return edge->successor->vertex;
 }
 
+static bool unix_graph_maybe_cyclic;
+
+static void unix_update_graph(struct unix_vertex *vertex)
+{
+       /* If the receiver socket is not inflight, no cyclic
+        * reference could be formed.
+        */
+       if (!vertex)
+               return;
+
+       unix_graph_maybe_cyclic = true;
+}
+
 static LIST_HEAD(unix_unvisited_vertices);
 
 enum unix_vertex_index {
 
        vertex->out_degree++;
        list_add_tail(&edge->vertex_entry, &vertex->edges);
+
+       unix_update_graph(unix_edge_successor(edge));
 }
 
 static void unix_del_edge(struct scm_fp_list *fpl, struct unix_edge *edge)
 {
        struct unix_vertex *vertex = edge->predecessor->vertex;
 
+       unix_update_graph(unix_edge_successor(edge));
+
        list_del(&edge->vertex_entry);
        vertex->out_degree--;
 
 void unix_update_edges(struct unix_sock *receiver)
 {
        spin_lock(&unix_gc_lock);
+       unix_update_graph(unix_sk(receiver->listener)->vertex);
        receiver->listener = NULL;
        spin_unlock(&unix_gc_lock);
 }
        unix_free_vertices(fpl);
 }
 
+static bool unix_scc_cyclic(struct list_head *scc)
+{
+       struct unix_vertex *vertex;
+       struct unix_edge *edge;
+
+       /* SCC containing multiple vertices ? */
+       if (!list_is_singular(scc))
+               return true;
+
+       vertex = list_first_entry(scc, typeof(*vertex), scc_entry);
+
+       /* Self-reference or a embryo-listener circle ? */
+       list_for_each_entry(edge, &vertex->edges, vertex_entry) {
+               if (unix_edge_successor(edge) == vertex)
+                       return true;
+       }
+
+       return false;
+}
+
 static LIST_HEAD(unix_visited_vertices);
 static unsigned long unix_vertex_grouped_index = UNIX_VERTEX_INDEX_MARK2;
 
                        vertex->index = unix_vertex_grouped_index;
                }
 
+               if (!unix_graph_maybe_cyclic)
+                       unix_graph_maybe_cyclic = unix_scc_cyclic(&scc);
+
                list_del(&scc);
        }
 
 
 static void unix_walk_scc(void)
 {
+       unix_graph_maybe_cyclic = false;
+
        /* Visit every vertex exactly once.
         * __unix_walk_scc() moves visited vertices to unix_visited_vertices.
         */
 
        spin_lock(&unix_gc_lock);
 
+       if (!unix_graph_maybe_cyclic)
+               goto skip_gc;
+
        unix_walk_scc();
 
        /* First, select candidates for garbage collection.  Only
 
        /* All candidates should have been detached by now. */
        WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&gc_candidates));
-
+skip_gc:
        /* Paired with READ_ONCE() in wait_for_unix_gc(). */
        WRITE_ONCE(gc_in_progress, false);