt_table_info *newinfo, unsigned int valid_hooks)
                                         newpos = pos + e->next_offset;
                                 }
                                 e = (struct ipt_entry *)
-                                        (newinfo->entries + newpos);
+                                        (entry0 + newpos);
                                 e->counters.pcnt = pos;
                                 pos = newpos;
                         }
@@ -855,6 +845,7 @@ static int
 translate_table(const char *name,
                 unsigned int valid_hooks,
                 struct ipt_table_info *newinfo,
+                void *entry0,
                 unsigned int size,
                 unsigned int number,
                 const unsigned int *hook_entries,
@@ -875,11 +866,11 @@ translate_table(const char *name,
         duprintf("translate_table: size %u\n", newinfo->size);
         i = 0;
         /* Walk through entries, checking offsets. */
-        ret = IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(newinfo->entries, newinfo->size,
+        ret = IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(entry0, newinfo->size,
                                 check_entry_size_and_hooks,
                                 newinfo,
-                                newinfo->entries,
-                                newinfo->entries + size,
+                                entry0,
+                                entry0 + size,
                                 hook_entries, underflows, &i);
         if (ret != 0)
                 return ret;
@@ -907,27 +898,24 @@ translate_table(const char *name,
                 }
         }
 
-        if (!mark_source_chains(newinfo, valid_hooks))
+        if (!mark_source_chains(newinfo, valid_hooks, entry0))
                 return -ELOOP;
 
         /* Finally, each sanity check must pass */
         i = 0;
-        ret = IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(newinfo->entries, newinfo->size,
+        ret = IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(entry0, newinfo->size,
                                 check_entry, name, size, &i);
 
         if (ret != 0) {
-                IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(newinfo->entries, newinfo->size,
+                IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(entry0, newinfo->size,
                                   cleanup_entry, &i);
                 return ret;
         }
 
         /* And one copy for every other CPU */
         for_each_cpu(i) {
-                if (i == 0)
-                        continue;
-                memcpy(newinfo->entries + SMP_ALIGN(newinfo->size) * i,
-                       newinfo->entries,
-                       SMP_ALIGN(newinfo->size));
+                if (newinfo->entries[i] && newinfo->entries[i] != entry0)
+                        memcpy(newinfo->entries[i], entry0, newinfo->size);
         }
 
         return ret;
@@ -943,15 +931,12 @@ replace_table(struct ipt_table *table,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG
         {
-                struct ipt_entry *table_base;
-                unsigned int i;
+                int cpu;
 
-                for_each_cpu(i) {
-                        table_base =
-                                (void *)newinfo->entries
-                                + TABLE_OFFSET(newinfo, i);
-
-                        table_base->comefrom = 0xdead57ac;
+                for_each_cpu(cpu) {
+                        struct ipt_entry *table_base = newinfo->entries[cpu];
+                        if (table_base)
+                                table_base->comefrom = 0xdead57ac;
                 }
         }
 #endif
@@ -986,16 +971,44 @@ add_entry_to_counter(const struct ipt_entry *e,
         return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int
+set_entry_to_counter(const struct ipt_entry *e,
+                     struct ipt_counters total[],
+                     unsigned int *i)
+{
+        SET_COUNTER(total[*i], e->counters.bcnt, e->counters.pcnt);
+
+        (*i)++;
+        return 0;
+}
+
 static void
 get_counters(const struct ipt_table_info *t,
              struct ipt_counters counters[])
 {
         unsigned int cpu;
         unsigned int i;
+        unsigned int curcpu;
+
+        /* Instead of clearing (by a previous call to memset())
+         * the counters and using adds, we set the counters
+         * with data used by 'current' CPU
+         * We dont care about preemption here.
+         */
+        curcpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
+
+        i = 0;
+        IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(t->entries[curcpu],
+                          t->size,
+                          set_entry_to_counter,
+                          counters,
+                          &i);
 
         for_each_cpu(cpu) {
+                if (cpu == curcpu)
+                        continue;
                 i = 0;
-                IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(t->entries + TABLE_OFFSET(t, cpu),
+                IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(t->entries[cpu],
                                   t->size,
                                   add_entry_to_counter,
                                   counters,
@@ -1012,24 +1025,29 @@ copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_size,
         struct ipt_entry *e;
         struct ipt_counters *counters;
         int ret = 0;
+        void *loc_cpu_entry;
 
         /* We need atomic snapshot of counters: rest doesn't change
            (other than comefrom, which userspace doesn't care
            about). */
         countersize = sizeof(struct ipt_counters) * table->private->number;
-        counters = vmalloc(countersize);
+        counters = vmalloc_node(countersize, numa_node_id());
 
         if (counters == NULL)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
         /* First, sum counters... */
-        memset(counters, 0, countersize);
         write_lock_bh(&table->lock);
         get_counters(table->private, counters);
         write_unlock_bh(&table->lock);
 
-        /* ... then copy entire thing from CPU 0... */
-        if (copy_to_user(userptr, table->private->entries, total_size) != 0) {
+        /* choose the copy that is on our node/cpu, ...
+         * This choice is lazy (because current thread is
+         * allowed to migrate to another cpu)
+         */
+        loc_cpu_entry = table->private->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+        /* ... then copy entire thing ... */
+        if (copy_to_user(userptr, loc_cpu_entry, total_size) != 0) {
                 ret = -EFAULT;
                 goto free_counters;
         }
@@ -1041,7 +1059,7 @@ copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_size,
                 struct ipt_entry_match *m;
                 struct ipt_entry_target *t;
 
-                e = (struct ipt_entry *)(table->private->entries + off);
+                e = (struct ipt_entry *)(loc_cpu_entry + off);
                 if (copy_to_user(userptr + off
                                  + offsetof(struct ipt_entry, counters),
                                  &counters[num],
@@ -1110,6 +1128,45 @@ get_entries(const struct ipt_get_entries *entries,
         return ret;
 }
 
+static void free_table_info(struct ipt_table_info *info)
+{
+        int cpu;
+        for_each_cpu(cpu) {
+                if (info->size <= PAGE_SIZE)
+                        kfree(info->entries[cpu]);
+                else
+                        vfree(info->entries[cpu]);
+        }
+        kfree(info);
+}
+
+static struct ipt_table_info *alloc_table_info(unsigned int size)
+{
+        struct ipt_table_info *newinfo;
+        int cpu;
+
+        newinfo = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ipt_table_info), GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!newinfo)
+                return NULL;
+
+        newinfo->size = size;
+
+        for_each_cpu(cpu) {
+                if (size <= PAGE_SIZE)
+                        newinfo->entries[cpu] = kmalloc_node(size,
+                                GFP_KERNEL,
+                                cpu_to_node(cpu));
+                else
+                        newinfo->entries[cpu] = vmalloc_node(size, cpu_to_node(cpu));
+                if (newinfo->entries[cpu] == 0) {
+                        free_table_info(newinfo);
+                        return NULL;
+                }
+        }
+
+        return newinfo;
+}
+
 static int
 do_replace(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 {
@@ -1118,6 +1175,7 @@ do_replace(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         struct ipt_table *t;
         struct ipt_table_info *newinfo, *oldinfo;
         struct ipt_counters *counters;
+        void *loc_cpu_entry, *loc_cpu_old_entry;
 
         if (copy_from_user(&tmp, user, sizeof(tmp)) != 0)
                 return -EFAULT;
@@ -1130,13 +1188,13 @@ do_replace(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         if ((SMP_ALIGN(tmp.size) >> PAGE_SHIFT) + 2 > num_physpages)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        newinfo = vmalloc(sizeof(struct ipt_table_info)
-                          + SMP_ALIGN(tmp.size) * 
-                                (highest_possible_processor_id()+1));
+        newinfo = alloc_table_info(tmp.size);
         if (!newinfo)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        if (copy_from_user(newinfo->entries, user + sizeof(tmp),
+        /* choose the copy that is our node/cpu */
+        loc_cpu_entry = newinfo->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+        if (copy_from_user(loc_cpu_entry, user + sizeof(tmp),
                            tmp.size) != 0) {
                 ret = -EFAULT;
                 goto free_newinfo;
@@ -1147,10 +1205,9 @@ do_replace(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
                 ret = -ENOMEM;
                 goto free_newinfo;
         }
-        memset(counters, 0, tmp.num_counters * sizeof(struct ipt_counters));
 
         ret = translate_table(tmp.name, tmp.valid_hooks,
-                              newinfo, tmp.size, tmp.num_entries,
+                              newinfo, loc_cpu_entry, tmp.size, tmp.num_entries,
                               tmp.hook_entry, tmp.underflow);
         if (ret != 0)
                 goto free_newinfo_counters;
@@ -1189,8 +1246,9 @@ do_replace(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         /* Get the old counters. */
         get_counters(oldinfo, counters);
         /* Decrease module usage counts and free resource */
-        IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(oldinfo->entries, oldinfo->size, cleanup_entry,NULL);
-        vfree(oldinfo);
+        loc_cpu_old_entry = oldinfo->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+        IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(loc_cpu_old_entry, oldinfo->size, cleanup_entry,NULL);
+        free_table_info(oldinfo);
         if (copy_to_user(tmp.counters, counters,
                          sizeof(struct ipt_counters) * tmp.num_counters) != 0)
                 ret = -EFAULT;
@@ -1202,11 +1260,11 @@ do_replace(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         module_put(t->me);
         up(&ipt_mutex);
  free_newinfo_counters_untrans:
-        IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(newinfo->entries, newinfo->size, cleanup_entry,NULL);
+        IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(loc_cpu_entry, newinfo->size, cleanup_entry,NULL);
  free_newinfo_counters:
         vfree(counters);
  free_newinfo:
-        vfree(newinfo);
+        free_table_info(newinfo);
         return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1239,6 +1297,7 @@ do_add_counters(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         struct ipt_counters_info tmp, *paddc;
         struct ipt_table *t;
         int ret = 0;
+        void *loc_cpu_entry;
 
         if (copy_from_user(&tmp, user, sizeof(tmp)) != 0)
                 return -EFAULT;
@@ -1246,7 +1305,7 @@ do_add_counters(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         if (len != sizeof(tmp) + tmp.num_counters*sizeof(struct ipt_counters))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        paddc = vmalloc(len);
+        paddc = vmalloc_node(len, numa_node_id());
         if (!paddc)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1268,7 +1327,9 @@ do_add_counters(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         }
 
         i = 0;
-        IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(t->private->entries,
+        /* Choose the copy that is on our node */
+        loc_cpu_entry = t->private->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+        IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(loc_cpu_entry,
                           t->private->size,
                           add_counter_to_entry,
                           paddc->counters,
@@ -1460,28 +1521,31 @@ int ipt_register_table(struct ipt_table *table, const struct ipt_replace *repl)
         struct ipt_table_info *newinfo;
         static struct ipt_table_info bootstrap
                 = { 0, 0, 0, { 0 }, { 0 }, { } };
+        void *loc_cpu_entry;
 
-        newinfo = vmalloc(sizeof(struct ipt_table_info)
-                          + SMP_ALIGN(repl->size) * 
-                                        (highest_possible_processor_id()+1));
+        newinfo = alloc_table_info(repl->size);
         if (!newinfo)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        memcpy(newinfo->entries, repl->entries, repl->size);
+        /* choose the copy on our node/cpu
+         * but dont care of preemption
+         */
+        loc_cpu_entry = newinfo->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+        memcpy(loc_cpu_entry, repl->entries, repl->size);
 
         ret = translate_table(table->name, table->valid_hooks,
-                              newinfo, repl->size,
+                              newinfo, loc_cpu_entry, repl->size,
                               repl->num_entries,
                               repl->hook_entry,
                               repl->underflow);
         if (ret != 0) {
-                vfree(newinfo);
+                free_table_info(newinfo);
                 return ret;
         }
 
         ret = down_interruptible(&ipt_mutex);
         if (ret != 0) {
-                vfree(newinfo);
+                free_table_info(newinfo);
                 return ret;
         }
 
@@ -1510,20 +1574,23 @@ int ipt_register_table(struct ipt_table *table, const struct ipt_replace *repl)
         return ret;
 
  free_unlock:
-        vfree(newinfo);
+        free_table_info(newinfo);
         goto unlock;
 }
 
 void ipt_unregister_table(struct ipt_table *table)
 {
+        void *loc_cpu_entry;
+
         down(&ipt_mutex);
         LIST_DELETE(&ipt_tables, table);
         up(&ipt_mutex);
 
         /* Decrease module usage counts and free resources */
-        IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(table->private->entries, table->private->size,
+        loc_cpu_entry = table->private->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+        IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(loc_cpu_entry, table->private->size,
                           cleanup_entry, NULL);
-        vfree(table->private);
+        free_table_info(table->private);
 }
 
 /* Returns 1 if the port is matched by the range, 0 otherwise */
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 95d469271c4d..dd80020d8740 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -86,11 +86,6 @@ static DECLARE_MUTEX(ip6t_mutex);
    context stops packets coming through and allows user context to read
    the counters or update the rules.
 
-   To be cache friendly on SMP, we arrange them like so:
-   [ n-entries ]
-   ... cache-align padding ...
-   [ n-entries ]
-
    Hence the start of any table is given by get_table() below.  */
 
 /* The table itself */
@@ -108,20 +103,15 @@ struct ip6t_table_info
         unsigned int underflow[NF_IP6_NUMHOOKS];
 
         /* ip6t_entry tables: one per CPU */
-        char entries[0] ____cacheline_aligned;
+        void *entries[NR_CPUS];
 };
 
 static LIST_HEAD(ip6t_target);
 static LIST_HEAD(ip6t_match);
 static LIST_HEAD(ip6t_tables);
+#define SET_COUNTER(c,b,p) do { (c).bcnt = (b); (c).pcnt = (p); } while(0)
 #define ADD_COUNTER(c,b,p) do { (c).bcnt += (b); (c).pcnt += (p); } while(0)
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-#define TABLE_OFFSET(t,p) (SMP_ALIGN((t)->size)*(p))
-#else
-#define TABLE_OFFSET(t,p) 0
-#endif
-
 #if 0
 #define down(x) do { printk("DOWN:%u:" #x "\n", __LINE__); down(x); } while(0)
 #define down_interruptible(x) ({ int __r; printk("DOWNi:%u:" #x "\n", __LINE__); __r = down_interruptible(x); if (__r != 0) printk("ABORT-DOWNi:%u\n", __LINE__); __r; })
@@ -376,8 +366,7 @@ ip6t_do_table(struct sk_buff **pskb,
 
         read_lock_bh(&table->lock);
         IP_NF_ASSERT(table->valid_hooks & (1 << hook));
-        table_base = (void *)table->private->entries
-                + TABLE_OFFSET(table->private, smp_processor_id());
+        table_base = (void *)table->private->entries[smp_processor_id()];
         e = get_entry(table_base, table->private->hook_entry[hook]);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG
@@ -649,7 +638,8 @@ unconditional(const struct ip6t_ip6 *ipv6)
 /* Figures out from what hook each rule can be called: returns 0 if
    there are loops.  Puts hook bitmask in comefrom. */
 static int
-mark_source_chains(struct ip6t_table_info *newinfo, unsigned int valid_hooks)
+mark_source_chains(struct ip6t_table_info *newinfo,
+                   unsigned int valid_hooks, void *entry0)
 {
         unsigned int hook;
 
@@ -658,7 +648,7 @@ mark_source_chains(struct ip6t_table_info *newinfo, unsigned int valid_hooks)
         for (hook = 0; hook < NF_IP6_NUMHOOKS; hook++) {
                 unsigned int pos = newinfo->hook_entry[hook];
                 struct ip6t_entry *e
-                        = (struct ip6t_entry *)(newinfo->entries + pos);
+                        = (struct ip6t_entry *)(entry0 + pos);
 
                 if (!(valid_hooks & (1 << hook)))
                         continue;
@@ -708,13 +698,13 @@ mark_source_chains(struct ip6t_table_info *newinfo, unsigned int valid_hooks)
                                                 goto next;
 
                                         e = (struct ip6t_entry *)
-                                                (newinfo->entries + pos);
+                                                (entry0 + pos);
                                 } while (oldpos == pos + e->next_offset);
 
                                 /* Move along one */
                                 size = e->next_offset;
                                 e = (struct ip6t_entry *)
-                                        (newinfo->entries + pos + size);
+                                        (entry0 + pos + size);
                                 e->counters.pcnt = pos;
                                 pos += size;
                         } else {
@@ -731,7 +721,7 @@ mark_source_chains(struct ip6t_table_info *newinfo, unsigned int valid_hooks)
                                         newpos = pos + e->next_offset;
                                 }
                                 e = (struct ip6t_entry *)
-                                        (newinfo->entries + newpos);
+                                        (entry0 + newpos);
                                 e->counters.pcnt = pos;
                                 pos = newpos;
                         }
@@ -941,6 +931,7 @@ static int
 translate_table(const char *name,
                 unsigned int valid_hooks,
                 struct ip6t_table_info *newinfo,
+                void *entry0,
                 unsigned int size,
                 unsigned int number,
                 const unsigned int *hook_entries,
@@ -961,11 +952,11 @@ translate_table(const char *name,
         duprintf("translate_table: size %u\n", newinfo->size);
         i = 0;
         /* Walk through entries, checking offsets. */
-        ret = IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(newinfo->entries, newinfo->size,
+        ret = IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(entry0, newinfo->size,
                                 check_entry_size_and_hooks,
                                 newinfo,
-                                newinfo->entries,
-                                newinfo->entries + size,
+                                entry0,
+                                entry0 + size,
                                 hook_entries, underflows, &i);
         if (ret != 0)
                 return ret;
@@ -993,27 +984,24 @@ translate_table(const char *name,
                 }
         }
 
-        if (!mark_source_chains(newinfo, valid_hooks))
+        if (!mark_source_chains(newinfo, valid_hooks, entry0))
                 return -ELOOP;
 
         /* Finally, each sanity check must pass */
         i = 0;
-        ret = IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(newinfo->entries, newinfo->size,
+        ret = IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(entry0, newinfo->size,
                                 check_entry, name, size, &i);
 
         if (ret != 0) {
-                IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(newinfo->entries, newinfo->size,
+                IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(entry0, newinfo->size,
                                   cleanup_entry, &i);
                 return ret;
         }
 
         /* And one copy for every other CPU */
         for_each_cpu(i) {
-                if (i == 0)
-                        continue;
-                memcpy(newinfo->entries + SMP_ALIGN(newinfo->size) * i,
-                       newinfo->entries,
-                       SMP_ALIGN(newinfo->size));
+                if (newinfo->entries[i] && newinfo->entries[i] != entry0)
+                        memcpy(newinfo->entries[i], entry0, newinfo->size);
         }
 
         return ret;
@@ -1029,15 +1017,12 @@ replace_table(struct ip6t_table *table,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG
         {
-                struct ip6t_entry *table_base;
-                unsigned int i;
+                int cpu;
 
-                for_each_cpu(i) {
-                        table_base =
-                                (void *)newinfo->entries
-                                + TABLE_OFFSET(newinfo, i);
-
-                        table_base->comefrom = 0xdead57ac;
+                for_each_cpu(cpu) {
+                        struct ip6t_entry *table_base = newinfo->entries[cpu];
+                        if (table_base)
+                                table_base->comefrom = 0xdead57ac;
                 }
         }
 #endif
@@ -1072,16 +1057,44 @@ add_entry_to_counter(const struct ip6t_entry *e,
         return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int
+set_entry_to_counter(const struct ip6t_entry *e,
+                     struct ip6t_counters total[],
+                     unsigned int *i)
+{
+        SET_COUNTER(total[*i], e->counters.bcnt, e->counters.pcnt);
+
+        (*i)++;
+        return 0;
+}
+
 static void
 get_counters(const struct ip6t_table_info *t,
              struct ip6t_counters counters[])
 {
         unsigned int cpu;
         unsigned int i;
+        unsigned int curcpu;
+
+        /* Instead of clearing (by a previous call to memset())
+         * the counters and using adds, we set the counters
+         * with data used by 'current' CPU
+         * We dont care about preemption here.
+         */
+        curcpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
+
+        i = 0;
+        IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(t->entries[curcpu],
+                           t->size,
+                           set_entry_to_counter,
+                           counters,
+                           &i);
 
         for_each_cpu(cpu) {
+                if (cpu == curcpu)
+                        continue;
                 i = 0;
-                IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(t->entries + TABLE_OFFSET(t, cpu),
+                IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(t->entries[cpu],
                                   t->size,
                                   add_entry_to_counter,
                                   counters,
@@ -1098,6 +1111,7 @@ copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_size,
         struct ip6t_entry *e;
         struct ip6t_counters *counters;
         int ret = 0;
+        void *loc_cpu_entry;
 
         /* We need atomic snapshot of counters: rest doesn't change
            (other than comefrom, which userspace doesn't care
@@ -1109,13 +1123,13 @@ copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_size,
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
         /* First, sum counters... */
-        memset(counters, 0, countersize);
         write_lock_bh(&table->lock);
         get_counters(table->private, counters);
         write_unlock_bh(&table->lock);
 
-        /* ... then copy entire thing from CPU 0... */
-        if (copy_to_user(userptr, table->private->entries, total_size) != 0) {
+        /* choose the copy that is on ourc node/cpu */
+        loc_cpu_entry = table->private->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+        if (copy_to_user(userptr, loc_cpu_entry, total_size) != 0) {
                 ret = -EFAULT;
                 goto free_counters;
         }
@@ -1127,7 +1141,7 @@ copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_size,
                 struct ip6t_entry_match *m;
                 struct ip6t_entry_target *t;
 
-                e = (struct ip6t_entry *)(table->private->entries + off);
+                e = (struct ip6t_entry *)(loc_cpu_entry + off);
                 if (copy_to_user(userptr + off
                                  + offsetof(struct ip6t_entry, counters),
                                  &counters[num],
@@ -1196,6 +1210,46 @@ get_entries(const struct ip6t_get_entries *entries,
         return ret;
 }
 
+static void free_table_info(struct ip6t_table_info *info)
+{
+        int cpu;
+        for_each_cpu(cpu) {
+                if (info->size <= PAGE_SIZE)
+                        kfree(info->entries[cpu]);
+                else
+                        vfree(info->entries[cpu]);
+        }
+        kfree(info);
+}
+
+static struct ip6t_table_info *alloc_table_info(unsigned int size)
+{
+        struct ip6t_table_info *newinfo;
+        int cpu;
+
+        newinfo = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ip6t_table_info), GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!newinfo)
+                return NULL;
+
+        newinfo->size = size;
+
+        for_each_cpu(cpu) {
+                if (size <= PAGE_SIZE)
+                        newinfo->entries[cpu] = kmalloc_node(size,
+                                                        GFP_KERNEL,
+                                                        cpu_to_node(cpu));
+                else
+                        newinfo->entries[cpu] = vmalloc_node(size,
+                                                             cpu_to_node(cpu));
+                if (newinfo->entries[cpu] == NULL) {
+                        free_table_info(newinfo);
+                        return NULL;
+                }
+        }
+
+        return newinfo;
+}
+
 static int
 do_replace(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 {
@@ -1204,6 +1258,7 @@ do_replace(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         struct ip6t_table *t;
         struct ip6t_table_info *newinfo, *oldinfo;
         struct ip6t_counters *counters;
+        void *loc_cpu_entry, *loc_cpu_old_entry;
 
         if (copy_from_user(&tmp, user, sizeof(tmp)) != 0)
                 return -EFAULT;
@@ -1212,13 +1267,13 @@ do_replace(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         if ((SMP_ALIGN(tmp.size) >> PAGE_SHIFT) + 2 > num_physpages)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        newinfo = vmalloc(sizeof(struct ip6t_table_info)
-                          + SMP_ALIGN(tmp.size) *
-                                        (highest_possible_processor_id()+1));
+        newinfo = alloc_table_info(tmp.size);
         if (!newinfo)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        if (copy_from_user(newinfo->entries, user + sizeof(tmp),
+        /* choose the copy that is on our node/cpu */
+        loc_cpu_entry = newinfo->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+        if (copy_from_user(loc_cpu_entry, user + sizeof(tmp),
                            tmp.size) != 0) {
                 ret = -EFAULT;
                 goto free_newinfo;
@@ -1229,10 +1284,9 @@ do_replace(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
                 ret = -ENOMEM;
                 goto free_newinfo;
         }
-        memset(counters, 0, tmp.num_counters * sizeof(struct ip6t_counters));
 
         ret = translate_table(tmp.name, tmp.valid_hooks,
-                              newinfo, tmp.size, tmp.num_entries,
+                              newinfo, loc_cpu_entry, tmp.size, tmp.num_entries,
                               tmp.hook_entry, tmp.underflow);
         if (ret != 0)
                 goto free_newinfo_counters;
@@ -1271,8 +1325,9 @@ do_replace(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         /* Get the old counters. */
         get_counters(oldinfo, counters);
         /* Decrease module usage counts and free resource */
-        IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(oldinfo->entries, oldinfo->size, cleanup_entry,NULL);
-        vfree(oldinfo);
+        loc_cpu_old_entry = oldinfo->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+        IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(loc_cpu_old_entry, oldinfo->size, cleanup_entry,NULL);
+        free_table_info(oldinfo);
         if (copy_to_user(tmp.counters, counters,
                          sizeof(struct ip6t_counters) * tmp.num_counters) != 0)
                 ret = -EFAULT;
@@ -1284,11 +1339,11 @@ do_replace(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         module_put(t->me);
         up(&ip6t_mutex);
  free_newinfo_counters_untrans:
-        IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(newinfo->entries, newinfo->size, cleanup_entry,NULL);
+        IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(loc_cpu_entry, newinfo->size, cleanup_entry,NULL);
  free_newinfo_counters:
         vfree(counters);
  free_newinfo:
-        vfree(newinfo);
+        free_table_info(newinfo);
         return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1321,6 +1376,7 @@ do_add_counters(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         struct ip6t_counters_info tmp, *paddc;
         struct ip6t_table *t;
         int ret = 0;
+        void *loc_cpu_entry;
 
         if (copy_from_user(&tmp, user, sizeof(tmp)) != 0)
                 return -EFAULT;
@@ -1350,7 +1406,9 @@ do_add_counters(void __user *user, unsigned int len)
         }
 
         i = 0;
-        IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(t->private->entries,
+        /* Choose the copy that is on our node */
+        loc_cpu_entry = t->private->entries[smp_processor_id()];
+        IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(loc_cpu_entry,
                           t->private->size,
                           add_counter_to_entry,
                           paddc->counters,
@@ -1543,28 +1601,29 @@ int ip6t_register_table(struct ip6t_table *table,
         struct ip6t_table_info *newinfo;
         static struct ip6t_table_info bootstrap
                 = { 0, 0, 0, { 0 }, { 0 }, { } };
+        void *loc_cpu_entry;
 
-        newinfo = vmalloc(sizeof(struct ip6t_table_info)
-                          + SMP_ALIGN(repl->size) *
-                                        (highest_possible_processor_id()+1));
+        newinfo = alloc_table_info(repl->size);
         if (!newinfo)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        memcpy(newinfo->entries, repl->entries, repl->size);
+        /* choose the copy on our node/cpu */
+        loc_cpu_entry = newinfo->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+        memcpy(loc_cpu_entry, repl->entries, repl->size);
 
         ret = translate_table(table->name, table->valid_hooks,
-                              newinfo, repl->size,
+                              newinfo, loc_cpu_entry, repl->size,
                               repl->num_entries,
                               repl->hook_entry,
                               repl->underflow);
         if (ret != 0) {
-                vfree(newinfo);
+                free_table_info(newinfo);
                 return ret;
         }
 
         ret = down_interruptible(&ip6t_mutex);
         if (ret != 0) {
-                vfree(newinfo);
+                free_table_info(newinfo);
                 return ret;
         }
 
@@ -1593,20 +1652,23 @@ int ip6t_register_table(struct ip6t_table *table,
         return ret;
 
  free_unlock:
-        vfree(newinfo);
+        free_table_info(newinfo);
         goto unlock;
 }
 
 void ip6t_unregister_table(struct ip6t_table *table)
 {
+        void *loc_cpu_entry;
+
         down(&ip6t_mutex);
         LIST_DELETE(&ip6t_tables, table);
         up(&ip6t_mutex);
 
         /* Decrease module usage counts and free resources */
-        IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(table->private->entries, table->private->size,
+        loc_cpu_entry = table->private->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+        IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(loc_cpu_entry, table->private->size,
                           cleanup_entry, NULL);
-        vfree(table->private);
+        free_table_info(table->private);
 }
 
 /* Returns 1 if the port is matched by the range, 0 otherwise */