#include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/kmod.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
        WARN_ON(1);
 }
 
-static struct tcf_chain *tcf_block_chain_zero(struct tcf_block *block)
+struct tcf_net {
+       struct idr idr;
+};
+
+static unsigned int tcf_net_id;
+
+static int tcf_block_insert(struct tcf_block *block, struct net *net,
+                           u32 block_index, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
-       return list_first_entry(&block->chain_list, struct tcf_chain, list);
+       struct tcf_net *tn = net_generic(net, tcf_net_id);
+       int err;
+
+       err = idr_alloc_ext(&tn->idr, block, NULL, block_index,
+                           block_index + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (err)
+               return err;
+       block->index = block_index;
+       return 0;
 }
 
-int tcf_block_get_ext(struct tcf_block **p_block, struct Qdisc *q,
-                     struct tcf_block_ext_info *ei,
-                     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static void tcf_block_remove(struct tcf_block *block, struct net *net)
+{
+       struct tcf_net *tn = net_generic(net, tcf_net_id);
+
+       idr_remove_ext(&tn->idr, block->index);
+}
+
+static struct tcf_block *tcf_block_create(struct net *net, struct Qdisc *q,
+                                         struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
-       struct tcf_block *block = kzalloc(sizeof(*block), GFP_KERNEL);
+       struct tcf_block *block;
        struct tcf_chain *chain;
        int err;
 
+       block = kzalloc(sizeof(*block), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!block) {
                NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Memory allocation for block failed");
-               return -ENOMEM;
+               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
        }
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&block->chain_list);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&block->cb_list);
                err = -ENOMEM;
                goto err_chain_create;
        }
+       block->net = qdisc_net(q);
+       block->refcnt = 1;
+       block->net = net;
+       block->q = q;
+       return block;
+
+err_chain_create:
+       kfree(block);
+       return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+
+static struct tcf_block *tcf_block_lookup(struct net *net, u32 block_index)
+{
+       struct tcf_net *tn = net_generic(net, tcf_net_id);
+
+       return idr_find_ext(&tn->idr, block_index);
+}
+
+static struct tcf_chain *tcf_block_chain_zero(struct tcf_block *block)
+{
+       return list_first_entry(&block->chain_list, struct tcf_chain, list);
+}
+
+int tcf_block_get_ext(struct tcf_block **p_block, struct Qdisc *q,
+                     struct tcf_block_ext_info *ei,
+                     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+       struct net *net = qdisc_net(q);
+       struct tcf_block *block = NULL;
+       bool created = false;
+       int err;
+
+       if (ei->block_index) {
+               /* block_index not 0 means the shared block is requested */
+               block = tcf_block_lookup(net, ei->block_index);
+               if (block)
+                       block->refcnt++;
+       }
+
+       if (!block) {
+               block = tcf_block_create(net, q, extack);
+               if (IS_ERR(block))
+                       return PTR_ERR(block);
+               created = true;
+               if (ei->block_index) {
+                       err = tcf_block_insert(block, net,
+                                              ei->block_index, extack);
+                       if (err)
+                               goto err_block_insert;
+               }
+       }
+
        err = tcf_chain_head_change_cb_add(tcf_block_chain_zero(block),
                                           ei, extack);
        if (err)
                goto err_chain_head_change_cb_add;
-       block->net = qdisc_net(q);
-       block->q = q;
        tcf_block_offload_bind(block, q, ei);
        *p_block = block;
        return 0;
 
-err_chain_create:
-       kfree(block);
 err_chain_head_change_cb_add:
-       kfree(chain);
+       if (created) {
+               if (tcf_block_shared(block))
+                       tcf_block_remove(block, net);
+err_block_insert:
+               kfree(tcf_block_chain_zero(block));
+               kfree(block);
+       } else {
+               block->refcnt--;
+       }
        return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcf_block_get_ext);
 {
        struct tcf_chain *chain, *tmp;
 
-       /* Hold a refcnt for all chains, so that they don't disappear
-        * while we are iterating.
-        */
        if (!block)
                return;
        tcf_chain_head_change_cb_del(tcf_block_chain_zero(block), ei);
-       list_for_each_entry(chain, &block->chain_list, list)
-               tcf_chain_hold(chain);
 
-       list_for_each_entry(chain, &block->chain_list, list)
-               tcf_chain_flush(chain);
+       if (--block->refcnt == 0) {
+               if (tcf_block_shared(block))
+                       tcf_block_remove(block, block->net);
+
+               /* Hold a refcnt for all chains, so that they don't disappear
+                * while we are iterating.
+                */
+               list_for_each_entry(chain, &block->chain_list, list)
+                       tcf_chain_hold(chain);
+
+               list_for_each_entry(chain, &block->chain_list, list)
+                       tcf_chain_flush(chain);
+       }
 
        tcf_block_offload_unbind(block, q, ei);
 
-       /* At this point, all the chains should have refcnt >= 1. */
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(chain, tmp, &block->chain_list, list)
-               tcf_chain_put(chain);
+       if (block->refcnt == 0) {
+               /* At this point, all the chains should have refcnt >= 1. */
+               list_for_each_entry_safe(chain, tmp, &block->chain_list, list)
+                       tcf_chain_put(chain);
 
-       /* Finally, put chain 0 and allow block to be freed. */
-       tcf_chain_put(tcf_block_chain_zero(block));
+               /* Finally, put chain 0 and allow block to be freed. */
+               tcf_chain_put(tcf_block_chain_zero(block));
+       }
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcf_block_put_ext);
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tc_setup_cb_call);
 
+static __net_init int tcf_net_init(struct net *net)
+{
+       struct tcf_net *tn = net_generic(net, tcf_net_id);
+
+       idr_init(&tn->idr);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static void __net_exit tcf_net_exit(struct net *net)
+{
+       struct tcf_net *tn = net_generic(net, tcf_net_id);
+
+       idr_destroy(&tn->idr);
+}
+
+static struct pernet_operations tcf_net_ops = {
+       .init = tcf_net_init,
+       .exit = tcf_net_exit,
+       .id   = &tcf_net_id,
+       .size = sizeof(struct tcf_net),
+};
+
 static int __init tc_filter_init(void)
 {
+       int err;
+
        tc_filter_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("tc_filter_workqueue", 0);
        if (!tc_filter_wq)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
+       err = register_pernet_subsys(&tcf_net_ops);
+       if (err)
+               goto err_register_pernet_subsys;
+
        rtnl_register(PF_UNSPEC, RTM_NEWTFILTER, tc_ctl_tfilter, NULL, 0);
        rtnl_register(PF_UNSPEC, RTM_DELTFILTER, tc_ctl_tfilter, NULL, 0);
        rtnl_register(PF_UNSPEC, RTM_GETTFILTER, tc_ctl_tfilter,
                      tc_dump_tfilter, 0);
 
        return 0;
+
+err_register_pernet_subsys:
+       destroy_workqueue(tc_filter_wq);
+       return err;
 }
 
 subsys_initcall(tc_filter_init);