--- a/net/sched/cls_tcindex.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_tcindex.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <net/act_api.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
 #include <net/pkt_cls.h>
@@ -26,9 +27,12 @@
 #define DEFAULT_HASH_SIZE	64	/* optimized for diffserv */
 
 
+struct tcindex_data;
+
 struct tcindex_filter_result {
 	struct tcf_exts		exts;
 	struct tcf_result	res;
+	struct tcindex_data	*p;
 	struct rcu_work		rwork;
 };
 
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ struct tcindex_data {
 	u32 hash;		/* hash table size; 0 if undefined */
 	u32 alloc_hash;		/* allocated size */
 	u32 fall_through;	/* 0: only classify if explicit match */
+	refcount_t refcnt;	/* a temporary refcnt for perfect hash */
 	struct rcu_work rwork;
 };
 
@@ -57,6 +62,20 @@ static inline int tcindex_filter_is_set(
 	return tcf_exts_has_actions(&r->exts) || r->res.classid;
 }
 
+static void tcindex_data_get(struct tcindex_data *p)
+{
+	refcount_inc(&p->refcnt);
+}
+
+static void tcindex_data_put(struct tcindex_data *p)
+{
+	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&p->refcnt)) {
+		kfree(p->perfect);
+		kfree(p->h);
+		kfree(p);
+	}
+}
+
 static struct tcindex_filter_result *tcindex_lookup(struct tcindex_data *p,
 						    u16 key)
 {
@@ -141,6 +160,7 @@ static void __tcindex_destroy_rexts(stru
 {
 	tcf_exts_destroy(&r->exts);
 	tcf_exts_put_net(&r->exts);
+	tcindex_data_put(r->p);
 }
 
 static void tcindex_destroy_rexts_work(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -212,6 +232,8 @@ found:
 		else
 			__tcindex_destroy_fexts(f);
 	} else {
+		tcindex_data_get(p);
+
 		if (tcf_exts_get_net(&r->exts))
 			tcf_queue_work(&r->rwork, tcindex_destroy_rexts_work);
 		else
@@ -228,9 +250,7 @@ static void tcindex_destroy_work(struct
 					      struct tcindex_data,
 					      rwork);
 
-	kfree(p->perfect);
-	kfree(p->h);
-	kfree(p);
+	tcindex_data_put(p);
 }
 
 static inline int
@@ -248,9 +268,11 @@ static const struct nla_policy tcindex_p
 };
 
 static int tcindex_filter_result_init(struct tcindex_filter_result *r,
+				      struct tcindex_data *p,
 				      struct net *net)
 {
 	memset(r, 0, sizeof(*r));
+	r->p = p;
 	return tcf_exts_init(&r->exts, net, TCA_TCINDEX_ACT,
 			     TCA_TCINDEX_POLICE);
 }
@@ -290,6 +312,7 @@ static int tcindex_alloc_perfect_hash(st
 				    TCA_TCINDEX_ACT, TCA_TCINDEX_POLICE);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto errout;
+		cp->perfect[i].p = cp;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -334,6 +357,7 @@ tcindex_set_parms(struct net *net, struc
 	cp->alloc_hash = p->alloc_hash;
 	cp->fall_through = p->fall_through;
 	cp->tp = tp;
+	refcount_set(&cp->refcnt, 1); /* Paired with tcindex_destroy_work() */
 
 	if (tb[TCA_TCINDEX_HASH])
 		cp->hash = nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_TCINDEX_HASH]);
@@ -366,7 +390,7 @@ tcindex_set_parms(struct net *net, struc
 	}
 	cp->h = p->h;
 
-	err = tcindex_filter_result_init(&new_filter_result, net);
+	err = tcindex_filter_result_init(&new_filter_result, cp, net);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto errout_alloc;
 	if (old_r)
@@ -434,7 +458,7 @@ tcindex_set_parms(struct net *net, struc
 			goto errout_alloc;
 		f->key = handle;
 		f->next = NULL;
-		err = tcindex_filter_result_init(&f->result, net);
+		err = tcindex_filter_result_init(&f->result, cp, net);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			kfree(f);
 			goto errout_alloc;
@@ -447,7 +471,7 @@ tcindex_set_parms(struct net *net, struc
 	}
 
 	if (old_r && old_r != r) {
-		err = tcindex_filter_result_init(old_r, net);
+		err = tcindex_filter_result_init(old_r, cp, net);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			kfree(f);
 			goto errout_alloc;
@@ -571,6 +595,14 @@ static void tcindex_destroy(struct tcf_p
 		for (i = 0; i < p->hash; i++) {
 			struct tcindex_filter_result *r = p->perfect + i;
 
+			/* tcf_queue_work() does not guarantee the ordering we
+			 * want, so we have to take this refcnt temporarily to
+			 * ensure 'p' is freed after all tcindex_filter_result
+			 * here. Imperfect hash does not need this, because it
+			 * uses linked lists rather than an array.
+			 */
+			tcindex_data_get(p);
+
 			tcf_unbind_filter(tp, &r->res);
 			if (tcf_exts_get_net(&r->exts))
 				tcf_queue_work(&r->rwork,
