diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index bb1981f..c737f47 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -96,7 +96,14 @@ struct pipe_inode_info;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
 struct nf_conntrack {
-	atomic_t use;
+	atomic_t	use;
+#if BITS_PER_LONG == 64
+	/*
+	 * On 64bit arches, we might use this 32bit hole for spinlock
+	 * (if a spinlock_t fits)
+	 */
+	int		pad;
+#endif
 };
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l4proto.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l4proto.h
index ba32ed7..d66bea9 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l4proto.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l4proto.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct nf_conntrack_l4proto
 
 	/* convert protoinfo to nfnetink attributes */
 	int (*to_nlattr)(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *nla,
-			 const struct nf_conn *ct);
+			 struct nf_conn *ct);
 	/* Calculate protoinfo nlattr size */
 	int (*nlattr_size)(void);
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index 8020db6..408d287 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/rculist_nulls.h>
 
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_lock.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l4proto.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h>
@@ -523,6 +524,7 @@ struct nf_conn *nf_conntrack_alloc(struct net *net,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 
+	nf_conn_lock_init(ct);
 	atomic_set(&ct->ct_general.use, 1);
 	ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].tuple = *orig;
 	ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple = *repl;
@@ -1033,11 +1035,50 @@ void nf_conntrack_flush(struct net *net, u32 pid, int report)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_conntrack_flush);
 
+spinlock_t *nf_conn_hlocks __read_mostly;
+unsigned int nf_conn_hlocks_mask __read_mostly;
+
+static int nf_conn_hlocks_init(void)
+{
+	if (nf_conn_lock_type() == NF_CONN_LOCK_EXTERNAL) {
+		size_t sz;
+		int i;
+#if defined(CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING)
+		unsigned int nr_slots = 256;
+#else
+		/* 4 nodes per cpu on VSMP, or 256 slots per cpu */
+		unsigned int nr_slots = max(256UL, ((4UL << INTERNODE_CACHE_SHIFT) /
+					  sizeof(spinlock_t)));
+		nr_slots = roundup_pow_of_two(num_possible_cpus() * nr_slots);
+#endif
+		sz = nr_slots * sizeof(spinlock_t);
+		if (sz > PAGE_SIZE)
+			nf_conn_hlocks = vmalloc(sz);
+		else
+			nf_conn_hlocks = kmalloc(sz, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!nf_conn_hlocks)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		nf_conn_hlocks_mask = nr_slots - 1;
+		for (i = 0; i < nr_slots; i++)
+			spin_lock_init(nf_conn_hlocks + i);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void nf_conn_hlocks_fini(void)
+{
+	if (is_vmalloc_addr(nf_conn_hlocks))
+		vfree(nf_conn_hlocks);
+	else
+		kfree(nf_conn_hlocks);
+}
+
 static void nf_conntrack_cleanup_init_net(void)
 {
 	nf_conntrack_helper_fini();
 	nf_conntrack_proto_fini();
 	kmem_cache_destroy(nf_conntrack_cachep);
+	nf_conn_hlocks_fini();
 }
 
 static void nf_conntrack_cleanup_net(struct net *net)
@@ -1170,6 +1211,10 @@ static int nf_conntrack_init_init_net(void)
 	int max_factor = 8;
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = nf_conn_hlocks_init();
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_hlocks;
+
 	/* Idea from tcp.c: use 1/16384 of memory.  On i386: 32MB
 	 * machine has 512 buckets. >= 1GB machines have 16384 buckets. */
 	if (!nf_conntrack_htable_size) {
@@ -1217,6 +1262,8 @@ err_helper:
 err_proto:
 	kmem_cache_destroy(nf_conntrack_cachep);
 err_cache:
+	nf_conn_hlocks_fini();
+err_hlocks:
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index c6439c7..89ea035 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ nla_put_failure:
 }
 
 static inline int
-ctnetlink_dump_protoinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_conn *ct)
+ctnetlink_dump_protoinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct)
 {
 	struct nf_conntrack_l4proto *l4proto;
 	struct nlattr *nest_proto;
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ nla_put_failure:
 static int
 ctnetlink_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
 		    int event, int nowait,
-		    const struct nf_conn *ct)
+		    struct nf_conn *ct)
 {
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
 	struct nfgenmsg *nfmsg;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
index b5ccf2b..bb5fc24 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@
 #include <linux/netfilter_ipv4.h>
 #include <linux/netfilter_ipv6.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_lock.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l4proto.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_log.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/ipv4/nf_conntrack_ipv4.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/ipv6/nf_conntrack_ipv6.h>
 
-/* Protects ct->proto.tcp */
-static DEFINE_RWLOCK(tcp_lock);
 
 /* "Be conservative in what you do,
     be liberal in what you accept from others."
@@ -300,9 +299,7 @@ static int tcp_print_conntrack(struct seq_file *s, const struct nf_conn *ct)
 {
 	enum tcp_conntrack state;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&tcp_lock);
 	state = ct->proto.tcp.state;
-	read_unlock_bh(&tcp_lock);
 
 	return seq_printf(s, "%s ", tcp_conntrack_names[state]);
 }
@@ -708,14 +705,14 @@ void nf_conntrack_tcp_update(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	end = segment_seq_plus_len(ntohl(tcph->seq), skb->len, dataoff, tcph);
 
-	write_lock_bh(&tcp_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(nf_conn_lock_addr(ct));
 	/*
 	 * We have to worry for the ack in the reply packet only...
 	 */
 	if (after(end, ct->proto.tcp.seen[dir].td_end))
 		ct->proto.tcp.seen[dir].td_end = end;
 	ct->proto.tcp.last_end = end;
-	write_unlock_bh(&tcp_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(nf_conn_lock_addr(ct));
 	pr_debug("tcp_update: sender end=%u maxend=%u maxwin=%u scale=%i "
 		 "receiver end=%u maxend=%u maxwin=%u scale=%i\n",
 		 sender->td_end, sender->td_maxend, sender->td_maxwin,
@@ -824,7 +821,7 @@ static int tcp_packet(struct nf_conn *ct,
 	th = skb_header_pointer(skb, dataoff, sizeof(_tcph), &_tcph);
 	BUG_ON(th == NULL);
 
-	write_lock_bh(&tcp_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(nf_conn_lock_addr(ct));
 	old_state = ct->proto.tcp.state;
 	dir = CTINFO2DIR(ctinfo);
 	index = get_conntrack_index(th);
@@ -854,7 +851,7 @@ static int tcp_packet(struct nf_conn *ct,
 		        && ct->proto.tcp.last_index == TCP_RST_SET)) {
 			/* Attempt to reopen a closed/aborted connection.
 			 * Delete this connection and look up again. */
-			write_unlock_bh(&tcp_lock);
+			spin_unlock_bh(nf_conn_lock_addr(ct));
 
 			/* Only repeat if we can actually remove the timer.
 			 * Destruction may already be in progress in process
@@ -890,7 +887,7 @@ static int tcp_packet(struct nf_conn *ct,
 			 * that the client cannot but retransmit its SYN and
 			 * thus initiate a clean new session.
 			 */
-			write_unlock_bh(&tcp_lock);
+			spin_unlock_bh(nf_conn_lock_addr(ct));
 			if (LOG_INVALID(net, IPPROTO_TCP))
 				nf_log_packet(pf, 0, skb, NULL, NULL, NULL,
 					  "nf_ct_tcp: killing out of sync session ");
@@ -903,7 +900,7 @@ static int tcp_packet(struct nf_conn *ct,
 		ct->proto.tcp.last_end =
 		    segment_seq_plus_len(ntohl(th->seq), skb->len, dataoff, th);
 
-		write_unlock_bh(&tcp_lock);
+		spin_unlock_bh(nf_conn_lock_addr(ct));
 		if (LOG_INVALID(net, IPPROTO_TCP))
 			nf_log_packet(pf, 0, skb, NULL, NULL, NULL,
 				  "nf_ct_tcp: invalid packet ignored ");
@@ -912,7 +909,7 @@ static int tcp_packet(struct nf_conn *ct,
 		/* Invalid packet */
 		pr_debug("nf_ct_tcp: Invalid dir=%i index=%u ostate=%u\n",
 			 dir, get_conntrack_index(th), old_state);
-		write_unlock_bh(&tcp_lock);
+		spin_unlock_bh(nf_conn_lock_addr(ct));
 		if (LOG_INVALID(net, IPPROTO_TCP))
 			nf_log_packet(pf, 0, skb, NULL, NULL, NULL,
 				  "nf_ct_tcp: invalid state ");
@@ -943,7 +940,7 @@ static int tcp_packet(struct nf_conn *ct,
 
 	if (!tcp_in_window(ct, &ct->proto.tcp, dir, index,
 			   skb, dataoff, th, pf)) {
-		write_unlock_bh(&tcp_lock);
+		spin_unlock_bh(nf_conn_lock_addr(ct));
 		return -NF_ACCEPT;
 	}
      in_window:
@@ -972,7 +969,7 @@ static int tcp_packet(struct nf_conn *ct,
 		timeout = nf_ct_tcp_timeout_unacknowledged;
 	else
 		timeout = tcp_timeouts[new_state];
-	write_unlock_bh(&tcp_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(nf_conn_lock_addr(ct));
 
 	nf_conntrack_event_cache(IPCT_PROTOINFO_VOLATILE, ct);
 	if (new_state != old_state)
@@ -1090,12 +1087,12 @@ static bool tcp_new(struct nf_conn *ct, const struct sk_buff *skb,
 #include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h>
 
 static int tcp_to_nlattr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *nla,
-			 const struct nf_conn *ct)
+			 struct nf_conn *ct)
 {
 	struct nlattr *nest_parms;
 	struct nf_ct_tcp_flags tmp = {};
 
-	read_lock_bh(&tcp_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(nf_conn_lock_addr(ct));
 	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP | NLA_F_NESTED);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
@@ -1115,14 +1112,14 @@ static int tcp_to_nlattr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *nla,
 	tmp.flags = ct->proto.tcp.seen[1].flags;
 	NLA_PUT(skb, CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_FLAGS_REPLY,
 		sizeof(struct nf_ct_tcp_flags), &tmp);
-	read_unlock_bh(&tcp_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(nf_conn_lock_addr(ct));
 
 	nla_nest_end(skb, nest_parms);
 
 	return 0;
 
 nla_put_failure:
-	read_unlock_bh(&tcp_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(nf_conn_lock_addr(ct));
 	return -1;
 }
 
@@ -1153,7 +1150,7 @@ static int nlattr_to_tcp(struct nlattr *cda[], struct nf_conn *ct)
 	    nla_get_u8(tb[CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_STATE]) >= TCP_CONNTRACK_MAX)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	write_lock_bh(&tcp_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(nf_conn_lock_addr(ct));
 	if (tb[CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_STATE])
 		ct->proto.tcp.state = nla_get_u8(tb[CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_STATE]);
 
@@ -1180,7 +1177,7 @@ static int nlattr_to_tcp(struct nlattr *cda[], struct nf_conn *ct)
 		ct->proto.tcp.seen[1].td_scale =
 			nla_get_u8(tb[CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_WSCALE_REPLY]);
 	}
-	write_unlock_bh(&tcp_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(nf_conn_lock_addr(ct));
 
 	return 0;
 }
