diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c
index b9b334cccf37..d2a43aa3fe4c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ struct ip_vs_lblc_entry {
  *      IPVS lblc hash table
  */
 struct ip_vs_lblc_table {
-	rwlock_t	        lock;           /* lock for this table */
 	struct list_head        bucket[IP_VS_LBLC_TAB_SIZE];  /* hash bucket */
 	atomic_t                entries;        /* number of entries */
 	int                     max_size;       /* maximum size of entries */
@@ -123,31 +122,6 @@ static ctl_table vs_vars_table[] = {
 
 static struct ctl_table_header * sysctl_header;
 
-/*
- *      new/free a ip_vs_lblc_entry, which is a mapping of a destionation
- *      IP address to a server.
- */
-static inline struct ip_vs_lblc_entry *
-ip_vs_lblc_new(__be32 daddr, struct ip_vs_dest *dest)
-{
-	struct ip_vs_lblc_entry *en;
-
-	en = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ip_vs_lblc_entry), GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (en == NULL) {
-		IP_VS_ERR("ip_vs_lblc_new(): no memory\n");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&en->list);
-	en->addr = daddr;
-
-	atomic_inc(&dest->refcnt);
-	en->dest = dest;
-
-	return en;
-}
-
-
 static inline void ip_vs_lblc_free(struct ip_vs_lblc_entry *en)
 {
 	list_del(&en->list);
@@ -173,87 +147,97 @@ static inline unsigned ip_vs_lblc_hashkey(__be32 addr)
  *	Hash an entry in the ip_vs_lblc_table.
  *	returns bool success.
  */
-static int
+static void
 ip_vs_lblc_hash(struct ip_vs_lblc_table *tbl, struct ip_vs_lblc_entry *en)
 {
-	unsigned hash;
+	unsigned hash = ip_vs_lblc_hashkey(en->addr);
 
-	if (!list_empty(&en->list)) {
-		IP_VS_ERR("ip_vs_lblc_hash(): request for already hashed, "
-			  "called from %p\n", __builtin_return_address(0));
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 *	Hash by destination IP address
-	 */
-	hash = ip_vs_lblc_hashkey(en->addr);
-
-	write_lock(&tbl->lock);
 	list_add(&en->list, &tbl->bucket[hash]);
 	atomic_inc(&tbl->entries);
-	write_unlock(&tbl->lock);
-
-	return 1;
 }
 
 
 /*
- *  Get ip_vs_lblc_entry associated with supplied parameters.
+ *  Get ip_vs_lblc_entry associated with supplied parameters. Called under read
+ *  lock
  */
 static inline struct ip_vs_lblc_entry *
 ip_vs_lblc_get(struct ip_vs_lblc_table *tbl, __be32 addr)
 {
-	unsigned hash;
+	unsigned hash = ip_vs_lblc_hashkey(addr);
 	struct ip_vs_lblc_entry *en;
 
-	hash = ip_vs_lblc_hashkey(addr);
-
-	read_lock(&tbl->lock);
-
-	list_for_each_entry(en, &tbl->bucket[hash], list) {
-		if (en->addr == addr) {
-			/* HIT */
-			read_unlock(&tbl->lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(en, &tbl->bucket[hash], list)
+		if (en->addr == addr)
 			return en;
-		}
-	}
-
-	read_unlock(&tbl->lock);
 
 	return NULL;
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * Create or update an ip_vs_lblc_entry, which is a mapping of a destination IP
+ * address to a server. Called under write lock.
+ */
+static inline struct ip_vs_lblc_entry *
+ip_vs_lblc_new(struct ip_vs_lblc_table *tbl, __be32 daddr,
+	       struct ip_vs_dest *dest)
+{
+	struct ip_vs_lblc_entry *en;
+
+	en = ip_vs_lblc_get(tbl, daddr);
+	if (!en) {
+		en = kmalloc(sizeof(*en), GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (!en) {
+			IP_VS_ERR("ip_vs_lblc_new(): no memory\n");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		en->addr = daddr;
+		en->lastuse = jiffies;
+
+		atomic_inc(&dest->refcnt);
+		en->dest = dest;
+
+		ip_vs_lblc_hash(tbl, en);
+	} else if (en->dest != dest) {
+		atomic_dec(&en->dest->refcnt);
+		atomic_inc(&dest->refcnt);
+		en->dest = dest;
+	}
+
+	return en;
+}
+
+
 /*
  *      Flush all the entries of the specified table.
  */
 static void ip_vs_lblc_flush(struct ip_vs_lblc_table *tbl)
 {
-	int i;
 	struct ip_vs_lblc_entry *en, *nxt;
+	int i;
 
 	for (i=0; i<IP_VS_LBLC_TAB_SIZE; i++) {
-		write_lock(&tbl->lock);
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(en, nxt, &tbl->bucket[i], list) {
 			ip_vs_lblc_free(en);
 			atomic_dec(&tbl->entries);
 		}
-		write_unlock(&tbl->lock);
 	}
 }
 
 
-static inline void ip_vs_lblc_full_check(struct ip_vs_lblc_table *tbl)
+static inline void ip_vs_lblc_full_check(struct ip_vs_service *svc)
 {
+	struct ip_vs_lblc_table *tbl = svc->sched_data;
+	struct ip_vs_lblc_entry *en, *nxt;
 	unsigned long now = jiffies;
 	int i, j;
-	struct ip_vs_lblc_entry *en, *nxt;
 
 	for (i=0, j=tbl->rover; i<IP_VS_LBLC_TAB_SIZE; i++) {
 		j = (j + 1) & IP_VS_LBLC_TAB_MASK;
 
-		write_lock(&tbl->lock);
+		write_lock(&svc->sched_lock);
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(en, nxt, &tbl->bucket[j], list) {
 			if (time_before(now,
 					en->lastuse + sysctl_ip_vs_lblc_expiration))
@@ -262,7 +246,7 @@ static inline void ip_vs_lblc_full_check(struct ip_vs_lblc_table *tbl)
 			ip_vs_lblc_free(en);
 			atomic_dec(&tbl->entries);
 		}
-		write_unlock(&tbl->lock);
+		write_unlock(&svc->sched_lock);
 	}
 	tbl->rover = j;
 }
@@ -281,17 +265,16 @@ static inline void ip_vs_lblc_full_check(struct ip_vs_lblc_table *tbl)
  */
 static void ip_vs_lblc_check_expire(unsigned long data)
 {
-	struct ip_vs_lblc_table *tbl;
+	struct ip_vs_service *svc = (struct ip_vs_service *) data;
+	struct ip_vs_lblc_table *tbl = svc->sched_data;
 	unsigned long now = jiffies;
 	int goal;
 	int i, j;
 	struct ip_vs_lblc_entry *en, *nxt;
 
-	tbl = (struct ip_vs_lblc_table *)data;
-
 	if ((tbl->counter % COUNT_FOR_FULL_EXPIRATION) == 0) {
 		/* do full expiration check */
-		ip_vs_lblc_full_check(tbl);
+		ip_vs_lblc_full_check(svc);
 		tbl->counter = 1;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -308,7 +291,7 @@ static void ip_vs_lblc_check_expire(unsigned long data)
 	for (i=0, j=tbl->rover; i<IP_VS_LBLC_TAB_SIZE; i++) {
 		j = (j + 1) & IP_VS_LBLC_TAB_MASK;
 
-		write_lock(&tbl->lock);
+		write_lock(&svc->sched_lock);
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(en, nxt, &tbl->bucket[j], list) {
 			if (time_before(now, en->lastuse + ENTRY_TIMEOUT))
 				continue;
@@ -317,7 +300,7 @@ static void ip_vs_lblc_check_expire(unsigned long data)
 			atomic_dec(&tbl->entries);
 			goal--;
 		}
-		write_unlock(&tbl->lock);
+		write_unlock(&svc->sched_lock);
 		if (goal <= 0)
 			break;
 	}
@@ -336,15 +319,14 @@ static int ip_vs_lblc_init_svc(struct ip_vs_service *svc)
 	/*
 	 *    Allocate the ip_vs_lblc_table for this service
 	 */
-	tbl = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ip_vs_lblc_table), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	tbl = kmalloc(sizeof(*tbl), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (tbl == NULL) {
 		IP_VS_ERR("ip_vs_lblc_init_svc(): no memory\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	svc->sched_data = tbl;
 	IP_VS_DBG(6, "LBLC hash table (memory=%Zdbytes) allocated for "
-		  "current service\n",
-		  sizeof(struct ip_vs_lblc_table));
+		  "current service\n", sizeof(*tbl));
 
 	/*
 	 *    Initialize the hash buckets
@@ -352,7 +334,6 @@ static int ip_vs_lblc_init_svc(struct ip_vs_service *svc)
 	for (i=0; i<IP_VS_LBLC_TAB_SIZE; i++) {
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tbl->bucket[i]);
 	}
-	rwlock_init(&tbl->lock);
 	tbl->max_size = IP_VS_LBLC_TAB_SIZE*16;
 	tbl->rover = 0;
 	tbl->counter = 1;
@@ -361,9 +342,8 @@ static int ip_vs_lblc_init_svc(struct ip_vs_service *svc)
 	 *    Hook periodic timer for garbage collection
 	 */
 	setup_timer(&tbl->periodic_timer, ip_vs_lblc_check_expire,
-			(unsigned long)tbl);
-	tbl->periodic_timer.expires = jiffies+CHECK_EXPIRE_INTERVAL;
-	add_timer(&tbl->periodic_timer);
+			(unsigned long)svc);
+	mod_timer(&tbl->periodic_timer, jiffies + CHECK_EXPIRE_INTERVAL);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -380,9 +360,9 @@ static int ip_vs_lblc_done_svc(struct ip_vs_service *svc)
 	ip_vs_lblc_flush(tbl);
 
 	/* release the table itself */
-	kfree(svc->sched_data);
+	kfree(tbl);
 	IP_VS_DBG(6, "LBLC hash table (memory=%Zdbytes) released\n",
-		  sizeof(struct ip_vs_lblc_table));
+		  sizeof(*tbl));
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -478,46 +458,54 @@ is_overloaded(struct ip_vs_dest *dest, struct ip_vs_service *svc)
 static struct ip_vs_dest *
 ip_vs_lblc_schedule(struct ip_vs_service *svc, const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct ip_vs_dest *dest;
-	struct ip_vs_lblc_table *tbl;
-	struct ip_vs_lblc_entry *en;
+	struct ip_vs_lblc_table *tbl = svc->sched_data;
 	struct iphdr *iph = ip_hdr(skb);
+	struct ip_vs_dest *dest = NULL;
+	struct ip_vs_lblc_entry *en;
 
 	IP_VS_DBG(6, "ip_vs_lblc_schedule(): Scheduling...\n");
 
-	tbl = (struct ip_vs_lblc_table *)svc->sched_data;
+	/* First look in our cache */
+	read_lock(&svc->sched_lock);
 	en = ip_vs_lblc_get(tbl, iph->daddr);
-	if (en == NULL) {
-		dest = __ip_vs_lblc_schedule(svc, iph);
-		if (dest == NULL) {
-			IP_VS_DBG(1, "no destination available\n");
-			return NULL;
-		}
-		en = ip_vs_lblc_new(iph->daddr, dest);
-		if (en == NULL) {
-			return NULL;
-		}
-		ip_vs_lblc_hash(tbl, en);
-	} else {
-		dest = en->dest;
-		if (!(dest->flags & IP_VS_DEST_F_AVAILABLE)
-		    || atomic_read(&dest->weight) <= 0
-		    || is_overloaded(dest, svc)) {
-			dest = __ip_vs_lblc_schedule(svc, iph);
-			if (dest == NULL) {
-				IP_VS_DBG(1, "no destination available\n");
-				return NULL;
-			}
-			atomic_dec(&en->dest->refcnt);
-			atomic_inc(&dest->refcnt);
-			en->dest = dest;
-		}
-	}
-	en->lastuse = jiffies;
+	if (en) {
+		/* We only hold a read lock, but this is atomic */
+		en->lastuse = jiffies;
 
+		/*
+		 * If the destination is not available, i.e. it's in the trash,
+		 * we must ignore it, as it may be removed from under our feet,
+		 * if someone drops our reference count. Our caller only makes
+		 * sure that destinations, that are not in the trash, are not
+		 * moved to the trash, while we are scheduling. But anyone can
+		 * free up entries from the trash at any time.
+		 */
+
+		if (en->dest->flags & IP_VS_DEST_F_AVAILABLE)
+			dest = en->dest;
+	}
+	read_unlock(&svc->sched_lock);
+
+	/* If the destination has a weight and is not overloaded, use it */
+	if (dest && atomic_read(&dest->weight) > 0 && !is_overloaded(dest, svc))
+		goto out;
+
+	/* No cache entry or it is invalid, time to schedule */
+	dest = __ip_vs_lblc_schedule(svc, iph);
+	if (!dest) {
+		IP_VS_DBG(1, "no destination available\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* If we fail to create a cache entry, we'll just use the valid dest */
+	write_lock(&svc->sched_lock);
+	ip_vs_lblc_new(tbl, iph->daddr, dest);
+	write_unlock(&svc->sched_lock);
+
+out:
 	IP_VS_DBG(6, "LBLC: destination IP address %u.%u.%u.%u "
 		  "--> server %u.%u.%u.%u:%d\n",
-		  NIPQUAD(en->addr),
+		  NIPQUAD(iph->daddr),
 		  NIPQUAD(dest->addr),
 		  ntohs(dest->port));