diff --git a/include/asm-generic/bitsperlong.h b/include/asm-generic/bitsperlong.h
index 4ae54e07de83..a7b0914348fd 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/bitsperlong.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/bitsperlong.h
@@ -28,5 +28,9 @@
 #error Inconsistent word size. Check asm/bitsperlong.h
 #endif
 
+#ifndef BITS_PER_LONG_LONG
+#define BITS_PER_LONG_LONG 64
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* __ASM_GENERIC_BITS_PER_LONG */
diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index b8fbd275bc46..c3f36d415bdf 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -112,105 +112,198 @@ int skip_atoi(const char **s)
 /* Decimal conversion is by far the most typical, and is used
  * for /proc and /sys data. This directly impacts e.g. top performance
  * with many processes running. We optimize it for speed
- * using code from
- * http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/bcd/decimal.html
- * (with permission from the author, Douglas W. Jones). */
+ * using ideas described at <http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/bcd/divide.html>
+ * (with permission from the author, Douglas W. Jones).
+ */
 
-/* Formats correctly any integer in [0,99999].
- * Outputs from one to five digits depending on input.
- * On i386 gcc 4.1.2 -O2: ~250 bytes of code. */
+#if BITS_PER_LONG != 32 || BITS_PER_LONG_LONG != 64
+/* Formats correctly any integer in [0, 999999999] */
 static noinline_for_stack
-char *put_dec_trunc(char *buf, unsigned q)
+char *put_dec_full9(char *buf, unsigned q)
 {
-	unsigned d3, d2, d1, d0;
-	d1 = (q>>4) & 0xf;
-	d2 = (q>>8) & 0xf;
-	d3 = (q>>12);
-
-	d0 = 6*(d3 + d2 + d1) + (q & 0xf);
-	q = (d0 * 0xcd) >> 11;
-	d0 = d0 - 10*q;
-	*buf++ = d0 + '0'; /* least significant digit */
-	d1 = q + 9*d3 + 5*d2 + d1;
-	if (d1 != 0) {
-		q = (d1 * 0xcd) >> 11;
-		d1 = d1 - 10*q;
-		*buf++ = d1 + '0'; /* next digit */
-
-		d2 = q + 2*d2;
-		if ((d2 != 0) || (d3 != 0)) {
-			q = (d2 * 0xd) >> 7;
-			d2 = d2 - 10*q;
-			*buf++ = d2 + '0'; /* next digit */
-
-			d3 = q + 4*d3;
-			if (d3 != 0) {
-				q = (d3 * 0xcd) >> 11;
-				d3 = d3 - 10*q;
-				*buf++ = d3 + '0';  /* next digit */
-				if (q != 0)
-					*buf++ = q + '0'; /* most sign. digit */
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return buf;
-}
-/* Same with if's removed. Always emits five digits */
-static noinline_for_stack
-char *put_dec_full(char *buf, unsigned q)
-{
-	/* BTW, if q is in [0,9999], 8-bit ints will be enough, */
-	/* but anyway, gcc produces better code with full-sized ints */
-	unsigned d3, d2, d1, d0;
-	d1 = (q>>4) & 0xf;
-	d2 = (q>>8) & 0xf;
-	d3 = (q>>12);
+	unsigned r;
 
 	/*
 	 * Possible ways to approx. divide by 10
-	 * gcc -O2 replaces multiply with shifts and adds
-	 * (x * 0xcd) >> 11: 11001101 - shorter code than * 0x67 (on i386)
-	 * (x * 0x67) >> 10:  1100111
-	 * (x * 0x34) >> 9:    110100 - same
-	 * (x * 0x1a) >> 8:     11010 - same
-	 * (x * 0x0d) >> 7:      1101 - same, shortest code (on i386)
+	 * (x * 0x1999999a) >> 32 x < 1073741829 (multiply must be 64-bit)
+	 * (x * 0xcccd) >> 19     x <      81920 (x < 262149 when 64-bit mul)
+	 * (x * 0x6667) >> 18     x <      43699
+	 * (x * 0x3334) >> 17     x <      16389
+	 * (x * 0x199a) >> 16     x <      16389
+	 * (x * 0x0ccd) >> 15     x <      16389
+	 * (x * 0x0667) >> 14     x <       2739
+	 * (x * 0x0334) >> 13     x <       1029
+	 * (x * 0x019a) >> 12     x <       1029
+	 * (x * 0x00cd) >> 11     x <       1029 shorter code than * 0x67 (on i386)
+	 * (x * 0x0067) >> 10     x <        179
+	 * (x * 0x0034) >>  9     x <         69 same
+	 * (x * 0x001a) >>  8     x <         69 same
+	 * (x * 0x000d) >>  7     x <         69 same, shortest code (on i386)
+	 * (x * 0x0007) >>  6     x <         19
+	 * See <http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/bcd/divide.html>
 	 */
-	d0 = 6*(d3 + d2 + d1) + (q & 0xf);
-	q = (d0 * 0xcd) >> 11;
-	d0 = d0 - 10*q;
-	*buf++ = d0 + '0';
-	d1 = q + 9*d3 + 5*d2 + d1;
-		q = (d1 * 0xcd) >> 11;
-		d1 = d1 - 10*q;
-		*buf++ = d1 + '0';
+	r      = (q * (uint64_t)0x1999999a) >> 32;
+	*buf++ = (q - 10 * r) + '0'; /* 1 */
+	q      = (r * (uint64_t)0x1999999a) >> 32;
+	*buf++ = (r - 10 * q) + '0'; /* 2 */
+	r      = (q * (uint64_t)0x1999999a) >> 32;
+	*buf++ = (q - 10 * r) + '0'; /* 3 */
+	q      = (r * (uint64_t)0x1999999a) >> 32;
+	*buf++ = (r - 10 * q) + '0'; /* 4 */
+	r      = (q * (uint64_t)0x1999999a) >> 32;
+	*buf++ = (q - 10 * r) + '0'; /* 5 */
+	/* Now value is under 10000, can avoid 64-bit multiply */
+	q      = (r * 0x199a) >> 16;
+	*buf++ = (r - 10 * q)  + '0'; /* 6 */
+	r      = (q * 0xcd) >> 11;
+	*buf++ = (q - 10 * r)  + '0'; /* 7 */
+	q      = (r * 0xcd) >> 11;
+	*buf++ = (r - 10 * q) + '0'; /* 8 */
+	*buf++ = q + '0'; /* 9 */
+	return buf;
+}
+#endif
 
-		d2 = q + 2*d2;
-			q = (d2 * 0xd) >> 7;
-			d2 = d2 - 10*q;
-			*buf++ = d2 + '0';
+/* Similar to above but do not pad with zeros.
+ * Code can be easily arranged to print 9 digits too, but our callers
+ * always call put_dec_full9() instead when the number has 9 decimal digits.
+ */
+static noinline_for_stack
+char *put_dec_trunc8(char *buf, unsigned r)
+{
+	unsigned q;
 
-			d3 = q + 4*d3;
-				q = (d3 * 0xcd) >> 11; /* - shorter code */
-				/* q = (d3 * 0x67) >> 10; - would also work */
-				d3 = d3 - 10*q;
-				*buf++ = d3 + '0';
-					*buf++ = q + '0';
+	/* Copy of previous function's body with added early returns */
+	q      = (r * (uint64_t)0x1999999a) >> 32;
+	*buf++ = (r - 10 * q) + '0'; /* 2 */
+	if (q == 0)
+		return buf;
+	r      = (q * (uint64_t)0x1999999a) >> 32;
+	*buf++ = (q - 10 * r) + '0'; /* 3 */
+	if (r == 0)
+		return buf;
+	q      = (r * (uint64_t)0x1999999a) >> 32;
+	*buf++ = (r - 10 * q) + '0'; /* 4 */
+	if (q == 0)
+		return buf;
+	r      = (q * (uint64_t)0x1999999a) >> 32;
+	*buf++ = (q - 10 * r) + '0'; /* 5 */
+	if (r == 0)
+		return buf;
+	q      = (r * 0x199a) >> 16;
+	*buf++ = (r - 10 * q)  + '0'; /* 6 */
+	if (q == 0)
+		return buf;
+	r      = (q * 0xcd) >> 11;
+	*buf++ = (q - 10 * r)  + '0'; /* 7 */
+	if (r == 0)
+		return buf;
+	q      = (r * 0xcd) >> 11;
+	*buf++ = (r - 10 * q) + '0'; /* 8 */
+	if (q == 0)
+		return buf;
+	*buf++ = q + '0'; /* 9 */
+	return buf;
+}
+
+/* There are two algorithms to print larger numbers.
+ * One is generic: divide by 1000000000 and repeatedly print
+ * groups of (up to) 9 digits. It's conceptually simple,
+ * but requires a (unsigned long long) / 1000000000 division.
+ *
+ * Second algorithm splits 64-bit unsigned long long into 16-bit chunks,
+ * manipulates them cleverly and generates groups of 4 decimal digits.
+ * It so happens that it does NOT require long long division.
+ *
+ * If long is > 32 bits, division of 64-bit values is relatively easy,
+ * and we will use the first algorithm.
+ * If long long is > 64 bits (strange architecture with VERY large long long),
+ * second algorithm can't be used, and we again use the first one.
+ *
+ * Else (if long is 32 bits and long long is 64 bits) we use second one.
+ */
+
+#if BITS_PER_LONG != 32 || BITS_PER_LONG_LONG != 64
+
+/* First algorithm: generic */
+
+static
+char *put_dec(char *buf, unsigned long long n)
+{
+	if (n >= 100*1000*1000) {
+		while (n >= 1000*1000*1000)
+			buf = put_dec_full9(buf, do_div(n, 1000*1000*1000));
+		if (n >= 100*1000*1000)
+			return put_dec_full9(buf, n);
+	}
+	return put_dec_trunc8(buf, n);
+}
+
+#else
+
+/* Second algorithm: valid only for 64-bit long longs */
+
+static noinline_for_stack
+char *put_dec_full4(char *buf, unsigned q)
+{
+	unsigned r;
+	r      = (q * 0xcccd) >> 19;
+	*buf++ = (q - 10 * r) + '0';
+	q      = (r * 0x199a) >> 16;
+	*buf++ = (r - 10 * q)  + '0';
+	r      = (q * 0xcd) >> 11;
+	*buf++ = (q - 10 * r)  + '0';
+	*buf++ = r + '0';
+	return buf;
+}
+
+/* Based on code by Douglas W. Jones found at
+ * <http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/bcd/decimal.html#sixtyfour>
+ * (with permission from the author).
+ * Performs no 64-bit division and hence should be fast on 32-bit machines.
+ */
+static
+char *put_dec(char *buf, unsigned long long n)
+{
+	uint32_t d3, d2, d1, q, h;
+
+	if (n < 100*1000*1000)
+		return put_dec_trunc8(buf, n);
+
+	d1  = ((uint32_t)n >> 16); /* implicit "& 0xffff" */
+	h   = (n >> 32);
+	d2  = (h      ) & 0xffff;
+	d3  = (h >> 16); /* implicit "& 0xffff" */
+
+	q   = 656 * d3 + 7296 * d2 + 5536 * d1 + ((uint32_t)n & 0xffff);
+
+	buf = put_dec_full4(buf, q % 10000);
+	q   = q / 10000;
+
+	d1  = q + 7671 * d3 + 9496 * d2 + 6 * d1;
+	buf = put_dec_full4(buf, d1 % 10000);
+	q   = d1 / 10000;
+
+	d2  = q + 4749 * d3 + 42 * d2;
+	buf = put_dec_full4(buf, d2 % 10000);
+	q   = d2 / 10000;
+
+	d3  = q + 281 * d3;
+	if (!d3)
+		goto done;
+	buf = put_dec_full4(buf, d3 % 10000);
+	q   = d3 / 10000;
+	if (!q)
+		goto done;
+	buf = put_dec_full4(buf, q);
+ done:
+	while (buf[-1] == '0')
+		--buf;
 
 	return buf;
 }
-/* No inlining helps gcc to use registers better */
-static noinline_for_stack
-char *put_dec(char *buf, unsigned long long num)
-{
-	while (1) {
-		unsigned rem;
-		if (num < 100000)
-			return put_dec_trunc(buf, num);
-		rem = do_div(num, 100000);
-		buf = put_dec_full(buf, rem);
-	}
-}
+
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Convert passed number to decimal string.
@@ -220,16 +313,22 @@ char *put_dec(char *buf, unsigned long long num)
  */
 int num_to_str(char *buf, int size, unsigned long long num)
 {
-	char tmp[21];		/* Enough for 2^64 in decimal */
+	char tmp[sizeof(num) * 3];
 	int idx, len;
 
-	len = put_dec(tmp, num) - tmp;
+	/* put_dec() may work incorrectly for num = 0 (generate "", not "0") */
+	if (num <= 9) {
+		tmp[0] = '0' + num;
+		len = 1;
+	} else {
+		len = put_dec(tmp, num) - tmp;
+	}
 
 	if (len > size)
 		return 0;
 	for (idx = 0; idx < len; ++idx)
 		buf[idx] = tmp[len - idx - 1];
-	return  len;
+	return len;
 }
 
 #define ZEROPAD	1		/* pad with zero */
@@ -314,8 +413,8 @@ char *number(char *buf, char *end, unsigned long long num,
 
 	/* generate full string in tmp[], in reverse order */
 	i = 0;
-	if (num == 0)
-		tmp[i++] = '0';
+	if (num < spec.base)
+		tmp[i++] = digits[num] | locase;
 	/* Generic code, for any base:
 	else do {
 		tmp[i++] = (digits[do_div(num,base)] | locase);
@@ -611,7 +710,7 @@ char *ip4_string(char *p, const u8 *addr, const char *fmt)
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
 		char temp[3];	/* hold each IP quad in reverse order */
-		int digits = put_dec_trunc(temp, addr[index]) - temp;
+		int digits = put_dec_trunc8(temp, addr[index]) - temp;
 		if (leading_zeros) {
 			if (digits < 3)
 				*p++ = '0';