diff --git a/net/sctp/ipv6.c b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index 3c3e560..d8d36de 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
@@ -78,8 +78,44 @@
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
+/* Event handler for inet6 address addition/deletion events.  */
+int sctp_inet6addr_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long ev,
+                        void *ptr)
+{
+	struct inet6_ifaddr *ifa = (struct inet6_ifaddr *)ptr;
+	struct sctp_sockaddr_entry *addr;
+	struct list_head *pos, *temp;
+
+	switch (ev) {
+	case NETDEV_UP:
+		addr = kmalloc(sizeof(struct sctp_sockaddr_entry), GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (addr) {
+			addr->a.v6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
+			addr->a.v6.sin6_port = 0;
+			memcpy(&addr->a.v6.sin6_addr, &ifa->addr,
+				 sizeof(struct in6_addr));
+			addr->a.v6.sin6_scope_id = ifa->idev->dev->ifindex;
+			list_add_tail(&addr->list, &sctp_local_addr_list);
+		}
+		break;
+	case NETDEV_DOWN:
+		list_for_each_safe(pos, temp, &sctp_local_addr_list) {
+			addr = list_entry(pos, struct sctp_sockaddr_entry, list);
+			if (ipv6_addr_equal(&addr->a.v6.sin6_addr, &ifa->addr)) {
+				list_del(pos);
+				kfree(addr);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
 static struct notifier_block sctp_inet6addr_notifier = {
-	.notifier_call = sctp_inetaddr_event,
+	.notifier_call = sctp_inet6addr_event,
 };
 
 /* ICMP error handler. */
diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index f2ba861..b61f334 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 /* Extract our IP addresses from the system and stash them in the
  * protocol structure.
  */
-static void __sctp_get_local_addr_list(void)
+static void sctp_get_local_addr_list(void)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct list_head *pos;
@@ -179,17 +179,8 @@
 	read_unlock(&dev_base_lock);
 }
 
-static void sctp_get_local_addr_list(void)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	sctp_spin_lock_irqsave(&sctp_local_addr_lock, flags);
-	__sctp_get_local_addr_list();
-	sctp_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sctp_local_addr_lock, flags);
-}
-
 /* Free the existing local addresses.  */
-static void __sctp_free_local_addr_list(void)
+static void sctp_free_local_addr_list(void)
 {
 	struct sctp_sockaddr_entry *addr;
 	struct list_head *pos, *temp;
@@ -201,27 +192,15 @@
 	}
 }
 
-/* Free the existing local addresses.  */
-static void sctp_free_local_addr_list(void)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	sctp_spin_lock_irqsave(&sctp_local_addr_lock, flags);
-	__sctp_free_local_addr_list();
-	sctp_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sctp_local_addr_lock, flags);
-}
-
 /* Copy the local addresses which are valid for 'scope' into 'bp'.  */
 int sctp_copy_local_addr_list(struct sctp_bind_addr *bp, sctp_scope_t scope,
 			      gfp_t gfp, int copy_flags)
 {
 	struct sctp_sockaddr_entry *addr;
 	int error = 0;
-	struct list_head *pos;
-	unsigned long flags;
+	struct list_head *pos, *temp;
 
-	sctp_spin_lock_irqsave(&sctp_local_addr_lock, flags);
-	list_for_each(pos, &sctp_local_addr_list) {
+	list_for_each_safe(pos, temp, &sctp_local_addr_list) {
 		addr = list_entry(pos, struct sctp_sockaddr_entry, list);
 		if (sctp_in_scope(&addr->a, scope)) {
 			/* Now that the address is in scope, check to see if
@@ -242,7 +221,6 @@
 	}
 
 end_copy:
-	sctp_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sctp_local_addr_lock, flags);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -622,18 +600,36 @@
 	seq_printf(seq, "%d.%d.%d.%d ", NIPQUAD(addr->v4.sin_addr));
 }
 
-/* Event handler for inet address addition/deletion events.
- * Basically, whenever there is an event, we re-build our local address list.
- */
+/* Event handler for inet address addition/deletion events.  */
 int sctp_inetaddr_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long ev,
                         void *ptr)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
+	struct in_ifaddr *ifa = (struct in_ifaddr *)ptr;
+	struct sctp_sockaddr_entry *addr;
+	struct list_head *pos, *temp;
 
-	sctp_spin_lock_irqsave(&sctp_local_addr_lock, flags);
-	__sctp_free_local_addr_list();
-	__sctp_get_local_addr_list();
-	sctp_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sctp_local_addr_lock, flags);
+	switch (ev) {
+	case NETDEV_UP:
+		addr = kmalloc(sizeof(struct sctp_sockaddr_entry), GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (addr) {
+			addr->a.v4.sin_family = AF_INET;
+			addr->a.v4.sin_port = 0;
+			addr->a.v4.sin_addr.s_addr = ifa->ifa_local;
+			list_add_tail(&addr->list, &sctp_local_addr_list);
+		}
+		break;
+	case NETDEV_DOWN:
+		list_for_each_safe(pos, temp, &sctp_local_addr_list) {
+			addr = list_entry(pos, struct sctp_sockaddr_entry, list);
+			if (addr->a.v4.sin_addr.s_addr == ifa->ifa_local) {
+				list_del(pos);
+				kfree(addr);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		break;
+	}
 
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
@@ -1172,13 +1168,12 @@
 
 	/* Initialize the local address list. */
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sctp_local_addr_list);
-	spin_lock_init(&sctp_local_addr_lock);
+
+	sctp_get_local_addr_list();
 
 	/* Register notifier for inet address additions/deletions. */
 	register_inetaddr_notifier(&sctp_inetaddr_notifier);
 
-	sctp_get_local_addr_list();
-
 	__unsafe(THIS_MODULE);
 	status = 0;
 out:
diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index 1e8132b..fa29eae 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -3821,10 +3821,9 @@
 	sctp_assoc_t id;
 	struct sctp_bind_addr *bp;
 	struct sctp_association *asoc;
-	struct list_head *pos;
+	struct list_head *pos, *temp;
 	struct sctp_sockaddr_entry *addr;
 	rwlock_t *addr_lock;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int cnt = 0;
 
 	if (len != sizeof(sctp_assoc_t))
@@ -3859,8 +3858,7 @@
 		addr = list_entry(bp->address_list.next,
 				  struct sctp_sockaddr_entry, list);
 		if (sctp_is_any(&addr->a)) {
-			sctp_spin_lock_irqsave(&sctp_local_addr_lock, flags);
-			list_for_each(pos, &sctp_local_addr_list) {
+			list_for_each_safe(pos, temp, &sctp_local_addr_list) {
 				addr = list_entry(pos,
 						  struct sctp_sockaddr_entry,
 						  list);
@@ -3869,8 +3867,6 @@
 					continue;
 				cnt++;
 			}
-			sctp_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sctp_local_addr_lock,
-						    flags);
 		} else {
 			cnt = 1;
 		}
@@ -3892,15 +3888,13 @@
 static int sctp_copy_laddrs_to_user_old(struct sock *sk, __u16 port, int max_addrs,
 					void __user *to)
 {
-	struct list_head *pos;
+	struct list_head *pos, *next;
 	struct sctp_sockaddr_entry *addr;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	union sctp_addr temp;
 	int cnt = 0;
 	int addrlen;
 
-	sctp_spin_lock_irqsave(&sctp_local_addr_lock, flags);
-	list_for_each(pos, &sctp_local_addr_list) {
+	list_for_each_safe(pos, next, &sctp_local_addr_list) {
 		addr = list_entry(pos, struct sctp_sockaddr_entry, list);
 		if ((PF_INET == sk->sk_family) && 
 		    (AF_INET6 == addr->a.sa.sa_family))
@@ -3909,16 +3903,13 @@
 		sctp_get_pf_specific(sk->sk_family)->addr_v4map(sctp_sk(sk),
 								&temp);
 		addrlen = sctp_get_af_specific(temp.sa.sa_family)->sockaddr_len;
-		if (copy_to_user(to, &temp, addrlen)) {
-			sctp_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sctp_local_addr_lock,
-						    flags);
+		if (copy_to_user(to, &temp, addrlen))
 			return -EFAULT;
-		}
+
 		to += addrlen;
 		cnt ++;
 		if (cnt >= max_addrs) break;
 	}
-	sctp_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sctp_local_addr_lock, flags);
 
 	return cnt;
 }
@@ -3926,15 +3917,13 @@
 static int sctp_copy_laddrs_to_user(struct sock *sk, __u16 port,
 				    void __user **to, size_t space_left)
 {
-	struct list_head *pos;
+	struct list_head *pos, *next;
 	struct sctp_sockaddr_entry *addr;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	union sctp_addr temp;
 	int cnt = 0;
 	int addrlen;
 
-	sctp_spin_lock_irqsave(&sctp_local_addr_lock, flags);
-	list_for_each(pos, &sctp_local_addr_list) {
+	list_for_each_safe(pos, next, &sctp_local_addr_list) {
 		addr = list_entry(pos, struct sctp_sockaddr_entry, list);
 		if ((PF_INET == sk->sk_family) && 
 		    (AF_INET6 == addr->a.sa.sa_family))
@@ -3945,16 +3934,13 @@
 		addrlen = sctp_get_af_specific(temp.sa.sa_family)->sockaddr_len;
 		if(space_left<addrlen)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		if (copy_to_user(*to, &temp, addrlen)) {
-			sctp_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sctp_local_addr_lock,
-						    flags);
+		if (copy_to_user(*to, &temp, addrlen))
 			return -EFAULT;
-		}
+
 		*to += addrlen;
 		cnt ++;
 		space_left -= addrlen;
 	}
-	sctp_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sctp_local_addr_lock, flags);
 
 	return cnt;
 }