diff --git a/include/net/ip_vs.h b/include/net/ip_vs.h
index 93b81aa73429..30e43c8c0283 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_vs.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_vs.h
@@ -869,6 +869,8 @@ struct netns_ipvs {
 #endif
 	int			sysctl_snat_reroute;
 	int			sysctl_sync_ver;
+	int			sysctl_sync_qlen_max;
+	int			sysctl_sync_sock_size;
 	int			sysctl_cache_bypass;
 	int			sysctl_expire_nodest_conn;
 	int			sysctl_expire_quiescent_template;
@@ -889,6 +891,9 @@ struct netns_ipvs {
 	struct timer_list	est_timer;	/* Estimation timer */
 	/* ip_vs_sync */
 	struct list_head	sync_queue;
+	int			sync_queue_len;
+	unsigned int		sync_queue_delay;
+	struct delayed_work	master_wakeup_work;
 	spinlock_t		sync_lock;
 	struct ip_vs_sync_buff  *sync_buff;
 	spinlock_t		sync_buff_lock;
@@ -911,6 +916,10 @@ struct netns_ipvs {
 #define DEFAULT_SYNC_THRESHOLD	3
 #define DEFAULT_SYNC_PERIOD	50
 #define DEFAULT_SYNC_VER	1
+#define IPVS_SYNC_WAKEUP_RATE	8
+#define IPVS_SYNC_QLEN_MAX	(IPVS_SYNC_WAKEUP_RATE * 4)
+#define IPVS_SYNC_SEND_DELAY	(HZ / 50)
+#define IPVS_SYNC_CHECK_PERIOD	HZ
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 
@@ -929,6 +938,16 @@ static inline int sysctl_sync_ver(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs)
 	return ipvs->sysctl_sync_ver;
 }
 
+static inline int sysctl_sync_qlen_max(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs)
+{
+	return ipvs->sysctl_sync_qlen_max;
+}
+
+static inline int sysctl_sync_sock_size(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs)
+{
+	return ipvs->sysctl_sync_sock_size;
+}
+
 #else
 
 static inline int sysctl_sync_threshold(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs)
@@ -946,6 +965,16 @@ static inline int sysctl_sync_ver(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs)
 	return DEFAULT_SYNC_VER;
 }
 
+static inline int sysctl_sync_qlen_max(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs)
+{
+	return IPVS_SYNC_QLEN_MAX;
+}
+
+static inline int sysctl_sync_sock_size(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
index 37b91996bfba..bd3827ec25c9 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
@@ -1717,6 +1717,18 @@ static struct ctl_table vs_vars[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= &proc_do_sync_mode,
 	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "sync_qlen_max",
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
+	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "sync_sock_size",
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
+	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "cache_bypass",
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
@@ -3655,6 +3667,10 @@ int __net_init ip_vs_control_net_init_sysctl(struct net *net)
 	tbl[idx++].data = &ipvs->sysctl_snat_reroute;
 	ipvs->sysctl_sync_ver = 1;
 	tbl[idx++].data = &ipvs->sysctl_sync_ver;
+	ipvs->sysctl_sync_qlen_max = nr_free_buffer_pages() / 32;
+	tbl[idx++].data = &ipvs->sysctl_sync_qlen_max;
+	ipvs->sysctl_sync_sock_size = 0;
+	tbl[idx++].data = &ipvs->sysctl_sync_sock_size;
 	tbl[idx++].data = &ipvs->sysctl_cache_bypass;
 	tbl[idx++].data = &ipvs->sysctl_expire_nodest_conn;
 	tbl[idx++].data = &ipvs->sysctl_expire_quiescent_template;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
index d2df694405f1..b3235b230139 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
@@ -307,11 +307,15 @@ static inline struct ip_vs_sync_buff *sb_dequeue(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs)
 	spin_lock_bh(&ipvs->sync_lock);
 	if (list_empty(&ipvs->sync_queue)) {
 		sb = NULL;
+		__set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 	} else {
 		sb = list_entry(ipvs->sync_queue.next,
 				struct ip_vs_sync_buff,
 				list);
 		list_del(&sb->list);
+		ipvs->sync_queue_len--;
+		if (!ipvs->sync_queue_len)
+			ipvs->sync_queue_delay = 0;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ipvs->sync_lock);
 
@@ -358,9 +362,16 @@ static inline void sb_queue_tail(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs)
 	struct ip_vs_sync_buff *sb = ipvs->sync_buff;
 
 	spin_lock(&ipvs->sync_lock);
-	if (ipvs->sync_state & IP_VS_STATE_MASTER)
+	if (ipvs->sync_state & IP_VS_STATE_MASTER &&
+	    ipvs->sync_queue_len < sysctl_sync_qlen_max(ipvs)) {
+		if (!ipvs->sync_queue_len)
+			schedule_delayed_work(&ipvs->master_wakeup_work,
+					      max(IPVS_SYNC_SEND_DELAY, 1));
+		ipvs->sync_queue_len++;
 		list_add_tail(&sb->list, &ipvs->sync_queue);
-	else
+		if ((++ipvs->sync_queue_delay) == IPVS_SYNC_WAKEUP_RATE)
+			wake_up_process(ipvs->master_thread);
+	} else
 		ip_vs_sync_buff_release(sb);
 	spin_unlock(&ipvs->sync_lock);
 }
@@ -379,6 +390,7 @@ get_curr_sync_buff(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, unsigned long time)
 	    time_after_eq(jiffies - ipvs->sync_buff->firstuse, time)) {
 		sb = ipvs->sync_buff;
 		ipvs->sync_buff = NULL;
+		__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 	} else
 		sb = NULL;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ipvs->sync_buff_lock);
@@ -392,26 +404,23 @@ get_curr_sync_buff(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, unsigned long time)
 void ip_vs_sync_switch_mode(struct net *net, int mode)
 {
 	struct netns_ipvs *ipvs = net_ipvs(net);
-
-	if (!(ipvs->sync_state & IP_VS_STATE_MASTER))
-		return;
-	if (mode == sysctl_sync_ver(ipvs) || !ipvs->sync_buff)
-		return;
+	struct ip_vs_sync_buff *sb;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&ipvs->sync_buff_lock);
+	if (!(ipvs->sync_state & IP_VS_STATE_MASTER))
+		goto unlock;
+	sb = ipvs->sync_buff;
+	if (mode == sysctl_sync_ver(ipvs) || !sb)
+		goto unlock;
+
 	/* Buffer empty ? then let buf_create do the job  */
-	if (ipvs->sync_buff->mesg->size <=  sizeof(struct ip_vs_sync_mesg)) {
-		kfree(ipvs->sync_buff);
+	if (sb->mesg->size <= sizeof(struct ip_vs_sync_mesg)) {
+		ip_vs_sync_buff_release(sb);
 		ipvs->sync_buff = NULL;
-	} else {
-		spin_lock_bh(&ipvs->sync_lock);
-		if (ipvs->sync_state & IP_VS_STATE_MASTER)
-			list_add_tail(&ipvs->sync_buff->list,
-				      &ipvs->sync_queue);
-		else
-			ip_vs_sync_buff_release(ipvs->sync_buff);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&ipvs->sync_lock);
-	}
+	} else
+		sb_queue_tail(ipvs);
+
+unlock:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ipvs->sync_buff_lock);
 }
 
@@ -1129,6 +1138,28 @@ static void ip_vs_process_message(struct net *net, __u8 *buffer,
 }
 
 
+/*
+ *      Setup sndbuf (mode=1) or rcvbuf (mode=0)
+ */
+static void set_sock_size(struct sock *sk, int mode, int val)
+{
+	/* setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, &val, sizeof(val)); */
+	/* setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &val, sizeof(val)); */
+	lock_sock(sk);
+	if (mode) {
+		val = clamp_t(int, val, (SOCK_MIN_SNDBUF + 1) / 2,
+			      sysctl_wmem_max);
+		sk->sk_sndbuf = val * 2;
+		sk->sk_userlocks |= SOCK_SNDBUF_LOCK;
+	} else {
+		val = clamp_t(int, val, (SOCK_MIN_RCVBUF + 1) / 2,
+			      sysctl_rmem_max);
+		sk->sk_rcvbuf = val * 2;
+		sk->sk_userlocks |= SOCK_RCVBUF_LOCK;
+	}
+	release_sock(sk);
+}
+
 /*
  *      Setup loopback of outgoing multicasts on a sending socket
  */
@@ -1305,6 +1336,9 @@ static struct socket *make_send_sock(struct net *net)
 
 	set_mcast_loop(sock->sk, 0);
 	set_mcast_ttl(sock->sk, 1);
+	result = sysctl_sync_sock_size(ipvs);
+	if (result > 0)
+		set_sock_size(sock->sk, 1, result);
 
 	result = bind_mcastif_addr(sock, ipvs->master_mcast_ifn);
 	if (result < 0) {
@@ -1350,6 +1384,9 @@ static struct socket *make_receive_sock(struct net *net)
 	sk_change_net(sock->sk, net);
 	/* it is equivalent to the REUSEADDR option in user-space */
 	sock->sk->sk_reuse = SK_CAN_REUSE;
+	result = sysctl_sync_sock_size(ipvs);
+	if (result > 0)
+		set_sock_size(sock->sk, 0, result);
 
 	result = sock->ops->bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *) &mcast_addr,
 			sizeof(struct sockaddr));
@@ -1392,18 +1429,22 @@ ip_vs_send_async(struct socket *sock, const char *buffer, const size_t length)
 	return len;
 }
 
-static void
+static int
 ip_vs_send_sync_msg(struct socket *sock, struct ip_vs_sync_mesg *msg)
 {
 	int msize;
+	int ret;
 
 	msize = msg->size;
 
 	/* Put size in network byte order */
 	msg->size = htons(msg->size);
 
-	if (ip_vs_send_async(sock, (char *)msg, msize) != msize)
-		pr_err("ip_vs_send_async error\n");
+	ret = ip_vs_send_async(sock, (char *)msg, msize);
+	if (ret >= 0 || ret == -EAGAIN)
+		return ret;
+	pr_err("ip_vs_send_async error %d\n", ret);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1428,36 +1469,75 @@ ip_vs_receive(struct socket *sock, char *buffer, const size_t buflen)
 	return len;
 }
 
+/* Wakeup the master thread for sending */
+static void master_wakeup_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct netns_ipvs *ipvs = container_of(work, struct netns_ipvs,
+					       master_wakeup_work.work);
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&ipvs->sync_lock);
+	if (ipvs->sync_queue_len &&
+	    ipvs->sync_queue_delay < IPVS_SYNC_WAKEUP_RATE) {
+		ipvs->sync_queue_delay = IPVS_SYNC_WAKEUP_RATE;
+		wake_up_process(ipvs->master_thread);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&ipvs->sync_lock);
+}
+
+/* Get next buffer to send */
+static inline struct ip_vs_sync_buff *
+next_sync_buff(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs)
+{
+	struct ip_vs_sync_buff *sb;
+
+	sb = sb_dequeue(ipvs);
+	if (sb)
+		return sb;
+	/* Do not delay entries in buffer for more than 2 seconds */
+	return get_curr_sync_buff(ipvs, 2 * HZ);
+}
 
 static int sync_thread_master(void *data)
 {
 	struct ip_vs_sync_thread_data *tinfo = data;
 	struct netns_ipvs *ipvs = net_ipvs(tinfo->net);
+	struct sock *sk = tinfo->sock->sk;
 	struct ip_vs_sync_buff *sb;
 
 	pr_info("sync thread started: state = MASTER, mcast_ifn = %s, "
 		"syncid = %d\n",
 		ipvs->master_mcast_ifn, ipvs->master_syncid);
 
-	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
-		while ((sb = sb_dequeue(ipvs))) {
-			ip_vs_send_sync_msg(tinfo->sock, sb->mesg);
-			ip_vs_sync_buff_release(sb);
+	for (;;) {
+		sb = next_sync_buff(ipvs);
+		if (unlikely(kthread_should_stop()))
+			break;
+		if (!sb) {
+			schedule_timeout(IPVS_SYNC_CHECK_PERIOD);
+			continue;
 		}
+		while (ip_vs_send_sync_msg(tinfo->sock, sb->mesg) < 0) {
+			int ret = 0;
 
-		/* check if entries stay in ipvs->sync_buff for 2 seconds */
-		sb = get_curr_sync_buff(ipvs, 2 * HZ);
-		if (sb) {
-			ip_vs_send_sync_msg(tinfo->sock, sb->mesg);
-			ip_vs_sync_buff_release(sb);
+			__wait_event_interruptible(*sk_sleep(sk),
+						   sock_writeable(sk) ||
+						   kthread_should_stop(),
+						   ret);
+			if (unlikely(kthread_should_stop()))
+				goto done;
 		}
-
-		schedule_timeout_interruptible(HZ);
+		ip_vs_sync_buff_release(sb);
 	}
 
+done:
+	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+	if (sb)
+		ip_vs_sync_buff_release(sb);
+
 	/* clean up the sync_buff queue */
 	while ((sb = sb_dequeue(ipvs)))
 		ip_vs_sync_buff_release(sb);
+	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 
 	/* clean up the current sync_buff */
 	sb = get_curr_sync_buff(ipvs, 0);
@@ -1538,6 +1618,10 @@ int start_sync_thread(struct net *net, int state, char *mcast_ifn, __u8 syncid)
 		realtask = &ipvs->master_thread;
 		name = "ipvs_master:%d";
 		threadfn = sync_thread_master;
+		ipvs->sync_queue_len = 0;
+		ipvs->sync_queue_delay = 0;
+		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ipvs->master_wakeup_work,
+				  master_wakeup_work_handler);
 		sock = make_send_sock(net);
 	} else if (state == IP_VS_STATE_BACKUP) {
 		if (ipvs->backup_thread)
@@ -1623,6 +1707,7 @@ int stop_sync_thread(struct net *net, int state)
 		spin_lock_bh(&ipvs->sync_lock);
 		ipvs->sync_state &= ~IP_VS_STATE_MASTER;
 		spin_unlock_bh(&ipvs->sync_lock);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ipvs->master_wakeup_work);
 		retc = kthread_stop(ipvs->master_thread);
 		ipvs->master_thread = NULL;
 	} else if (state == IP_VS_STATE_BACKUP) {