diff --git a/include/net/netlabel.h b/include/net/netlabel.h
index 1c40d658d008..bda7a121f31e 100644
--- a/include/net/netlabel.h
+++ b/include/net/netlabel.h
@@ -285,11 +285,11 @@ static inline void netlbl_secattr_catmap_free(
 {
 	struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap *iter;
 
-	do {
+	while (catmap) {
 		iter = catmap;
 		catmap = catmap->next;
 		kfree(iter);
-	} while (catmap);
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -394,6 +394,9 @@ int netlbl_secattr_catmap_walk(struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap *catmap,
 			       u32 offset);
 int netlbl_secattr_catmap_walk_rng(struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap *catmap,
 				   u32 offset);
+int netlbl_secattr_catmap_getlong(struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap *catmap,
+				  u32 *offset,
+				  unsigned long *bitmap);
 int netlbl_secattr_catmap_setbit(struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap **catmap,
 				 u32 bit,
 				 gfp_t flags);
@@ -401,6 +404,10 @@ int netlbl_secattr_catmap_setrng(struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap **catmap,
 				 u32 start,
 				 u32 end,
 				 gfp_t flags);
+int netlbl_secattr_catmap_setlong(struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap **catmap,
+				  u32 offset,
+				  unsigned long bitmap,
+				  gfp_t flags);
 
 /*
  * LSM protocol operations (NetLabel LSM/kernel API)
@@ -504,6 +511,13 @@ static inline int netlbl_secattr_catmap_walk_rng(
 {
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
+static inline int netlbl_secattr_catmap_getlong(
+				      struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap *catmap,
+				      u32 *offset,
+				      unsigned long *bitmap)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 static inline int netlbl_secattr_catmap_setbit(
 				      struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap **catmap,
 				      u32 bit,
@@ -519,6 +533,14 @@ static inline int netlbl_secattr_catmap_setrng(
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+static int netlbl_secattr_catmap_setlong(
+				      struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap **catmap,
+				      u32 offset,
+				      unsigned long bitmap,
+				      gfp_t flags)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 static inline int netlbl_enabled(void)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
index dd433c943537..8a0c7bd6eff4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
@@ -1335,10 +1335,6 @@ static int cipso_v4_parsetag_rbm(const struct cipso_v4_doi *doi_def,
 	secattr->flags |= NETLBL_SECATTR_MLS_LVL;
 
 	if (tag_len > 4) {
-		secattr->attr.mls.cat = netlbl_secattr_catmap_alloc(GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (secattr->attr.mls.cat == NULL)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-
 		ret_val = cipso_v4_map_cat_rbm_ntoh(doi_def,
 						    &tag[4],
 						    tag_len - 4,
@@ -1430,10 +1426,6 @@ static int cipso_v4_parsetag_enum(const struct cipso_v4_doi *doi_def,
 	secattr->flags |= NETLBL_SECATTR_MLS_LVL;
 
 	if (tag_len > 4) {
-		secattr->attr.mls.cat = netlbl_secattr_catmap_alloc(GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (secattr->attr.mls.cat == NULL)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-
 		ret_val = cipso_v4_map_cat_enum_ntoh(doi_def,
 						     &tag[4],
 						     tag_len - 4,
@@ -1524,10 +1516,6 @@ static int cipso_v4_parsetag_rng(const struct cipso_v4_doi *doi_def,
 	secattr->flags |= NETLBL_SECATTR_MLS_LVL;
 
 	if (tag_len > 4) {
-		secattr->attr.mls.cat = netlbl_secattr_catmap_alloc(GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (secattr->attr.mls.cat == NULL)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-
 		ret_val = cipso_v4_map_cat_rng_ntoh(doi_def,
 						    &tag[4],
 						    tag_len - 4,
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
index 84e810bef39a..d9e10466b928 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
@@ -405,6 +405,63 @@ int netlbl_cfg_cipsov4_map_add(u32 doi,
  * Security Attribute Functions
  */
 
+#define _CM_F_NONE	0x00000000
+#define _CM_F_ALLOC	0x00000001
+
+/**
+ * _netlbl_secattr_catmap_getnode - Get a individual node from a catmap
+ * @catmap: pointer to the category bitmap
+ * @offset: the requested offset
+ * @cm_flags: catmap flags, see _CM_F_*
+ * @gfp_flags: memory allocation flags
+ *
+ * Description:
+ * Iterate through the catmap looking for the node associated with @offset; if
+ * the _CM_F_ALLOC flag is set in @cm_flags and there is no associated node,
+ * one will be created and inserted into the catmap.  Returns a pointer to the
+ * node on success, NULL on failure.
+ *
+ */
+static struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap *_netlbl_secattr_catmap_getnode(
+				struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap **catmap,
+				u32 offset,
+				unsigned int cm_flags,
+				gfp_t gfp_flags)
+{
+	struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap *iter = *catmap;
+	struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap *prev = NULL;
+
+	if (iter == NULL || offset < iter->startbit)
+		goto secattr_catmap_getnode_alloc;
+	while (iter && offset >= (iter->startbit + NETLBL_CATMAP_SIZE)) {
+		prev = iter;
+		iter = iter->next;
+	}
+	if (iter == NULL || offset < iter->startbit)
+		goto secattr_catmap_getnode_alloc;
+
+	return iter;
+
+secattr_catmap_getnode_alloc:
+	if (!(cm_flags & _CM_F_ALLOC))
+		return NULL;
+
+	iter = netlbl_secattr_catmap_alloc(gfp_flags);
+	if (iter == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	iter->startbit = offset & ~(NETLBL_CATMAP_SIZE - 1);
+
+	if (prev == NULL) {
+		iter->next = *catmap;
+		*catmap = iter;
+	} else {
+		iter->next = prev->next;
+		prev->next = iter;
+	}
+
+	return iter;
+}
+
 /**
  * netlbl_secattr_catmap_walk - Walk a LSM secattr catmap looking for a bit
  * @catmap: the category bitmap
@@ -520,6 +577,54 @@ int netlbl_secattr_catmap_walk_rng(struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap *catmap,
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
+/**
+ * netlbl_secattr_catmap_getlong - Export an unsigned long bitmap
+ * @catmap: pointer to the category bitmap
+ * @offset: pointer to the requested offset
+ * @bitmap: the exported bitmap
+ *
+ * Description:
+ * Export a bitmap with an offset greater than or equal to @offset and return
+ * it in @bitmap.  The @offset must be aligned to an unsigned long and will be
+ * updated on return if different from what was requested; if the catmap is
+ * empty at the requested offset and beyond, the @offset is set to (u32)-1.
+ * Returns zero on sucess, negative values on failure.
+ *
+ */
+int netlbl_secattr_catmap_getlong(struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap *catmap,
+				  u32 *offset,
+				  unsigned long *bitmap)
+{
+	struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap *iter;
+	u32 off = *offset;
+	u32 idx;
+
+	/* only allow aligned offsets */
+	if ((off & (BITS_PER_LONG - 1)) != 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (off < catmap->startbit) {
+		off = catmap->startbit;
+		*offset = off;
+	}
+	iter = _netlbl_secattr_catmap_getnode(&catmap, off, _CM_F_NONE, 0);
+	if (iter == NULL) {
+		*offset = (u32)-1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (off < iter->startbit) {
+		off = iter->startbit;
+		*offset = off;
+	} else
+		off -= iter->startbit;
+
+	idx = off / NETLBL_CATMAP_MAPSIZE;
+	*bitmap = iter->bitmap[idx] >> (off % NETLBL_CATMAP_SIZE);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * netlbl_secattr_catmap_setbit - Set a bit in a LSM secattr catmap
  * @catmap: pointer to the category bitmap
@@ -535,32 +640,16 @@ int netlbl_secattr_catmap_setbit(struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap **catmap,
 				 u32 bit,
 				 gfp_t flags)
 {
-	struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap *iter = *catmap;
-	u32 node_bit;
-	u32 node_idx;
+	struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap *iter;
+	u32 idx;
 
-	while (iter->next != NULL &&
-	       bit >= (iter->startbit + NETLBL_CATMAP_SIZE))
-		iter = iter->next;
-	if (bit < iter->startbit) {
-		iter = netlbl_secattr_catmap_alloc(flags);
-		if (iter == NULL)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		iter->next = *catmap;
-		iter->startbit = bit & ~(NETLBL_CATMAP_SIZE - 1);
-		*catmap = iter;
-	} else if (bit >= (iter->startbit + NETLBL_CATMAP_SIZE)) {
-		iter->next = netlbl_secattr_catmap_alloc(flags);
-		if (iter->next == NULL)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		iter = iter->next;
-		iter->startbit = bit & ~(NETLBL_CATMAP_SIZE - 1);
-	}
+	iter = _netlbl_secattr_catmap_getnode(catmap, bit, _CM_F_ALLOC, flags);
+	if (iter == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	/* gcc always rounds to zero when doing integer division */
-	node_idx = (bit - iter->startbit) / NETLBL_CATMAP_MAPSIZE;
-	node_bit = bit - iter->startbit - (NETLBL_CATMAP_MAPSIZE * node_idx);
-	iter->bitmap[node_idx] |= NETLBL_CATMAP_BIT << node_bit;
+	bit -= iter->startbit;
+	idx = bit / NETLBL_CATMAP_MAPSIZE;
+	iter->bitmap[idx] |= NETLBL_CATMAP_BIT << (bit % NETLBL_CATMAP_MAPSIZE);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -582,34 +671,61 @@ int netlbl_secattr_catmap_setrng(struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap **catmap,
 				 u32 end,
 				 gfp_t flags)
 {
-	int ret_val = 0;
-	struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap *iter = *catmap;
-	u32 iter_max_spot;
-	u32 spot;
-	u32 orig_spot = iter->startbit;
+	int rc = 0;
+	u32 spot = start;
 
-	/* XXX - This could probably be made a bit faster by combining writes
-	 * to the catmap instead of setting a single bit each time, but for
-	 * right now skipping to the start of the range in the catmap should
-	 * be a nice improvement over calling the individual setbit function
-	 * repeatedly from a loop. */
-
-	while (iter->next != NULL &&
-	       start >= (iter->startbit + NETLBL_CATMAP_SIZE))
-		iter = iter->next;
-	iter_max_spot = iter->startbit + NETLBL_CATMAP_SIZE;
-
-	for (spot = start; spot <= end && ret_val == 0; spot++) {
-		if (spot >= iter_max_spot && iter->next != NULL) {
-			iter = iter->next;
-			iter_max_spot = iter->startbit + NETLBL_CATMAP_SIZE;
-		}
-		ret_val = netlbl_secattr_catmap_setbit(&iter, spot, flags);
-		if (iter->startbit < orig_spot)
-			*catmap = iter;
+	while (rc == 0 && spot <= end) {
+		if (((spot & (BITS_PER_LONG - 1)) != 0) &&
+		    ((end - spot) > BITS_PER_LONG)) {
+			rc = netlbl_secattr_catmap_setlong(catmap,
+							   spot,
+							   (unsigned long)-1,
+							   flags);
+			spot += BITS_PER_LONG;
+		} else
+			rc = netlbl_secattr_catmap_setbit(catmap,
+							  spot++,
+							  flags);
 	}
 
-	return ret_val;
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * netlbl_secattr_catmap_setlong - Import an unsigned long bitmap
+ * @catmap: pointer to the category bitmap
+ * @offset: offset to the start of the imported bitmap
+ * @bitmap: the bitmap to import
+ * @flags: memory allocation flags
+ *
+ * Description:
+ * Import the bitmap specified in @bitmap into @catmap, using the offset
+ * in @offset.  The offset must be aligned to an unsigned long.  Returns zero
+ * on success, negative values on failure.
+ *
+ */
+int netlbl_secattr_catmap_setlong(struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap **catmap,
+				  u32 offset,
+				  unsigned long bitmap,
+				  gfp_t flags)
+{
+	struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap *iter;
+	u32 idx;
+
+	/* only allow aligned offsets */
+	if ((offset & (BITS_PER_LONG - 1)) != 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	iter = _netlbl_secattr_catmap_getnode(catmap,
+					      offset, _CM_F_ALLOC, flags);
+	if (iter == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	offset -= iter->startbit;
+	idx = offset / NETLBL_CATMAP_MAPSIZE;
+	iter->bitmap[idx] |= bitmap << (offset % NETLBL_CATMAP_MAPSIZE);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/ebitmap.c b/security/selinux/ss/ebitmap.c
index 820313a04d49..842deca9484d 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/ebitmap.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/ebitmap.c
@@ -89,48 +89,33 @@ int ebitmap_netlbl_export(struct ebitmap *ebmap,
 			  struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap **catmap)
 {
 	struct ebitmap_node *e_iter = ebmap->node;
-	struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap *c_iter;
-	u32 cmap_idx, cmap_sft;
-	int i;
-
-	/* NetLabel's NETLBL_CATMAP_MAPTYPE is defined as an array of u64,
-	 * however, it is not always compatible with an array of unsigned long
-	 * in ebitmap_node.
-	 * In addition, you should pay attention the following implementation
-	 * assumes unsigned long has a width equal with or less than 64-bit.
-	 */
+	unsigned long e_map;
+	u32 offset;
+	unsigned int iter;
+	int rc;
 
 	if (e_iter == NULL) {
 		*catmap = NULL;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	c_iter = netlbl_secattr_catmap_alloc(GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (c_iter == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	*catmap = c_iter;
-	c_iter->startbit = e_iter->startbit & ~(NETLBL_CATMAP_SIZE - 1);
+	if (*catmap != NULL)
+		netlbl_secattr_catmap_free(*catmap);
+	*catmap = NULL;
 
 	while (e_iter) {
-		for (i = 0; i < EBITMAP_UNIT_NUMS; i++) {
-			unsigned int delta, e_startbit, c_endbit;
-
-			e_startbit = e_iter->startbit + i * EBITMAP_UNIT_SIZE;
-			c_endbit = c_iter->startbit + NETLBL_CATMAP_SIZE;
-			if (e_startbit >= c_endbit) {
-				c_iter->next
-				  = netlbl_secattr_catmap_alloc(GFP_ATOMIC);
-				if (c_iter->next == NULL)
+		offset = e_iter->startbit;
+		for (iter = 0; iter < EBITMAP_UNIT_NUMS; iter++) {
+			e_map = e_iter->maps[iter];
+			if (e_map != 0) {
+				rc = netlbl_secattr_catmap_setlong(catmap,
+								   offset,
+								   e_map,
+								   GFP_ATOMIC);
+				if (rc != 0)
 					goto netlbl_export_failure;
-				c_iter = c_iter->next;
-				c_iter->startbit
-				  = e_startbit & ~(NETLBL_CATMAP_SIZE - 1);
 			}
-			delta = e_startbit - c_iter->startbit;
-			cmap_idx = delta / NETLBL_CATMAP_MAPSIZE;
-			cmap_sft = delta % NETLBL_CATMAP_MAPSIZE;
-			c_iter->bitmap[cmap_idx]
-				|= e_iter->maps[i] << cmap_sft;
+			offset += EBITMAP_UNIT_SIZE;
 		}
 		e_iter = e_iter->next;
 	}
@@ -155,56 +140,42 @@ int ebitmap_netlbl_export(struct ebitmap *ebmap,
 int ebitmap_netlbl_import(struct ebitmap *ebmap,
 			  struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap *catmap)
 {
+	int rc;
 	struct ebitmap_node *e_iter = NULL;
-	struct ebitmap_node *emap_prev = NULL;
-	struct netlbl_lsm_secattr_catmap *c_iter = catmap;
-	u32 c_idx, c_pos, e_idx, e_sft;
+	struct ebitmap_node *e_prev = NULL;
+	u32 offset = 0, idx;
+	unsigned long bitmap;
 
-	/* NetLabel's NETLBL_CATMAP_MAPTYPE is defined as an array of u64,
-	 * however, it is not always compatible with an array of unsigned long
-	 * in ebitmap_node.
-	 * In addition, you should pay attention the following implementation
-	 * assumes unsigned long has a width equal with or less than 64-bit.
-	 */
+	for (;;) {
+		rc = netlbl_secattr_catmap_getlong(catmap, &offset, &bitmap);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			goto netlbl_import_failure;
+		if (offset == (u32)-1)
+			return 0;
 
-	do {
-		for (c_idx = 0; c_idx < NETLBL_CATMAP_MAPCNT; c_idx++) {
-			unsigned int delta;
-			u64 map = c_iter->bitmap[c_idx];
-
-			if (!map)
-				continue;
-
-			c_pos = c_iter->startbit
-				+ c_idx * NETLBL_CATMAP_MAPSIZE;
-			if (!e_iter
-			    || c_pos >= e_iter->startbit + EBITMAP_SIZE) {
-				e_iter = kzalloc(sizeof(*e_iter), GFP_ATOMIC);
-				if (!e_iter)
-					goto netlbl_import_failure;
-				e_iter->startbit
-					= c_pos - (c_pos % EBITMAP_SIZE);
-				if (emap_prev == NULL)
-					ebmap->node = e_iter;
-				else
-					emap_prev->next = e_iter;
-				emap_prev = e_iter;
-			}
-			delta = c_pos - e_iter->startbit;
-			e_idx = delta / EBITMAP_UNIT_SIZE;
-			e_sft = delta % EBITMAP_UNIT_SIZE;
-			while (map) {
-				e_iter->maps[e_idx++] |= map & (-1UL);
-				map = EBITMAP_SHIFT_UNIT_SIZE(map);
-			}
+		if (e_iter == NULL ||
+		    offset >= e_iter->startbit + EBITMAP_SIZE) {
+			e_prev = e_iter;
+			e_iter = kzalloc(sizeof(*e_iter), GFP_ATOMIC);
+			if (e_iter == NULL)
+				goto netlbl_import_failure;
+			e_iter->startbit = offset & ~(EBITMAP_SIZE - 1);
+			if (e_prev == NULL)
+				ebmap->node = e_iter;
+			else
+				e_prev->next = e_iter;
+			ebmap->highbit = e_iter->startbit + EBITMAP_SIZE;
 		}
-		c_iter = c_iter->next;
-	} while (c_iter);
-	if (e_iter != NULL)
-		ebmap->highbit = e_iter->startbit + EBITMAP_SIZE;
-	else
-		ebitmap_destroy(ebmap);
 
+		/* offset will always be aligned to an unsigned long */
+		idx = EBITMAP_NODE_INDEX(e_iter, offset);
+		e_iter->maps[idx] = bitmap;
+
+		/* next */
+		offset += EBITMAP_UNIT_SIZE;
+	}
+
+	/* NOTE: we should never reach this return */
 	return 0;
 
 netlbl_import_failure:
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_access.c b/security/smack/smack_access.c
index 9ecf4f4b67a1..ea1bc5055792 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_access.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_access.c
@@ -435,10 +435,7 @@ int smk_netlbl_mls(int level, char *catset, struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *sap,
 
 	sap->flags |= NETLBL_SECATTR_MLS_CAT;
 	sap->attr.mls.lvl = level;
-	sap->attr.mls.cat = netlbl_secattr_catmap_alloc(GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!sap->attr.mls.cat)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	sap->attr.mls.cat->startbit = 0;
+	sap->attr.mls.cat = NULL;
 
 	for (cat = 1, cp = catset, byte = 0; byte < len; cp++, byte++)
 		for (m = 0x80; m != 0; m >>= 1, cat++) {