diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 9322cafd191b..cf54739f30d5 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ typedef __u64 __bitwise __addrpair;
  *	@skc_node: main hash linkage for various protocol lookup tables
  *	@skc_nulls_node: main hash linkage for TCP/UDP/UDP-Lite protocol
  *	@skc_tx_queue_mapping: tx queue number for this connection
+ *	@skc_incoming_cpu: record/match cpu processing incoming packets
  *	@skc_refcnt: reference count
  *
  *	This is the minimal network layer representation of sockets, the header
@@ -212,6 +213,8 @@ struct sock_common {
 		struct hlist_nulls_node skc_nulls_node;
 	};
 	int			skc_tx_queue_mapping;
+	int			skc_incoming_cpu;
+
 	atomic_t		skc_refcnt;
 	/* private: */
 	int                     skc_dontcopy_end[0];
@@ -274,7 +277,6 @@ struct cg_proto;
   *	@sk_rcvtimeo: %SO_RCVTIMEO setting
   *	@sk_sndtimeo: %SO_SNDTIMEO setting
   *	@sk_rxhash: flow hash received from netif layer
-  *	@sk_incoming_cpu: record cpu processing incoming packets
   *	@sk_txhash: computed flow hash for use on transmit
   *	@sk_filter: socket filtering instructions
   *	@sk_timer: sock cleanup timer
@@ -331,6 +333,7 @@ struct sock {
 #define sk_v6_daddr		__sk_common.skc_v6_daddr
 #define sk_v6_rcv_saddr	__sk_common.skc_v6_rcv_saddr
 #define sk_cookie		__sk_common.skc_cookie
+#define sk_incoming_cpu		__sk_common.skc_incoming_cpu
 
 	socket_lock_t		sk_lock;
 	struct sk_buff_head	sk_receive_queue;
@@ -353,11 +356,6 @@ struct sock {
 #ifdef CONFIG_RPS
 	__u32			sk_rxhash;
 #endif
-	u16			sk_incoming_cpu;
-	/* 16bit hole
-	 * Warned : sk_incoming_cpu can be set from softirq,
-	 * Do not use this hole without fully understanding possible issues.
-	 */
 
 	__u32			sk_txhash;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_RX_BUSY_POLL
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 33957776cc1a..dcc7d62654d5 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -988,6 +988,10 @@ set_rcvbuf:
 					 sk->sk_max_pacing_rate);
 		break;
 
+	case SO_INCOMING_CPU:
+		sk->sk_incoming_cpu = val;
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		ret = -ENOPROTOOPT;
 		break;
@@ -2379,6 +2383,7 @@ void sock_init_data(struct socket *sock, struct sock *sk)
 
 	sk->sk_max_pacing_rate = ~0U;
 	sk->sk_pacing_rate = ~0U;
+	sk->sk_incoming_cpu = -1;
 	/*
 	 * Before updating sk_refcnt, we must commit prior changes to memory
 	 * (Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt for details)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
index bed8886a4b6c..08643a3616af 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ static inline int compute_score(struct sock *sk, struct net *net,
 				return -1;
 			score += 4;
 		}
+		if (sk->sk_incoming_cpu == raw_smp_processor_id())
+			score++;
 	}
 	return score;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
index e1fc129099ea..24ec14f9825c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
@@ -375,7 +375,8 @@ static inline int compute_score(struct sock *sk, struct net *net,
 			return -1;
 		score += 4;
 	}
-
+	if (sk->sk_incoming_cpu == raw_smp_processor_id())
+		score++;
 	return score;
 }
 
@@ -419,6 +420,9 @@ static inline int compute_score2(struct sock *sk, struct net *net,
 		score += 4;
 	}
 
+	if (sk->sk_incoming_cpu == raw_smp_processor_id())
+		score++;
+
 	return score;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c b/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c
index 6ac8dad0138a..21ace5a2bf7c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ static inline int compute_score(struct sock *sk, struct net *net,
 				return -1;
 			score++;
 		}
+		if (sk->sk_incoming_cpu == raw_smp_processor_id())
+			score++;
 	}
 	return score;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index 0aba654f5b91..01bcb49619ee 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -182,10 +182,12 @@ static inline int compute_score(struct sock *sk, struct net *net,
 		score++;
 	}
 
+	if (sk->sk_incoming_cpu == raw_smp_processor_id())
+		score++;
+
 	return score;
 }
 
-#define SCORE2_MAX (1 + 1 + 1)
 static inline int compute_score2(struct sock *sk, struct net *net,
 				 const struct in6_addr *saddr, __be16 sport,
 				 const struct in6_addr *daddr,
@@ -223,6 +225,9 @@ static inline int compute_score2(struct sock *sk, struct net *net,
 		score++;
 	}
 
+	if (sk->sk_incoming_cpu == raw_smp_processor_id())
+		score++;
+
 	return score;
 }
 
@@ -251,8 +256,7 @@ begin:
 				hash = udp6_ehashfn(net, daddr, hnum,
 						    saddr, sport);
 				matches = 1;
-			} else if (score == SCORE2_MAX)
-				goto exact_match;
+			}
 		} else if (score == badness && reuseport) {
 			matches++;
 			if (reciprocal_scale(hash, matches) == 0)
@@ -269,7 +273,6 @@ begin:
 		goto begin;
 
 	if (result) {
-exact_match:
 		if (unlikely(!atomic_inc_not_zero_hint(&result->sk_refcnt, 2)))
 			result = NULL;
 		else if (unlikely(compute_score2(result, net, saddr, sport,