diff --git a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
index c736945be7c5..07a55073c809 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ enum bpf_reg_liveness {
 	REG_LIVE_NONE = 0, /* reg hasn't been read or written this branch */
 	REG_LIVE_READ, /* reg was read, so we're sensitive to initial value */
 	REG_LIVE_WRITTEN, /* reg was written first, screening off later reads */
+	REG_LIVE_DONE = 4, /* liveness won't be updating this register anymore */
 };
 
 struct bpf_reg_state {
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 6e5ea4c4d8e7..9da0b3f8342a 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -339,12 +339,14 @@ static char slot_type_char[] = {
 static void print_liveness(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 			   enum bpf_reg_liveness live)
 {
-	if (live & (REG_LIVE_READ | REG_LIVE_WRITTEN))
+	if (live & (REG_LIVE_READ | REG_LIVE_WRITTEN | REG_LIVE_DONE))
 	    verbose(env, "_");
 	if (live & REG_LIVE_READ)
 		verbose(env, "r");
 	if (live & REG_LIVE_WRITTEN)
 		verbose(env, "w");
+	if (live & REG_LIVE_DONE)
+		verbose(env, "D");
 }
 
 static struct bpf_func_state *func(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
@@ -1074,6 +1076,12 @@ static int mark_reg_read(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 		/* if read wasn't screened by an earlier write ... */
 		if (writes && state->live & REG_LIVE_WRITTEN)
 			break;
+		if (parent->live & REG_LIVE_DONE) {
+			verbose(env, "verifier BUG type %s var_off %lld off %d\n",
+				reg_type_str[parent->type],
+				parent->var_off.value, parent->off);
+			return -EFAULT;
+		}
 		/* ... then we depend on parent's value */
 		parent->live |= REG_LIVE_READ;
 		state = parent;
@@ -5021,6 +5029,102 @@ static bool check_ids(u32 old_id, u32 cur_id, struct idpair *idmap)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static void clean_func_state(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
+			     struct bpf_func_state *st)
+{
+	enum bpf_reg_liveness live;
+	int i, j;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < BPF_REG_FP; i++) {
+		live = st->regs[i].live;
+		if (live & REG_LIVE_DONE)
+			continue;
+		/* liveness must not touch this register anymore */
+		st->regs[i].live |= REG_LIVE_DONE;
+		if (!(live & REG_LIVE_READ))
+			/* since the register is unused, clear its state
+			 * to make further comparison simpler
+			 */
+			__mark_reg_not_init(&st->regs[i]);
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < st->allocated_stack / BPF_REG_SIZE; i++) {
+		live = st->stack[i].spilled_ptr.live;
+		if (live & REG_LIVE_DONE)
+			continue;
+		/* liveness must not touch this stack slot anymore */
+		st->stack[i].spilled_ptr.live |= REG_LIVE_DONE;
+		if (!(live & REG_LIVE_READ)) {
+			__mark_reg_not_init(&st->stack[i].spilled_ptr);
+			for (j = 0; j < BPF_REG_SIZE; j++)
+				st->stack[i].slot_type[j] = STACK_INVALID;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void clean_verifier_state(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
+				 struct bpf_verifier_state *st)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i <= st->curframe; i++)
+		clean_func_state(env, st->frame[i]);
+}
+
+/* the parentage chains form a tree.
+ * the verifier states are added to state lists at given insn and
+ * pushed into state stack for future exploration.
+ * when the verifier reaches bpf_exit insn some of the verifer states
+ * stored in the state lists have their final liveness state already,
+ * but a lot of states will get revised from liveness point of view when
+ * the verifier explores other branches.
+ * Example:
+ * 1: r0 = 1
+ * 2: if r1 == 100 goto pc+1
+ * 3: r0 = 2
+ * 4: exit
+ * when the verifier reaches exit insn the register r0 in the state list of
+ * insn 2 will be seen as !REG_LIVE_READ. Then the verifier pops the other_branch
+ * of insn 2 and goes exploring further. At the insn 4 it will walk the
+ * parentage chain from insn 4 into insn 2 and will mark r0 as REG_LIVE_READ.
+ *
+ * Since the verifier pushes the branch states as it sees them while exploring
+ * the program the condition of walking the branch instruction for the second
+ * time means that all states below this branch were already explored and
+ * their final liveness markes are already propagated.
+ * Hence when the verifier completes the search of state list in is_state_visited()
+ * we can call this clean_live_states() function to mark all liveness states
+ * as REG_LIVE_DONE to indicate that 'parent' pointers of 'struct bpf_reg_state'
+ * will not be used.
+ * This function also clears the registers and stack for states that !READ
+ * to simplify state merging.
+ *
+ * Important note here that walking the same branch instruction in the callee
+ * doesn't meant that the states are DONE. The verifier has to compare
+ * the callsites
+ */
+static void clean_live_states(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int insn,
+			      struct bpf_verifier_state *cur)
+{
+	struct bpf_verifier_state_list *sl;
+	int i;
+
+	sl = env->explored_states[insn];
+	if (!sl)
+		return;
+
+	while (sl != STATE_LIST_MARK) {
+		if (sl->state.curframe != cur->curframe)
+			goto next;
+		for (i = 0; i <= cur->curframe; i++)
+			if (sl->state.frame[i]->callsite != cur->frame[i]->callsite)
+				goto next;
+		clean_verifier_state(env, &sl->state);
+next:
+		sl = sl->next;
+	}
+}
+
 /* Returns true if (rold safe implies rcur safe) */
 static bool regsafe(struct bpf_reg_state *rold, struct bpf_reg_state *rcur,
 		    struct idpair *idmap)
@@ -5354,11 +5458,13 @@ static int is_state_visited(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int insn_idx)
 			err = propagate_liveness(env, &sl->state, cur);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
+			clean_live_states(env, insn_idx, cur);
 			return 1;
 		}
 		sl = sl->next;
 		states_cnt++;
 	}
+	clean_live_states(env, insn_idx, cur);
 
 	if (!env->allow_ptr_leaks && states_cnt > BPF_COMPLEXITY_LIMIT_STATES)
 		return 0;
