diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 51a5e7d..a1a23be 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -1367,11 +1367,7 @@
 
 	xfrm_sk_free_policy(sk);
 
-#ifdef INET_REFCNT_DEBUG
-	if (atomic_read(&sk->sk_refcnt) != 1)
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "Destruction of the socket %p delayed, c=%d\n",
-		       sk, atomic_read(&sk->sk_refcnt));
-#endif
+	sk_refcnt_debug_release(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 163ae40..9e83d77 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -114,10 +114,6 @@
 
 DEFINE_SNMP_STAT(struct linux_mib, net_statistics);
 
-#ifdef INET_REFCNT_DEBUG
-atomic_t inet_sock_nr;
-#endif
-
 extern void ip_mc_drop_socket(struct sock *sk);
 
 /* The inetsw table contains everything that inet_create needs to
@@ -153,11 +149,7 @@
 	if (inet->opt)
 		kfree(inet->opt);
 	dst_release(sk->sk_dst_cache);
-#ifdef INET_REFCNT_DEBUG
-	atomic_dec(&inet_sock_nr);
-	printk(KERN_DEBUG "INET socket %p released, %d are still alive\n",
-	       sk, atomic_read(&inet_sock_nr));
-#endif
+	sk_refcnt_debug_dec(sk);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -317,9 +309,7 @@
 	inet->mc_index	= 0;
 	inet->mc_list	= NULL;
 
-#ifdef INET_REFCNT_DEBUG
-	atomic_inc(&inet_sock_nr);
-#endif
+	sk_refcnt_debug_inc(sk);
 
 	if (inet->num) {
 		/* It assumes that any protocol which allows
@@ -1205,7 +1195,3 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_unregister_protosw);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(net_statistics);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sysctl_ip_nonlocal_bind);
-
-#ifdef INET_REFCNT_DEBUG
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_sock_nr);
-#endif
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 42a2e2c..20159a3 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -1580,12 +1580,7 @@
 
 	xfrm_sk_free_policy(sk);
 
-#ifdef INET_REFCNT_DEBUG
-	if (atomic_read(&sk->sk_refcnt) != 1) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "Destruction TCP %p delayed, c=%d\n",
-		       sk, atomic_read(&sk->sk_refcnt));
-	}
-#endif
+	sk_refcnt_debug_release(sk);
 
 	atomic_dec(&tcp_orphan_count);
 	sock_put(sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index f42a284..f8e288c8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 	tcp_bucket_destroy(tb);
 	spin_unlock(&bhead->lock);
 
-#ifdef INET_REFCNT_DEBUG
+#ifdef SOCK_REFCNT_DEBUG
 	if (atomic_read(&tw->tw_refcnt) != 1) {
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "tw_bucket %p refcnt=%d\n", tw,
 		       atomic_read(&tw->tw_refcnt));
@@ -799,9 +799,21 @@
 		newsk->sk_err = 0;
 		newsk->sk_priority = 0;
 		atomic_set(&newsk->sk_refcnt, 2);
-#ifdef INET_REFCNT_DEBUG
-		atomic_inc(&inet_sock_nr);
-#endif
+
+		/*
+		 * Increment the counter in the same struct proto as the master
+		 * sock (sk_refcnt_debug_inc uses newsk->sk_prot->socks, that
+		 * is the same as sk->sk_prot->socks, as this field was copied
+		 * with memcpy), same rationale as the first comment in this
+		 * function.
+		 *
+		 * This _changes_ the previous behaviour, where
+		 * tcp_create_openreq_child always was incrementing the
+		 * equivalent to tcp_prot->socks (inet_sock_nr), so this have
+		 * to be taken into account in all callers. -acme
+		 */
+		sk_refcnt_debug_inc(newsk);
+
 		atomic_inc(&tcp_sockets_allocated);
 
 		if (sock_flag(newsk, SOCK_KEEPOPEN))
diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index 5740473..7df2ccb 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -86,26 +86,12 @@
 
 int sysctl_ipv6_bindv6only;
 
-#ifdef INET_REFCNT_DEBUG
-atomic_t inet6_sock_nr;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet6_sock_nr);
-#endif
-
 /* The inetsw table contains everything that inet_create needs to
  * build a new socket.
  */
 static struct list_head inetsw6[SOCK_MAX];
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(inetsw6_lock);
 
-static void inet6_sock_destruct(struct sock *sk)
-{
-	inet_sock_destruct(sk);
-
-#ifdef INET_REFCNT_DEBUG
-	atomic_dec(&inet6_sock_nr);
-#endif
-}
-
 static __inline__ struct ipv6_pinfo *inet6_sk_generic(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	const int offset = sk->sk_prot->obj_size - sizeof(struct ipv6_pinfo);
@@ -186,7 +172,7 @@
 			inet->hdrincl = 1;
 	}
 
-	sk->sk_destruct		= inet6_sock_destruct;
+	sk->sk_destruct		= inet_sock_destruct;
 	sk->sk_family		= PF_INET6;
 	sk->sk_protocol		= protocol;
 
@@ -213,12 +199,17 @@
 		inet->pmtudisc = IP_PMTUDISC_DONT;
 	else
 		inet->pmtudisc = IP_PMTUDISC_WANT;
+	/* 
+	 * Increment only the relevant sk_prot->socks debug field, this changes
+	 * the previous behaviour of incrementing both the equivalent to
+	 * answer->prot->socks (inet6_sock_nr) and inet_sock_nr.
+	 *
+	 * This allows better debug granularity as we'll know exactly how many
+	 * UDPv6, TCPv6, etc socks were allocated, not the sum of all IPv6
+	 * transport protocol socks. -acme
+	 */
+	sk_refcnt_debug_inc(sk);
 
-
-#ifdef INET_REFCNT_DEBUG
-	atomic_inc(&inet6_sock_nr);
-	atomic_inc(&inet_sock_nr);
-#endif
 	if (inet->num) {
 		/* It assumes that any protocol which allows
 		 * the user to assign a number at socket
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
index 3bc144a..76fe239 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
@@ -163,6 +163,13 @@
 			fl6_free_socklist(sk);
 			ipv6_sock_mc_close(sk);
 
+			/*
+			 * Sock is moving from IPv6 to IPv4 (sk_prot), so
+			 * remove it from the refcnt debug socks count in the
+			 * original family...
+			 */
+			sk_refcnt_debug_dec(sk);
+
 			if (sk->sk_protocol == IPPROTO_TCP) {
 				struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 
@@ -192,9 +199,11 @@
 				kfree_skb(pktopt);
 
 			sk->sk_destruct = inet_sock_destruct;
-#ifdef INET_REFCNT_DEBUG
-			atomic_dec(&inet6_sock_nr);
-#endif
+			/*
+			 * ... and add it to the refcnt debug socks count
+			 * in the new family. -acme
+			 */
+			sk_refcnt_debug_inc(sk);
 			module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 			retv = 0;
 			break;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index ef29cfd..885e05b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1407,12 +1407,11 @@
 		newnp->mcast_oif   = tcp_v6_iif(skb);
 		newnp->mcast_hops  = skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit;
 
-		/* Charge newly allocated IPv6 socket. Though it is mapped,
-		 * it is IPv6 yet.
+		/*
+		 * No need to charge this sock to the relevant IPv6 refcnt debug socks count
+		 * here, tcp_create_openreq_child now does this for us, see the comment in
+		 * that function for the gory details. -acme
 		 */
-#ifdef INET_REFCNT_DEBUG
-		atomic_inc(&inet6_sock_nr);
-#endif
 
 		/* It is tricky place. Until this moment IPv4 tcp
 		   worked with IPv6 af_tcp.af_specific.
@@ -1467,10 +1466,11 @@
 	if (newsk == NULL)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* Charge newly allocated IPv6 socket */
-#ifdef INET_REFCNT_DEBUG
-	atomic_inc(&inet6_sock_nr);
-#endif
+	/*
+	 * No need to charge this sock to the relevant IPv6 refcnt debug socks
+	 * count here, tcp_create_openreq_child now does this for us, see the
+	 * comment in that function for the gory details. -acme
+	 */
 
 	ip6_dst_store(newsk, dst, NULL);
 	newsk->sk_route_caps = dst->dev->features &
diff --git a/net/sctp/ipv6.c b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index e9b2fd4..4a6421a 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
@@ -641,10 +641,7 @@
 	else
 		newinet->pmtudisc = IP_PMTUDISC_WANT;
 
-#ifdef INET_REFCNT_DEBUG
-	atomic_inc(&inet6_sock_nr);
-	atomic_inc(&inet_sock_nr);
-#endif
+	sk_refcnt_debug_inc(newsk);
 
 	if (newsk->sk_prot->init(newsk)) {
 		sk_common_release(newsk);
diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index ce9245e..8d3f809 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -593,9 +593,7 @@
 	newinet->mc_index = 0;
 	newinet->mc_list = NULL;
 
-#ifdef INET_REFCNT_DEBUG
-	atomic_inc(&inet_sock_nr);
-#endif
+	sk_refcnt_debug_inc(newsk);
 
 	if (newsk->sk_prot->init(newsk)) {
 		sk_common_release(newsk);