diff --git a/fs/dlm/config.c b/fs/dlm/config.c
index 9ccf7346834a..a0387dd8b1f0 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/config.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/config.c
@@ -750,6 +750,7 @@ static ssize_t comm_local_write(struct dlm_comm *cm, const char *buf,
 static ssize_t comm_addr_write(struct dlm_comm *cm, const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	struct sockaddr_storage *addr;
+	int rv;
 
 	if (len != sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -762,6 +763,13 @@ static ssize_t comm_addr_write(struct dlm_comm *cm, const char *buf, size_t len)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	memcpy(addr, buf, len);
+
+	rv = dlm_lowcomms_addr(cm->nodeid, addr, len);
+	if (rv) {
+		kfree(addr);
+		return rv;
+	}
+
 	cm->addr[cm->addr_count++] = addr;
 	return len;
 }
@@ -878,34 +886,7 @@ static void put_space(struct dlm_space *sp)
 	config_item_put(&sp->group.cg_item);
 }
 
-static int addr_compare(struct sockaddr_storage *x, struct sockaddr_storage *y)
-{
-	switch (x->ss_family) {
-	case AF_INET: {
-		struct sockaddr_in *sinx = (struct sockaddr_in *)x;
-		struct sockaddr_in *siny = (struct sockaddr_in *)y;
-		if (sinx->sin_addr.s_addr != siny->sin_addr.s_addr)
-			return 0;
-		if (sinx->sin_port != siny->sin_port)
-			return 0;
-		break;
-	}
-	case AF_INET6: {
-		struct sockaddr_in6 *sinx = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)x;
-		struct sockaddr_in6 *siny = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)y;
-		if (!ipv6_addr_equal(&sinx->sin6_addr, &siny->sin6_addr))
-			return 0;
-		if (sinx->sin6_port != siny->sin6_port)
-			return 0;
-		break;
-	}
-	default:
-		return 0;
-	}
-	return 1;
-}
-
-static struct dlm_comm *get_comm(int nodeid, struct sockaddr_storage *addr)
+static struct dlm_comm *get_comm(int nodeid)
 {
 	struct config_item *i;
 	struct dlm_comm *cm = NULL;
@@ -919,19 +900,11 @@ static struct dlm_comm *get_comm(int nodeid, struct sockaddr_storage *addr)
 	list_for_each_entry(i, &comm_list->cg_children, ci_entry) {
 		cm = config_item_to_comm(i);
 
-		if (nodeid) {
-			if (cm->nodeid != nodeid)
-				continue;
-			found = 1;
-			config_item_get(i);
-			break;
-		} else {
-			if (!cm->addr_count || !addr_compare(cm->addr[0], addr))
-				continue;
-			found = 1;
-			config_item_get(i);
-			break;
-		}
+		if (cm->nodeid != nodeid)
+			continue;
+		found = 1;
+		config_item_get(i);
+		break;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&clusters_root.subsys.su_mutex);
 
@@ -995,7 +968,7 @@ int dlm_config_nodes(char *lsname, struct dlm_config_node **nodes_out,
 
 int dlm_comm_seq(int nodeid, uint32_t *seq)
 {
-	struct dlm_comm *cm = get_comm(nodeid, NULL);
+	struct dlm_comm *cm = get_comm(nodeid);
 	if (!cm)
 		return -EEXIST;
 	*seq = cm->seq;
@@ -1003,28 +976,6 @@ int dlm_comm_seq(int nodeid, uint32_t *seq)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int dlm_nodeid_to_addr(int nodeid, struct sockaddr_storage *addr)
-{
-	struct dlm_comm *cm = get_comm(nodeid, NULL);
-	if (!cm)
-		return -EEXIST;
-	if (!cm->addr_count)
-		return -ENOENT;
-	memcpy(addr, cm->addr[0], sizeof(*addr));
-	put_comm(cm);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int dlm_addr_to_nodeid(struct sockaddr_storage *addr, int *nodeid)
-{
-	struct dlm_comm *cm = get_comm(0, addr);
-	if (!cm)
-		return -EEXIST;
-	*nodeid = cm->nodeid;
-	put_comm(cm);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int dlm_our_nodeid(void)
 {
 	return local_comm ? local_comm->nodeid : 0;
diff --git a/fs/dlm/config.h b/fs/dlm/config.h
index dbd35a08f3a5..f30697bc2780 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/config.h
+++ b/fs/dlm/config.h
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ void dlm_config_exit(void);
 int dlm_config_nodes(char *lsname, struct dlm_config_node **nodes_out,
 		     int *count_out);
 int dlm_comm_seq(int nodeid, uint32_t *seq);
-int dlm_nodeid_to_addr(int nodeid, struct sockaddr_storage *addr);
-int dlm_addr_to_nodeid(struct sockaddr_storage *addr, int *nodeid);
 int dlm_our_nodeid(void);
 int dlm_our_addr(struct sockaddr_storage *addr, int num);
 
diff --git a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
index 5c1b0e38c7a4..522a69fccd84 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
@@ -140,6 +140,16 @@ struct writequeue_entry {
 	struct connection *con;
 };
 
+struct dlm_node_addr {
+	struct list_head list;
+	int nodeid;
+	int addr_count;
+	struct sockaddr_storage *addr[DLM_MAX_ADDR_COUNT];
+};
+
+static LIST_HEAD(dlm_node_addrs);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dlm_node_addrs_spin);
+
 static struct sockaddr_storage *dlm_local_addr[DLM_MAX_ADDR_COUNT];
 static int dlm_local_count;
 static int dlm_allow_conn;
@@ -264,31 +274,146 @@ static struct connection *assoc2con(int assoc_id)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int nodeid_to_addr(int nodeid, struct sockaddr *retaddr)
+static struct dlm_node_addr *find_node_addr(int nodeid)
 {
-	struct sockaddr_storage addr;
-	int error;
+	struct dlm_node_addr *na;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(na, &dlm_node_addrs, list) {
+		if (na->nodeid == nodeid)
+			return na;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int addr_compare(struct sockaddr_storage *x, struct sockaddr_storage *y)
+{
+	switch (x->ss_family) {
+	case AF_INET: {
+		struct sockaddr_in *sinx = (struct sockaddr_in *)x;
+		struct sockaddr_in *siny = (struct sockaddr_in *)y;
+		if (sinx->sin_addr.s_addr != siny->sin_addr.s_addr)
+			return 0;
+		if (sinx->sin_port != siny->sin_port)
+			return 0;
+		break;
+	}
+	case AF_INET6: {
+		struct sockaddr_in6 *sinx = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)x;
+		struct sockaddr_in6 *siny = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)y;
+		if (!ipv6_addr_equal(&sinx->sin6_addr, &siny->sin6_addr))
+			return 0;
+		if (sinx->sin6_port != siny->sin6_port)
+			return 0;
+		break;
+	}
+	default:
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int nodeid_to_addr(int nodeid, struct sockaddr_storage *sas_out,
+			  struct sockaddr *sa_out)
+{
+	struct sockaddr_storage sas;
+	struct dlm_node_addr *na;
 
 	if (!dlm_local_count)
 		return -1;
 
-	error = dlm_nodeid_to_addr(nodeid, &addr);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
+	spin_lock(&dlm_node_addrs_spin);
+	na = find_node_addr(nodeid);
+	if (na && na->addr_count)
+		memcpy(&sas, na->addr[0], sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
+	spin_unlock(&dlm_node_addrs_spin);
+
+	if (!na)
+		return -EEXIST;
+
+	if (!na->addr_count)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	if (sas_out)
+		memcpy(sas_out, &sas, sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
+
+	if (!sa_out)
+		return 0;
 
 	if (dlm_local_addr[0]->ss_family == AF_INET) {
-		struct sockaddr_in *in4  = (struct sockaddr_in *) &addr;
-		struct sockaddr_in *ret4 = (struct sockaddr_in *) retaddr;
+		struct sockaddr_in *in4  = (struct sockaddr_in *) &sas;
+		struct sockaddr_in *ret4 = (struct sockaddr_in *) sa_out;
 		ret4->sin_addr.s_addr = in4->sin_addr.s_addr;
 	} else {
-		struct sockaddr_in6 *in6  = (struct sockaddr_in6 *) &addr;
-		struct sockaddr_in6 *ret6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *) retaddr;
+		struct sockaddr_in6 *in6  = (struct sockaddr_in6 *) &sas;
+		struct sockaddr_in6 *ret6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *) sa_out;
 		ret6->sin6_addr = in6->sin6_addr;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int addr_to_nodeid(struct sockaddr_storage *addr, int *nodeid)
+{
+	struct dlm_node_addr *na;
+	int rv = -EEXIST;
+
+	spin_lock(&dlm_node_addrs_spin);
+	list_for_each_entry(na, &dlm_node_addrs, list) {
+		if (!na->addr_count)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!addr_compare(na->addr[0], addr))
+			continue;
+
+		*nodeid = na->nodeid;
+		rv = 0;
+		break;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&dlm_node_addrs_spin);
+	return rv;
+}
+
+int dlm_lowcomms_addr(int nodeid, struct sockaddr_storage *addr, int len)
+{
+	struct sockaddr_storage *new_addr;
+	struct dlm_node_addr *new_node, *na;
+
+	new_node = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dlm_node_addr), GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!new_node)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	new_addr = kzalloc(sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage), GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!new_addr) {
+		kfree(new_node);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(new_addr, addr, len);
+
+	spin_lock(&dlm_node_addrs_spin);
+	na = find_node_addr(nodeid);
+	if (!na) {
+		new_node->nodeid = nodeid;
+		new_node->addr[0] = new_addr;
+		new_node->addr_count = 1;
+		list_add(&new_node->list, &dlm_node_addrs);
+		spin_unlock(&dlm_node_addrs_spin);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (na->addr_count >= DLM_MAX_ADDR_COUNT) {
+		spin_unlock(&dlm_node_addrs_spin);
+		kfree(new_addr);
+		kfree(new_node);
+		return -ENOSPC;
+	}
+
+	na->addr[na->addr_count++] = new_addr;
+	spin_unlock(&dlm_node_addrs_spin);
+	kfree(new_node);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Data available on socket or listen socket received a connect */
 static void lowcomms_data_ready(struct sock *sk, int count_unused)
 {
@@ -510,7 +635,7 @@ static void process_sctp_notification(struct connection *con,
 				return;
 			}
 			make_sockaddr(&prim.ssp_addr, 0, &addr_len);
-			if (dlm_addr_to_nodeid(&prim.ssp_addr, &nodeid)) {
+			if (addr_to_nodeid(&prim.ssp_addr, &nodeid)) {
 				unsigned char *b=(unsigned char *)&prim.ssp_addr;
 				log_print("reject connect from unknown addr");
 				print_hex_dump_bytes("ss: ", DUMP_PREFIX_NONE, 
@@ -747,7 +872,7 @@ static int tcp_accept_from_sock(struct connection *con)
 
 	/* Get the new node's NODEID */
 	make_sockaddr(&peeraddr, 0, &len);
-	if (dlm_addr_to_nodeid(&peeraddr, &nodeid)) {
+	if (addr_to_nodeid(&peeraddr, &nodeid)) {
 		unsigned char *b=(unsigned char *)&peeraddr;
 		log_print("connect from non cluster node");
 		print_hex_dump_bytes("ss: ", DUMP_PREFIX_NONE, 
@@ -862,7 +987,7 @@ static void sctp_init_assoc(struct connection *con)
 	if (con->retries++ > MAX_CONNECT_RETRIES)
 		return;
 
-	if (nodeid_to_addr(con->nodeid, (struct sockaddr *)&rem_addr)) {
+	if (nodeid_to_addr(con->nodeid, NULL, (struct sockaddr *)&rem_addr)) {
 		log_print("no address for nodeid %d", con->nodeid);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -928,11 +1053,11 @@ static void sctp_init_assoc(struct connection *con)
 /* Connect a new socket to its peer */
 static void tcp_connect_to_sock(struct connection *con)
 {
-	int result = -EHOSTUNREACH;
 	struct sockaddr_storage saddr, src_addr;
 	int addr_len;
 	struct socket *sock = NULL;
 	int one = 1;
+	int result;
 
 	if (con->nodeid == 0) {
 		log_print("attempt to connect sock 0 foiled");
@@ -944,10 +1069,8 @@ static void tcp_connect_to_sock(struct connection *con)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* Some odd races can cause double-connects, ignore them */
-	if (con->sock) {
-		result = 0;
+	if (con->sock)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	/* Create a socket to communicate with */
 	result = sock_create_kern(dlm_local_addr[0]->ss_family, SOCK_STREAM,
@@ -956,8 +1079,11 @@ static void tcp_connect_to_sock(struct connection *con)
 		goto out_err;
 
 	memset(&saddr, 0, sizeof(saddr));
-	if (dlm_nodeid_to_addr(con->nodeid, &saddr))
+	result = nodeid_to_addr(con->nodeid, &saddr, NULL);
+	if (result < 0) {
+		log_print("no address for nodeid %d", con->nodeid);
 		goto out_err;
+	}
 
 	sock->sk->sk_user_data = con;
 	con->rx_action = receive_from_sock;
@@ -983,8 +1109,7 @@ static void tcp_connect_to_sock(struct connection *con)
 	kernel_setsockopt(sock, SOL_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, (char *)&one,
 			  sizeof(one));
 
-	result =
-		sock->ops->connect(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&saddr, addr_len,
+	result = sock->ops->connect(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&saddr, addr_len,
 				   O_NONBLOCK);
 	if (result == -EINPROGRESS)
 		result = 0;
@@ -1002,11 +1127,17 @@ out_err:
 	 * Some errors are fatal and this list might need adjusting. For other
 	 * errors we try again until the max number of retries is reached.
 	 */
-	if (result != -EHOSTUNREACH && result != -ENETUNREACH &&
-	    result != -ENETDOWN && result != -EINVAL
-	    && result != -EPROTONOSUPPORT) {
+	if (result != -EHOSTUNREACH &&
+	    result != -ENETUNREACH &&
+	    result != -ENETDOWN && 
+	    result != -EINVAL &&
+	    result != -EPROTONOSUPPORT) {
+		log_print("connect %d try %d error %d", con->nodeid,
+			  con->retries, result);
+		mutex_unlock(&con->sock_mutex);
+		msleep(1000);
 		lowcomms_connect_sock(con);
-		result = 0;
+		return;
 	}
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&con->sock_mutex);
@@ -1414,6 +1545,7 @@ static void clean_one_writequeue(struct connection *con)
 int dlm_lowcomms_close(int nodeid)
 {
 	struct connection *con;
+	struct dlm_node_addr *na;
 
 	log_print("closing connection to node %d", nodeid);
 	con = nodeid2con(nodeid, 0);
@@ -1428,6 +1560,17 @@ int dlm_lowcomms_close(int nodeid)
 		clean_one_writequeue(con);
 		close_connection(con, true);
 	}
+
+	spin_lock(&dlm_node_addrs_spin);
+	na = find_node_addr(nodeid);
+	if (na) {
+		list_del(&na->list);
+		while (na->addr_count--)
+			kfree(na->addr[na->addr_count]);
+		kfree(na);
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&dlm_node_addrs_spin);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1577,3 +1720,17 @@ fail_destroy:
 fail:
 	return error;
 }
+
+void dlm_lowcomms_exit(void)
+{
+	struct dlm_node_addr *na, *safe;
+
+	spin_lock(&dlm_node_addrs_spin);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(na, safe, &dlm_node_addrs, list) {
+		list_del(&na->list);
+		while (na->addr_count--)
+			kfree(na->addr[na->addr_count]);
+		kfree(na);
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&dlm_node_addrs_spin);
+}
diff --git a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.h b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.h
index 1311e6426287..67462e54fc2f 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.h
+++ b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.h
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@
 
 int dlm_lowcomms_start(void);
 void dlm_lowcomms_stop(void);
+void dlm_lowcomms_exit(void);
 int dlm_lowcomms_close(int nodeid);
 void *dlm_lowcomms_get_buffer(int nodeid, int len, gfp_t allocation, char **ppc);
 void dlm_lowcomms_commit_buffer(void *mh);
 int dlm_lowcomms_connect_node(int nodeid);
+int dlm_lowcomms_addr(int nodeid, struct sockaddr_storage *addr, int len);
 
 #endif				/* __LOWCOMMS_DOT_H__ */
 
diff --git a/fs/dlm/main.c b/fs/dlm/main.c
index 5a59efa0bb46..079c0bd71ab7 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/main.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/main.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "user.h"
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "config.h"
+#include "lowcomms.h"
 
 static int __init init_dlm(void)
 {
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ static void __exit exit_dlm(void)
 	dlm_config_exit();
 	dlm_memory_exit();
 	dlm_lockspace_exit();
+	dlm_lowcomms_exit();
 	dlm_unregister_debugfs();
 }