diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 264fc1585b3c..630eafdb79e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ static int vrf_finish_output6(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 	if (unlikely(!neigh))
 		neigh = __neigh_create(&nd_tbl, nexthop, dst->dev, false);
 	if (!IS_ERR(neigh)) {
+		sock_confirm_neigh(skb, neigh);
 		ret = dst_neigh_output(dst, neigh, skb);
 		rcu_read_unlock_bh();
 		return ret;
@@ -574,8 +575,10 @@ static int vrf_finish_output(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *s
 	neigh = __ipv4_neigh_lookup_noref(dev, nexthop);
 	if (unlikely(!neigh))
 		neigh = __neigh_create(&arp_tbl, &nexthop, dev, false);
-	if (!IS_ERR(neigh))
+	if (!IS_ERR(neigh)) {
+		sock_confirm_neigh(skb, neigh);
 		ret = dst_neigh_output(dst, neigh, skb);
+	}
 
 	rcu_read_unlock_bh();
 err:
diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index c6a78e1892b6..f1adddc1c5ac 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ static inline bool skb_mstamp_after(const struct skb_mstamp *t1,
  *	@wifi_acked_valid: wifi_acked was set
  *	@wifi_acked: whether frame was acked on wifi or not
  *	@no_fcs:  Request NIC to treat last 4 bytes as Ethernet FCS
+ *	@dst_pending_confirm: need to confirm neighbour
   *	@napi_id: id of the NAPI struct this skb came from
  *	@secmark: security marking
  *	@mark: Generic packet mark
@@ -741,6 +742,7 @@ struct sk_buff {
 	__u8			csum_level:2;
 	__u8			csum_bad:1;
 
+	__u8			dst_pending_confirm:1;
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_NDISC_NODETYPE
 	__u8			ndisc_nodetype:2;
 #endif
@@ -3698,6 +3700,16 @@ static inline bool skb_rx_queue_recorded(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return skb->queue_mapping != 0;
 }
 
+static inline void skb_set_dst_pending_confirm(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 val)
+{
+	skb->dst_pending_confirm = val;
+}
+
+static inline bool skb_get_dst_pending_confirm(const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return skb->dst_pending_confirm != 0;
+}
+
 static inline struct sec_path *skb_sec_path(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFRM
diff --git a/include/net/arp.h b/include/net/arp.h
index 5e0f891d476c..65619a2de6f4 100644
--- a/include/net/arp.h
+++ b/include/net/arp.h
@@ -35,6 +35,22 @@ static inline struct neighbour *__ipv4_neigh_lookup(struct net_device *dev, u32
 	return n;
 }
 
+static inline void __ipv4_confirm_neigh(struct net_device *dev, u32 key)
+{
+	struct neighbour *n;
+
+	rcu_read_lock_bh();
+	n = __ipv4_neigh_lookup_noref(dev, key);
+	if (n) {
+		unsigned long now = jiffies;
+
+		/* avoid dirtying neighbour */
+		if (n->confirmed != now)
+			n->confirmed = now;
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock_bh();
+}
+
 void arp_init(void);
 int arp_ioctl(struct net *net, unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg);
 void arp_send(int type, int ptype, __be32 dest_ip,
diff --git a/include/net/dst.h b/include/net/dst.h
index 6835d224d47b..84a1043dd6a1 100644
--- a/include/net/dst.h
+++ b/include/net/dst.h
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ struct dst_entry {
 #define DST_XFRM_QUEUE		0x0100
 #define DST_METADATA		0x0200
 
-	unsigned short		pending_confirm;
-
 	short			error;
 
 	/* A non-zero value of dst->obsolete forces by-hand validation
@@ -78,6 +76,8 @@ struct dst_entry {
 #define DST_OBSOLETE_KILL	-2
 	unsigned short		header_len;	/* more space at head required */
 	unsigned short		trailer_len;	/* space to reserve at tail */
+	unsigned short		__pad3;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_CLASSID
 	__u32			tclassid;
 #else
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ static inline void dst_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head)
 
 static inline void dst_confirm(struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
-	dst->pending_confirm = 1;
 }
 
 static inline int dst_neigh_output(struct dst_entry *dst, struct neighbour *n,
@@ -448,15 +447,6 @@ static inline int dst_neigh_output(struct dst_entry *dst, struct neighbour *n,
 {
 	const struct hh_cache *hh;
 
-	if (dst->pending_confirm) {
-		unsigned long now = jiffies;
-
-		dst->pending_confirm = 0;
-		/* avoid dirtying neighbour */
-		if (n->confirmed != now)
-			n->confirmed = now;
-	}
-
 	hh = &n->hh;
 	if ((n->nud_state & NUD_CONNECTED) && hh->hh_len)
 		return neigh_hh_output(hh, skb);
@@ -477,6 +467,13 @@ static inline struct neighbour *dst_neigh_lookup_skb(const struct dst_entry *dst
 	return IS_ERR(n) ? NULL : n;
 }
 
+static inline void dst_confirm_neigh(const struct dst_entry *dst,
+				     const void *daddr)
+{
+	if (dst->ops->confirm_neigh)
+		dst->ops->confirm_neigh(dst, daddr);
+}
+
 static inline void dst_link_failure(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct dst_entry *dst = skb_dst(skb);
diff --git a/include/net/dst_ops.h b/include/net/dst_ops.h
index 8a2b66d8d78d..c84b3287e38b 100644
--- a/include/net/dst_ops.h
+++ b/include/net/dst_ops.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ struct dst_ops {
 	struct neighbour *	(*neigh_lookup)(const struct dst_entry *dst,
 						struct sk_buff *skb,
 						const void *daddr);
+	void			(*confirm_neigh)(const struct dst_entry *dst,
+						 const void *daddr);
 
 	struct kmem_cache	*kmem_cachep;
 
diff --git a/include/net/ndisc.h b/include/net/ndisc.h
index d562a2fe4860..8a0214654b6b 100644
--- a/include/net/ndisc.h
+++ b/include/net/ndisc.h
@@ -391,6 +391,23 @@ static inline struct neighbour *__ipv6_neigh_lookup(struct net_device *dev, cons
 	return n;
 }
 
+static inline void __ipv6_confirm_neigh(struct net_device *dev,
+					const void *pkey)
+{
+	struct neighbour *n;
+
+	rcu_read_lock_bh();
+	n = __ipv6_neigh_lookup_noref(dev, pkey);
+	if (n) {
+		unsigned long now = jiffies;
+
+		/* avoid dirtying neighbour */
+		if (n->confirmed != now)
+			n->confirmed = now;
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock_bh();
+}
+
 int ndisc_init(void);
 int ndisc_late_init(void);
 
diff --git a/include/net/sctp/sctp.h b/include/net/sctp/sctp.h
index 3cfd365bcfbc..480b65a24aff 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/sctp.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/sctp.h
@@ -593,10 +593,8 @@ static inline void sctp_v4_map_v6(union sctp_addr *addr)
  */
 static inline struct dst_entry *sctp_transport_dst_check(struct sctp_transport *t)
 {
-	if (t->dst && !dst_check(t->dst, t->dst_cookie)) {
-		dst_release(t->dst);
-		t->dst = NULL;
-	}
+	if (t->dst && !dst_check(t->dst, t->dst_cookie))
+		sctp_transport_dst_release(t);
 
 	return t->dst;
 }
diff --git a/include/net/sctp/structs.h b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
index 231fa9ac50bd..6a685049f67f 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/structs.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
@@ -804,6 +804,8 @@ struct sctp_transport {
 
 	__u32 burst_limited;	/* Holds old cwnd when max.burst is applied */
 
+	__u32 dst_pending_confirm;	/* need to confirm neighbour */
+
 	/* Destination */
 	struct dst_entry *dst;
 	/* Source address. */
@@ -950,6 +952,8 @@ unsigned long sctp_transport_timeout(struct sctp_transport *);
 void sctp_transport_reset(struct sctp_transport *);
 void sctp_transport_update_pmtu(struct sock *, struct sctp_transport *, u32);
 void sctp_transport_immediate_rtx(struct sctp_transport *);
+void sctp_transport_dst_release(struct sctp_transport *t);
+void sctp_transport_dst_confirm(struct sctp_transport *t);
 
 
 /* This is the structure we use to queue packets as they come into
diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 94e65fd70354..6f83e78eaa5a 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ struct sock_common {
   *	@sk_wq: sock wait queue and async head
   *	@sk_rx_dst: receive input route used by early demux
   *	@sk_dst_cache: destination cache
+  *	@sk_dst_pending_confirm: need to confirm neighbour
   *	@sk_policy: flow policy
   *	@sk_receive_queue: incoming packets
   *	@sk_wmem_alloc: transmit queue bytes committed
@@ -393,6 +394,8 @@ struct sock {
 	struct sk_buff_head	sk_write_queue;
 	__s32			sk_peek_off;
 	int			sk_write_pending;
+	__u32			sk_dst_pending_confirm;
+	/* Note: 32bit hole on 64bit arches */
 	long			sk_sndtimeo;
 	struct timer_list	sk_timer;
 	__u32			sk_priority;
@@ -1764,6 +1767,7 @@ static inline void dst_negative_advice(struct sock *sk)
 		if (ndst != dst) {
 			rcu_assign_pointer(sk->sk_dst_cache, ndst);
 			sk_tx_queue_clear(sk);
+			sk->sk_dst_pending_confirm = 0;
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -1774,6 +1778,7 @@ __sk_dst_set(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst)
 	struct dst_entry *old_dst;
 
 	sk_tx_queue_clear(sk);
+	sk->sk_dst_pending_confirm = 0;
 	/*
 	 * This can be called while sk is owned by the caller only,
 	 * with no state that can be checked in a rcu_dereference_check() cond
@@ -1789,6 +1794,7 @@ sk_dst_set(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst)
 	struct dst_entry *old_dst;
 
 	sk_tx_queue_clear(sk);
+	sk->sk_dst_pending_confirm = 0;
 	old_dst = xchg((__force struct dst_entry **)&sk->sk_dst_cache, dst);
 	dst_release(old_dst);
 }
@@ -1809,6 +1815,26 @@ struct dst_entry *__sk_dst_check(struct sock *sk, u32 cookie);
 
 struct dst_entry *sk_dst_check(struct sock *sk, u32 cookie);
 
+static inline void sk_dst_confirm(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	if (!sk->sk_dst_pending_confirm)
+		sk->sk_dst_pending_confirm = 1;
+}
+
+static inline void sock_confirm_neigh(struct sk_buff *skb, struct neighbour *n)
+{
+	if (skb_get_dst_pending_confirm(skb)) {
+		struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
+		unsigned long now = jiffies;
+
+		/* avoid dirtying neighbour */
+		if (n->confirmed != now)
+			n->confirmed = now;
+		if (sk && sk->sk_dst_pending_confirm)
+			sk->sk_dst_pending_confirm = 0;
+	}
+}
+
 bool sk_mc_loop(struct sock *sk);
 
 static inline bool sk_can_gso(const struct sock *sk)
diff --git a/net/core/dst.c b/net/core/dst.c
index b5cbbe07f786..960e503b5a52 100644
--- a/net/core/dst.c
+++ b/net/core/dst.c
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ void dst_init(struct dst_entry *dst, struct dst_ops *ops,
 	dst->__use = 0;
 	dst->lastuse = jiffies;
 	dst->flags = flags;
-	dst->pending_confirm = 0;
 	dst->next = NULL;
 	if (!(flags & DST_NOCOUNT))
 		dst_entries_add(ops, 1);
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 8b35debfe454..b74356535559 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ struct dst_entry *__sk_dst_check(struct sock *sk, u32 cookie)
 
 	if (dst && dst->obsolete && dst->ops->check(dst, cookie) == NULL) {
 		sk_tx_queue_clear(sk);
+		sk->sk_dst_pending_confirm = 0;
 		RCU_INIT_POINTER(sk->sk_dst_cache, NULL);
 		dst_release(dst);
 		return NULL;
@@ -1519,6 +1520,7 @@ struct sock *sk_clone_lock(const struct sock *sk, const gfp_t priority)
 				af_family_clock_key_strings[newsk->sk_family]);
 
 		newsk->sk_dst_cache	= NULL;
+		newsk->sk_dst_pending_confirm = 0;
 		newsk->sk_wmem_queued	= 0;
 		newsk->sk_forward_alloc = 0;
 		atomic_set(&newsk->sk_drops, 0);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index b67719f45953..7a719f1ae556 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -222,7 +222,10 @@ static int ip_finish_output2(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *s
 	if (unlikely(!neigh))
 		neigh = __neigh_create(&arp_tbl, &nexthop, dev, false);
 	if (!IS_ERR(neigh)) {
-		int res = dst_neigh_output(dst, neigh, skb);
+		int res;
+
+		sock_confirm_neigh(skb, neigh);
+		res = dst_neigh_output(dst, neigh, skb);
 
 		rcu_read_unlock_bh();
 		return res;
@@ -886,6 +889,9 @@ static inline int ip_ufo_append_data(struct sock *sk,
 
 		skb->csum = 0;
 
+		if (flags & MSG_CONFIRM)
+			skb_set_dst_pending_confirm(skb, 1);
+
 		__skb_queue_tail(queue, skb);
 	} else if (skb_is_gso(skb)) {
 		goto append;
@@ -1086,6 +1092,9 @@ alloc_new_skb:
 			exthdrlen = 0;
 			csummode = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 
+			if ((flags & MSG_CONFIRM) && !skb_prev)
+				skb_set_dst_pending_confirm(skb, 1);
+
 			/*
 			 * Put the packet on the pending queue.
 			 */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ping.c b/net/ipv4/ping.c
index 592db6a3a0e9..6ee792d83d5b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ping.c
@@ -848,7 +848,8 @@ out:
 	return err;
 
 do_confirm:
-	dst_confirm(&rt->dst);
+	if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_PROBE)
+		dst_confirm_neigh(&rt->dst, &fl4.daddr);
 	if (!(msg->msg_flags & MSG_PROBE) || len)
 		goto back_from_confirm;
 	err = 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/raw.c b/net/ipv4/raw.c
index 4e49e5cb001c..8119e1f66e03 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/raw.c
@@ -383,6 +383,9 @@ static int raw_send_hdrinc(struct sock *sk, struct flowi4 *fl4,
 
 	sock_tx_timestamp(sk, sockc->tsflags, &skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags);
 
+	if (flags & MSG_CONFIRM)
+		skb_set_dst_pending_confirm(skb, 1);
+
 	skb->transport_header = skb->network_header;
 	err = -EFAULT;
 	if (memcpy_from_msg(iph, msg, length))
@@ -666,7 +669,8 @@ out:
 	return len;
 
 do_confirm:
-	dst_confirm(&rt->dst);
+	if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_PROBE)
+		dst_confirm_neigh(&rt->dst, &fl4.daddr);
 	if (!(msg->msg_flags & MSG_PROBE) || len)
 		goto back_from_confirm;
 	err = 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index 4b7c231c1aef..cb494a5050f7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ static u32 *ipv4_cow_metrics(struct dst_entry *dst, unsigned long old)
 static struct neighbour *ipv4_neigh_lookup(const struct dst_entry *dst,
 					   struct sk_buff *skb,
 					   const void *daddr);
+static void ipv4_confirm_neigh(const struct dst_entry *dst, const void *daddr);
 
 static struct dst_ops ipv4_dst_ops = {
 	.family =		AF_INET,
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ static struct dst_ops ipv4_dst_ops = {
 	.redirect =		ip_do_redirect,
 	.local_out =		__ip_local_out,
 	.neigh_lookup =		ipv4_neigh_lookup,
+	.confirm_neigh =	ipv4_confirm_neigh,
 };
 
 #define ECN_OR_COST(class)	TC_PRIO_##class
@@ -461,6 +463,23 @@ static struct neighbour *ipv4_neigh_lookup(const struct dst_entry *dst,
 	return neigh_create(&arp_tbl, pkey, dev);
 }
 
+static void ipv4_confirm_neigh(const struct dst_entry *dst, const void *daddr)
+{
+	struct net_device *dev = dst->dev;
+	const __be32 *pkey = daddr;
+	const struct rtable *rt;
+
+	rt = (const struct rtable *)dst;
+	if (rt->rt_gateway)
+		pkey = (const __be32 *)&rt->rt_gateway;
+	else if (!daddr ||
+		 (rt->rt_flags &
+		  (RTCF_MULTICAST | RTCF_BROADCAST | RTCF_LOCAL)))
+		return;
+
+	__ipv4_confirm_neigh(dev, *(__force u32 *)pkey);
+}
+
 #define IP_IDENTS_SZ 2048u
 
 static atomic_t *ip_idents __read_mostly;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 27c95acbb52f..2c0ff327b6df 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -3644,11 +3644,8 @@ static int tcp_ack(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb, int flag)
 	if (tp->tlp_high_seq)
 		tcp_process_tlp_ack(sk, ack, flag);
 
-	if ((flag & FLAG_FORWARD_PROGRESS) || !(flag & FLAG_NOT_DUP)) {
-		struct dst_entry *dst = __sk_dst_get(sk);
-		if (dst)
-			dst_confirm(dst);
-	}
+	if ((flag & FLAG_FORWARD_PROGRESS) || !(flag & FLAG_NOT_DUP))
+		sk_dst_confirm(sk);
 
 	if (icsk->icsk_pending == ICSK_TIME_RETRANS)
 		tcp_schedule_loss_probe(sk);
@@ -5995,7 +5992,6 @@ int tcp_rcv_state_process(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		break;
 
 	case TCP_FIN_WAIT1: {
-		struct dst_entry *dst;
 		int tmo;
 
 		/* If we enter the TCP_FIN_WAIT1 state and we are a
@@ -6022,9 +6018,7 @@ int tcp_rcv_state_process(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		tcp_set_state(sk, TCP_FIN_WAIT2);
 		sk->sk_shutdown |= SEND_SHUTDOWN;
 
-		dst = __sk_dst_get(sk);
-		if (dst)
-			dst_confirm(dst);
+		sk_dst_confirm(sk);
 
 		if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD)) {
 			/* Wake up lingering close() */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
index b9ed0d50aead..0f46e5fe31ad 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
@@ -375,12 +375,10 @@ void tcp_update_metrics(struct sock *sk)
 	u32 val;
 	int m;
 
+	sk_dst_confirm(sk);
 	if (sysctl_tcp_nometrics_save || !dst)
 		return;
 
-	if (dst->flags & DST_HOST)
-		dst_confirm(dst);
-
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (icsk->icsk_backoff || !tp->srtt_us) {
 		/* This session failed to estimate rtt. Why?
@@ -493,11 +491,10 @@ void tcp_init_metrics(struct sock *sk)
 	struct tcp_metrics_block *tm;
 	u32 val, crtt = 0; /* cached RTT scaled by 8 */
 
+	sk_dst_confirm(sk);
 	if (!dst)
 		goto reset;
 
-	dst_confirm(dst);
-
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	tm = tcp_get_metrics(sk, dst, true);
 	if (!tm) {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index ccf1ef4dcba4..61f272a99a49 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -980,6 +980,8 @@ static int tcp_transmit_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int clone_it,
 	skb_set_hash_from_sk(skb, sk);
 	atomic_add(skb->truesize, &sk->sk_wmem_alloc);
 
+	skb_set_dst_pending_confirm(skb, sk->sk_dst_pending_confirm);
+
 	/* Build TCP header and checksum it. */
 	th = (struct tcphdr *)skb->data;
 	th->source		= inet->inet_sport;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
index cf6ba3387401..4a1ba04565d1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
@@ -1101,7 +1101,8 @@ out:
 	return err;
 
 do_confirm:
-	dst_confirm(&rt->dst);
+	if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_PROBE)
+		dst_confirm_neigh(&rt->dst, &fl4->daddr);
 	if (!(msg->msg_flags&MSG_PROBE) || len)
 		goto back_from_confirm;
 	err = 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index b6a94ff0bbd0..d299040613a0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ static int ip6_finish_output2(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *
 	if (unlikely(!neigh))
 		neigh = __neigh_create(&nd_tbl, nexthop, dst->dev, false);
 	if (!IS_ERR(neigh)) {
+		sock_confirm_neigh(skb, neigh);
 		ret = dst_neigh_output(dst, neigh, skb);
 		rcu_read_unlock_bh();
 		return ret;
@@ -1144,6 +1145,9 @@ static inline int ip6_ufo_append_data(struct sock *sk,
 		skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
 		skb->csum = 0;
 
+		if (flags & MSG_CONFIRM)
+			skb_set_dst_pending_confirm(skb, 1);
+
 		__skb_queue_tail(queue, skb);
 	} else if (skb_is_gso(skb)) {
 		goto append;
@@ -1516,6 +1520,9 @@ alloc_new_skb:
 			exthdrlen = 0;
 			dst_exthdrlen = 0;
 
+			if ((flags & MSG_CONFIRM) && !skb_prev)
+				skb_set_dst_pending_confirm(skb, 1);
+
 			/*
 			 * Put the packet on the pending queue
 			 */
diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index ea89073c8247..f174e76e6505 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -654,6 +654,9 @@ static int rawv6_send_hdrinc(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int length,
 
 	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 
+	if (flags & MSG_CONFIRM)
+		skb_set_dst_pending_confirm(skb, 1);
+
 	skb->transport_header = skb->network_header;
 	err = memcpy_from_msg(iph, msg, length);
 	if (err)
@@ -934,7 +937,8 @@ out:
 	txopt_put(opt_to_free);
 	return err < 0 ? err : len;
 do_confirm:
-	dst_confirm(dst);
+	if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_PROBE)
+		dst_confirm_neigh(dst, &fl6.daddr);
 	if (!(msg->msg_flags & MSG_PROBE) || len)
 		goto back_from_confirm;
 	err = 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 8ffa24cc8899..f54f4265b37f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -223,6 +223,21 @@ static struct neighbour *ip6_neigh_lookup(const struct dst_entry *dst,
 	return neigh_create(&nd_tbl, daddr, dst->dev);
 }
 
+static void ip6_confirm_neigh(const struct dst_entry *dst, const void *daddr)
+{
+	struct net_device *dev = dst->dev;
+	struct rt6_info *rt = (struct rt6_info *)dst;
+
+	daddr = choose_neigh_daddr(rt, NULL, daddr);
+	if (!daddr)
+		return;
+	if (dev->flags & (IFF_NOARP | IFF_LOOPBACK))
+		return;
+	if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast((const struct in6_addr *)daddr))
+		return;
+	__ipv6_confirm_neigh(dev, daddr);
+}
+
 static struct dst_ops ip6_dst_ops_template = {
 	.family			=	AF_INET6,
 	.gc			=	ip6_dst_gc,
@@ -239,6 +254,7 @@ static struct dst_ops ip6_dst_ops_template = {
 	.redirect		=	rt6_do_redirect,
 	.local_out		=	__ip6_local_out,
 	.neigh_lookup		=	ip6_neigh_lookup,
+	.confirm_neigh		=	ip6_confirm_neigh,
 };
 
 static unsigned int ip6_blackhole_mtu(const struct dst_entry *dst)
@@ -1365,6 +1381,7 @@ static bool rt6_cache_allowed_for_pmtu(const struct rt6_info *rt)
 static void __ip6_rt_update_pmtu(struct dst_entry *dst, const struct sock *sk,
 				 const struct ipv6hdr *iph, u32 mtu)
 {
+	const struct in6_addr *daddr, *saddr;
 	struct rt6_info *rt6 = (struct rt6_info *)dst;
 
 	if (rt6->rt6i_flags & RTF_LOCAL)
@@ -1373,26 +1390,26 @@ static void __ip6_rt_update_pmtu(struct dst_entry *dst, const struct sock *sk,
 	if (dst_metric_locked(dst, RTAX_MTU))
 		return;
 
-	dst_confirm(dst);
+	if (iph) {
+		daddr = &iph->daddr;
+		saddr = &iph->saddr;
+	} else if (sk) {
+		daddr = &sk->sk_v6_daddr;
+		saddr = &inet6_sk(sk)->saddr;
+	} else {
+		daddr = NULL;
+		saddr = NULL;
+	}
+	dst_confirm_neigh(dst, daddr);
 	mtu = max_t(u32, mtu, IPV6_MIN_MTU);
 	if (mtu >= dst_mtu(dst))
 		return;
 
 	if (!rt6_cache_allowed_for_pmtu(rt6)) {
 		rt6_do_update_pmtu(rt6, mtu);
-	} else {
-		const struct in6_addr *daddr, *saddr;
+	} else if (daddr) {
 		struct rt6_info *nrt6;
 
-		if (iph) {
-			daddr = &iph->daddr;
-			saddr = &iph->saddr;
-		} else if (sk) {
-			daddr = &sk->sk_v6_daddr;
-			saddr = &inet6_sk(sk)->saddr;
-		} else {
-			return;
-		}
 		nrt6 = ip6_rt_cache_alloc(rt6, daddr, saddr);
 		if (nrt6) {
 			rt6_do_update_pmtu(nrt6, mtu);
@@ -2316,7 +2333,7 @@ static void rt6_do_redirect(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk, struct sk_bu
 	 * Look, redirects are sent only in response to data packets,
 	 * so that this nexthop apparently is reachable. --ANK
 	 */
-	dst_confirm(&rt->dst);
+	dst_confirm_neigh(&rt->dst, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
 
 	neigh = __neigh_lookup(&nd_tbl, &msg->target, skb->dev, 1);
 	if (!neigh)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index b4c6516a3a0c..51346fa70298 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -1308,7 +1308,8 @@ out:
 	return err;
 
 do_confirm:
-	dst_confirm(dst);
+	if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_PROBE)
+		dst_confirm_neigh(dst, &fl6.daddr);
 	if (!(msg->msg_flags&MSG_PROBE) || len)
 		goto back_from_confirm;
 	err = 0;
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
index 4b06eb415f68..734798a00ca0 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
@@ -658,7 +658,8 @@ out:
 	return err < 0 ? err : len;
 
 do_confirm:
-	dst_confirm(dst);
+	if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_PROBE)
+		dst_confirm_neigh(dst, &fl6.daddr);
 	if (!(msg->msg_flags & MSG_PROBE) || len)
 		goto back_from_confirm;
 	err = 0;
diff --git a/net/sctp/associola.c b/net/sctp/associola.c
index e50dc6d7543f..2a6835b4562b 100644
--- a/net/sctp/associola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/associola.c
@@ -832,8 +832,7 @@ void sctp_assoc_control_transport(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 		if (transport->state != SCTP_UNCONFIRMED)
 			transport->state = SCTP_INACTIVE;
 		else {
-			dst_release(transport->dst);
-			transport->dst = NULL;
+			sctp_transport_dst_release(transport);
 			ulp_notify = false;
 		}
 
diff --git a/net/sctp/output.c b/net/sctp/output.c
index 07ab5062e541..814eac047467 100644
--- a/net/sctp/output.c
+++ b/net/sctp/output.c
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@ int sctp_packet_transmit(struct sctp_packet *packet, gfp_t gfp)
 	struct sctp_association *asoc = tp->asoc;
 	struct sctp_chunk *chunk, *tmp;
 	int pkt_count, gso = 0;
+	int confirm;
 	struct dst_entry *dst;
 	struct sk_buff *head;
 	struct sctphdr *sh;
@@ -624,7 +625,14 @@ int sctp_packet_transmit(struct sctp_packet *packet, gfp_t gfp)
 			asoc->peer.last_sent_to = tp;
 	}
 	head->ignore_df = packet->ipfragok;
-	tp->af_specific->sctp_xmit(head, tp);
+	confirm = tp->dst_pending_confirm;
+	if (confirm)
+		skb_set_dst_pending_confirm(head, 1);
+	/* neighbour should be confirmed on successful transmission or
+	 * positive error
+	 */
+	if (tp->af_specific->sctp_xmit(head, tp) >= 0 && confirm)
+		tp->dst_pending_confirm = 0;
 
 out:
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(chunk, tmp, &packet->chunk_list, list) {
diff --git a/net/sctp/outqueue.c b/net/sctp/outqueue.c
index 65abe22d8691..db352e5d61f8 100644
--- a/net/sctp/outqueue.c
+++ b/net/sctp/outqueue.c
@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ static void sctp_check_transmitted(struct sctp_outq *q,
 
 		if (forward_progress) {
 			if (transport->dst)
-				dst_confirm(transport->dst);
+				sctp_transport_dst_confirm(transport);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
index ad3445b3408e..c7d3249f88ec 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
@@ -3333,8 +3333,7 @@ static void sctp_asconf_param_success(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 		local_bh_enable();
 		list_for_each_entry(transport, &asoc->peer.transport_addr_list,
 				transports) {
-			dst_release(transport->dst);
-			transport->dst = NULL;
+			sctp_transport_dst_release(transport);
 		}
 		break;
 	case SCTP_PARAM_DEL_IP:
@@ -3348,8 +3347,7 @@ static void sctp_asconf_param_success(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 		local_bh_enable();
 		list_for_each_entry(transport, &asoc->peer.transport_addr_list,
 				transports) {
-			dst_release(transport->dst);
-			transport->dst = NULL;
+			sctp_transport_dst_release(transport);
 		}
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
index a4552712b882..51abcc90fe75 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ static void sctp_cmd_transport_on(sctp_cmd_seq_t *cmds,
 	 * forward progress.
 	 */
 	if (t->dst)
-		dst_confirm(t->dst);
+		sctp_transport_dst_confirm(t);
 
 	/* The receiver of the HEARTBEAT ACK should also perform an
 	 * RTT measurement for that destination transport address
diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index 5fc7122c76de..a4609a0be76d 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static int sctp_send_asconf_add_ip(struct sock		*sk,
 			list_for_each_entry(trans,
 			    &asoc->peer.transport_addr_list, transports) {
 				/* Clear the source and route cache */
-				dst_release(trans->dst);
+				sctp_transport_dst_release(trans);
 				trans->cwnd = min(4*asoc->pathmtu, max_t(__u32,
 				    2*asoc->pathmtu, 4380));
 				trans->ssthresh = asoc->peer.i.a_rwnd;
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ skip_mkasconf:
 		 */
 		list_for_each_entry(transport, &asoc->peer.transport_addr_list,
 					transports) {
-			dst_release(transport->dst);
+			sctp_transport_dst_release(transport);
 			sctp_transport_route(transport, NULL,
 					     sctp_sk(asoc->base.sk));
 		}
diff --git a/net/sctp/transport.c b/net/sctp/transport.c
index baa1ac00d7b5..5b63ceb3bf37 100644
--- a/net/sctp/transport.c
+++ b/net/sctp/transport.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ void sctp_transport_pmtu(struct sctp_transport *transport, struct sock *sk)
 {
 	/* If we don't have a fresh route, look one up */
 	if (!transport->dst || transport->dst->obsolete) {
-		dst_release(transport->dst);
+		sctp_transport_dst_release(transport);
 		transport->af_specific->get_dst(transport, &transport->saddr,
 						&transport->fl, sk);
 	}
@@ -672,3 +672,17 @@ void sctp_transport_immediate_rtx(struct sctp_transport *t)
 			sctp_transport_hold(t);
 	}
 }
+
+/* Drop dst */
+void sctp_transport_dst_release(struct sctp_transport *t)
+{
+	dst_release(t->dst);
+	t->dst = NULL;
+	t->dst_pending_confirm = 0;
+}
+
+/* Schedule neighbour confirm */
+void sctp_transport_dst_confirm(struct sctp_transport *t)
+{
+	t->dst_pending_confirm = 1;
+}
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 99ad1af2927f..0a0f63d3cc96 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -2856,6 +2856,23 @@ static struct neighbour *xfrm_neigh_lookup(const struct dst_entry *dst,
 	return dst->path->ops->neigh_lookup(dst, skb, daddr);
 }
 
+static void xfrm_confirm_neigh(const struct dst_entry *dst, const void *daddr)
+{
+	const struct dst_entry *path = dst->path;
+
+	for (; dst != path; dst = dst->child) {
+		const struct xfrm_state *xfrm = dst->xfrm;
+
+		if (xfrm->props.mode == XFRM_MODE_TRANSPORT)
+			continue;
+		if (xfrm->type->flags & XFRM_TYPE_REMOTE_COADDR)
+			daddr = xfrm->coaddr;
+		else if (!(xfrm->type->flags & XFRM_TYPE_LOCAL_COADDR))
+			daddr = &xfrm->id.daddr;
+	}
+	path->ops->confirm_neigh(path, daddr);
+}
+
 int xfrm_policy_register_afinfo(struct xfrm_policy_afinfo *afinfo)
 {
 	int err = 0;
@@ -2882,6 +2899,8 @@ int xfrm_policy_register_afinfo(struct xfrm_policy_afinfo *afinfo)
 			dst_ops->link_failure = xfrm_link_failure;
 		if (likely(dst_ops->neigh_lookup == NULL))
 			dst_ops->neigh_lookup = xfrm_neigh_lookup;
+		if (likely(!dst_ops->confirm_neigh))
+			dst_ops->confirm_neigh = xfrm_confirm_neigh;
 		if (likely(afinfo->garbage_collect == NULL))
 			afinfo->garbage_collect = xfrm_garbage_collect_deferred;
 		rcu_assign_pointer(xfrm_policy_afinfo[afinfo->family], afinfo);