diff --git a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_ppp.c b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_ppp.c
index 97c5cc2..9e8162c 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_ppp.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_ppp.c
@@ -1147,15 +1147,14 @@ isdn_ppp_push_higher(isdn_net_dev * net_dev, isdn_net_local * lp, struct sk_buff
 	}
 
 	if (is->pass_filter
-	    && sk_run_filter(skb, is->pass_filter, is->pass_len) == 0) {
+	    && sk_run_filter(skb, is->pass_filter) == 0) {
 		if (is->debug & 0x2)
 			printk(KERN_DEBUG "IPPP: inbound frame filtered.\n");
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return;
 	}
 	if (!(is->active_filter
-	      && sk_run_filter(skb, is->active_filter,
-	                       is->active_len) == 0)) {
+	      && sk_run_filter(skb, is->active_filter) == 0)) {
 		if (is->debug & 0x2)
 			printk(KERN_DEBUG "IPPP: link-active filter: reseting huptimer.\n");
 		lp->huptimer = 0;
@@ -1294,15 +1293,14 @@ isdn_ppp_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	}
 
 	if (ipt->pass_filter
-	    && sk_run_filter(skb, ipt->pass_filter, ipt->pass_len) == 0) {
+	    && sk_run_filter(skb, ipt->pass_filter) == 0) {
 		if (ipt->debug & 0x4)
 			printk(KERN_DEBUG "IPPP: outbound frame filtered.\n");
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 	if (!(ipt->active_filter
-	      && sk_run_filter(skb, ipt->active_filter,
-		               ipt->active_len) == 0)) {
+	      && sk_run_filter(skb, ipt->active_filter) == 0)) {
 		if (ipt->debug & 0x4)
 			printk(KERN_DEBUG "IPPP: link-active filter: reseting huptimer.\n");
 		lp->huptimer = 0;
@@ -1492,9 +1490,9 @@ int isdn_ppp_autodial_filter(struct sk_buff *skb, isdn_net_local *lp)
 	}
 	
 	drop |= is->pass_filter
-	        && sk_run_filter(skb, is->pass_filter, is->pass_len) == 0;
+	        && sk_run_filter(skb, is->pass_filter) == 0;
 	drop |= is->active_filter
-	        && sk_run_filter(skb, is->active_filter, is->active_len) == 0;
+	        && sk_run_filter(skb, is->active_filter) == 0;
 	
 	skb_push(skb, IPPP_MAX_HEADER - 4);
 	return drop;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
index 09cf56d..0c91598a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
@@ -1136,8 +1136,7 @@ ppp_send_frame(struct ppp *ppp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		   a four-byte PPP header on each packet */
 		*skb_push(skb, 2) = 1;
 		if (ppp->pass_filter &&
-		    sk_run_filter(skb, ppp->pass_filter,
-				  ppp->pass_len) == 0) {
+		    sk_run_filter(skb, ppp->pass_filter) == 0) {
 			if (ppp->debug & 1)
 				printk(KERN_DEBUG "PPP: outbound frame not passed\n");
 			kfree_skb(skb);
@@ -1145,8 +1144,7 @@ ppp_send_frame(struct ppp *ppp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 		/* if this packet passes the active filter, record the time */
 		if (!(ppp->active_filter &&
-		      sk_run_filter(skb, ppp->active_filter,
-				    ppp->active_len) == 0))
+		      sk_run_filter(skb, ppp->active_filter) == 0))
 			ppp->last_xmit = jiffies;
 		skb_pull(skb, 2);
 #else
@@ -1758,8 +1756,7 @@ ppp_receive_nonmp_frame(struct ppp *ppp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 			*skb_push(skb, 2) = 0;
 			if (ppp->pass_filter &&
-			    sk_run_filter(skb, ppp->pass_filter,
-					  ppp->pass_len) == 0) {
+			    sk_run_filter(skb, ppp->pass_filter) == 0) {
 				if (ppp->debug & 1)
 					printk(KERN_DEBUG "PPP: inbound frame "
 					       "not passed\n");
@@ -1767,8 +1764,7 @@ ppp_receive_nonmp_frame(struct ppp *ppp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 				return;
 			}
 			if (!(ppp->active_filter &&
-			      sk_run_filter(skb, ppp->active_filter,
-					    ppp->active_len) == 0))
+			      sk_run_filter(skb, ppp->active_filter) == 0))
 				ppp->last_recv = jiffies;
 			__skb_pull(skb, 2);
 		} else
diff --git a/include/linux/filter.h b/include/linux/filter.h
index 151f5d7..447a775 100644
--- a/include/linux/filter.h
+++ b/include/linux/filter.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ struct sock;
 
 extern int sk_filter(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
 extern unsigned int sk_run_filter(struct sk_buff *skb,
-				  struct sock_filter *filter, int flen);
+				  const struct sock_filter *filter);
 extern int sk_attach_filter(struct sock_fprog *fprog, struct sock *sk);
 extern int sk_detach_filter(struct sock *sk);
 extern int sk_chk_filter(struct sock_filter *filter, int flen);
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 15a545d..9e77b3c 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ int sk_filter(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	rcu_read_lock_bh();
 	filter = rcu_dereference_bh(sk->sk_filter);
 	if (filter) {
-		unsigned int pkt_len = sk_run_filter(skb, filter->insns, filter->len);
+		unsigned int pkt_len = sk_run_filter(skb, filter->insns);
 
 		err = pkt_len ? pskb_trim(skb, pkt_len) : -EPERM;
 	}
@@ -151,14 +151,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sk_filter);
  *	sk_run_filter - run a filter on a socket
  *	@skb: buffer to run the filter on
  *	@filter: filter to apply
- *	@flen: length of filter
  *
  * Decode and apply filter instructions to the skb->data.
- * Return length to keep, 0 for none. skb is the data we are
- * filtering, filter is the array of filter instructions, and
- * len is the number of filter blocks in the array.
+ * Return length to keep, 0 for none. @skb is the data we are
+ * filtering, @filter is the array of filter instructions.
+ * Because all jumps are guaranteed to be before last instruction,
+ * and last instruction guaranteed to be a RET, we dont need to check
+ * flen. (We used to pass to this function the length of filter)
  */
-unsigned int sk_run_filter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock_filter *filter, int flen)
+unsigned int sk_run_filter(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct sock_filter *fentry)
 {
 	void *ptr;
 	u32 A = 0;			/* Accumulator */
@@ -167,34 +168,36 @@ unsigned int sk_run_filter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock_filter *filter, int
 	unsigned long memvalid = 0;
 	u32 tmp;
 	int k;
-	int pc;
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(BPF_MEMWORDS > BITS_PER_LONG);
 	/*
 	 * Process array of filter instructions.
 	 */
-	for (pc = 0; pc < flen; pc++) {
-		const struct sock_filter *fentry = &filter[pc];
-		u32 f_k = fentry->k;
+	for (;; fentry++) {
+#if defined(CONFIG_X86_32)
+#define	K (fentry->k)
+#else
+		const u32 K = fentry->k;
+#endif
 
 		switch (fentry->code) {
 		case BPF_S_ALU_ADD_X:
 			A += X;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_ALU_ADD_K:
-			A += f_k;
+			A += K;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_ALU_SUB_X:
 			A -= X;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_ALU_SUB_K:
-			A -= f_k;
+			A -= K;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_ALU_MUL_X:
 			A *= X;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_ALU_MUL_K:
-			A *= f_k;
+			A *= K;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_ALU_DIV_X:
 			if (X == 0)
@@ -202,64 +205,64 @@ unsigned int sk_run_filter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock_filter *filter, int
 			A /= X;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_ALU_DIV_K:
-			A /= f_k;
+			A /= K;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_ALU_AND_X:
 			A &= X;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_ALU_AND_K:
-			A &= f_k;
+			A &= K;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_ALU_OR_X:
 			A |= X;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_ALU_OR_K:
-			A |= f_k;
+			A |= K;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_ALU_LSH_X:
 			A <<= X;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_ALU_LSH_K:
-			A <<= f_k;
+			A <<= K;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_ALU_RSH_X:
 			A >>= X;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_ALU_RSH_K:
-			A >>= f_k;
+			A >>= K;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_ALU_NEG:
 			A = -A;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_JMP_JA:
-			pc += f_k;
+			fentry += K;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_JMP_JGT_K:
-			pc += (A > f_k) ? fentry->jt : fentry->jf;
+			fentry += (A > K) ? fentry->jt : fentry->jf;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_JMP_JGE_K:
-			pc += (A >= f_k) ? fentry->jt : fentry->jf;
+			fentry += (A >= K) ? fentry->jt : fentry->jf;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_JMP_JEQ_K:
-			pc += (A == f_k) ? fentry->jt : fentry->jf;
+			fentry += (A == K) ? fentry->jt : fentry->jf;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_JMP_JSET_K:
-			pc += (A & f_k) ? fentry->jt : fentry->jf;
+			fentry += (A & K) ? fentry->jt : fentry->jf;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_JMP_JGT_X:
-			pc += (A > X) ? fentry->jt : fentry->jf;
+			fentry += (A > X) ? fentry->jt : fentry->jf;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_JMP_JGE_X:
-			pc += (A >= X) ? fentry->jt : fentry->jf;
+			fentry += (A >= X) ? fentry->jt : fentry->jf;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_JMP_JEQ_X:
-			pc += (A == X) ? fentry->jt : fentry->jf;
+			fentry += (A == X) ? fentry->jt : fentry->jf;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_JMP_JSET_X:
-			pc += (A & X) ? fentry->jt : fentry->jf;
+			fentry += (A & X) ? fentry->jt : fentry->jf;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_LD_W_ABS:
-			k = f_k;
+			k = K;
 load_w:
 			ptr = load_pointer(skb, k, 4, &tmp);
 			if (ptr != NULL) {
@@ -268,7 +271,7 @@ load_w:
 			}
 			break;
 		case BPF_S_LD_H_ABS:
-			k = f_k;
+			k = K;
 load_h:
 			ptr = load_pointer(skb, k, 2, &tmp);
 			if (ptr != NULL) {
@@ -277,7 +280,7 @@ load_h:
 			}
 			break;
 		case BPF_S_LD_B_ABS:
-			k = f_k;
+			k = K;
 load_b:
 			ptr = load_pointer(skb, k, 1, &tmp);
 			if (ptr != NULL) {
@@ -292,34 +295,34 @@ load_b:
 			X = skb->len;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_LD_W_IND:
-			k = X + f_k;
+			k = X + K;
 			goto load_w;
 		case BPF_S_LD_H_IND:
-			k = X + f_k;
+			k = X + K;
 			goto load_h;
 		case BPF_S_LD_B_IND:
-			k = X + f_k;
+			k = X + K;
 			goto load_b;
 		case BPF_S_LDX_B_MSH:
-			ptr = load_pointer(skb, f_k, 1, &tmp);
+			ptr = load_pointer(skb, K, 1, &tmp);
 			if (ptr != NULL) {
 				X = (*(u8 *)ptr & 0xf) << 2;
 				continue;
 			}
 			return 0;
 		case BPF_S_LD_IMM:
-			A = f_k;
+			A = K;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_LDX_IMM:
-			X = f_k;
+			X = K;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_LD_MEM:
-			A = (memvalid & (1UL << f_k)) ?
-				mem[f_k] : 0;
+			A = (memvalid & (1UL << K)) ?
+				mem[K] : 0;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_LDX_MEM:
-			X = (memvalid & (1UL << f_k)) ?
-				mem[f_k] : 0;
+			X = (memvalid & (1UL << K)) ?
+				mem[K] : 0;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_MISC_TAX:
 			X = A;
@@ -328,16 +331,16 @@ load_b:
 			A = X;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_RET_K:
-			return f_k;
+			return K;
 		case BPF_S_RET_A:
 			return A;
 		case BPF_S_ST:
-			memvalid |= 1UL << f_k;
-			mem[f_k] = A;
+			memvalid |= 1UL << K;
+			mem[K] = A;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_S_STX:
-			memvalid |= 1UL << f_k;
-			mem[f_k] = X;
+			memvalid |= 1UL << K;
+			mem[K] = X;
 			continue;
 		default:
 			WARN_ON(1);
diff --git a/net/core/timestamping.c b/net/core/timestamping.c
index 0ae6c22..dac7ed6 100644
--- a/net/core/timestamping.c
+++ b/net/core/timestamping.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static unsigned int classify(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (likely(skb->dev &&
 		   skb->dev->phydev &&
 		   skb->dev->phydev->drv))
-		return sk_run_filter(skb, ptp_filter, ARRAY_SIZE(ptp_filter));
+		return sk_run_filter(skb, ptp_filter);
 	else
 		return PTP_CLASS_NONE;
 }
diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 2096456..b6372dd 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ static inline unsigned int run_filter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk,
 	rcu_read_lock_bh();
 	filter = rcu_dereference_bh(sk->sk_filter);
 	if (filter != NULL)
-		res = sk_run_filter(skb, filter->insns, filter->len);
+		res = sk_run_filter(skb, filter->insns);
 	rcu_read_unlock_bh();
 
 	return res;
