3 files changed, 17 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h
index ee2a4b369a04..1b7068000927 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ extern struct nf_conn_help *nf_ct_helper_ext_add(struct nf_conn *ct, gfp_t gfp);
 
 extern int __nf_ct_try_assign_helper(struct nf_conn *ct, gfp_t flags);
 
+extern void nf_ct_helper_destroy(struct nf_conn *ct);
+
 static inline struct nf_conn_help *nfct_help(const struct nf_conn *ct)
 {
         return nf_ct_ext_find(ct, NF_CT_EXT_HELPER);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index bcacbb5373c3..14235b144cb5 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -224,17 +224,8 @@ static void death_by_timeout(unsigned long ul_conntrack)
 {
         struct nf_conn *ct = (void *)ul_conntrack;
         struct net *net = nf_ct_net(ct);
-        struct nf_conn_help *help = nfct_help(ct);
-        struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper;
-
-        if (help) {
-                rcu_read_lock();
-                helper = rcu_dereference(help->helper);
-                if (helper && helper->destroy)
-                        helper->destroy(ct);
-                rcu_read_unlock();
-        }
 
+        nf_ct_helper_destroy(ct);
         spin_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
         /* Inside lock so preempt is disabled on module removal path.
          * Otherwise we can get spurious warnings. */
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
index 0fa5a422959f..65c2a7bc3afc 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
@@ -136,6 +136,20 @@ static inline int unhelp(struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *i,
         return 0;
 }
 
+void nf_ct_helper_destroy(struct nf_conn *ct)
+{
+        struct nf_conn_help *help = nfct_help(ct);
+        struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper;
+
+        if (help) {
+                rcu_read_lock();
+                helper = rcu_dereference(help->helper);
+                if (helper && helper->destroy)
+                        helper->destroy(ct);
+                rcu_read_unlock();
+        }
+}
+
 int nf_conntrack_helper_register(struct nf_conntrack_helper *me)
 {
         unsigned int h = helper_hash(&me->tuple);