diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 07fe484eefd1..2f40882c4279 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -453,15 +453,15 @@ static bool mptcp_subflow_cleanup_rbuf(struct sock *ssk)
 
 static void mptcp_cleanup_rbuf(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
+	struct sock *ack_hint = READ_ONCE(msk->ack_hint);
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
 
 	/* if the hinted ssk is still active, try to use it */
-	if (likely(msk->ack_hint)) {
+	if (likely(ack_hint)) {
 		mptcp_for_each_subflow(msk, subflow) {
 			struct sock *ssk = mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow);
 
-			if (msk->ack_hint == ssk &&
-			    mptcp_subflow_cleanup_rbuf(ssk))
+			if (ack_hint == ssk && mptcp_subflow_cleanup_rbuf(ssk))
 				return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -614,13 +614,13 @@ static bool __mptcp_move_skbs_from_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 			break;
 		}
 	} while (more_data_avail);
-	msk->ack_hint = ssk;
+	WRITE_ONCE(msk->ack_hint, ssk);
 
 	*bytes += moved;
 	return done;
 }
 
-static bool mptcp_ofo_queue(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
+static bool __mptcp_ofo_queue(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
 	struct sk_buff *skb, *tail;
@@ -666,34 +666,27 @@ static bool mptcp_ofo_queue(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 /* In most cases we will be able to lock the mptcp socket.  If its already
  * owned, we need to defer to the work queue to avoid ABBA deadlock.
  */
-static bool move_skbs_to_msk(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ssk)
+static void move_skbs_to_msk(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ssk)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
 	unsigned int moved = 0;
 
-	if (READ_ONCE(sk->sk_lock.owned))
-		return false;
-
-	if (unlikely(!spin_trylock_bh(&sk->sk_lock.slock)))
-		return false;
-
-	/* must re-check after taking the lock */
-	if (!READ_ONCE(sk->sk_lock.owned)) {
-		__mptcp_move_skbs_from_subflow(msk, ssk, &moved);
-		mptcp_ofo_queue(msk);
+	if (inet_sk_state_load(sk) == TCP_CLOSE)
+		return;
 
-		/* If the moves have caught up with the DATA_FIN sequence number
-		 * it's time to ack the DATA_FIN and change socket state, but
-		 * this is not a good place to change state. Let the workqueue
-		 * do it.
-		 */
-		if (mptcp_pending_data_fin(sk, NULL))
-			mptcp_schedule_work(sk);
-	}
+	mptcp_data_lock(sk);
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_lock.slock);
+	__mptcp_move_skbs_from_subflow(msk, ssk, &moved);
+	__mptcp_ofo_queue(msk);
 
-	return moved > 0;
+	/* If the moves have caught up with the DATA_FIN sequence number
+	 * it's time to ack the DATA_FIN and change socket state, but
+	 * this is not a good place to change state. Let the workqueue
+	 * do it.
+	 */
+	if (mptcp_pending_data_fin(sk, NULL))
+		mptcp_schedule_work(sk);
+	mptcp_data_unlock(sk);
 }
 
 void mptcp_data_ready(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk)
@@ -937,17 +930,30 @@ static bool mptcp_wmem_alloc(struct sock *sk, int size)
 	if (msk->wmem_reserved >= size)
 		goto account;
 
-	if (!sk_wmem_schedule(sk, size))
+	mptcp_data_lock(sk);
+	if (!sk_wmem_schedule(sk, size)) {
+		mptcp_data_unlock(sk);
 		return false;
+	}
 
 	sk->sk_forward_alloc -= size;
 	msk->wmem_reserved += size;
+	mptcp_data_unlock(sk);
 
 account:
 	msk->wmem_reserved -= size;
 	return true;
 }
 
+static void mptcp_wmem_uncharge(struct sock *sk, int size)
+{
+	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
+
+	if (msk->wmem_reserved < 0)
+		msk->wmem_reserved = 0;
+	msk->wmem_reserved += size;
+}
+
 static void dfrag_uncharge(struct sock *sk, int len)
 {
 	sk_mem_uncharge(sk, len);
@@ -976,6 +982,7 @@ static void mptcp_clean_una(struct sock *sk)
 	if (__mptcp_check_fallback(msk))
 		atomic64_set(&msk->snd_una, msk->snd_nxt);
 
+	mptcp_data_lock(sk);
 	snd_una = atomic64_read(&msk->snd_una);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(dfrag, dtmp, &msk->rtx_queue, list) {
@@ -1007,6 +1014,7 @@ static void mptcp_clean_una(struct sock *sk)
 out:
 	if (cleaned && tcp_under_memory_pressure(sk))
 		sk_mem_reclaim_partial(sk);
+	mptcp_data_unlock(sk);
 }
 
 static void mptcp_clean_una_wakeup(struct sock *sk)
@@ -1436,7 +1444,7 @@ static int mptcp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 
 		if (copy_page_from_iter(dfrag->page, offset, psize,
 					&msg->msg_iter) != psize) {
-			msk->wmem_reserved += psize + frag_truesize;
+			mptcp_wmem_uncharge(sk, psize + frag_truesize);
 			ret = -EFAULT;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -1502,11 +1510,10 @@ static int __mptcp_recvmsg_mskq(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 				struct msghdr *msg,
 				size_t len)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int copied = 0;
 
-	while ((skb = skb_peek(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) != NULL) {
+	while ((skb = skb_peek(&msk->receive_queue)) != NULL) {
 		u32 offset = MPTCP_SKB_CB(skb)->offset;
 		u32 data_len = skb->len - offset;
 		u32 count = min_t(size_t, len - copied, data_len);
@@ -1526,7 +1533,10 @@ static int __mptcp_recvmsg_mskq(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		__skb_unlink(skb, &sk->sk_receive_queue);
+		/* we will bulk release the skb memory later */
+		skb->destructor = NULL;
+		msk->rmem_released += skb->truesize;
+		__skb_unlink(skb, &msk->receive_queue);
 		__kfree_skb(skb);
 
 		if (copied >= len)
@@ -1634,25 +1644,47 @@ static void mptcp_rcv_space_adjust(struct mptcp_sock *msk, int copied)
 	msk->rcvq_space.time = mstamp;
 }
 
+static void __mptcp_update_rmem(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
+
+	if (!msk->rmem_released)
+		return;
+
+	atomic_sub(msk->rmem_released, &sk->sk_rmem_alloc);
+	sk_mem_uncharge(sk, msk->rmem_released);
+	msk->rmem_released = 0;
+}
+
+static void __mptcp_splice_receive_queue(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
+
+	skb_queue_splice_tail_init(&sk->sk_receive_queue, &msk->receive_queue);
+}
+
 static bool __mptcp_move_skbs(struct mptcp_sock *msk, unsigned int rcv)
 {
+	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
 	unsigned int moved = 0;
-	bool done;
-
-	/* avoid looping forever below on racing close */
-	if (((struct sock *)msk)->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE)
-		return false;
+	bool ret, done;
 
 	__mptcp_flush_join_list(msk);
 	do {
 		struct sock *ssk = mptcp_subflow_recv_lookup(msk);
 		bool slowpath;
 
-		if (!ssk)
+		/* we can have data pending in the subflows only if the msk
+		 * receive buffer was full at subflow_data_ready() time,
+		 * that is an unlikely slow path.
+		 */
+		if (likely(!ssk))
 			break;
 
 		slowpath = lock_sock_fast(ssk);
+		mptcp_data_lock(sk);
 		done = __mptcp_move_skbs_from_subflow(msk, ssk, &moved);
+		mptcp_data_unlock(sk);
 		if (moved && rcv) {
 			WRITE_ONCE(msk->rmem_pending, min(rcv, moved));
 			tcp_cleanup_rbuf(ssk, 1);
@@ -1661,11 +1693,19 @@ static bool __mptcp_move_skbs(struct mptcp_sock *msk, unsigned int rcv)
 		unlock_sock_fast(ssk, slowpath);
 	} while (!done);
 
-	if (mptcp_ofo_queue(msk) || moved > 0) {
-		mptcp_check_data_fin((struct sock *)msk);
-		return true;
+	/* acquire the data lock only if some input data is pending */
+	ret = moved > 0;
+	if (!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&msk->out_of_order_queue) ||
+	    !skb_queue_empty_lockless(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) {
+		mptcp_data_lock(sk);
+		__mptcp_update_rmem(sk);
+		ret |= __mptcp_ofo_queue(msk);
+		__mptcp_splice_receive_queue(sk);
+		mptcp_data_unlock(sk);
 	}
-	return false;
+	if (ret)
+		mptcp_check_data_fin((struct sock *)msk);
+	return !skb_queue_empty(&msk->receive_queue);
 }
 
 static int mptcp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
@@ -1679,7 +1719,7 @@ static int mptcp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 	if (msg->msg_flags & ~(MSG_WAITALL | MSG_DONTWAIT))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	lock_sock(sk);
+	mptcp_lock_sock(sk, __mptcp_splice_receive_queue(sk));
 	if (unlikely(sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN)) {
 		copied = -ENOTCONN;
 		goto out_err;
@@ -1689,7 +1729,6 @@ static int mptcp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 
 	len = min_t(size_t, len, INT_MAX);
 	target = sock_rcvlowat(sk, flags & MSG_WAITALL, len);
-	__mptcp_flush_join_list(msk);
 
 	for (;;) {
 		int bytes_read, old_space;
@@ -1703,7 +1742,7 @@ static int mptcp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 
 		copied += bytes_read;
 
-		if (skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue) &&
+		if (skb_queue_empty(&msk->receive_queue) &&
 		    __mptcp_move_skbs(msk, len - copied))
 			continue;
 
@@ -1734,8 +1773,14 @@ static int mptcp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 			if (test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_WORK_EOF, &msk->flags))
 				mptcp_check_for_eof(msk);
 
-			if (sk->sk_shutdown & RCV_SHUTDOWN)
+			if (sk->sk_shutdown & RCV_SHUTDOWN) {
+				/* race breaker: the shutdown could be after the
+				 * previous receive queue check
+				 */
+				if (__mptcp_move_skbs(msk, len - copied))
+					continue;
 				break;
+			}
 
 			if (sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE) {
 				copied = -ENOTCONN;
@@ -1757,7 +1802,8 @@ static int mptcp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 		mptcp_wait_data(sk, &timeo);
 	}
 
-	if (skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) {
+	if (skb_queue_empty_lockless(&sk->sk_receive_queue) &&
+	    skb_queue_empty(&msk->receive_queue)) {
 		/* entire backlog drained, clear DATA_READY. */
 		clear_bit(MPTCP_DATA_READY, &msk->flags);
 
@@ -1773,7 +1819,7 @@ static int mptcp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 out_err:
 	pr_debug("msk=%p data_ready=%d rx queue empty=%d copied=%d",
 		 msk, test_bit(MPTCP_DATA_READY, &msk->flags),
-		 skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue), copied);
+		 skb_queue_empty_lockless(&sk->sk_receive_queue), copied);
 	mptcp_rcv_space_adjust(msk, copied);
 
 	release_sock(sk);
@@ -2076,9 +2122,11 @@ static int __mptcp_init_sock(struct sock *sk)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&msk->join_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&msk->rtx_queue);
 	INIT_WORK(&msk->work, mptcp_worker);
+	__skb_queue_head_init(&msk->receive_queue);
 	msk->out_of_order_queue = RB_ROOT;
 	msk->first_pending = NULL;
 	msk->wmem_reserved = 0;
+	msk->rmem_released = 0;
 
 	msk->ack_hint = NULL;
 	msk->first = NULL;
@@ -2274,6 +2322,7 @@ static void __mptcp_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk)
 	sk->sk_prot->destroy(sk);
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(msk->wmem_reserved);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(msk->rmem_released);
 	sk_stream_kill_queues(sk);
 	xfrm_sk_free_policy(sk);
 	sk_refcnt_debug_release(sk);
@@ -2491,6 +2540,11 @@ static struct sock *mptcp_accept(struct sock *sk, int flags, int *err,
 
 void mptcp_destroy_common(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
+	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
+
+	/* move to sk_receive_queue, sk_stream_kill_queues will purge it */
+	skb_queue_splice_tail_init(&msk->receive_queue, &sk->sk_receive_queue);
+
 	skb_rbtree_purge(&msk->out_of_order_queue);
 	mptcp_token_destroy(msk);
 	mptcp_pm_free_anno_list(msk);
@@ -2626,6 +2680,7 @@ static void mptcp_release_cb(struct sock *sk)
 
 	/* clear any wmem reservation and errors */
 	__mptcp_update_wmem(sk);
+	__mptcp_update_rmem(sk);
 
 	do {
 		flags = sk->sk_tsq_flags;
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 4cf355076e35..fe2efd923c5c 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ struct mptcp_sock {
 	unsigned long	timer_ival;
 	u32		token;
 	int		rmem_pending;
+	int		rmem_released;
 	unsigned long	flags;
 	bool		can_ack;
 	bool		fully_established;
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ struct mptcp_sock {
 	struct work_struct work;
 	struct sk_buff  *ooo_last_skb;
 	struct rb_root  out_of_order_queue;
+	struct sk_buff_head receive_queue;
 	struct list_head conn_list;
 	struct list_head rtx_queue;
 	struct mptcp_data_frag *first_pending;
@@ -267,6 +269,9 @@ struct mptcp_sock {
 	local_bh_enable();						\
 } while (0)
 
+#define mptcp_data_lock(sk) spin_lock_bh(&(sk)->sk_lock.slock)
+#define mptcp_data_unlock(sk) spin_unlock_bh(&(sk)->sk_lock.slock)
+
 #define mptcp_for_each_subflow(__msk, __subflow)			\
 	list_for_each_entry(__subflow, &((__msk)->conn_list), node)
 
