diff --git a/include/net/request_sock.h b/include/net/request_sock.h
index 6522390..6a91261 100644
--- a/include/net/request_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/request_sock.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 	u32				window_clamp; /* window clamp at creation time */
 	u32				rcv_wnd;	  /* rcv_wnd offered first time */
 	u32				ts_recent;
-	unsigned long			expires;
+	struct timer_list		rsk_timer;
 	const struct request_sock_ops	*rsk_ops;
 	struct sock			*sk;
 	u32				secid;
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@
 
 static inline void reqsk_put(struct request_sock *req)
 {
-	/* temporary debugging, until req sock are put into ehash table */
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(atomic_read(&req->rsk_refcnt) != 1);
-
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&req->rsk_refcnt))
 		reqsk_free(req);
 }
@@ -124,12 +121,16 @@
  * @max_qlen_log - log_2 of maximal queued SYNs/REQUESTs
  */
 struct listen_sock {
-	u8			max_qlen_log;
+	int			qlen_inc; /* protected by listener lock */
+	int			young_inc;/* protected by listener lock */
+
+	/* following fields can be updated by timer */
+	atomic_t		qlen_dec; /* qlen = qlen_inc - qlen_dec */
+	atomic_t		young_dec;
+
+	u8			max_qlen_log ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
 	u8			synflood_warned;
 	/* 2 bytes hole, try to use */
-	int			qlen;
-	int			qlen_young;
-	int			clock_hand;
 	u32			hash_rnd;
 	u32			nr_table_entries;
 	struct request_sock	*syn_table[0];
@@ -182,9 +183,7 @@
 struct request_sock_queue {
 	struct request_sock	*rskq_accept_head;
 	struct request_sock	*rskq_accept_tail;
-	rwlock_t		syn_wait_lock;
 	u8			rskq_defer_accept;
-	/* 3 bytes hole, try to pack */
 	struct listen_sock	*listen_opt;
 	struct fastopen_queue	*fastopenq; /* This is non-NULL iff TFO has been
 					     * enabled on this listener. Check
@@ -192,6 +191,9 @@
 					     * to determine if TFO is enabled
 					     * right at this moment.
 					     */
+
+	/* temporary alignment, our goal is to get rid of this lock */
+	rwlock_t		syn_wait_lock ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
 };
 
 int reqsk_queue_alloc(struct request_sock_queue *queue,
@@ -223,11 +225,15 @@
 	struct request_sock **prev;
 
 	write_lock(&queue->syn_wait_lock);
+
 	prev = &lopt->syn_table[req->rsk_hash];
 	while (*prev != req)
 		prev = &(*prev)->dl_next;
 	*prev = req->dl_next;
+
 	write_unlock(&queue->syn_wait_lock);
+	if (del_timer(&req->rsk_timer))
+		reqsk_put(req);
 }
 
 static inline void reqsk_queue_add(struct request_sock_queue *queue,
@@ -260,64 +266,53 @@
 	return req;
 }
 
-static inline int reqsk_queue_removed(struct request_sock_queue *queue,
-				      struct request_sock *req)
+static inline void reqsk_queue_removed(struct request_sock_queue *queue,
+				       const struct request_sock *req)
 {
 	struct listen_sock *lopt = queue->listen_opt;
 
 	if (req->num_timeout == 0)
-		--lopt->qlen_young;
-
-	return --lopt->qlen;
+		atomic_inc(&lopt->young_dec);
+	atomic_inc(&lopt->qlen_dec);
 }
 
-static inline int reqsk_queue_added(struct request_sock_queue *queue)
+static inline void reqsk_queue_added(struct request_sock_queue *queue)
 {
 	struct listen_sock *lopt = queue->listen_opt;
-	const int prev_qlen = lopt->qlen;
 
-	lopt->qlen_young++;
-	lopt->qlen++;
-	return prev_qlen;
+	lopt->young_inc++;
+	lopt->qlen_inc++;
+}
+
+static inline int listen_sock_qlen(const struct listen_sock *lopt)
+{
+	return lopt->qlen_inc - atomic_read(&lopt->qlen_dec);
+}
+
+static inline int listen_sock_young(const struct listen_sock *lopt)
+{
+	return lopt->young_inc - atomic_read(&lopt->young_dec);
 }
 
 static inline int reqsk_queue_len(const struct request_sock_queue *queue)
 {
-	return queue->listen_opt != NULL ? queue->listen_opt->qlen : 0;
+	const struct listen_sock *lopt = queue->listen_opt;
+
+	return lopt ? listen_sock_qlen(lopt) : 0;
 }
 
 static inline int reqsk_queue_len_young(const struct request_sock_queue *queue)
 {
-	return queue->listen_opt->qlen_young;
+	return listen_sock_young(queue->listen_opt);
 }
 
 static inline int reqsk_queue_is_full(const struct request_sock_queue *queue)
 {
-	return queue->listen_opt->qlen >> queue->listen_opt->max_qlen_log;
+	return reqsk_queue_len(queue) >> queue->listen_opt->max_qlen_log;
 }
 
-static inline void reqsk_queue_hash_req(struct request_sock_queue *queue,
-					u32 hash, struct request_sock *req,
-					unsigned long timeout)
-{
-	struct listen_sock *lopt = queue->listen_opt;
-
-	req->expires = jiffies + timeout;
-	req->num_retrans = 0;
-	req->num_timeout = 0;
-	req->sk = NULL;
-
-	/* before letting lookups find us, make sure all req fields
-	 * are committed to memory and refcnt initialized.
-	 */
-	smp_wmb();
-	atomic_set(&req->rsk_refcnt, 1);
-
-	req->rsk_hash = hash;
-	write_lock(&queue->syn_wait_lock);
-	req->dl_next = lopt->syn_table[hash];
-	lopt->syn_table[hash] = req;
-	write_unlock(&queue->syn_wait_lock);
-}
+void reqsk_queue_hash_req(struct request_sock_queue *queue,
+			  u32 hash, struct request_sock *req,
+			  unsigned long timeout);
 
 #endif /* _REQUEST_SOCK_H */