diff --git a/include/linux/ktime.h b/include/linux/ktime.h
index 31c0cd1c941a..de9e46e6bcc9 100644
--- a/include/linux/ktime.h
+++ b/include/linux/ktime.h
@@ -304,6 +304,30 @@ static inline int ktime_compare(const ktime_t cmp1, const ktime_t cmp2)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ktime_after - Compare if a ktime_t value is bigger than another one.
+ * @cmp1:	comparable1
+ * @cmp2:	comparable2
+ *
+ * Return: true if cmp1 happened after cmp2.
+ */
+static inline bool ktime_after(const ktime_t cmp1, const ktime_t cmp2)
+{
+	return ktime_compare(cmp1, cmp2) > 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ktime_before - Compare if a ktime_t value is smaller than another one.
+ * @cmp1:	comparable1
+ * @cmp2:	comparable2
+ *
+ * Return: true if cmp1 happened before cmp2.
+ */
+static inline bool ktime_before(const ktime_t cmp1, const ktime_t cmp2)
+{
+	return ktime_compare(cmp1, cmp2) < 0;
+}
+
 static inline s64 ktime_to_us(const ktime_t kt)
 {
 	struct timeval tv = ktime_to_timeval(kt);
diff --git a/include/net/sctp/structs.h b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
index 0dfcc92600e8..f38588bf3462 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/structs.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
@@ -838,10 +838,10 @@ struct sctp_transport {
 	unsigned long sackdelay;
 	__u32 sackfreq;
 
-	/* When was the last time (in jiffies) that we heard from this
-	 * transport?  We use this to pick new active and retran paths.
+	/* When was the last time that we heard from this transport? We use
+	 * this to pick new active and retran paths.
 	 */
-	unsigned long last_time_heard;
+	ktime_t last_time_heard;
 
 	/* Last time(in jiffies) when cwnd is reduced due to the congestion
 	 * indication based on ECNE chunk.
diff --git a/net/sctp/associola.c b/net/sctp/associola.c
index 39579c3e0d14..9e0509ce2f84 100644
--- a/net/sctp/associola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/associola.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include <net/sctp/sm.h>
 
 /* Forward declarations for internal functions. */
+static void sctp_select_active_and_retran_path(struct sctp_association *asoc);
 static void sctp_assoc_bh_rcv(struct work_struct *work);
 static void sctp_assoc_free_asconf_acks(struct sctp_association *asoc);
 static void sctp_assoc_free_asconf_queue(struct sctp_association *asoc);
@@ -774,9 +775,6 @@ void sctp_assoc_control_transport(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 				  sctp_transport_cmd_t command,
 				  sctp_sn_error_t error)
 {
-	struct sctp_transport *t = NULL;
-	struct sctp_transport *first;
-	struct sctp_transport *second;
 	struct sctp_ulpevent *event;
 	struct sockaddr_storage addr;
 	int spc_state = 0;
@@ -829,13 +827,14 @@ void sctp_assoc_control_transport(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* Generate and send a SCTP_PEER_ADDR_CHANGE notification to the
-	 * user.
+	/* Generate and send a SCTP_PEER_ADDR_CHANGE notification
+	 * to the user.
 	 */
 	if (ulp_notify) {
 		memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
 		memcpy(&addr, &transport->ipaddr,
 		       transport->af_specific->sockaddr_len);
+
 		event = sctp_ulpevent_make_peer_addr_change(asoc, &addr,
 					0, spc_state, error, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (event)
@@ -843,60 +842,7 @@ void sctp_assoc_control_transport(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 	}
 
 	/* Select new active and retran paths. */
-
-	/* Look for the two most recently used active transports.
-	 *
-	 * This code produces the wrong ordering whenever jiffies
-	 * rolls over, but we still get usable transports, so we don't
-	 * worry about it.
-	 */
-	first = NULL; second = NULL;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(t, &asoc->peer.transport_addr_list,
-			transports) {
-
-		if ((t->state == SCTP_INACTIVE) ||
-		    (t->state == SCTP_UNCONFIRMED) ||
-		    (t->state == SCTP_PF))
-			continue;
-		if (!first || t->last_time_heard > first->last_time_heard) {
-			second = first;
-			first = t;
-		} else if (!second ||
-			   t->last_time_heard > second->last_time_heard)
-			second = t;
-	}
-
-	/* RFC 2960 6.4 Multi-Homed SCTP Endpoints
-	 *
-	 * By default, an endpoint should always transmit to the
-	 * primary path, unless the SCTP user explicitly specifies the
-	 * destination transport address (and possibly source
-	 * transport address) to use.
-	 *
-	 * [If the primary is active but not most recent, bump the most
-	 * recently used transport.]
-	 */
-	if (((asoc->peer.primary_path->state == SCTP_ACTIVE) ||
-	     (asoc->peer.primary_path->state == SCTP_UNKNOWN)) &&
-	    first != asoc->peer.primary_path) {
-		second = first;
-		first = asoc->peer.primary_path;
-	}
-
-	if (!second)
-		second = first;
-	/* If we failed to find a usable transport, just camp on the
-	 * primary, even if it is inactive.
-	 */
-	if (!first) {
-		first = asoc->peer.primary_path;
-		second = asoc->peer.primary_path;
-	}
-
-	/* Set the active and retran transports.  */
-	asoc->peer.active_path = first;
-	asoc->peer.retran_path = second;
+	sctp_select_active_and_retran_path(asoc);
 }
 
 /* Hold a reference to an association. */
@@ -1090,7 +1036,7 @@ static void sctp_assoc_bh_rcv(struct work_struct *work)
 		}
 
 		if (chunk->transport)
-			chunk->transport->last_time_heard = jiffies;
+			chunk->transport->last_time_heard = ktime_get();
 
 		/* Run through the state machine. */
 		error = sctp_do_sm(net, SCTP_EVENT_T_CHUNK, subtype,
@@ -1278,13 +1224,41 @@ static u8 sctp_trans_score(const struct sctp_transport *trans)
 	return sctp_trans_state_to_prio_map[trans->state];
 }
 
+static struct sctp_transport *sctp_trans_elect_tie(struct sctp_transport *trans1,
+						   struct sctp_transport *trans2)
+{
+	if (trans1->error_count > trans2->error_count) {
+		return trans2;
+	} else if (trans1->error_count == trans2->error_count &&
+		   ktime_after(trans2->last_time_heard,
+			       trans1->last_time_heard)) {
+		return trans2;
+	} else {
+		return trans1;
+	}
+}
+
 static struct sctp_transport *sctp_trans_elect_best(struct sctp_transport *curr,
 						    struct sctp_transport *best)
 {
+	u8 score_curr, score_best;
+
 	if (best == NULL)
 		return curr;
 
-	return sctp_trans_score(curr) > sctp_trans_score(best) ? curr : best;
+	score_curr = sctp_trans_score(curr);
+	score_best = sctp_trans_score(best);
+
+	/* First, try a score-based selection if both transport states
+	 * differ. If we're in a tie, lets try to make a more clever
+	 * decision here based on error counts and last time heard.
+	 */
+	if (score_curr > score_best)
+		return curr;
+	else if (score_curr == score_best)
+		return sctp_trans_elect_tie(curr, best);
+	else
+		return best;
 }
 
 void sctp_assoc_update_retran_path(struct sctp_association *asoc)
@@ -1325,6 +1299,76 @@ void sctp_assoc_update_retran_path(struct sctp_association *asoc)
 		 __func__, asoc, &asoc->peer.retran_path->ipaddr.sa);
 }
 
+static void sctp_select_active_and_retran_path(struct sctp_association *asoc)
+{
+	struct sctp_transport *trans, *trans_pri = NULL, *trans_sec = NULL;
+	struct sctp_transport *trans_pf = NULL;
+
+	/* Look for the two most recently used active transports. */
+	list_for_each_entry(trans, &asoc->peer.transport_addr_list,
+			    transports) {
+		/* Skip uninteresting transports. */
+		if (trans->state == SCTP_INACTIVE ||
+		    trans->state == SCTP_UNCONFIRMED)
+			continue;
+		/* Keep track of the best PF transport from our
+		 * list in case we don't find an active one.
+		 */
+		if (trans->state == SCTP_PF) {
+			trans_pf = sctp_trans_elect_best(trans, trans_pf);
+			continue;
+		}
+		/* For active transports, pick the most recent ones. */
+		if (trans_pri == NULL ||
+		    ktime_after(trans->last_time_heard,
+				trans_pri->last_time_heard)) {
+			trans_sec = trans_pri;
+			trans_pri = trans;
+		} else if (trans_sec == NULL ||
+			   ktime_after(trans->last_time_heard,
+				       trans_sec->last_time_heard)) {
+			trans_sec = trans;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* RFC 2960 6.4 Multi-Homed SCTP Endpoints
+	 *
+	 * By default, an endpoint should always transmit to the primary
+	 * path, unless the SCTP user explicitly specifies the
+	 * destination transport address (and possibly source transport
+	 * address) to use. [If the primary is active but not most recent,
+	 * bump the most recently used transport.]
+	 */
+	if ((asoc->peer.primary_path->state == SCTP_ACTIVE ||
+	     asoc->peer.primary_path->state == SCTP_UNKNOWN) &&
+	     asoc->peer.primary_path != trans_pri) {
+		trans_sec = trans_pri;
+		trans_pri = asoc->peer.primary_path;
+	}
+
+	/* We did not find anything useful for a possible retransmission
+	 * path; either primary path that we found is the the same as
+	 * the current one, or we didn't generally find an active one.
+	 */
+	if (trans_sec == NULL)
+		trans_sec = trans_pri;
+
+	/* If we failed to find a usable transport, just camp on the
+	 * primary or retran, even if they are inactive, if possible
+	 * pick a PF iff it's the better choice.
+	 */
+	if (trans_pri == NULL) {
+		trans_pri = sctp_trans_elect_best(asoc->peer.primary_path,
+						  asoc->peer.retran_path);
+		trans_pri = sctp_trans_elect_best(trans_pri, trans_pf);
+		trans_sec = asoc->peer.primary_path;
+	}
+
+	/* Set the active and retran transports. */
+	asoc->peer.active_path = trans_pri;
+	asoc->peer.retran_path = trans_sec;
+}
+
 struct sctp_transport *
 sctp_assoc_choose_alter_transport(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 				  struct sctp_transport *last_sent_to)
@@ -1547,7 +1591,7 @@ int sctp_assoc_lookup_laddr(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 /* Set an association id for a given association */
 int sctp_assoc_set_id(struct sctp_association *asoc, gfp_t gfp)
 {
-	bool preload = gfp & __GFP_WAIT;
+	bool preload = !!(gfp & __GFP_WAIT);
 	int ret;
 
 	/* If the id is already assigned, keep it. */
diff --git a/net/sctp/endpointola.c b/net/sctp/endpointola.c
index 3d9f429858dc..9da76ba4d10f 100644
--- a/net/sctp/endpointola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/endpointola.c
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ normal:
 		}
 
 		if (chunk->transport)
-			chunk->transport->last_time_heard = jiffies;
+			chunk->transport->last_time_heard = ktime_get();
 
 		error = sctp_do_sm(net, SCTP_EVENT_T_CHUNK, subtype, state,
 				   ep, asoc, chunk, GFP_ATOMIC);
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
index fee5552ddf92..ae0e616a7ca5 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
@@ -1782,7 +1782,7 @@ no_hmac:
 	else
 		kt = ktime_get();
 
-	if (!asoc && ktime_compare(bear_cookie->expiration, kt) < 0) {
+	if (!asoc && ktime_before(bear_cookie->expiration, kt)) {
 		/*
 		 * Section 3.3.10.3 Stale Cookie Error (3)
 		 *
diff --git a/net/sctp/transport.c b/net/sctp/transport.c
index 1d348d15b33d..7dd672fa651f 100644
--- a/net/sctp/transport.c
+++ b/net/sctp/transport.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static struct sctp_transport *sctp_transport_init(struct net *net,
 	 */
 	peer->rto = msecs_to_jiffies(net->sctp.rto_initial);
 
-	peer->last_time_heard = jiffies;
+	peer->last_time_heard = ktime_get();
 	peer->last_time_ecne_reduced = jiffies;
 
 	peer->param_flags = SPP_HB_DISABLE |