Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/pablo/nf-next

Pablo Neira Ayuso says:

====================
Netfilter updates for net-next

The following patchset contains Netfilter updates for net-next:

1) Use nfnetlink_unicast() instead of netlink_unicast() in nft_compat.

2) Remove call to nf_ct_l4proto_find() in flowtable offload timeout
   fixup.

3) CLUSTERIP registers ARP hook on demand, from Florian.

4) Use clusterip_net to store pernet warning, also from Florian.

5) Remove struct netns_xt, from Florian Westphal.

6) Enable ebtables hooks in initns on demand, from Florian.

7) Allow to filter conntrack netlink dump per status bits,
   from Florian Westphal.

8) Register x_tables hooks in initns on demand, from Florian.

9) Remove queue_handler from per-netns structure, again from Florian.
====================

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

30 files changed, 468 insertions, 248 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
index 28d7027cd460..5897f3dbaf7c 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
@@ -238,9 +238,6 @@ struct xt_table {
 	u_int8_t af;		/* address/protocol family */
 	int priority;		/* hook order */
 
-	/* called when table is needed in the given netns */
-	int (*table_init)(struct net *net);
-
 	/* A unique name... */
 	const char name[XT_TABLE_MAXNAMELEN];
 };
@@ -452,6 +449,9 @@ xt_get_per_cpu_counter(struct xt_counters *cnt, unsigned int cpu)
 
 struct nf_hook_ops *xt_hook_ops_alloc(const struct xt_table *, nf_hookfn *);
 
+int xt_register_template(const struct xt_table *t, int(*table_init)(struct net *net));
+void xt_unregister_template(const struct xt_table *t);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER_XTABLES_COMPAT
 #include <net/compat.h>
 
diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter_bridge/ebtables.h b/include/linux/netfilter_bridge/ebtables.h
index a8178253ce53..10a01978bc0d 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter_bridge/ebtables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter_bridge/ebtables.h
@@ -127,4 +127,6 @@ static inline bool ebt_invalid_target(int target)
 	return (target < -NUM_STANDARD_TARGETS || target >= 0);
 }
 
+int ebt_register_template(const struct ebt_table *t, int(*table_init)(struct net *net));
+void ebt_unregister_template(const struct ebt_table *t);
 #endif
diff --git a/include/net/net_namespace.h b/include/net/net_namespace.h
index cc54750dd3db..bb5fa5914032 100644
--- a/include/net/net_namespace.h
+++ b/include/net/net_namespace.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <net/netns/ieee802154_6lowpan.h>
 #include <net/netns/sctp.h>
 #include <net/netns/netfilter.h>
-#include <net/netns/x_tables.h>
 #if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
 #include <net/netns/conntrack.h>
 #endif
@@ -133,7 +132,6 @@ struct net {
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
 	struct netns_nf		nf;
-	struct netns_xt		xt;
 #if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
 	struct netns_ct		ct;
 #endif
diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_queue.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_queue.h
index e770bba00066..9eed51e920e8 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_queue.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_queue.h
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ struct nf_queue_handler {
 	void		(*nf_hook_drop)(struct net *net);
 };
 
-void nf_register_queue_handler(struct net *net, const struct nf_queue_handler *qh);
-void nf_unregister_queue_handler(struct net *net);
+void nf_register_queue_handler(const struct nf_queue_handler *qh);
+void nf_unregister_queue_handler(void);
 void nf_reinject(struct nf_queue_entry *entry, unsigned int verdict);
 
 void nf_queue_entry_get_refs(struct nf_queue_entry *entry);
diff --git a/include/net/netns/netfilter.h b/include/net/netns/netfilter.h
index 15e2b13fb0c0..986a2a9cfdfa 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/netfilter.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/netfilter.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ struct netns_nf {
 #if defined CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	struct proc_dir_entry *proc_netfilter;
 #endif
-	const struct nf_queue_handler __rcu *queue_handler;
 	const struct nf_logger __rcu *nf_loggers[NFPROTO_NUMPROTO];
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	struct ctl_table_header *nf_log_dir_header;
diff --git a/include/net/netns/x_tables.h b/include/net/netns/x_tables.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d02316ec2906..000000000000
--- a/include/net/netns/x_tables.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-#ifndef __NETNS_X_TABLES_H
-#define __NETNS_X_TABLES_H
-
-#include <linux/list.h>
-#include <linux/netfilter_defs.h>
-
-struct netns_xt {
-	bool notrack_deprecated_warning;
-	bool clusterip_deprecated_warning;
-};
-#endif
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h
index d8484be72fdc..c6e6d7d7d538 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ enum ctattr_type {
 	CTA_LABELS_MASK,
 	CTA_SYNPROXY,
 	CTA_FILTER,
+	CTA_STATUS_MASK,
 	__CTA_MAX
 };
 #define CTA_MAX (__CTA_MAX - 1)
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c
index 020b1487ee0c..a7af4eaff17d 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static const struct nf_hook_ops ebt_ops_broute = {
 	.priority	= NF_BR_PRI_FIRST,
 };
 
-static int __net_init broute_net_init(struct net *net)
+static int broute_table_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	return ebt_register_table(net, &broute_table, &ebt_ops_broute);
 }
@@ -114,19 +114,30 @@ static void __net_exit broute_net_exit(struct net *net)
 }
 
 static struct pernet_operations broute_net_ops = {
-	.init = broute_net_init,
 	.exit = broute_net_exit,
 	.pre_exit = broute_net_pre_exit,
 };
 
 static int __init ebtable_broute_init(void)
 {
-	return register_pernet_subsys(&broute_net_ops);
+	int ret = ebt_register_template(&broute_table, broute_table_init);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&broute_net_ops);
+	if (ret) {
+		ebt_unregister_template(&broute_table);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit ebtable_broute_fini(void)
 {
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&broute_net_ops);
+	ebt_unregister_template(&broute_table);
 }
 
 module_init(ebtable_broute_init);
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_filter.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_filter.c
index 8ec0b3736803..c0b121df4a9a 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_filter.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_filter.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static const struct nf_hook_ops ebt_ops_filter[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-static int __net_init frame_filter_net_init(struct net *net)
+static int frame_filter_table_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	return ebt_register_table(net, &frame_filter, ebt_ops_filter);
 }
@@ -102,19 +102,30 @@ static void __net_exit frame_filter_net_exit(struct net *net)
 }
 
 static struct pernet_operations frame_filter_net_ops = {
-	.init = frame_filter_net_init,
 	.exit = frame_filter_net_exit,
 	.pre_exit = frame_filter_net_pre_exit,
 };
 
 static int __init ebtable_filter_init(void)
 {
-	return register_pernet_subsys(&frame_filter_net_ops);
+	int ret = ebt_register_template(&frame_filter, frame_filter_table_init);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&frame_filter_net_ops);
+	if (ret) {
+		ebt_unregister_template(&frame_filter);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit ebtable_filter_fini(void)
 {
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&frame_filter_net_ops);
+	ebt_unregister_template(&frame_filter);
 }
 
 module_init(ebtable_filter_init);
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_nat.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_nat.c
index 7c8a1064a531..4078151c224f 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_nat.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_nat.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static const struct nf_hook_ops ebt_ops_nat[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-static int __net_init frame_nat_net_init(struct net *net)
+static int frame_nat_table_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	return ebt_register_table(net, &frame_nat, ebt_ops_nat);
 }
@@ -101,19 +101,30 @@ static void __net_exit frame_nat_net_exit(struct net *net)
 }
 
 static struct pernet_operations frame_nat_net_ops = {
-	.init = frame_nat_net_init,
 	.exit = frame_nat_net_exit,
 	.pre_exit = frame_nat_net_pre_exit,
 };
 
 static int __init ebtable_nat_init(void)
 {
-	return register_pernet_subsys(&frame_nat_net_ops);
+	int ret = ebt_register_template(&frame_nat, frame_nat_table_init);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&frame_nat_net_ops);
+	if (ret) {
+		ebt_unregister_template(&frame_nat);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit ebtable_nat_fini(void)
 {
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&frame_nat_net_ops);
+	ebt_unregister_template(&frame_nat);
 }
 
 module_init(ebtable_nat_init);
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
index f022deb3721e..83d1798dfbb4 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
@@ -44,7 +44,16 @@ struct ebt_pernet {
 	struct list_head tables;
 };
 
+struct ebt_template {
+	struct list_head list;
+	char name[EBT_TABLE_MAXNAMELEN];
+	struct module *owner;
+	/* called when table is needed in the given netns */
+	int (*table_init)(struct net *net);
+};
+
 static unsigned int ebt_pernet_id __read_mostly;
+static LIST_HEAD(template_tables);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(ebt_mutex);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER_XTABLES_COMPAT
@@ -309,30 +318,57 @@ letscontinue:
 
 /* If it succeeds, returns element and locks mutex */
 static inline void *
-find_inlist_lock_noload(struct list_head *head, const char *name, int *error,
+find_inlist_lock_noload(struct net *net, const char *name, int *error,
 			struct mutex *mutex)
 {
-	struct {
-		struct list_head list;
-		char name[EBT_FUNCTION_MAXNAMELEN];
-	} *e;
+	struct ebt_pernet *ebt_net = net_generic(net, ebt_pernet_id);
+	struct ebt_template *tmpl;
+	struct ebt_table *table;
 
 	mutex_lock(mutex);
-	list_for_each_entry(e, head, list) {
-		if (strcmp(e->name, name) == 0)
-			return e;
+	list_for_each_entry(table, &ebt_net->tables, list) {
+		if (strcmp(table->name, name) == 0)
+			return table;
 	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(tmpl, &template_tables, list) {
+		if (strcmp(name, tmpl->name) == 0) {
+			struct module *owner = tmpl->owner;
+
+			if (!try_module_get(owner))
+				goto out;
+
+			mutex_unlock(mutex);
+
+			*error = tmpl->table_init(net);
+			if (*error) {
+				module_put(owner);
+				return NULL;
+			}
+
+			mutex_lock(mutex);
+			module_put(owner);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(table, &ebt_net->tables, list) {
+		if (strcmp(table->name, name) == 0)
+			return table;
+	}
+
+out:
 	*error = -ENOENT;
 	mutex_unlock(mutex);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
 static void *
-find_inlist_lock(struct list_head *head, const char *name, const char *prefix,
+find_inlist_lock(struct net *net, const char *name, const char *prefix,
 		 int *error, struct mutex *mutex)
 {
 	return try_then_request_module(
-			find_inlist_lock_noload(head, name, error, mutex),
+			find_inlist_lock_noload(net, name, error, mutex),
 			"%s%s", prefix, name);
 }
 
@@ -340,10 +376,7 @@ static inline struct ebt_table *
 find_table_lock(struct net *net, const char *name, int *error,
 		struct mutex *mutex)
 {
-	struct ebt_pernet *ebt_net = net_generic(net, ebt_pernet_id);
-
-	return find_inlist_lock(&ebt_net->tables, name,
-				"ebtable_", error, mutex);
+	return find_inlist_lock(net, name, "ebtable_", error, mutex);
 }
 
 static inline void ebt_free_table_info(struct ebt_table_info *info)
@@ -1258,6 +1291,54 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int ebt_register_template(const struct ebt_table *t, int (*table_init)(struct net *net))
+{
+	struct ebt_template *tmpl;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ebt_mutex);
+	list_for_each_entry(tmpl, &template_tables, list) {
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(strcmp(t->name, tmpl->name) == 0)) {
+			mutex_unlock(&ebt_mutex);
+			return -EEXIST;
+		}
+	}
+
+	tmpl = kzalloc(sizeof(*tmpl), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!tmpl) {
+		mutex_unlock(&ebt_mutex);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	tmpl->table_init = table_init;
+	strscpy(tmpl->name, t->name, sizeof(tmpl->name));
+	tmpl->owner = t->me;
+	list_add(&tmpl->list, &template_tables);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&ebt_mutex);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ebt_register_template);
+
+void ebt_unregister_template(const struct ebt_table *t)
+{
+	struct ebt_template *tmpl;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ebt_mutex);
+	list_for_each_entry(tmpl, &template_tables, list) {
+		if (strcmp(t->name, tmpl->name))
+			continue;
+
+		list_del(&tmpl->list);
+		mutex_unlock(&ebt_mutex);
+		kfree(tmpl);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&ebt_mutex);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ebt_unregister_template);
+
 static struct ebt_table *__ebt_find_table(struct net *net, const char *name)
 {
 	struct ebt_pernet *ebt_net = net_generic(net, ebt_pernet_id);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arptable_filter.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arptable_filter.c
index 6922612df456..3de78416ec76 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arptable_filter.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arptable_filter.c
@@ -18,15 +18,12 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("arptables filter table");
 #define FILTER_VALID_HOOKS ((1 << NF_ARP_IN) | (1 << NF_ARP_OUT) | \
 			   (1 << NF_ARP_FORWARD))
 
-static int __net_init arptable_filter_table_init(struct net *net);
-
 static const struct xt_table packet_filter = {
 	.name		= "filter",
 	.valid_hooks	= FILTER_VALID_HOOKS,
 	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.af		= NFPROTO_ARP,
 	.priority	= NF_IP_PRI_FILTER,
-	.table_init	= arptable_filter_table_init,
 };
 
 /* The work comes in here from netfilter.c */
@@ -39,7 +36,7 @@ arptable_filter_hook(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 static struct nf_hook_ops *arpfilter_ops __read_mostly;
 
-static int __net_init arptable_filter_table_init(struct net *net)
+static int arptable_filter_table_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct arpt_replace *repl;
 	int err;
@@ -69,30 +66,32 @@ static struct pernet_operations arptable_filter_net_ops = {
 
 static int __init arptable_filter_init(void)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret = xt_register_template(&packet_filter,
+				       arptable_filter_table_init);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	arpfilter_ops = xt_hook_ops_alloc(&packet_filter, arptable_filter_hook);
-	if (IS_ERR(arpfilter_ops))
+	if (IS_ERR(arpfilter_ops)) {
+		xt_unregister_template(&packet_filter);
 		return PTR_ERR(arpfilter_ops);
+	}
 
 	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&arptable_filter_net_ops);
 	if (ret < 0) {
+		xt_unregister_template(&packet_filter);
 		kfree(arpfilter_ops);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = arptable_filter_table_init(&init_net);
-	if (ret) {
-		unregister_pernet_subsys(&arptable_filter_net_ops);
-		kfree(arpfilter_ops);
-	}
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit arptable_filter_fini(void)
 {
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&arptable_filter_net_ops);
+	xt_unregister_template(&packet_filter);
 	kfree(arpfilter_ops);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_CLUSTERIP.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_CLUSTERIP.c
index 8f7ca67475b7..8fd1aba8af31 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_CLUSTERIP.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_CLUSTERIP.c
@@ -66,11 +66,22 @@ struct clusterip_net {
 	/* lock protects the configs list */
 	spinlock_t lock;
 
+	bool clusterip_deprecated_warning;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	struct proc_dir_entry *procdir;
 	/* mutex protects the config->pde*/
 	struct mutex mutex;
 #endif
+	unsigned int hook_users;
+};
+
+static unsigned int clusterip_arp_mangle(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_hook_state *state);
+
+static const struct nf_hook_ops cip_arp_ops = {
+	.hook = clusterip_arp_mangle,
+	.pf = NFPROTO_ARP,
+	.hooknum = NF_ARP_OUT,
+	.priority = -1
 };
 
 static unsigned int clusterip_net_id __read_mostly;
@@ -458,6 +469,7 @@ clusterip_tg(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct xt_action_param *par)
 static int clusterip_tg_check(const struct xt_tgchk_param *par)
 {
 	struct ipt_clusterip_tgt_info *cipinfo = par->targinfo;
+	struct clusterip_net *cn = clusterip_pernet(par->net);
 	const struct ipt_entry *e = par->entryinfo;
 	struct clusterip_config *config;
 	int ret, i;
@@ -467,6 +479,9 @@ static int clusterip_tg_check(const struct xt_tgchk_param *par)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
+	if (cn->hook_users == UINT_MAX)
+		return -EOVERFLOW;
+
 	if (cipinfo->hash_mode != CLUSTERIP_HASHMODE_SIP &&
 	    cipinfo->hash_mode != CLUSTERIP_HASHMODE_SIP_SPT &&
 	    cipinfo->hash_mode != CLUSTERIP_HASHMODE_SIP_SPT_DPT) {
@@ -517,10 +532,23 @@ static int clusterip_tg_check(const struct xt_tgchk_param *par)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (!par->net->xt.clusterip_deprecated_warning) {
+	if (cn->hook_users == 0) {
+		ret = nf_register_net_hook(par->net, &cip_arp_ops);
+
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			clusterip_config_entry_put(config);
+			clusterip_config_put(config);
+			nf_ct_netns_put(par->net, par->family);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	cn->hook_users++;
+
+	if (!cn->clusterip_deprecated_warning) {
 		pr_info("ipt_CLUSTERIP is deprecated and it will removed soon, "
 			"use xt_cluster instead\n");
-		par->net->xt.clusterip_deprecated_warning = true;
+		cn->clusterip_deprecated_warning = true;
 	}
 
 	cipinfo->config = config;
@@ -531,6 +559,7 @@ static int clusterip_tg_check(const struct xt_tgchk_param *par)
 static void clusterip_tg_destroy(const struct xt_tgdtor_param *par)
 {
 	const struct ipt_clusterip_tgt_info *cipinfo = par->targinfo;
+	struct clusterip_net *cn = clusterip_pernet(par->net);
 
 	/* if no more entries are referencing the config, remove it
 	 * from the list and destroy the proc entry */
@@ -539,6 +568,10 @@ static void clusterip_tg_destroy(const struct xt_tgdtor_param *par)
 	clusterip_config_put(cipinfo->config);
 
 	nf_ct_netns_put(par->net, par->family);
+	cn->hook_users--;
+
+	if (cn->hook_users == 0)
+		nf_unregister_net_hook(par->net, &cip_arp_ops);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER_XTABLES_COMPAT
@@ -602,9 +635,8 @@ static void arp_print(struct arp_payload *payload)
 #endif
 
 static unsigned int
-arp_mangle(void *priv,
-	   struct sk_buff *skb,
-	   const struct nf_hook_state *state)
+clusterip_arp_mangle(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		     const struct nf_hook_state *state)
 {
 	struct arphdr *arp = arp_hdr(skb);
 	struct arp_payload *payload;
@@ -654,13 +686,6 @@ arp_mangle(void *priv,
 	return NF_ACCEPT;
 }
 
-static const struct nf_hook_ops cip_arp_ops = {
-	.hook = arp_mangle,
-	.pf = NFPROTO_ARP,
-	.hooknum = NF_ARP_OUT,
-	.priority = -1
-};
-
 /***********************************************************************
  * PROC DIR HANDLING
  ***********************************************************************/
@@ -817,20 +842,14 @@ static const struct proc_ops clusterip_proc_ops = {
 static int clusterip_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct clusterip_net *cn = clusterip_pernet(net);
-	int ret;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cn->configs);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&cn->lock);
 
-	ret = nf_register_net_hook(net, &cip_arp_ops);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	cn->procdir = proc_mkdir("ipt_CLUSTERIP", net->proc_net);
 	if (!cn->procdir) {
-		nf_unregister_net_hook(net, &cip_arp_ops);
 		pr_err("Unable to proc dir entry\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
@@ -850,7 +869,6 @@ static void clusterip_net_exit(struct net *net)
 	cn->procdir = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&cn->mutex);
 #endif
-	nf_unregister_net_hook(net, &cip_arp_ops);
 }
 
 static struct pernet_operations clusterip_net_ops = {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c
index 8272df7c6ad5..0eb0e2ab9bfc 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("iptables filter table");
 #define FILTER_VALID_HOOKS ((1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_IN) | \
 			    (1 << NF_INET_FORWARD) | \
 			    (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT))
-static int __net_init iptable_filter_table_init(struct net *net);
 
 static const struct xt_table packet_filter = {
 	.name		= "filter",
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ static const struct xt_table packet_filter = {
 	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.af		= NFPROTO_IPV4,
 	.priority	= NF_IP_PRI_FILTER,
-	.table_init	= iptable_filter_table_init,
 };
 
 static unsigned int
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ static struct nf_hook_ops *filter_ops __read_mostly;
 static bool forward __read_mostly = true;
 module_param(forward, bool, 0000);
 
-static int __net_init iptable_filter_table_init(struct net *net)
+static int iptable_filter_table_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct ipt_replace *repl;
 	int err;
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ static int __net_init iptable_filter_table_init(struct net *net)
 
 static int __net_init iptable_filter_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
-	if (net == &init_net || !forward)
+	if (!forward)
 		return iptable_filter_table_init(net);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -86,22 +84,32 @@ static struct pernet_operations iptable_filter_net_ops = {
 
 static int __init iptable_filter_init(void)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret = xt_register_template(&packet_filter,
+				       iptable_filter_table_init);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	filter_ops = xt_hook_ops_alloc(&packet_filter, iptable_filter_hook);
-	if (IS_ERR(filter_ops))
+	if (IS_ERR(filter_ops)) {
+		xt_unregister_template(&packet_filter);
 		return PTR_ERR(filter_ops);
+	}
 
 	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&iptable_filter_net_ops);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		xt_unregister_template(&packet_filter);
 		kfree(filter_ops);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit iptable_filter_fini(void)
 {
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&iptable_filter_net_ops);
+	xt_unregister_template(&packet_filter);
 	kfree(filter_ops);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c
index 2abc3836f391..b52a4c8a14fc 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c
@@ -25,15 +25,12 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("iptables mangle table");
 			    (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT) | \
 			    (1 << NF_INET_POST_ROUTING))
 
-static int __net_init iptable_mangle_table_init(struct net *net);
-
 static const struct xt_table packet_mangler = {
 	.name		= "mangle",
 	.valid_hooks	= MANGLE_VALID_HOOKS,
 	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.af		= NFPROTO_IPV4,
 	.priority	= NF_IP_PRI_MANGLE,
-	.table_init	= iptable_mangle_table_init,
 };
 
 static unsigned int
@@ -83,7 +80,7 @@ iptable_mangle_hook(void *priv,
 }
 
 static struct nf_hook_ops *mangle_ops __read_mostly;
-static int __net_init iptable_mangle_table_init(struct net *net)
+static int iptable_mangle_table_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct ipt_replace *repl;
 	int ret;
@@ -113,32 +110,30 @@ static struct pernet_operations iptable_mangle_net_ops = {
 
 static int __init iptable_mangle_init(void)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret = xt_register_template(&packet_mangler,
+				       iptable_mangle_table_init);
 
 	mangle_ops = xt_hook_ops_alloc(&packet_mangler, iptable_mangle_hook);
 	if (IS_ERR(mangle_ops)) {
+		xt_unregister_template(&packet_mangler);
 		ret = PTR_ERR(mangle_ops);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&iptable_mangle_net_ops);
 	if (ret < 0) {
+		xt_unregister_template(&packet_mangler);
 		kfree(mangle_ops);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = iptable_mangle_table_init(&init_net);
-	if (ret) {
-		unregister_pernet_subsys(&iptable_mangle_net_ops);
-		kfree(mangle_ops);
-	}
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit iptable_mangle_fini(void)
 {
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&iptable_mangle_net_ops);
+	xt_unregister_template(&packet_mangler);
 	kfree(mangle_ops);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_nat.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_nat.c
index a9913842ef18..45d7e072e6a5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_nat.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_nat.c
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ struct iptable_nat_pernet {
 	struct nf_hook_ops *nf_nat_ops;
 };
 
-static int __net_init iptable_nat_table_init(struct net *net);
-
 static unsigned int iptable_nat_net_id __read_mostly;
 
 static const struct xt_table nf_nat_ipv4_table = {
@@ -29,7 +27,6 @@ static const struct xt_table nf_nat_ipv4_table = {
 			  (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_IN),
 	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.af		= NFPROTO_IPV4,
-	.table_init	= iptable_nat_table_init,
 };
 
 static unsigned int iptable_nat_do_chain(void *priv,
@@ -113,7 +110,7 @@ static void ipt_nat_unregister_lookups(struct net *net)
 	kfree(ops);
 }
 
-static int __net_init iptable_nat_table_init(struct net *net)
+static int iptable_nat_table_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct ipt_replace *repl;
 	int ret;
@@ -155,20 +152,25 @@ static struct pernet_operations iptable_nat_net_ops = {
 
 static int __init iptable_nat_init(void)
 {
-	int ret = register_pernet_subsys(&iptable_nat_net_ops);
+	int ret = xt_register_template(&nf_nat_ipv4_table,
+				       iptable_nat_table_init);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
-	if (ret)
+	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&iptable_nat_net_ops);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		xt_unregister_template(&nf_nat_ipv4_table);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
-	ret = iptable_nat_table_init(&init_net);
-	if (ret)
-		unregister_pernet_subsys(&iptable_nat_net_ops);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit iptable_nat_exit(void)
 {
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&iptable_nat_net_ops);
+	xt_unregister_template(&nf_nat_ipv4_table);
 }
 
 module_init(iptable_nat_init);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_raw.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_raw.c
index ceef397c1f5f..b88e0f36cd05 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_raw.c
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 
 #define RAW_VALID_HOOKS ((1 << NF_INET_PRE_ROUTING) | (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT))
 
-static int __net_init iptable_raw_table_init(struct net *net);
-
 static bool raw_before_defrag __read_mostly;
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(raw_before_defrag, "Enable raw table before defrag");
 module_param(raw_before_defrag, bool, 0000);
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@ static const struct xt_table packet_raw = {
 	.me = THIS_MODULE,
 	.af = NFPROTO_IPV4,
 	.priority = NF_IP_PRI_RAW,
-	.table_init = iptable_raw_table_init,
 };
 
 static const struct xt_table packet_raw_before_defrag = {
@@ -33,7 +30,6 @@ static const struct xt_table packet_raw_before_defrag = {
 	.me = THIS_MODULE,
 	.af = NFPROTO_IPV4,
 	.priority = NF_IP_PRI_RAW_BEFORE_DEFRAG,
-	.table_init = iptable_raw_table_init,
 };
 
 /* The work comes in here from netfilter.c. */
@@ -89,22 +85,24 @@ static int __init iptable_raw_init(void)
 		pr_info("Enabling raw table before defrag\n");
 	}
 
+	ret = xt_register_template(table,
+				   iptable_raw_table_init);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	rawtable_ops = xt_hook_ops_alloc(table, iptable_raw_hook);
-	if (IS_ERR(rawtable_ops))
+	if (IS_ERR(rawtable_ops)) {
+		xt_unregister_template(table);
 		return PTR_ERR(rawtable_ops);
+	}
 
 	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&iptable_raw_net_ops);
 	if (ret < 0) {
+		xt_unregister_template(table);
 		kfree(rawtable_ops);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = iptable_raw_table_init(&init_net);
-	if (ret) {
-		unregister_pernet_subsys(&iptable_raw_net_ops);
-		kfree(rawtable_ops);
-	}
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -112,6 +110,7 @@ static void __exit iptable_raw_fini(void)
 {
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&iptable_raw_net_ops);
 	kfree(rawtable_ops);
+	xt_unregister_template(&packet_raw);
 }
 
 module_init(iptable_raw_init);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_security.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_security.c
index 77973f5fd8f6..f519162a2fa5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_security.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_security.c
@@ -25,15 +25,12 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("iptables security table, for MAC rules");
 				(1 << NF_INET_FORWARD) | \
 				(1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT)
 
-static int __net_init iptable_security_table_init(struct net *net);
-
 static const struct xt_table security_table = {
 	.name		= "security",
 	.valid_hooks	= SECURITY_VALID_HOOKS,
 	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.af		= NFPROTO_IPV4,
 	.priority	= NF_IP_PRI_SECURITY,
-	.table_init	= iptable_security_table_init,
 };
 
 static unsigned int
@@ -45,7 +42,7 @@ iptable_security_hook(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 static struct nf_hook_ops *sectbl_ops __read_mostly;
 
-static int __net_init iptable_security_table_init(struct net *net)
+static int iptable_security_table_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct ipt_replace *repl;
 	int ret;
@@ -75,24 +72,25 @@ static struct pernet_operations iptable_security_net_ops = {
 
 static int __init iptable_security_init(void)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret = xt_register_template(&security_table,
+				       iptable_security_table_init);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	sectbl_ops = xt_hook_ops_alloc(&security_table, iptable_security_hook);
-	if (IS_ERR(sectbl_ops))
+	if (IS_ERR(sectbl_ops)) {
+		xt_unregister_template(&security_table);
 		return PTR_ERR(sectbl_ops);
+	}
 
 	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&iptable_security_net_ops);
 	if (ret < 0) {
+		xt_unregister_template(&security_table);
 		kfree(sectbl_ops);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = iptable_security_table_init(&init_net);
-	if (ret) {
-		unregister_pernet_subsys(&iptable_security_net_ops);
-		kfree(sectbl_ops);
-	}
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -100,6 +98,7 @@ static void __exit iptable_security_fini(void)
 {
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&iptable_security_net_ops);
 	kfree(sectbl_ops);
+	xt_unregister_template(&security_table);
 }
 
 module_init(iptable_security_init);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_filter.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_filter.c
index bb784ea7bbd3..727ee8097012 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_filter.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_filter.c
@@ -19,15 +19,12 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ip6tables filter table");
 			    (1 << NF_INET_FORWARD) | \
 			    (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT))
 
-static int __net_init ip6table_filter_table_init(struct net *net);
-
 static const struct xt_table packet_filter = {
 	.name		= "filter",
 	.valid_hooks	= FILTER_VALID_HOOKS,
 	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.af		= NFPROTO_IPV6,
 	.priority	= NF_IP6_PRI_FILTER,
-	.table_init	= ip6table_filter_table_init,
 };
 
 /* The work comes in here from netfilter.c. */
@@ -44,7 +41,7 @@ static struct nf_hook_ops *filter_ops __read_mostly;
 static bool forward = true;
 module_param(forward, bool, 0000);
 
-static int __net_init ip6table_filter_table_init(struct net *net)
+static int ip6table_filter_table_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct ip6t_replace *repl;
 	int err;
@@ -63,7 +60,7 @@ static int __net_init ip6table_filter_table_init(struct net *net)
 
 static int __net_init ip6table_filter_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
-	if (net == &init_net || !forward)
+	if (!forward)
 		return ip6table_filter_table_init(net);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -87,15 +84,24 @@ static struct pernet_operations ip6table_filter_net_ops = {
 
 static int __init ip6table_filter_init(void)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret = xt_register_template(&packet_filter,
+					ip6table_filter_table_init);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	filter_ops = xt_hook_ops_alloc(&packet_filter, ip6table_filter_hook);
-	if (IS_ERR(filter_ops))
+	if (IS_ERR(filter_ops)) {
+		xt_unregister_template(&packet_filter);
 		return PTR_ERR(filter_ops);
+	}
 
 	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&ip6table_filter_net_ops);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		xt_unregister_template(&packet_filter);
 		kfree(filter_ops);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -103,6 +109,7 @@ static int __init ip6table_filter_init(void)
 static void __exit ip6table_filter_fini(void)
 {
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&ip6table_filter_net_ops);
+	xt_unregister_template(&packet_filter);
 	kfree(filter_ops);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c
index c76cffd63041..9b518ce37d6a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c
@@ -20,15 +20,12 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ip6tables mangle table");
 			    (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT) | \
 			    (1 << NF_INET_POST_ROUTING))
 
-static int __net_init ip6table_mangle_table_init(struct net *net);
-
 static const struct xt_table packet_mangler = {
 	.name		= "mangle",
 	.valid_hooks	= MANGLE_VALID_HOOKS,
 	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.af		= NFPROTO_IPV6,
 	.priority	= NF_IP6_PRI_MANGLE,
-	.table_init	= ip6table_mangle_table_init,
 };
 
 static unsigned int
@@ -76,7 +73,7 @@ ip6table_mangle_hook(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 }
 
 static struct nf_hook_ops *mangle_ops __read_mostly;
-static int __net_init ip6table_mangle_table_init(struct net *net)
+static int ip6table_mangle_table_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct ip6t_replace *repl;
 	int ret;
@@ -106,29 +103,32 @@ static struct pernet_operations ip6table_mangle_net_ops = {
 
 static int __init ip6table_mangle_init(void)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret = xt_register_template(&packet_mangler,
+				       ip6table_mangle_table_init);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	mangle_ops = xt_hook_ops_alloc(&packet_mangler, ip6table_mangle_hook);
-	if (IS_ERR(mangle_ops))
+	if (IS_ERR(mangle_ops)) {
+		xt_unregister_template(&packet_mangler);
 		return PTR_ERR(mangle_ops);
+	}
 
 	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&ip6table_mangle_net_ops);
 	if (ret < 0) {
+		xt_unregister_template(&packet_mangler);
 		kfree(mangle_ops);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = ip6table_mangle_table_init(&init_net);
-	if (ret) {
-		unregister_pernet_subsys(&ip6table_mangle_net_ops);
-		kfree(mangle_ops);
-	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit ip6table_mangle_fini(void)
 {
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&ip6table_mangle_net_ops);
+	xt_unregister_template(&packet_mangler);
 	kfree(mangle_ops);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_nat.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_nat.c
index b0292251e655..921c1723a01e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_nat.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_nat.c
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ struct ip6table_nat_pernet {
 	struct nf_hook_ops *nf_nat_ops;
 };
 
-static int __net_init ip6table_nat_table_init(struct net *net);
-
 static unsigned int ip6table_nat_net_id __read_mostly;
 
 static const struct xt_table nf_nat_ipv6_table = {
@@ -31,7 +29,6 @@ static const struct xt_table nf_nat_ipv6_table = {
 			  (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_IN),
 	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.af		= NFPROTO_IPV6,
-	.table_init	= ip6table_nat_table_init,
 };
 
 static unsigned int ip6table_nat_do_chain(void *priv,
@@ -115,7 +112,7 @@ static void ip6t_nat_unregister_lookups(struct net *net)
 	kfree(ops);
 }
 
-static int __net_init ip6table_nat_table_init(struct net *net)
+static int ip6table_nat_table_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct ip6t_replace *repl;
 	int ret;
@@ -157,20 +154,23 @@ static struct pernet_operations ip6table_nat_net_ops = {
 
 static int __init ip6table_nat_init(void)
 {
-	int ret = register_pernet_subsys(&ip6table_nat_net_ops);
+	int ret = xt_register_template(&nf_nat_ipv6_table,
+				       ip6table_nat_table_init);
 
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = ip6table_nat_table_init(&init_net);
+	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&ip6table_nat_net_ops);
 	if (ret)
-		unregister_pernet_subsys(&ip6table_nat_net_ops);
+		xt_unregister_template(&nf_nat_ipv6_table);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit ip6table_nat_exit(void)
 {
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&ip6table_nat_net_ops);
+	xt_unregister_template(&nf_nat_ipv6_table);
 }
 
 module_init(ip6table_nat_init);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_raw.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_raw.c
index f63c106c521e..4f2a04af71d3 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_raw.c
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 
 #define RAW_VALID_HOOKS ((1 << NF_INET_PRE_ROUTING) | (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT))
 
-static int __net_init ip6table_raw_table_init(struct net *net);
-
 static bool raw_before_defrag __read_mostly;
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(raw_before_defrag, "Enable raw table before defrag");
 module_param(raw_before_defrag, bool, 0000);
@@ -23,7 +21,6 @@ static const struct xt_table packet_raw = {
 	.me = THIS_MODULE,
 	.af = NFPROTO_IPV6,
 	.priority = NF_IP6_PRI_RAW,
-	.table_init = ip6table_raw_table_init,
 };
 
 static const struct xt_table packet_raw_before_defrag = {
@@ -32,7 +29,6 @@ static const struct xt_table packet_raw_before_defrag = {
 	.me = THIS_MODULE,
 	.af = NFPROTO_IPV6,
 	.priority = NF_IP6_PRI_RAW_BEFORE_DEFRAG,
-	.table_init = ip6table_raw_table_init,
 };
 
 /* The work comes in here from netfilter.c. */
@@ -45,7 +41,7 @@ ip6table_raw_hook(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 static struct nf_hook_ops *rawtable_ops __read_mostly;
 
-static int __net_init ip6table_raw_table_init(struct net *net)
+static int ip6table_raw_table_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct ip6t_replace *repl;
 	const struct xt_table *table = &packet_raw;
@@ -79,37 +75,39 @@ static struct pernet_operations ip6table_raw_net_ops = {
 
 static int __init ip6table_raw_init(void)
 {
-	int ret;
 	const struct xt_table *table = &packet_raw;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (raw_before_defrag) {
 		table = &packet_raw_before_defrag;
-
 		pr_info("Enabling raw table before defrag\n");
 	}
 
+	ret = xt_register_template(table, ip6table_raw_table_init);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	/* Register hooks */
 	rawtable_ops = xt_hook_ops_alloc(table, ip6table_raw_hook);
-	if (IS_ERR(rawtable_ops))
+	if (IS_ERR(rawtable_ops)) {
+		xt_unregister_template(table);
 		return PTR_ERR(rawtable_ops);
+	}
 
 	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&ip6table_raw_net_ops);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		kfree(rawtable_ops);
+		xt_unregister_template(table);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = ip6table_raw_table_init(&init_net);
-	if (ret) {
-		unregister_pernet_subsys(&ip6table_raw_net_ops);
-		kfree(rawtable_ops);
-	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit ip6table_raw_fini(void)
 {
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&ip6table_raw_net_ops);
+	xt_unregister_template(&packet_raw);
 	kfree(rawtable_ops);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_security.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_security.c
index 8dc335cf450b..931674034d8b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_security.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_security.c
@@ -24,15 +24,12 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ip6tables security table, for MAC rules");
 				(1 << NF_INET_FORWARD) | \
 				(1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT)
 
-static int __net_init ip6table_security_table_init(struct net *net);
-
 static const struct xt_table security_table = {
 	.name		= "security",
 	.valid_hooks	= SECURITY_VALID_HOOKS,
 	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.af		= NFPROTO_IPV6,
 	.priority	= NF_IP6_PRI_SECURITY,
-	.table_init     = ip6table_security_table_init,
 };
 
 static unsigned int
@@ -44,7 +41,7 @@ ip6table_security_hook(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 static struct nf_hook_ops *sectbl_ops __read_mostly;
 
-static int __net_init ip6table_security_table_init(struct net *net)
+static int ip6table_security_table_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct ip6t_replace *repl;
 	int ret;
@@ -74,29 +71,32 @@ static struct pernet_operations ip6table_security_net_ops = {
 
 static int __init ip6table_security_init(void)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret = xt_register_template(&security_table,
+				       ip6table_security_table_init);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	sectbl_ops = xt_hook_ops_alloc(&security_table, ip6table_security_hook);
-	if (IS_ERR(sectbl_ops))
+	if (IS_ERR(sectbl_ops)) {
+		xt_unregister_template(&security_table);
 		return PTR_ERR(sectbl_ops);
+	}
 
 	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&ip6table_security_net_ops);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		kfree(sectbl_ops);
+		xt_unregister_template(&security_table);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = ip6table_security_table_init(&init_net);
-	if (ret) {
-		unregister_pernet_subsys(&ip6table_security_net_ops);
-		kfree(sectbl_ops);
-	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit ip6table_security_fini(void)
 {
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&ip6table_security_net_ops);
+	xt_unregister_template(&security_table);
 	kfree(sectbl_ops);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index e81af33b233b..eb35c6151fb0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -852,6 +852,11 @@ static int ctnetlink_done(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+struct ctnetlink_filter_u32 {
+	u32 val;
+	u32 mask;
+};
+
 struct ctnetlink_filter {
 	u8 family;
 
@@ -862,10 +867,8 @@ struct ctnetlink_filter {
 	struct nf_conntrack_tuple reply;
 	struct nf_conntrack_zone zone;
 
-	struct {
-		u_int32_t val;
-		u_int32_t mask;
-	} mark;
+	struct ctnetlink_filter_u32 mark;
+	struct ctnetlink_filter_u32 status;
 };
 
 static const struct nla_policy cta_filter_nla_policy[CTA_FILTER_MAX + 1] = {
@@ -907,6 +910,46 @@ static int ctnetlink_parse_tuple_filter(const struct nlattr * const cda[],
 					 struct nf_conntrack_zone *zone,
 					 u_int32_t flags);
 
+static int ctnetlink_filter_parse_mark(struct ctnetlink_filter_u32 *mark,
+				       const struct nlattr * const cda[])
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK
+	if (cda[CTA_MARK]) {
+		mark->val = ntohl(nla_get_be32(cda[CTA_MARK]));
+
+		if (cda[CTA_MARK_MASK])
+			mark->mask = ntohl(nla_get_be32(cda[CTA_MARK_MASK]));
+		else
+			mark->mask = 0xffffffff;
+	} else if (cda[CTA_MARK_MASK]) {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+#endif
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ctnetlink_filter_parse_status(struct ctnetlink_filter_u32 *status,
+					 const struct nlattr * const cda[])
+{
+	if (cda[CTA_STATUS]) {
+		status->val = ntohl(nla_get_be32(cda[CTA_STATUS]));
+		if (cda[CTA_STATUS_MASK])
+			status->mask = ntohl(nla_get_be32(cda[CTA_STATUS_MASK]));
+		else
+			status->mask = status->val;
+
+		/* status->val == 0? always true, else always false. */
+		if (status->mask == 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	} else if (cda[CTA_STATUS_MASK]) {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* CTA_STATUS is NLA_U32, if this fires UAPI needs to be extended */
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(__IPS_MAX_BIT >= 32);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct ctnetlink_filter *
 ctnetlink_alloc_filter(const struct nlattr * const cda[], u8 family)
 {
@@ -924,18 +967,14 @@ ctnetlink_alloc_filter(const struct nlattr * const cda[], u8 family)
 
 	filter->family = family;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK
-	if (cda[CTA_MARK]) {
-		filter->mark.val = ntohl(nla_get_be32(cda[CTA_MARK]));
-		if (cda[CTA_MARK_MASK])
-			filter->mark.mask = ntohl(nla_get_be32(cda[CTA_MARK_MASK]));
-		else
-			filter->mark.mask = 0xffffffff;
-	} else if (cda[CTA_MARK_MASK]) {
-		err = -EINVAL;
+	err = ctnetlink_filter_parse_mark(&filter->mark, cda);
+	if (err)
 		goto err_filter;
-	}
-#endif
+
+	err = ctnetlink_filter_parse_status(&filter->status, cda);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_filter;
+
 	if (!cda[CTA_FILTER])
 		return filter;
 
@@ -989,7 +1028,7 @@ err_filter:
 
 static bool ctnetlink_needs_filter(u8 family, const struct nlattr * const *cda)
 {
-	return family || cda[CTA_MARK] || cda[CTA_FILTER];
+	return family || cda[CTA_MARK] || cda[CTA_FILTER] || cda[CTA_STATUS];
 }
 
 static int ctnetlink_start(struct netlink_callback *cb)
@@ -1082,6 +1121,7 @@ static int ctnetlink_filter_match(struct nf_conn *ct, void *data)
 {
 	struct ctnetlink_filter *filter = data;
 	struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple;
+	u32 status;
 
 	if (filter == NULL)
 		goto out;
@@ -1113,6 +1153,9 @@ static int ctnetlink_filter_match(struct nf_conn *ct, void *data)
 	if ((ct->mark & filter->mark.mask) != filter->mark.val)
 		goto ignore_entry;
 #endif
+	status = (u32)READ_ONCE(ct->status);
+	if ((status & filter->status.mask) != filter->status.val)
+		goto ignore_entry;
 
 out:
 	return 1;
@@ -1495,6 +1538,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy ct_nla_policy[CTA_MAX+1] = {
 	[CTA_LABELS_MASK]	= { .type = NLA_BINARY,
 				    .len = NF_CT_LABELS_MAX_SIZE },
 	[CTA_FILTER]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
+	[CTA_STATUS_MASK]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 
 static int ctnetlink_flush_iterate(struct nf_conn *ct, void *data)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c
index 8ecad71b3613..a106721a0bd7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c
@@ -180,15 +180,10 @@ static void flow_offload_fixup_tcp(struct ip_ct_tcp *tcp)
 
 static void flow_offload_fixup_ct_timeout(struct nf_conn *ct)
 {
-	const struct nf_conntrack_l4proto *l4proto;
 	struct net *net = nf_ct_net(ct);
 	int l4num = nf_ct_protonum(ct);
 	unsigned int timeout;
 
-	l4proto = nf_ct_l4proto_find(l4num);
-	if (!l4proto)
-		return;
-
 	if (l4num == IPPROTO_TCP) {
 		struct nf_tcp_net *tn = nf_tcp_pernet(net);
 
@@ -273,15 +268,10 @@ static const struct rhashtable_params nf_flow_offload_rhash_params = {
 
 unsigned long flow_offload_get_timeout(struct flow_offload *flow)
 {
-	const struct nf_conntrack_l4proto *l4proto;
 	unsigned long timeout = NF_FLOW_TIMEOUT;
 	struct net *net = nf_ct_net(flow->ct);
 	int l4num = nf_ct_protonum(flow->ct);
 
-	l4proto = nf_ct_l4proto_find(l4num);
-	if (!l4proto)
-		return timeout;
-
 	if (l4num == IPPROTO_TCP) {
 		struct nf_tcp_net *tn = nf_tcp_pernet(net);
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c b/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c
index 7f2f69b609d8..6d12afabfe8a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 #include "nf_internals.h"
 
+static const struct nf_queue_handler __rcu *nf_queue_handler;
+
 /*
  * Hook for nfnetlink_queue to register its queue handler.
  * We do this so that most of the NFQUEUE code can be modular.
@@ -29,20 +31,18 @@
  * receives, no matter what.
  */
 
-/* return EBUSY when somebody else is registered, return EEXIST if the
- * same handler is registered, return 0 in case of success. */
-void nf_register_queue_handler(struct net *net, const struct nf_queue_handler *qh)
+void nf_register_queue_handler(const struct nf_queue_handler *qh)
 {
 	/* should never happen, we only have one queueing backend in kernel */
-	WARN_ON(rcu_access_pointer(net->nf.queue_handler));
-	rcu_assign_pointer(net->nf.queue_handler, qh);
+	WARN_ON(rcu_access_pointer(nf_queue_handler));
+	rcu_assign_pointer(nf_queue_handler, qh);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nf_register_queue_handler);
 
 /* The caller must flush their queue before this */
-void nf_unregister_queue_handler(struct net *net)
+void nf_unregister_queue_handler(void)
 {
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(net->nf.queue_handler, NULL);
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_queue_handler, NULL);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nf_unregister_queue_handler);
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void nf_queue_nf_hook_drop(struct net *net)
 	const struct nf_queue_handler *qh;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	qh = rcu_dereference(net->nf.queue_handler);
+	qh = rcu_dereference(nf_queue_handler);
 	if (qh)
 		qh->nf_hook_drop(net);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -149,12 +149,11 @@ static int __nf_queue(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_hook_state *state,
 {
 	struct nf_queue_entry *entry = NULL;
 	const struct nf_queue_handler *qh;
-	struct net *net = state->net;
 	unsigned int route_key_size;
 	int status;
 
 	/* QUEUE == DROP if no one is waiting, to be safe. */
-	qh = rcu_dereference(net->nf.queue_handler);
+	qh = rcu_dereference(nf_queue_handler);
 	if (!qh)
 		return -ESRCH;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
index f774de0fc24f..4c3fbaaeb103 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
@@ -951,6 +951,16 @@ static void nfqnl_nf_hook_drop(struct net *net)
 	struct nfnl_queue_net *q = nfnl_queue_pernet(net);
 	int i;
 
+	/* This function is also called on net namespace error unwind,
+	 * when pernet_ops->init() failed and ->exit() functions of the
+	 * previous pernet_ops gets called.
+	 *
+	 * This may result in a call to nfqnl_nf_hook_drop() before
+	 * struct nfnl_queue_net was allocated.
+	 */
+	if (!q)
+		return;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < INSTANCE_BUCKETS; i++) {
 		struct nfqnl_instance *inst;
 		struct hlist_head *head = &q->instance_table[i];
@@ -1502,7 +1512,6 @@ static int __net_init nfnl_queue_net_init(struct net *net)
 			&nfqnl_seq_ops, sizeof(struct iter_state)))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 #endif
-	nf_register_queue_handler(net, &nfqh);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1511,7 +1520,6 @@ static void __net_exit nfnl_queue_net_exit(struct net *net)
 	struct nfnl_queue_net *q = nfnl_queue_pernet(net);
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	nf_unregister_queue_handler(net);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	remove_proc_entry("nfnetlink_queue", net->nf.proc_netfilter);
 #endif
@@ -1555,6 +1563,8 @@ static int __init nfnetlink_queue_init(void)
 		goto cleanup_netlink_subsys;
 	}
 
+	nf_register_queue_handler(&nfqh);
+
 	return status;
 
 cleanup_netlink_subsys:
@@ -1568,6 +1578,7 @@ out:
 
 static void __exit nfnetlink_queue_fini(void)
 {
+	nf_unregister_queue_handler();
 	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&nfqnl_dev_notifier);
 	nfnetlink_subsys_unregister(&nfqnl_subsys);
 	netlink_unregister_notifier(&nfqnl_rtnl_notifier);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c b/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c
index 639c337c885b..272bcdb1392d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c
@@ -683,14 +683,12 @@ static int nfnl_compat_get_rcu(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		goto out_put;
 	}
 
-	ret = netlink_unicast(info->sk, skb2, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid,
-			      MSG_DONTWAIT);
-	if (ret > 0)
-		ret = 0;
+	ret = nfnetlink_unicast(skb2, info->net, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
 out_put:
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
-	return ret == -EAGAIN ? -ENOBUFS : ret;
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static const struct nla_policy nfnl_compat_policy_get[NFTA_COMPAT_MAX+1] = {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 84e58ee501a4..25524e393349 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -39,6 +39,20 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("{ip,ip6,arp,eb}_tables backend module");
 #define XT_PCPU_BLOCK_SIZE 4096
 #define XT_MAX_TABLE_SIZE	(512 * 1024 * 1024)
 
+struct xt_template {
+	struct list_head list;
+
+	/* called when table is needed in the given netns */
+	int (*table_init)(struct net *net);
+
+	struct module *me;
+
+	/* A unique name... */
+	char name[XT_TABLE_MAXNAMELEN];
+};
+
+static struct list_head xt_templates[NFPROTO_NUMPROTO];
+
 struct xt_pernet {
 	struct list_head tables[NFPROTO_NUMPROTO];
 };
@@ -1221,48 +1235,43 @@ struct xt_table *xt_find_table_lock(struct net *net, u_int8_t af,
 				    const char *name)
 {
 	struct xt_pernet *xt_net = net_generic(net, xt_pernet_id);
-	struct xt_table *t, *found = NULL;
+	struct module *owner = NULL;
+	struct xt_template *tmpl;
+	struct xt_table *t;
 
 	mutex_lock(&xt[af].mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(t, &xt_net->tables[af], list)
 		if (strcmp(t->name, name) == 0 && try_module_get(t->me))
 			return t;
 
-	if (net == &init_net)
-		goto out;
-
-	/* Table doesn't exist in this netns, re-try init */
-	xt_net = net_generic(&init_net, xt_pernet_id);
-	list_for_each_entry(t, &xt_net->tables[af], list) {
+	/* Table doesn't exist in this netns, check larval list */
+	list_for_each_entry(tmpl, &xt_templates[af], list) {
 		int err;
 
-		if (strcmp(t->name, name))
+		if (strcmp(tmpl->name, name))
 			continue;
-		if (!try_module_get(t->me))
+		if (!try_module_get(tmpl->me))
 			goto out;
+
+		owner = tmpl->me;
+
 		mutex_unlock(&xt[af].mutex);
-		err = t->table_init(net);
+		err = tmpl->table_init(net);
 		if (err < 0) {
-			module_put(t->me);
+			module_put(owner);
 			return ERR_PTR(err);
 		}
 
-		found = t;
-
 		mutex_lock(&xt[af].mutex);
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (!found)
-		goto out;
-
-	xt_net = net_generic(net, xt_pernet_id);
 	/* and once again: */
 	list_for_each_entry(t, &xt_net->tables[af], list)
 		if (strcmp(t->name, name) == 0)
 			return t;
 
-	module_put(found->me);
+	module_put(owner);
  out:
 	mutex_unlock(&xt[af].mutex);
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
@@ -1749,6 +1758,58 @@ xt_hook_ops_alloc(const struct xt_table *table, nf_hookfn *fn)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_hook_ops_alloc);
 
+int xt_register_template(const struct xt_table *table,
+			 int (*table_init)(struct net *net))
+{
+	int ret = -EEXIST, af = table->af;
+	struct xt_template *t;
+
+	mutex_lock(&xt[af].mutex);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(t, &xt_templates[af], list) {
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(strcmp(table->name, t->name) == 0))
+			goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	ret = -ENOMEM;
+	t = kzalloc(sizeof(*t), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!t)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(t->name) != sizeof(table->name));
+
+	strscpy(t->name, table->name, sizeof(t->name));
+	t->table_init = table_init;
+	t->me = table->me;
+	list_add(&t->list, &xt_templates[af]);
+	ret = 0;
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&xt[af].mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_register_template);
+
+void xt_unregister_template(const struct xt_table *table)
+{
+	struct xt_template *t;
+	int af = table->af;
+
+	mutex_lock(&xt[af].mutex);
+	list_for_each_entry(t, &xt_templates[af], list) {
+		if (strcmp(table->name, t->name))
+			continue;
+
+		list_del(&t->list);
+		mutex_unlock(&xt[af].mutex);
+		kfree(t);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&xt[af].mutex);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_unregister_template);
+
 int xt_proto_init(struct net *net, u_int8_t af)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
@@ -1937,6 +1998,7 @@ static int __init xt_init(void)
 #endif
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&xt[i].target);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&xt[i].match);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&xt_templates[i]);
 	}
 	rv = register_pernet_subsys(&xt_net_ops);
 	if (rv < 0)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_CT.c b/net/netfilter/xt_CT.c
index 12404d221026..0a913ce07425 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_CT.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_CT.c
@@ -351,21 +351,10 @@ notrack_tg(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct xt_action_param *par)
 	return XT_CONTINUE;
 }
 
-static int notrack_chk(const struct xt_tgchk_param *par)
-{
-	if (!par->net->xt.notrack_deprecated_warning) {
-		pr_info("netfilter: NOTRACK target is deprecated, "
-			"use CT instead or upgrade iptables\n");
-		par->net->xt.notrack_deprecated_warning = true;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct xt_target notrack_tg_reg __read_mostly = {
 	.name		= "NOTRACK",
 	.revision	= 0,
 	.family		= NFPROTO_UNSPEC,
-	.checkentry	= notrack_chk,
 	.target		= notrack_tg,
 	.table		= "raw",
 	.me		= THIS_MODULE,