diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_set_rbtree.c b/net/netfilter/nft_set_rbtree.c
index 94a5446c5eae8c4c2fbc9dada87f507182cb3afc..81c747008da331540ad785b1ccce52f021f48175 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_set_rbtree.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_set_rbtree.c
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ static bool nft_rbtree_interval_start(const struct nft_rbtree_elem *rbe)
 	return !nft_rbtree_interval_end(rbe);
 }
 
-static bool nft_rbtree_equal(const struct nft_set *set, const void *this,
-			     const struct nft_rbtree_elem *interval)
+static int nft_rbtree_cmp(const struct nft_set *set,
+			  const struct nft_rbtree_elem *e1,
+			  const struct nft_rbtree_elem *e2)
 {
-	return memcmp(this, nft_set_ext_key(&interval->ext), set->klen) == 0;
+	return memcmp(nft_set_ext_key(&e1->ext), nft_set_ext_key(&e2->ext),
+		      set->klen);
 }
 
 static bool __nft_rbtree_lookup(const struct net *net, const struct nft_set *set,
@@ -52,7 +54,6 @@ static bool __nft_rbtree_lookup(const struct net *net, const struct nft_set *set
 	const struct nft_rbtree_elem *rbe, *interval = NULL;
 	u8 genmask = nft_genmask_cur(net);
 	const struct rb_node *parent;
-	const void *this;
 	int d;
 
 	parent = rcu_dereference_raw(priv->root.rb_node);
@@ -62,12 +63,11 @@ static bool __nft_rbtree_lookup(const struct net *net, const struct nft_set *set
 
 		rbe = rb_entry(parent, struct nft_rbtree_elem, node);
 
-		this = nft_set_ext_key(&rbe->ext);
-		d = memcmp(this, key, set->klen);
+		d = memcmp(nft_set_ext_key(&rbe->ext), key, set->klen);
 		if (d < 0) {
 			parent = rcu_dereference_raw(parent->rb_left);
 			if (interval &&
-			    nft_rbtree_equal(set, this, interval) &&
+			    !nft_rbtree_cmp(set, rbe, interval) &&
 			    nft_rbtree_interval_end(rbe) &&
 			    nft_rbtree_interval_start(interval))
 				continue;
@@ -214,154 +214,216 @@ static void *nft_rbtree_get(const struct net *net, const struct nft_set *set,
 	return rbe;
 }
 
+static int nft_rbtree_gc_elem(const struct nft_set *__set,
+			      struct nft_rbtree *priv,
+			      struct nft_rbtree_elem *rbe)
+{
+	struct nft_set *set = (struct nft_set *)__set;
+	struct rb_node *prev = rb_prev(&rbe->node);
+	struct nft_rbtree_elem *rbe_prev;
+	struct nft_set_gc_batch *gcb;
+
+	gcb = nft_set_gc_batch_check(set, NULL, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!gcb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* search for expired end interval coming before this element. */
+	do {
+		rbe_prev = rb_entry(prev, struct nft_rbtree_elem, node);
+		if (nft_rbtree_interval_end(rbe_prev))
+			break;
+
+		prev = rb_prev(prev);
+	} while (prev != NULL);
+
+	rb_erase(&rbe_prev->node, &priv->root);
+	rb_erase(&rbe->node, &priv->root);
+	atomic_sub(2, &set->nelems);
+
+	nft_set_gc_batch_add(gcb, rbe);
+	nft_set_gc_batch_complete(gcb);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static bool nft_rbtree_update_first(const struct nft_set *set,
+				    struct nft_rbtree_elem *rbe,
+				    struct rb_node *first)
+{
+	struct nft_rbtree_elem *first_elem;
+
+	first_elem = rb_entry(first, struct nft_rbtree_elem, node);
+	/* this element is closest to where the new element is to be inserted:
+	 * update the first element for the node list path.
+	 */
+	if (nft_rbtree_cmp(set, rbe, first_elem) < 0)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int __nft_rbtree_insert(const struct net *net, const struct nft_set *set,
 			       struct nft_rbtree_elem *new,
 			       struct nft_set_ext **ext)
 {
-	bool overlap = false, dup_end_left = false, dup_end_right = false;
+	struct nft_rbtree_elem *rbe, *rbe_le = NULL, *rbe_ge = NULL;
+	struct rb_node *node, *parent, **p, *first = NULL;
 	struct nft_rbtree *priv = nft_set_priv(set);
 	u8 genmask = nft_genmask_next(net);
-	struct nft_rbtree_elem *rbe;
-	struct rb_node *parent, **p;
-	int d;
+	int d, err;
 
-	/* Detect overlaps as we descend the tree. Set the flag in these cases:
-	 *
-	 * a1. _ _ __>|  ?_ _ __|  (insert end before existing end)
-	 * a2. _ _ ___|  ?_ _ _>|  (insert end after existing end)
-	 * a3. _ _ ___? >|_ _ __|  (insert start before existing end)
-	 *
-	 * and clear it later on, as we eventually reach the points indicated by
-	 * '?' above, in the cases described below. We'll always meet these
-	 * later, locally, due to tree ordering, and overlaps for the intervals
-	 * that are the closest together are always evaluated last.
-	 *
-	 * b1. _ _ __>|  !_ _ __|  (insert end before existing start)
-	 * b2. _ _ ___|  !_ _ _>|  (insert end after existing start)
-	 * b3. _ _ ___! >|_ _ __|  (insert start after existing end, as a leaf)
-	 *            '--' no nodes falling in this range
-	 * b4.          >|_ _   !  (insert start before existing start)
-	 *
-	 * Case a3. resolves to b3.:
-	 * - if the inserted start element is the leftmost, because the '0'
-	 *   element in the tree serves as end element
-	 * - otherwise, if an existing end is found immediately to the left. If
-	 *   there are existing nodes in between, we need to further descend the
-	 *   tree before we can conclude the new start isn't causing an overlap
-	 *
-	 * or to b4., which, preceded by a3., means we already traversed one or
-	 * more existing intervals entirely, from the right.
-	 *
-	 * For a new, rightmost pair of elements, we'll hit cases b3. and b2.,
-	 * in that order.
-	 *
-	 * The flag is also cleared in two special cases:
-	 *
-	 * b5. |__ _ _!|<_ _ _   (insert start right before existing end)
-	 * b6. |__ _ >|!__ _ _   (insert end right after existing start)
-	 *
-	 * which always happen as last step and imply that no further
-	 * overlapping is possible.
-	 *
-	 * Another special case comes from the fact that start elements matching
-	 * an already existing start element are allowed: insertion is not
-	 * performed but we return -EEXIST in that case, and the error will be
-	 * cleared by the caller if NLM_F_EXCL is not present in the request.
-	 * This way, request for insertion of an exact overlap isn't reported as
-	 * error to userspace if not desired.
-	 *
-	 * However, if the existing start matches a pre-existing start, but the
-	 * end element doesn't match the corresponding pre-existing end element,
-	 * we need to report a partial overlap. This is a local condition that
-	 * can be noticed without need for a tracking flag, by checking for a
-	 * local duplicated end for a corresponding start, from left and right,
-	 * separately.
+	/* Descend the tree to search for an existing element greater than the
+	 * key value to insert that is greater than the new element. This is the
+	 * first element to walk the ordered elements to find possible overlap.
 	 */
-
 	parent = NULL;
 	p = &priv->root.rb_node;
 	while (*p != NULL) {
 		parent = *p;
 		rbe = rb_entry(parent, struct nft_rbtree_elem, node);
-		d = memcmp(nft_set_ext_key(&rbe->ext),
-			   nft_set_ext_key(&new->ext),
-			   set->klen);
+		d = nft_rbtree_cmp(set, rbe, new);
+
 		if (d < 0) {
 			p = &parent->rb_left;
-
-			if (nft_rbtree_interval_start(new)) {
-				if (nft_rbtree_interval_end(rbe) &&
-				    nft_set_elem_active(&rbe->ext, genmask) &&
-				    !nft_set_elem_expired(&rbe->ext) && !*p)
-					overlap = false;
-			} else {
-				if (dup_end_left && !*p)
-					return -ENOTEMPTY;
-
-				overlap = nft_rbtree_interval_end(rbe) &&
-					  nft_set_elem_active(&rbe->ext,
-							      genmask) &&
-					  !nft_set_elem_expired(&rbe->ext);
-
-				if (overlap) {
-					dup_end_right = true;
-					continue;
-				}
-			}
 		} else if (d > 0) {
-			p = &parent->rb_right;
+			if (!first ||
+			    nft_rbtree_update_first(set, rbe, first))
+				first = &rbe->node;
 
-			if (nft_rbtree_interval_end(new)) {
-				if (dup_end_right && !*p)
-					return -ENOTEMPTY;
-
-				overlap = nft_rbtree_interval_end(rbe) &&
-					  nft_set_elem_active(&rbe->ext,
-							      genmask) &&
-					  !nft_set_elem_expired(&rbe->ext);
-
-				if (overlap) {
-					dup_end_left = true;
-					continue;
-				}
-			} else if (nft_set_elem_active(&rbe->ext, genmask) &&
-				   !nft_set_elem_expired(&rbe->ext)) {
-				overlap = nft_rbtree_interval_end(rbe);
-			}
+			p = &parent->rb_right;
 		} else {
-			if (nft_rbtree_interval_end(rbe) &&
-			    nft_rbtree_interval_start(new)) {
+			if (nft_rbtree_interval_end(rbe))
 				p = &parent->rb_left;
-
-				if (nft_set_elem_active(&rbe->ext, genmask) &&
-				    !nft_set_elem_expired(&rbe->ext))
-					overlap = false;
-			} else if (nft_rbtree_interval_start(rbe) &&
-				   nft_rbtree_interval_end(new)) {
+			else
 				p = &parent->rb_right;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!first)
+		first = rb_first(&priv->root);
+
+	/* Detect overlap by going through the list of valid tree nodes.
+	 * Values stored in the tree are in reversed order, starting from
+	 * highest to lowest value.
+	 */
+	for (node = first; node != NULL; node = rb_next(node)) {
+		rbe = rb_entry(node, struct nft_rbtree_elem, node);
+
+		if (!nft_set_elem_active(&rbe->ext, genmask))
+			continue;
 
-				if (nft_set_elem_active(&rbe->ext, genmask) &&
-				    !nft_set_elem_expired(&rbe->ext))
-					overlap = false;
-			} else if (nft_set_elem_active(&rbe->ext, genmask) &&
-				   !nft_set_elem_expired(&rbe->ext)) {
-				*ext = &rbe->ext;
-				return -EEXIST;
-			} else {
-				overlap = false;
-				if (nft_rbtree_interval_end(rbe))
-					p = &parent->rb_left;
-				else
-					p = &parent->rb_right;
+		/* perform garbage collection to avoid bogus overlap reports. */
+		if (nft_set_elem_expired(&rbe->ext)) {
+			err = nft_rbtree_gc_elem(set, priv, rbe);
+			if (err < 0)
+				return err;
+
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		d = nft_rbtree_cmp(set, rbe, new);
+		if (d == 0) {
+			/* Matching end element: no need to look for an
+			 * overlapping greater or equal element.
+			 */
+			if (nft_rbtree_interval_end(rbe)) {
+				rbe_le = rbe;
+				break;
+			}
+
+			/* first element that is greater or equal to key value. */
+			if (!rbe_ge) {
+				rbe_ge = rbe;
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			/* this is a closer more or equal element, update it. */
+			if (nft_rbtree_cmp(set, rbe_ge, new) != 0) {
+				rbe_ge = rbe;
+				continue;
 			}
+
+			/* element is equal to key value, make sure flags are
+			 * the same, an existing more or equal start element
+			 * must not be replaced by more or equal end element.
+			 */
+			if ((nft_rbtree_interval_start(new) &&
+			     nft_rbtree_interval_start(rbe_ge)) ||
+			    (nft_rbtree_interval_end(new) &&
+			     nft_rbtree_interval_end(rbe_ge))) {
+				rbe_ge = rbe;
+				continue;
+			}
+		} else if (d > 0) {
+			/* annotate element greater than the new element. */
+			rbe_ge = rbe;
+			continue;
+		} else if (d < 0) {
+			/* annotate element less than the new element. */
+			rbe_le = rbe;
+			break;
 		}
+	}
 
-		dup_end_left = dup_end_right = false;
+	/* - new start element matching existing start element: full overlap
+	 *   reported as -EEXIST, cleared by caller if NLM_F_EXCL is not given.
+	 */
+	if (rbe_ge && !nft_rbtree_cmp(set, new, rbe_ge) &&
+	    nft_rbtree_interval_start(rbe_ge) == nft_rbtree_interval_start(new)) {
+		*ext = &rbe_ge->ext;
+		return -EEXIST;
+	}
+
+	/* - new end element matching existing end element: full overlap
+	 *   reported as -EEXIST, cleared by caller if NLM_F_EXCL is not given.
+	 */
+	if (rbe_le && !nft_rbtree_cmp(set, new, rbe_le) &&
+	    nft_rbtree_interval_end(rbe_le) == nft_rbtree_interval_end(new)) {
+		*ext = &rbe_le->ext;
+		return -EEXIST;
 	}
 
-	if (overlap)
+	/* - new start element with existing closest, less or equal key value
+	 *   being a start element: partial overlap, reported as -ENOTEMPTY.
+	 *   Anonymous sets allow for two consecutive start element since they
+	 *   are constant, skip them to avoid bogus overlap reports.
+	 */
+	if (!nft_set_is_anonymous(set) && rbe_le &&
+	    nft_rbtree_interval_start(rbe_le) && nft_rbtree_interval_start(new))
+		return -ENOTEMPTY;
+
+	/* - new end element with existing closest, less or equal key value
+	 *   being a end element: partial overlap, reported as -ENOTEMPTY.
+	 */
+	if (rbe_le &&
+	    nft_rbtree_interval_end(rbe_le) && nft_rbtree_interval_end(new))
 		return -ENOTEMPTY;
 
+	/* - new end element with existing closest, greater or equal key value
+	 *   being an end element: partial overlap, reported as -ENOTEMPTY
+	 */
+	if (rbe_ge &&
+	    nft_rbtree_interval_end(rbe_ge) && nft_rbtree_interval_end(new))
+		return -ENOTEMPTY;
+
+	/* Accepted element: pick insertion point depending on key value */
+	parent = NULL;
+	p = &priv->root.rb_node;
+	while (*p != NULL) {
+		parent = *p;
+		rbe = rb_entry(parent, struct nft_rbtree_elem, node);
+		d = nft_rbtree_cmp(set, rbe, new);
+
+		if (d < 0)
+			p = &parent->rb_left;
+		else if (d > 0)
+			p = &parent->rb_right;
+		else if (nft_rbtree_interval_end(rbe))
+			p = &parent->rb_left;
+		else
+			p = &parent->rb_right;
+	}
+
 	rb_link_node_rcu(&new->node, parent, p);
 	rb_insert_color(&new->node, &priv->root);
 	return 0;