diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index a01b6f84e3bc..acf17af45af9 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -492,6 +492,19 @@ static inline bool skb_queue_is_last(const struct sk_buff_head *list,
 	return (skb->next == (struct sk_buff *) list);
 }
 
+/**
+ *	skb_queue_is_first - check if skb is the first entry in the queue
+ *	@list: queue head
+ *	@skb: buffer
+ *
+ *	Returns true if @skb is the first buffer on the list.
+ */
+static inline bool skb_queue_is_first(const struct sk_buff_head *list,
+				      const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return (skb->prev == (struct sk_buff *) list);
+}
+
 /**
  *	skb_queue_next - return the next packet in the queue
  *	@list: queue head
@@ -510,6 +523,24 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *skb_queue_next(const struct sk_buff_head *list,
 	return skb->next;
 }
 
+/**
+ *	skb_queue_prev - return the prev packet in the queue
+ *	@list: queue head
+ *	@skb: current buffer
+ *
+ *	Return the prev packet in @list before @skb.  It is only valid to
+ *	call this if skb_queue_is_first() evaluates to false.
+ */
+static inline struct sk_buff *skb_queue_prev(const struct sk_buff_head *list,
+					     const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	/* This BUG_ON may seem severe, but if we just return then we
+	 * are going to dereference garbage.
+	 */
+	BUG_ON(skb_queue_is_first(list, skb));
+	return skb->prev;
+}
+
 /**
  *	skb_get - reference buffer
  *	@skb: buffer to reference
@@ -1652,6 +1683,8 @@ extern int             skb_splice_bits(struct sk_buff *skb,
 extern void	       skb_copy_and_csum_dev(const struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *to);
 extern void	       skb_split(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				 struct sk_buff *skb1, const u32 len);
+extern int	       skb_shift(struct sk_buff *tgt, struct sk_buff *skb,
+				 int shiftlen);
 
 extern struct sk_buff *skb_segment(struct sk_buff *skb, int features);
 
diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 90b4c3b4c336..265392470b26 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -1192,6 +1192,11 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *tcp_write_queue_next(struct sock *sk, struct sk_bu
 	return skb_queue_next(&sk->sk_write_queue, skb);
 }
 
+static inline struct sk_buff *tcp_write_queue_prev(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return skb_queue_prev(&sk->sk_write_queue, skb);
+}
+
 #define tcp_for_write_queue(skb, sk)					\
 	skb_queue_walk(&(sk)->sk_write_queue, skb)
 
diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index 267185a848f6..844b8abeb18c 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -2018,6 +2018,146 @@ void skb_split(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sk_buff *skb1, const u32 len)
 		skb_split_no_header(skb, skb1, len, pos);
 }
 
+/* Shifting from/to a cloned skb is a no-go.
+ *
+ * TODO: handle cloned skbs by using pskb_expand_head()
+ */
+static int skb_prepare_for_shift(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return skb_cloned(skb);
+}
+
+/**
+ * skb_shift - Shifts paged data partially from skb to another
+ * @tgt: buffer into which tail data gets added
+ * @skb: buffer from which the paged data comes from
+ * @shiftlen: shift up to this many bytes
+ *
+ * Attempts to shift up to shiftlen worth of bytes, which may be less than
+ * the length of the skb, from tgt to skb. Returns number bytes shifted.
+ * It's up to caller to free skb if everything was shifted.
+ *
+ * If @tgt runs out of frags, the whole operation is aborted.
+ *
+ * Skb cannot include anything else but paged data while tgt is allowed
+ * to have non-paged data as well.
+ *
+ * TODO: full sized shift could be optimized but that would need
+ * specialized skb free'er to handle frags without up-to-date nr_frags.
+ */
+int skb_shift(struct sk_buff *tgt, struct sk_buff *skb, int shiftlen)
+{
+	int from, to, merge, todo;
+	struct skb_frag_struct *fragfrom, *fragto;
+
+	BUG_ON(shiftlen > skb->len);
+	BUG_ON(skb_headlen(skb));	/* Would corrupt stream */
+
+	todo = shiftlen;
+	from = 0;
+	to = skb_shinfo(tgt)->nr_frags;
+	fragfrom = &skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[from];
+
+	/* Actual merge is delayed until the point when we know we can
+	 * commit all, so that we don't have to undo partial changes
+	 */
+	if (!to ||
+	    !skb_can_coalesce(tgt, to, fragfrom->page, fragfrom->page_offset)) {
+		merge = -1;
+	} else {
+		merge = to - 1;
+
+		todo -= fragfrom->size;
+		if (todo < 0) {
+			if (skb_prepare_for_shift(skb) ||
+			    skb_prepare_for_shift(tgt))
+				return 0;
+
+			fragto = &skb_shinfo(tgt)->frags[merge];
+
+			fragto->size += shiftlen;
+			fragfrom->size -= shiftlen;
+			fragfrom->page_offset += shiftlen;
+
+			goto onlymerged;
+		}
+
+		from++;
+	}
+
+	/* Skip full, not-fitting skb to avoid expensive operations */
+	if ((shiftlen == skb->len) &&
+	    (skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags - from) > (MAX_SKB_FRAGS - to))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (skb_prepare_for_shift(skb) || skb_prepare_for_shift(tgt))
+		return 0;
+
+	while ((todo > 0) && (from < skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags)) {
+		if (to == MAX_SKB_FRAGS)
+			return 0;
+
+		fragfrom = &skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[from];
+		fragto = &skb_shinfo(tgt)->frags[to];
+
+		if (todo >= fragfrom->size) {
+			*fragto = *fragfrom;
+			todo -= fragfrom->size;
+			from++;
+			to++;
+
+		} else {
+			get_page(fragfrom->page);
+			fragto->page = fragfrom->page;
+			fragto->page_offset = fragfrom->page_offset;
+			fragto->size = todo;
+
+			fragfrom->page_offset += todo;
+			fragfrom->size -= todo;
+			todo = 0;
+
+			to++;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Ready to "commit" this state change to tgt */
+	skb_shinfo(tgt)->nr_frags = to;
+
+	if (merge >= 0) {
+		fragfrom = &skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[0];
+		fragto = &skb_shinfo(tgt)->frags[merge];
+
+		fragto->size += fragfrom->size;
+		put_page(fragfrom->page);
+	}
+
+	/* Reposition in the original skb */
+	to = 0;
+	while (from < skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags)
+		skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[to++] = skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[from++];
+	skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags = to;
+
+	BUG_ON(todo > 0 && !skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags);
+
+onlymerged:
+	/* Most likely the tgt won't ever need its checksum anymore, skb on
+	 * the other hand might need it if it needs to be resent
+	 */
+	tgt->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_PARTIAL;
+	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_PARTIAL;
+
+	/* Yak, is it really working this way? Some helper please? */
+	skb->len -= shiftlen;
+	skb->data_len -= shiftlen;
+	skb->truesize -= shiftlen;
+	tgt->len += shiftlen;
+	tgt->data_len += shiftlen;
+	tgt->truesize += shiftlen;
+
+	return shiftlen;
+}
+
 /**
  * skb_prepare_seq_read - Prepare a sequential read of skb data
  * @skb: the buffer to read
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 3c8e297e2c39..97d57676b8ee 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -1242,6 +1242,8 @@ static int tcp_check_dsack(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *ack_skb,
  * aligned portion of it that matches. Therefore we might need to fragment
  * which may fail and creates some hassle (caller must handle error case
  * returns).
+ *
+ * FIXME: this could be merged to shift decision code
  */
 static int tcp_match_skb_to_sack(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				 u32 start_seq, u32 end_seq)
@@ -1353,9 +1355,6 @@ static int tcp_sacktag_one(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk,
 
 		if (fack_count > tp->fackets_out)
 			tp->fackets_out = fack_count;
-
-		if (!before(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq, tcp_highest_sack_seq(tp)))
-			tcp_advance_highest_sack(sk, skb);
 	}
 
 	/* D-SACK. We can detect redundant retransmission in S|R and plain R
@@ -1370,12 +1369,231 @@ static int tcp_sacktag_one(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk,
 	return flag;
 }
 
+static int tcp_shifted_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *prev,
+			   struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int pcount,
+			   int shifted, int fack_count, int *reord,
+			   int *flag, int mss)
+{
+	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
+	u8 dummy_sacked = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked;	/* We discard results */
+
+	BUG_ON(!pcount);
+
+	TCP_SKB_CB(prev)->end_seq += shifted;
+	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq += shifted;
+
+	skb_shinfo(prev)->gso_segs += pcount;
+	BUG_ON(skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_segs < pcount);
+	skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_segs -= pcount;
+
+	/* When we're adding to gso_segs == 1, gso_size will be zero,
+	 * in theory this shouldn't be necessary but as long as DSACK
+	 * code can come after this skb later on it's better to keep
+	 * setting gso_size to something.
+	 */
+	if (!skb_shinfo(prev)->gso_size) {
+		skb_shinfo(prev)->gso_size = mss;
+		skb_shinfo(prev)->gso_type = sk->sk_gso_type;
+	}
+
+	/* CHECKME: To clear or not to clear? Mimics normal skb currently */
+	if (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_segs <= 1) {
+		skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size = 0;
+		skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type = 0;
+	}
+
+	*flag |= tcp_sacktag_one(skb, sk, reord, 0, fack_count, &dummy_sacked,
+				 pcount);
+
+	/* Difference in this won't matter, both ACKed by the same cumul. ACK */
+	TCP_SKB_CB(prev)->sacked |= (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked & TCPCB_EVER_RETRANS);
+
+	tcp_clear_all_retrans_hints(tp);
+
+	if (skb->len > 0) {
+		BUG_ON(!tcp_skb_pcount(skb));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Whole SKB was eaten :-) */
+
+	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->flags |= TCP_SKB_CB(prev)->flags;
+	if (skb == tcp_highest_sack(sk))
+		tcp_advance_highest_sack(sk, skb);
+
+	tcp_unlink_write_queue(skb, sk);
+	sk_wmem_free_skb(sk, skb);
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/* I wish gso_size would have a bit more sane initialization than
+ * something-or-zero which complicates things
+ */
+static int tcp_shift_mss(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	int mss = tcp_skb_mss(skb);
+
+	if (!mss)
+		mss = skb->len;
+
+	return mss;
+}
+
+/* Shifting pages past head area doesn't work */
+static int skb_can_shift(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return !skb_headlen(skb) && skb_is_nonlinear(skb);
+}
+
+/* Try collapsing SACK blocks spanning across multiple skbs to a single
+ * skb.
+ */
+static struct sk_buff *tcp_shift_skb_data(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
+					  u32 start_seq, u32 end_seq,
+					  int dup_sack, int *fack_count,
+					  int *reord, int *flag)
+{
+	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
+	struct sk_buff *prev;
+	int mss;
+	int pcount = 0;
+	int len;
+	int in_sack;
+
+	if (!sk_can_gso(sk))
+		goto fallback;
+
+	/* Normally R but no L won't result in plain S */
+	if (!dup_sack &&
+	    (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked & TCPCB_TAGBITS) == TCPCB_SACKED_RETRANS)
+		goto fallback;
+	if (!skb_can_shift(skb))
+		goto fallback;
+	/* This frame is about to be dropped (was ACKed). */
+	if (!after(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq, tp->snd_una))
+		goto fallback;
+
+	/* Can only happen with delayed DSACK + discard craziness */
+	if (unlikely(skb == tcp_write_queue_head(sk)))
+		goto fallback;
+	prev = tcp_write_queue_prev(sk, skb);
+
+	if ((TCP_SKB_CB(prev)->sacked & TCPCB_TAGBITS) != TCPCB_SACKED_ACKED)
+		goto fallback;
+
+	in_sack = !after(start_seq, TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq) &&
+		  !before(end_seq, TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq);
+
+	if (in_sack) {
+		len = skb->len;
+		pcount = tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
+		mss = tcp_shift_mss(skb);
+
+		/* TODO: Fix DSACKs to not fragment already SACKed and we can
+		 * drop this restriction as unnecessary
+		 */
+		if (mss != tcp_shift_mss(prev))
+			goto fallback;
+	} else {
+		if (!after(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq, start_seq))
+			goto noop;
+		/* CHECKME: This is non-MSS split case only?, this will
+		 * cause skipped skbs due to advancing loop btw, original
+		 * has that feature too
+		 */
+		if (tcp_skb_pcount(skb) <= 1)
+			goto noop;
+
+		in_sack = !after(start_seq, TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq);
+		if (!in_sack) {
+			/* TODO: head merge to next could be attempted here
+			 * if (!after(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq, end_seq)),
+			 * though it might not be worth of the additional hassle
+			 *
+			 * ...we can probably just fallback to what was done
+			 * previously. We could try merging non-SACKed ones
+			 * as well but it probably isn't going to buy off
+			 * because later SACKs might again split them, and
+			 * it would make skb timestamp tracking considerably
+			 * harder problem.
+			 */
+			goto fallback;
+		}
+
+		len = end_seq - TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq;
+		BUG_ON(len < 0);
+		BUG_ON(len > skb->len);
+
+		/* MSS boundaries should be honoured or else pcount will
+		 * severely break even though it makes things bit trickier.
+		 * Optimize common case to avoid most of the divides
+		 */
+		mss = tcp_skb_mss(skb);
+
+		/* TODO: Fix DSACKs to not fragment already SACKed and we can
+		 * drop this restriction as unnecessary
+		 */
+		if (mss != tcp_shift_mss(prev))
+			goto fallback;
+
+		if (len == mss) {
+			pcount = 1;
+		} else if (len < mss) {
+			goto noop;
+		} else {
+			pcount = len / mss;
+			len = pcount * mss;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!skb_shift(prev, skb, len))
+		goto fallback;
+	if (!tcp_shifted_skb(sk, prev, skb, pcount, len, *fack_count, reord,
+			     flag, mss))
+		goto out;
+
+	/* Hole filled allows collapsing with the next as well, this is very
+	 * useful when hole on every nth skb pattern happens
+	 */
+	if (prev == tcp_write_queue_tail(sk))
+		goto out;
+	skb = tcp_write_queue_next(sk, prev);
+
+	if (!skb_can_shift(skb))
+		goto out;
+	if (skb == tcp_send_head(sk))
+		goto out;
+	if ((TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked & TCPCB_TAGBITS) != TCPCB_SACKED_ACKED)
+		goto out;
+
+	len = skb->len;
+	if (skb_shift(prev, skb, len)) {
+		pcount += tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
+		tcp_shifted_skb(sk, prev, skb, tcp_skb_pcount(skb), len,
+				*fack_count, reord, flag, mss);
+	}
+
+out:
+	*fack_count += pcount;
+	return prev;
+
+noop:
+	return skb;
+
+fallback:
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static struct sk_buff *tcp_sacktag_walk(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk,
 					struct tcp_sack_block *next_dup,
 					u32 start_seq, u32 end_seq,
 					int dup_sack_in, int *fack_count,
 					int *reord, int *flag)
 {
+	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
+	struct sk_buff *tmp;
+
 	tcp_for_write_queue_from(skb, sk) {
 		int in_sack = 0;
 		int dup_sack = dup_sack_in;
@@ -1396,18 +1614,42 @@ static struct sk_buff *tcp_sacktag_walk(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk,
 				dup_sack = 1;
 		}
 
-		if (in_sack <= 0)
-			in_sack = tcp_match_skb_to_sack(sk, skb, start_seq,
-							end_seq);
+		/* skb reference here is a bit tricky to get right, since
+		 * shifting can eat and free both this skb and the next,
+		 * so not even _safe variant of the loop is enough.
+		 */
+		if (in_sack <= 0) {
+			tmp = tcp_shift_skb_data(sk, skb, start_seq,
+						 end_seq, dup_sack,
+						 fack_count, reord, flag);
+			if (tmp != NULL) {
+				if (tmp != skb) {
+					skb = tmp;
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				in_sack = 0;
+			} else {
+				in_sack = tcp_match_skb_to_sack(sk, skb,
+								start_seq,
+								end_seq);
+			}
+		}
+
 		if (unlikely(in_sack < 0))
 			break;
 
-		if (in_sack)
+		if (in_sack) {
 			*flag |= tcp_sacktag_one(skb, sk, reord, dup_sack,
 						 *fack_count,
 						 &(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked),
 						 tcp_skb_pcount(skb));
 
+			if (!before(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq,
+				    tcp_highest_sack_seq(tp)))
+				tcp_advance_highest_sack(sk, skb);
+		}
+
 		*fack_count += tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
 	}
 	return skb;