#define EBT_ALIGN(s) (((s) + (__alignof__(struct ebt_replace)-1)) & \
                     ~(__alignof__(struct ebt_replace)-1))
-extern int ebt_register_table(struct net *net, struct ebt_table *table);
+extern struct ebt_table *ebt_register_table(struct net *net,
+                                           struct ebt_table *table);
 extern void ebt_unregister_table(struct ebt_table *table);
 extern unsigned int ebt_do_table(unsigned int hook, struct sk_buff *skb,
    const struct net_device *in, const struct net_device *out,
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static struct ebt_table broute_table =
+static struct ebt_table __broute_table =
 {
        .name           = "broute",
        .table          = &initial_table,
        .valid_hooks    = 1 << NF_BR_BROUTING,
-       .lock           = __RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED(broute_table.lock),
+       .lock           = __RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED(__broute_table.lock),
        .check          = check,
        .me             = THIS_MODULE,
 };
+static struct ebt_table *broute_table;
 
 static int ebt_broute(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
        int ret;
 
        ret = ebt_do_table(NF_BR_BROUTING, skb, skb->dev, NULL,
-          &broute_table);
+          broute_table);
        if (ret == NF_DROP)
                return 1; /* route it */
        return 0; /* bridge it */
 
 static int __init ebtable_broute_init(void)
 {
-       int ret;
-
-       ret = ebt_register_table(&init_net, &broute_table);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
+       broute_table = ebt_register_table(&init_net, &__broute_table);
+       if (IS_ERR(broute_table))
+               return PTR_ERR(broute_table);
        /* see br_input.c */
        rcu_assign_pointer(br_should_route_hook, ebt_broute);
-       return ret;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit ebtable_broute_fini(void)
 {
        rcu_assign_pointer(br_should_route_hook, NULL);
        synchronize_net();
-       ebt_unregister_table(&broute_table);
+       ebt_unregister_table(broute_table);
 }
 
 module_init(ebtable_broute_init);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static struct ebt_table frame_filter =
+static struct ebt_table __frame_filter =
 {
        .name           = "filter",
        .table          = &initial_table,
        .valid_hooks    = FILTER_VALID_HOOKS,
-       .lock           = __RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED(frame_filter.lock),
+       .lock           = __RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED(__frame_filter.lock),
        .check          = check,
        .me             = THIS_MODULE,
 };
+static struct ebt_table *frame_filter;
 
 static unsigned int
 ebt_hook(unsigned int hook, struct sk_buff *skb, const struct net_device *in,
    const struct net_device *out, int (*okfn)(struct sk_buff *))
 {
-       return ebt_do_table(hook, skb, in, out, &frame_filter);
+       return ebt_do_table(hook, skb, in, out, frame_filter);
 }
 
 static struct nf_hook_ops ebt_ops_filter[] __read_mostly = {
 {
        int ret;
 
-       ret = ebt_register_table(&init_net, &frame_filter);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
+       frame_filter = ebt_register_table(&init_net, &__frame_filter);
+       if (IS_ERR(frame_filter))
+               return PTR_ERR(frame_filter);
        ret = nf_register_hooks(ebt_ops_filter, ARRAY_SIZE(ebt_ops_filter));
        if (ret < 0)
-               ebt_unregister_table(&frame_filter);
+               ebt_unregister_table(frame_filter);
        return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit ebtable_filter_fini(void)
 {
        nf_unregister_hooks(ebt_ops_filter, ARRAY_SIZE(ebt_ops_filter));
-       ebt_unregister_table(&frame_filter);
+       ebt_unregister_table(frame_filter);
 }
 
 module_init(ebtable_filter_init);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static struct ebt_table frame_nat =
+static struct ebt_table __frame_nat =
 {
        .name           = "nat",
        .table          = &initial_table,
        .valid_hooks    = NAT_VALID_HOOKS,
-       .lock           = __RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED(frame_nat.lock),
+       .lock           = __RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED(__frame_nat.lock),
        .check          = check,
        .me             = THIS_MODULE,
 };
+static struct ebt_table *frame_nat;
 
 static unsigned int
 ebt_nat_dst(unsigned int hook, struct sk_buff *skb, const struct net_device *in
    , const struct net_device *out, int (*okfn)(struct sk_buff *))
 {
-       return ebt_do_table(hook, skb, in, out, &frame_nat);
+       return ebt_do_table(hook, skb, in, out, frame_nat);
 }
 
 static unsigned int
 ebt_nat_src(unsigned int hook, struct sk_buff *skb, const struct net_device *in
    , const struct net_device *out, int (*okfn)(struct sk_buff *))
 {
-       return ebt_do_table(hook, skb, in, out, &frame_nat);
+       return ebt_do_table(hook, skb, in, out, frame_nat);
 }
 
 static struct nf_hook_ops ebt_ops_nat[] __read_mostly = {
 {
        int ret;
 
-       ret = ebt_register_table(&init_net, &frame_nat);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
+       frame_nat = ebt_register_table(&init_net, &__frame_nat);
+       if (IS_ERR(frame_nat))
+               return PTR_ERR(frame_nat);
        ret = nf_register_hooks(ebt_ops_nat, ARRAY_SIZE(ebt_ops_nat));
        if (ret < 0)
-               ebt_unregister_table(&frame_nat);
+               ebt_unregister_table(frame_nat);
        return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit ebtable_nat_fini(void)
 {
        nf_unregister_hooks(ebt_ops_nat, ARRAY_SIZE(ebt_ops_nat));
-       ebt_unregister_table(&frame_nat);
+       ebt_unregister_table(frame_nat);
 }
 
 module_init(ebtable_nat_init);
 
        return ret;
 }
 
-int ebt_register_table(struct net *net, struct ebt_table *table)
+struct ebt_table *ebt_register_table(struct net *net, struct ebt_table *table)
 {
        struct ebt_table_info *newinfo;
        struct ebt_table *t;
            repl->entries_size == 0 ||
            repl->counters || table->private) {
                BUGPRINT("Bad table data for ebt_register_table!!!\n");
-               return -EINVAL;
+               return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+       }
+
+       /* Don't add one table to multiple lists. */
+       table = kmemdup(table, sizeof(struct ebt_table), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!table) {
+               ret = -ENOMEM;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        countersize = COUNTER_OFFSET(repl->nentries) * nr_cpu_ids;
        newinfo = vmalloc(sizeof(*newinfo) + countersize);
        ret = -ENOMEM;
        if (!newinfo)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+               goto free_table;
 
        p = vmalloc(repl->entries_size);
        if (!p)
 
        if (table->check && table->check(newinfo, table->valid_hooks)) {
                BUGPRINT("The table doesn't like its own initial data, lol\n");
-               return -EINVAL;
+               return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
        }
 
        table->private = newinfo;
        }
        list_add(&table->list, &net->xt.tables[NFPROTO_BRIDGE]);
        mutex_unlock(&ebt_mutex);
-       return 0;
+       return table;
 free_unlock:
        mutex_unlock(&ebt_mutex);
 free_chainstack:
        vfree(newinfo->entries);
 free_newinfo:
        vfree(newinfo);
-       return ret;
+free_table:
+       kfree(table);
+out:
+       return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
 void ebt_unregister_table(struct ebt_table *table)
                vfree(table->private->chainstack);
        }
        vfree(table->private);
+       kfree(table);
 }
 
 /* userspace just supplied us with counters */