__u64 hb_nonce;
 } sctp_sender_hb_info_t;
 
-struct sctp_stream *sctp_stream_new(__u16 incnt, __u16 outcnt, gfp_t gfp);
+int sctp_stream_new(struct sctp_association *asoc, gfp_t gfp);
+int sctp_stream_init(struct sctp_association *asoc, gfp_t gfp);
 void sctp_stream_free(struct sctp_stream *stream);
 void sctp_stream_clear(struct sctp_stream *stream);
 
 
        if (!sctp_ulpq_init(&asoc->ulpq, asoc))
                goto fail_init;
 
+       if (sctp_stream_new(asoc, gfp))
+               goto fail_init;
+
        /* Assume that peer would support both address types unless we are
         * told otherwise.
         */
        /* AUTH related initializations */
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&asoc->endpoint_shared_keys);
        if (sctp_auth_asoc_copy_shkeys(ep, asoc, gfp))
-               goto fail_init;
+               goto stream_free;
 
        asoc->active_key_id = ep->active_key_id;
        asoc->prsctp_enable = ep->prsctp_enable;
 
        return asoc;
 
+stream_free:
+       sctp_stream_free(asoc->stream);
 fail_init:
        sock_put(asoc->base.sk);
        sctp_endpoint_put(asoc->ep);
 
         * association.
         */
        if (!asoc->temp) {
-               int error;
-
-               asoc->stream = sctp_stream_new(asoc->c.sinit_max_instreams,
-                                              asoc->c.sinit_num_ostreams, gfp);
-               if (!asoc->stream)
+               if (sctp_stream_init(asoc, gfp))
                        goto clean_up;
 
-               error = sctp_assoc_set_id(asoc, gfp);
-               if (error)
+               if (sctp_assoc_set_id(asoc, gfp))
                        goto clean_up;
        }
 
 
 #include <net/sctp/sctp.h>
 #include <net/sctp/sm.h>
 
-struct sctp_stream *sctp_stream_new(__u16 incnt, __u16 outcnt, gfp_t gfp)
+int sctp_stream_new(struct sctp_association *asoc, gfp_t gfp)
 {
        struct sctp_stream *stream;
        int i;
 
        stream = kzalloc(sizeof(*stream), gfp);
        if (!stream)
-               return NULL;
+               return -ENOMEM;
 
-       stream->outcnt = outcnt;
+       stream->outcnt = asoc->c.sinit_num_ostreams;
        stream->out = kcalloc(stream->outcnt, sizeof(*stream->out), gfp);
        if (!stream->out) {
                kfree(stream);
-               return NULL;
+               return -ENOMEM;
        }
        for (i = 0; i < stream->outcnt; i++)
                stream->out[i].state = SCTP_STREAM_OPEN;
 
-       stream->incnt = incnt;
+       asoc->stream = stream;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+int sctp_stream_init(struct sctp_association *asoc, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+       struct sctp_stream *stream = asoc->stream;
+       int i;
+
+       /* Initial stream->out size may be very big, so free it and alloc
+        * a new one with new outcnt to save memory.
+        */
+       kfree(stream->out);
+       stream->outcnt = asoc->c.sinit_num_ostreams;
+       stream->out = kcalloc(stream->outcnt, sizeof(*stream->out), gfp);
+       if (!stream->out)
+               goto nomem;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < stream->outcnt; i++)
+               stream->out[i].state = SCTP_STREAM_OPEN;
+
+       stream->incnt = asoc->c.sinit_max_instreams;
        stream->in = kcalloc(stream->incnt, sizeof(*stream->in), gfp);
        if (!stream->in) {
                kfree(stream->out);
-               kfree(stream);
-               return NULL;
+               goto nomem;
        }
 
-       return stream;
+       return 0;
+
+nomem:
+       asoc->stream = NULL;
+       kfree(stream);
+
+       return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 void sctp_stream_free(struct sctp_stream *stream)