diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/armv8_deprecated.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/armv8_deprecated.c
index 1febd412b4d29..e459cfd337117 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/armv8_deprecated.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/armv8_deprecated.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ static void __init register_insn_emulation(struct insn_emulation *insn)
 		sysctl->extra2 = &insn->max;
 		sysctl->proc_handler = emulation_proc_handler;
 
-		register_sysctl("abi", sysctl);
+		register_sysctl_sz("abi", sysctl, 1);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c b/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
index bbefe5e86bdfd..3b0994625652a 100644
--- a/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
+++ b/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ int appldata_register_ops(struct appldata_ops *ops)
 	ops->ctl_table[0].proc_handler = appldata_generic_handler;
 	ops->ctl_table[0].data = ops;
 
-	ops->sysctl_header = register_sysctl(appldata_proc_name, ops->ctl_table);
+	ops->sysctl_header = register_sysctl_sz(appldata_proc_name, ops->ctl_table, 1);
 	if (!ops->sysctl_header)
 		goto out;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index bf06344a42cc6..7f3e536045ef4 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 #include <linux/kmemleak.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
-#define list_for_each_table_entry(entry, table) \
-	for ((entry) = (table); (entry)->procname; (entry)++)
+#define list_for_each_table_entry(entry, header) \
+	for ((entry) = (header->ctl_table); (entry)->procname; (entry)++)
 
 static const struct dentry_operations proc_sys_dentry_operations;
 static const struct file_operations proc_sys_file_operations;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static struct ctl_table sysctl_mount_point[] = {
  */
 struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_mount_point(const char *path)
 {
-	return register_sysctl(path, sysctl_mount_point);
+	return register_sysctl_sz(path, sysctl_mount_point, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_sysctl_mount_point);
 
@@ -188,9 +188,10 @@ static void erase_entry(struct ctl_table_header *head, struct ctl_table *entry)
 
 static void init_header(struct ctl_table_header *head,
 	struct ctl_table_root *root, struct ctl_table_set *set,
-	struct ctl_node *node, struct ctl_table *table)
+	struct ctl_node *node, struct ctl_table *table, size_t table_size)
 {
 	head->ctl_table = table;
+	head->ctl_table_size = table_size;
 	head->ctl_table_arg = table;
 	head->used = 0;
 	head->count = 1;
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ static void init_header(struct ctl_table_header *head,
 	if (node) {
 		struct ctl_table *entry;
 
-		list_for_each_table_entry(entry, table) {
+		list_for_each_table_entry(entry, head) {
 			node->header = head;
 			node++;
 		}
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ static void erase_header(struct ctl_table_header *head)
 {
 	struct ctl_table *entry;
 
-	list_for_each_table_entry(entry, head->ctl_table)
+	list_for_each_table_entry(entry, head)
 		erase_entry(head, entry);
 }
 
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ static int insert_header(struct ctl_dir *dir, struct ctl_table_header *header)
 	err = insert_links(header);
 	if (err)
 		goto fail_links;
-	list_for_each_table_entry(entry, header->ctl_table) {
+	list_for_each_table_entry(entry, header) {
 		err = insert_entry(header, entry);
 		if (err)
 			goto fail;
@@ -973,7 +974,7 @@ static struct ctl_dir *new_dir(struct ctl_table_set *set,
 	memcpy(new_name, name, namelen);
 	table[0].procname = new_name;
 	table[0].mode = S_IFDIR|S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO;
-	init_header(&new->header, set->dir.header.root, set, node, table);
+	init_header(&new->header, set->dir.header.root, set, node, table, 1);
 
 	return new;
 }
@@ -1125,11 +1126,11 @@ static int sysctl_check_table_array(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int sysctl_check_table(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table)
+static int sysctl_check_table(const char *path, struct ctl_table_header *header)
 {
 	struct ctl_table *entry;
 	int err = 0;
-	list_for_each_table_entry(entry, table) {
+	list_for_each_table_entry(entry, header) {
 		if ((entry->proc_handler == proc_dostring) ||
 		    (entry->proc_handler == proc_dobool) ||
 		    (entry->proc_handler == proc_dointvec) ||
@@ -1159,8 +1160,7 @@ static int sysctl_check_table(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct ctl_table_header *new_links(struct ctl_dir *dir, struct ctl_table *table,
-	struct ctl_table_root *link_root)
+static struct ctl_table_header *new_links(struct ctl_dir *dir, struct ctl_table_header *head)
 {
 	struct ctl_table *link_table, *entry, *link;
 	struct ctl_table_header *links;
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ static struct ctl_table_header *new_links(struct ctl_dir *dir, struct ctl_table
 
 	name_bytes = 0;
 	nr_entries = 0;
-	list_for_each_table_entry(entry, table) {
+	list_for_each_table_entry(entry, head) {
 		nr_entries++;
 		name_bytes += strlen(entry->procname) + 1;
 	}
@@ -1189,31 +1189,33 @@ static struct ctl_table_header *new_links(struct ctl_dir *dir, struct ctl_table
 	link_name = (char *)&link_table[nr_entries + 1];
 	link = link_table;
 
-	list_for_each_table_entry(entry, table) {
+	list_for_each_table_entry(entry, head) {
 		int len = strlen(entry->procname) + 1;
 		memcpy(link_name, entry->procname, len);
 		link->procname = link_name;
 		link->mode = S_IFLNK|S_IRWXUGO;
-		link->data = link_root;
+		link->data = head->root;
 		link_name += len;
 		link++;
 	}
-	init_header(links, dir->header.root, dir->header.set, node, link_table);
+	init_header(links, dir->header.root, dir->header.set, node, link_table,
+		    head->ctl_table_size);
 	links->nreg = nr_entries;
 
 	return links;
 }
 
 static bool get_links(struct ctl_dir *dir,
-	struct ctl_table *table, struct ctl_table_root *link_root)
+		      struct ctl_table_header *header,
+		      struct ctl_table_root *link_root)
 {
-	struct ctl_table_header *head;
+	struct ctl_table_header *tmp_head;
 	struct ctl_table *entry, *link;
 
 	/* Are there links available for every entry in table? */
-	list_for_each_table_entry(entry, table) {
+	list_for_each_table_entry(entry, header) {
 		const char *procname = entry->procname;
-		link = find_entry(&head, dir, procname, strlen(procname));
+		link = find_entry(&tmp_head, dir, procname, strlen(procname));
 		if (!link)
 			return false;
 		if (S_ISDIR(link->mode) && S_ISDIR(entry->mode))
@@ -1224,10 +1226,10 @@ static bool get_links(struct ctl_dir *dir,
 	}
 
 	/* The checks passed.  Increase the registration count on the links */
-	list_for_each_table_entry(entry, table) {
+	list_for_each_table_entry(entry, header) {
 		const char *procname = entry->procname;
-		link = find_entry(&head, dir, procname, strlen(procname));
-		head->nreg++;
+		link = find_entry(&tmp_head, dir, procname, strlen(procname));
+		tmp_head->nreg++;
 	}
 	return true;
 }
@@ -1246,13 +1248,13 @@ static int insert_links(struct ctl_table_header *head)
 	if (IS_ERR(core_parent))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (get_links(core_parent, head->ctl_table, head->root))
+	if (get_links(core_parent, head, head->root))
 		return 0;
 
 	core_parent->header.nreg++;
 	spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);
 
-	links = new_links(core_parent, head->ctl_table, head->root);
+	links = new_links(core_parent, head);
 
 	spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);
 	err = -ENOMEM;
@@ -1260,7 +1262,7 @@ static int insert_links(struct ctl_table_header *head)
 		goto out;
 
 	err = 0;
-	if (get_links(core_parent, head->ctl_table, head->root)) {
+	if (get_links(core_parent, head, head->root)) {
 		kfree(links);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1310,6 +1312,7 @@ static struct ctl_dir *sysctl_mkdir_p(struct ctl_dir *dir, const char *path)
  * 	 should not be free'd after registration. So it should not be
  * 	 used on stack. It can either be a global or dynamically allocated
  * 	 by the caller and free'd later after sysctl unregistration.
+ * @table_size : The number of elements in table
  *
  * Register a sysctl table hierarchy. @table should be a filled in ctl_table
  * array. A completely 0 filled entry terminates the table.
@@ -1352,26 +1355,21 @@ static struct ctl_dir *sysctl_mkdir_p(struct ctl_dir *dir, const char *path)
  */
 struct ctl_table_header *__register_sysctl_table(
 	struct ctl_table_set *set,
-	const char *path, struct ctl_table *table)
+	const char *path, struct ctl_table *table, size_t table_size)
 {
 	struct ctl_table_root *root = set->dir.header.root;
 	struct ctl_table_header *header;
 	struct ctl_dir *dir;
-	struct ctl_table *entry;
 	struct ctl_node *node;
-	int nr_entries = 0;
-
-	list_for_each_table_entry(entry, table)
-		nr_entries++;
 
 	header = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ctl_table_header) +
-			 sizeof(struct ctl_node)*nr_entries, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+			 sizeof(struct ctl_node)*table_size, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
 	if (!header)
 		return NULL;
 
 	node = (struct ctl_node *)(header + 1);
-	init_header(header, root, set, node, table);
-	if (sysctl_check_table(path, table))
+	init_header(header, root, set, node, table, table_size);
+	if (sysctl_check_table(path, header))
 		goto fail;
 
 	spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);
@@ -1401,7 +1399,7 @@ struct ctl_table_header *__register_sysctl_table(
 }
 
 /**
- * register_sysctl - register a sysctl table
+ * register_sysctl_sz - register a sysctl table
  * @path: The path to the directory the sysctl table is in. If the path
  * 	doesn't exist we will create it for you.
  * @table: the table structure. The calller must ensure the life of the @table
@@ -1411,18 +1409,20 @@ struct ctl_table_header *__register_sysctl_table(
  * 	to call unregister_sysctl_table() and can instead use something like
  * 	register_sysctl_init() which does not care for the result of the syctl
  * 	registration.
+ * @table_size: The number of elements in table.
  *
  * Register a sysctl table. @table should be a filled in ctl_table
  * array. A completely 0 filled entry terminates the table.
  *
  * See __register_sysctl_table for more details.
  */
-struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table)
+struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_sz(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table,
+					    size_t table_size)
 {
 	return __register_sysctl_table(&sysctl_table_root.default_set,
-					path, table);
+					path, table, table_size);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_sysctl);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_sysctl_sz);
 
 /**
  * __register_sysctl_init() - register sysctl table to path
@@ -1433,6 +1433,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_sysctl);
  * 	lifetime use of the sysctl.
  * @table_name: The name of sysctl table, only used for log printing when
  *              registration fails
+ * @table_size: The number of elements in table
  *
  * The sysctl interface is used by userspace to query or modify at runtime
  * a predefined value set on a variable. These variables however have default
@@ -1445,12 +1446,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_sysctl);
  * Context: if your base directory does not exist it will be created for you.
  */
 void __init __register_sysctl_init(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table,
-				 const char *table_name)
+				 const char *table_name, size_t table_size)
 {
-	struct ctl_table_header *hdr = register_sysctl(path, table);
+	struct ctl_table_header *hdr = register_sysctl_sz(path, table, table_size);
 
 	if (unlikely(!hdr)) {
-		pr_err("failed when register_sysctl %s to %s\n", table_name, path);
+		pr_err("failed when register_sysctl_sz %s to %s\n", table_name, path);
 		return;
 	}
 	kmemleak_not_leak(hdr);
@@ -1471,7 +1472,7 @@ static void put_links(struct ctl_table_header *header)
 	if (IS_ERR(core_parent))
 		return;
 
-	list_for_each_table_entry(entry, header->ctl_table) {
+	list_for_each_table_entry(entry, header) {
 		struct ctl_table_header *link_head;
 		struct ctl_table *link;
 		const char *name = entry->procname;
@@ -1535,7 +1536,7 @@ void setup_sysctl_set(struct ctl_table_set *set,
 {
 	memset(set, 0, sizeof(*set));
 	set->is_seen = is_seen;
-	init_header(&set->dir.header, root, set, NULL, root_table);
+	init_header(&set->dir.header, root, set, NULL, root_table, 1);
 }
 
 void retire_sysctl_set(struct ctl_table_set *set)
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 59d451f455bfb..09d7429d67c0e 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -159,12 +159,22 @@ struct ctl_node {
 	struct ctl_table_header *header;
 };
 
-/* struct ctl_table_header is used to maintain dynamic lists of
-   struct ctl_table trees. */
+/**
+ * struct ctl_table_header - maintains dynamic lists of struct ctl_table trees
+ * @ctl_table: pointer to the first element in ctl_table array
+ * @ctl_table_size: number of elements pointed by @ctl_table
+ * @used: The entry will never be touched when equal to 0.
+ * @count: Upped every time something is added to @inodes and downed every time
+ *         something is removed from inodes
+ * @nreg: When nreg drops to 0 the ctl_table_header will be unregistered.
+ * @rcu: Delays the freeing of the inode. Introduced with "unfuck proc_sysctl ->d_compare()"
+ *
+ */
 struct ctl_table_header {
 	union {
 		struct {
 			struct ctl_table *ctl_table;
+			int ctl_table_size;
 			int used;
 			int count;
 			int nreg;
@@ -205,6 +215,9 @@ struct ctl_path {
 	const char *procname;
 };
 
+#define register_sysctl(path, table)	\
+	register_sysctl_sz(path, table, ARRAY_SIZE(table))
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 
 void proc_sys_poll_notify(struct ctl_table_poll *poll);
@@ -216,14 +229,16 @@ extern void retire_sysctl_set(struct ctl_table_set *set);
 
 struct ctl_table_header *__register_sysctl_table(
 	struct ctl_table_set *set,
-	const char *path, struct ctl_table *table);
-struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table);
+	const char *path, struct ctl_table *table, size_t table_size);
+struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_sz(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table,
+					    size_t table_size);
 void unregister_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table_header * table);
 
 extern int sysctl_init_bases(void);
 extern void __register_sysctl_init(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table,
-				 const char *table_name);
-#define register_sysctl_init(path, table) __register_sysctl_init(path, table, #table)
+				 const char *table_name, size_t table_size);
+#define register_sysctl_init(path, table)	\
+	__register_sysctl_init(path, table, #table, ARRAY_SIZE(table))
 extern struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_mount_point(const char *path);
 
 void do_sysctl_args(void);
@@ -252,7 +267,9 @@ static inline struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_mount_point(const char *p
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static inline struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table)
+static inline struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_sz(const char *path,
+							  struct ctl_table *table,
+							  size_t table_size)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c b/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
index 29c1d3ae2a5c8..01c4a50d22b2d 100644
--- a/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
+++ b/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
@@ -292,7 +292,9 @@ bool setup_ipc_sysctls(struct ipc_namespace *ns)
 				tbl[i].data = NULL;
 		}
 
-		ns->ipc_sysctls = __register_sysctl_table(&ns->ipc_set, "kernel", tbl);
+		ns->ipc_sysctls = __register_sysctl_table(&ns->ipc_set,
+							  "kernel", tbl,
+							  ARRAY_SIZE(ipc_sysctls));
 	}
 	if (!ns->ipc_sysctls) {
 		kfree(tbl);
diff --git a/ipc/mq_sysctl.c b/ipc/mq_sysctl.c
index ce03930aced55..21fba3a6edaf7 100644
--- a/ipc/mq_sysctl.c
+++ b/ipc/mq_sysctl.c
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ bool setup_mq_sysctls(struct ipc_namespace *ns)
 				tbl[i].data = NULL;
 		}
 
-		ns->mq_sysctls = __register_sysctl_table(&ns->mq_set, "fs/mqueue", tbl);
+		ns->mq_sysctls = __register_sysctl_table(&ns->mq_set,
+							 "fs/mqueue", tbl,
+							 ARRAY_SIZE(mq_sysctls));
 	}
 	if (!ns->mq_sysctls) {
 		kfree(tbl);
diff --git a/kernel/ucount.c b/kernel/ucount.c
index 2c04589a61ff7..e188c25ed2b35 100644
--- a/kernel/ucount.c
+++ b/kernel/ucount.c
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ bool setup_userns_sysctls(struct user_namespace *ns)
 		for (i = 0; i < UCOUNT_COUNTS; i++) {
 			tbl[i].data = &ns->ucount_max[i];
 		}
-		ns->sysctls = __register_sysctl_table(&ns->set, "user", tbl);
+		ns->sysctls = __register_sysctl_table(&ns->set, "user", tbl,
+						      ARRAY_SIZE(user_table));
 	}
 	if (!ns->sysctls) {
 		kfree(tbl);
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ static __init int user_namespace_sysctl_init(void)
 	 * default set so that registrations in the child sets work
 	 * properly.
 	 */
-	user_header = register_sysctl("user", empty);
+	user_header = register_sysctl_sz("user", empty, 0);
 	kmemleak_ignore(user_header);
 	BUG_ON(!user_header);
 	BUG_ON(!setup_userns_sysctls(&init_user_ns));
diff --git a/net/sysctl_net.c b/net/sysctl_net.c
index 4b45ed631eb8b..d9cbbb51b1431 100644
--- a/net/sysctl_net.c
+++ b/net/sysctl_net.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ __init int net_sysctl_init(void)
 	 * registering "/proc/sys/net" as an empty directory not in a
 	 * network namespace.
 	 */
-	net_header = register_sysctl("net", empty);
+	net_header = register_sysctl_sz("net", empty, 0);
 	if (!net_header)
 		goto out;
 	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&sysctl_pernet_ops);
@@ -163,10 +163,16 @@ static void ensure_safe_net_sysctl(struct net *net, const char *path,
 struct ctl_table_header *register_net_sysctl(struct net *net,
 	const char *path, struct ctl_table *table)
 {
+	int count = 0;
+	struct ctl_table *entry;
+
 	if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
 		ensure_safe_net_sysctl(net, path, table);
 
-	return __register_sysctl_table(&net->sysctls, path, table);
+	for (entry = table; entry->procname; entry++)
+		count++;
+
+	return __register_sysctl_table(&net->sysctls, path, table, count);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_net_sysctl);