diff --git a/include/linux/udp.h b/include/linux/udp.h
index 6cb4061a720d..eaea63bc79bb 100644
--- a/include/linux/udp.h
+++ b/include/linux/udp.h
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ struct udp_sock {
 						struct sk_buff *skb,
 						int nhoff);
 
+	/* udp_recvmsg try to use this before splicing sk_receive_queue */
+	struct sk_buff_head	reader_queue ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
+
 	/* This field is dirtied by udp_recvmsg() */
 	int		forward_deficit;
 };
diff --git a/include/net/udp.h b/include/net/udp.h
index 3391dbd73959..1468dbd0f09a 100644
--- a/include/net/udp.h
+++ b/include/net/udp.h
@@ -249,13 +249,8 @@ void udp_destruct_sock(struct sock *sk);
 void skb_consume_udp(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int len);
 int __udp_enqueue_schedule_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
 void udp_skb_destructor(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
-static inline struct sk_buff *
-__skb_recv_udp(struct sock *sk, unsigned int flags, int noblock, int *peeked,
-	       int *off, int *err)
-{
-	return __skb_recv_datagram(sk, flags | (noblock ? MSG_DONTWAIT : 0),
-				   udp_skb_destructor, peeked, off, err);
-}
+struct sk_buff *__skb_recv_udp(struct sock *sk, unsigned int flags,
+			       int noblock, int *peeked, int *off, int *err);
 static inline struct sk_buff *skb_recv_udp(struct sock *sk, unsigned int flags,
 					   int noblock, int *err)
 {
diff --git a/include/net/udplite.h b/include/net/udplite.h
index ea340524f99b..b7a18f63d86d 100644
--- a/include/net/udplite.h
+++ b/include/net/udplite.h
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ static __inline__ int udplite_getfrag(void *from, char *to, int  offset,
 /* Designate sk as UDP-Lite socket */
 static inline int udplite_sk_init(struct sock *sk)
 {
+	udp_init_sock(sk);
 	udp_sk(sk)->pcflag = UDPLITE_BIT;
-	sk->sk_destruct = udp_destruct_sock;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
index ea6e4cff9faf..492c76be9230 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
@@ -1167,19 +1167,24 @@ int udp_sendpage(struct sock *sk, struct page *page, int offset,
 static void udp_rmem_release(struct sock *sk, int size, int partial)
 {
 	struct udp_sock *up = udp_sk(sk);
+	struct sk_buff_head *sk_queue;
 	int amt;
 
 	if (likely(partial)) {
 		up->forward_deficit += size;
 		size = up->forward_deficit;
 		if (size < (sk->sk_rcvbuf >> 2) &&
-		    !skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue))
+		    !skb_queue_empty(&up->reader_queue))
 			return;
 	} else {
 		size += up->forward_deficit;
 	}
 	up->forward_deficit = 0;
 
+	/* acquire the sk_receive_queue for fwd allocated memory scheduling */
+	sk_queue = &sk->sk_receive_queue;
+	spin_lock(&sk_queue->lock);
+
 	sk->sk_forward_alloc += size;
 	amt = (sk->sk_forward_alloc - partial) & ~(SK_MEM_QUANTUM - 1);
 	sk->sk_forward_alloc -= amt;
@@ -1188,9 +1193,14 @@ static void udp_rmem_release(struct sock *sk, int size, int partial)
 		__sk_mem_reduce_allocated(sk, amt >> SK_MEM_QUANTUM_SHIFT);
 
 	atomic_sub(size, &sk->sk_rmem_alloc);
+
+	/* this can save us from acquiring the rx queue lock on next receive */
+	skb_queue_splice_tail_init(sk_queue, &up->reader_queue);
+
+	spin_unlock(&sk_queue->lock);
 }
 
-/* Note: called with sk_receive_queue.lock held.
+/* Note: called with reader_queue.lock held.
  * Instead of using skb->truesize here, find a copy of it in skb->dev_scratch
  * This avoids a cache line miss while receive_queue lock is held.
  * Look at __udp_enqueue_schedule_skb() to find where this copy is done.
@@ -1306,10 +1316,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__udp_enqueue_schedule_skb);
 void udp_destruct_sock(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	/* reclaim completely the forward allocated memory */
+	struct udp_sock *up = udp_sk(sk);
 	unsigned int total = 0;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-	while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) != NULL) {
+	skb_queue_splice_tail_init(&sk->sk_receive_queue, &up->reader_queue);
+	while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&up->reader_queue)) != NULL) {
 		total += skb->truesize;
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
@@ -1321,6 +1333,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(udp_destruct_sock);
 
 int udp_init_sock(struct sock *sk)
 {
+	skb_queue_head_init(&udp_sk(sk)->reader_queue);
 	sk->sk_destruct = udp_destruct_sock;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1338,6 +1351,26 @@ void skb_consume_udp(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int len)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(skb_consume_udp);
 
+static struct sk_buff *__first_packet_length(struct sock *sk,
+					     struct sk_buff_head *rcvq,
+					     int *total)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	while ((skb = skb_peek(rcvq)) != NULL &&
+	       udp_lib_checksum_complete(skb)) {
+		__UDP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), UDP_MIB_CSUMERRORS,
+				IS_UDPLITE(sk));
+		__UDP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), UDP_MIB_INERRORS,
+				IS_UDPLITE(sk));
+		atomic_inc(&sk->sk_drops);
+		__skb_unlink(skb, rcvq);
+		*total += skb->truesize;
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+	}
+	return skb;
+}
+
 /**
  *	first_packet_length	- return length of first packet in receive queue
  *	@sk: socket
@@ -1347,22 +1380,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(skb_consume_udp);
  */
 static int first_packet_length(struct sock *sk)
 {
-	struct sk_buff_head *rcvq = &sk->sk_receive_queue;
+	struct sk_buff_head *rcvq = &udp_sk(sk)->reader_queue;
+	struct sk_buff_head *sk_queue = &sk->sk_receive_queue;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int total = 0;
 	int res;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&rcvq->lock);
-	while ((skb = skb_peek(rcvq)) != NULL &&
-		udp_lib_checksum_complete(skb)) {
-		__UDP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), UDP_MIB_CSUMERRORS,
-				IS_UDPLITE(sk));
-		__UDP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), UDP_MIB_INERRORS,
-				IS_UDPLITE(sk));
-		atomic_inc(&sk->sk_drops);
-		__skb_unlink(skb, rcvq);
-		total += skb->truesize;
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+	skb = __first_packet_length(sk, rcvq, &total);
+	if (!skb && !skb_queue_empty(sk_queue)) {
+		spin_lock(&sk_queue->lock);
+		skb_queue_splice_tail_init(sk_queue, rcvq);
+		spin_unlock(&sk_queue->lock);
+
+		skb = __first_packet_length(sk, rcvq, &total);
 	}
 	res = skb ? skb->len : -1;
 	if (total)
@@ -1400,6 +1431,79 @@ int udp_ioctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(udp_ioctl);
 
+struct sk_buff *__skb_recv_udp(struct sock *sk, unsigned int flags,
+			       int noblock, int *peeked, int *off, int *err)
+{
+	struct sk_buff_head *sk_queue = &sk->sk_receive_queue;
+	struct sk_buff_head *queue;
+	struct sk_buff *last;
+	long timeo;
+	int error;
+
+	queue = &udp_sk(sk)->reader_queue;
+	flags |= noblock ? MSG_DONTWAIT : 0;
+	timeo = sock_rcvtimeo(sk, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT);
+	do {
+		struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+		error = sock_error(sk);
+		if (error)
+			break;
+
+		error = -EAGAIN;
+		*peeked = 0;
+		do {
+			int _off = *off;
+
+			spin_lock_bh(&queue->lock);
+			skb = __skb_try_recv_from_queue(sk, queue, flags,
+							udp_skb_destructor,
+							peeked, &_off, err,
+							&last);
+			if (skb) {
+				spin_unlock_bh(&queue->lock);
+				*off = _off;
+				return skb;
+			}
+
+			if (skb_queue_empty(sk_queue)) {
+				spin_unlock_bh(&queue->lock);
+				goto busy_check;
+			}
+
+			/* refill the reader queue and walk it again */
+			_off = *off;
+			spin_lock(&sk_queue->lock);
+			skb_queue_splice_tail_init(sk_queue, queue);
+			spin_unlock(&sk_queue->lock);
+
+			skb = __skb_try_recv_from_queue(sk, queue, flags,
+							udp_skb_destructor,
+							peeked, &_off, err,
+							&last);
+			spin_unlock_bh(&queue->lock);
+			if (skb) {
+				*off = _off;
+				return skb;
+			}
+
+busy_check:
+			if (!sk_can_busy_loop(sk))
+				break;
+
+			sk_busy_loop(sk, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT);
+		} while (!skb_queue_empty(sk_queue));
+
+		/* sk_queue is empty, reader_queue may contain peeked packets */
+	} while (timeo &&
+		 !__skb_wait_for_more_packets(sk, &error, &timeo,
+					      (struct sk_buff *)sk_queue));
+
+	*err = error;
+	return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__skb_recv_udp);
+
 /*
  * 	This should be easy, if there is something there we
  * 	return it, otherwise we block.
@@ -1490,7 +1594,8 @@ int udp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int noblock,
 	return err;
 
 csum_copy_err:
-	if (!__sk_queue_drop_skb(sk, skb, flags, udp_skb_destructor)) {
+	if (!__sk_queue_drop_skb(sk, &udp_sk(sk)->reader_queue, skb, flags,
+				 udp_skb_destructor)) {
 		UDP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), UDP_MIB_CSUMERRORS, is_udplite);
 		UDP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), UDP_MIB_INERRORS, is_udplite);
 	}
@@ -2325,6 +2430,9 @@ unsigned int udp_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock, poll_table *wait)
 	unsigned int mask = datagram_poll(file, sock, wait);
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 
+	if (!skb_queue_empty(&udp_sk(sk)->reader_queue))
+		mask |= POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
+
 	sock_rps_record_flow(sk);
 
 	/* Check for false positives due to checksum errors */
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index 04862abfe4ec..f78fdf8c9f0f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -455,7 +455,8 @@ int udpv6_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 	return err;
 
 csum_copy_err:
-	if (!__sk_queue_drop_skb(sk, skb, flags, udp_skb_destructor)) {
+	if (!__sk_queue_drop_skb(sk, &udp_sk(sk)->reader_queue, skb, flags,
+				 udp_skb_destructor)) {
 		if (is_udp4) {
 			UDP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk),
 				      UDP_MIB_CSUMERRORS, is_udplite);