51 files changed, 276 insertions, 277 deletions

diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c b/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
index 0ee74b1e4770..f2796c97b4a2 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ static struct net_device *setup_pre_routing(struct sk_buff *skb)
 /* We only check the length. A bridge shouldn't do any hop-by-hop stuff anyway */
 static int check_hbh_len(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-        unsigned char *raw = (u8 *) (skb->nh.ipv6h + 1);
+        unsigned char *raw = (u8 *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1);
         u32 pkt_len;
         const unsigned char *nh = skb_network_header(skb);
         int off = raw - nh;
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static int check_hbh_len(struct sk_buff *skb)
                                 goto bad;
                         pkt_len = ntohl(*(__be32 *) (nh + off + 2));
                         if (pkt_len <= IPV6_MAXPLEN ||
-                            skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len)
+                            ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len)
                                 goto bad;
                         if (pkt_len > skb->len - sizeof(struct ipv6hdr))
                                 goto bad;
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static unsigned int br_nf_pre_routing_ipv6(unsigned int hook,
         if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr)))
                 goto inhdr_error;
 
-        hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
         if (hdr->version != 6)
                 goto inhdr_error;
diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
index e0faff8eb652..ee82364c8f31 100644
--- a/net/core/pktgen.c
+++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
@@ -2736,7 +2736,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *fill_packet_ipv6(struct net_device *odev,
         skb->protocol = protocol;
         skb->dev = odev;
         skb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST;
-        skb->nh.ipv6h = iph;
+        skb->nh.raw = (unsigned char *)iph;
         skb->h.uh = udph;
 
         if (pkt_dev->nfrags <= 0)
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv6.c b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
index 627d0c3c51cf..64eac2515aa2 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ static inline __u32 secure_dccpv6_sequence_number(__be32 *saddr, __be32 *daddr,
 
 static inline __u32 dccp_v6_init_sequence(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-        return secure_dccpv6_sequence_number(skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr.s6_addr32,
-                                             skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr.s6_addr32,
+        return secure_dccpv6_sequence_number(ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr.s6_addr32,
+                                             ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr.s6_addr32,
                                              dccp_hdr(skb)->dccph_dport,
                                              dccp_hdr(skb)->dccph_sport     );
 
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ static void dccp_v6_reqsk_destructor(struct request_sock *req)
 static void dccp_v6_ctl_send_reset(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *rxskb)
 {
         struct dccp_hdr *rxdh = dccp_hdr(rxskb), *dh;
+        struct ipv6hdr *rxip6h;
         const u32 dccp_hdr_reset_len = sizeof(struct dccp_hdr) +
                                        sizeof(struct dccp_hdr_ext) +
                                        sizeof(struct dccp_hdr_reset);
@@ -352,12 +353,13 @@ static void dccp_v6_ctl_send_reset(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *rxskb)
         dccp_hdr_set_ack(dccp_hdr_ack_bits(skb), DCCP_SKB_CB(rxskb)->dccpd_seq);
 
         dccp_csum_outgoing(skb);
-        dh->dccph_checksum = dccp_v6_csum_finish(skb, &rxskb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-                                                      &rxskb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+        rxip6h = ipv6_hdr(rxskb);
+        dh->dccph_checksum = dccp_v6_csum_finish(skb, &rxip6h->saddr,
+                                                      &rxip6h->daddr);
 
         memset(&fl, 0, sizeof(fl));
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_dst, &rxskb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_src, &rxskb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_dst, &rxip6h->saddr);
+        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_src, &rxip6h->daddr);
 
         fl.proto = IPPROTO_DCCP;
         fl.oif = inet6_iif(rxskb);
@@ -390,7 +392,7 @@ static struct request_sock_ops dccp6_request_sock_ops = {
 static struct sock *dccp_v6_hnd_req(struct sock *sk,struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
         const struct dccp_hdr *dh = dccp_hdr(skb);
-        const struct ipv6hdr *iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        const struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         struct sock *nsk;
         struct request_sock **prev;
         /* Find possible connection requests. */
@@ -460,8 +462,8 @@ static int dccp_v6_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
                 goto drop_and_free;
 
         ireq6 = inet6_rsk(req);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&ireq6->rmt_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&ireq6->loc_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+        ipv6_addr_copy(&ireq6->rmt_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
+        ipv6_addr_copy(&ireq6->loc_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
         ireq6->pktopts  = NULL;
 
         if (ipv6_opt_accepted(sk, skb) ||
@@ -546,7 +548,7 @@ static struct sock *dccp_v6_request_recv_sock(struct sock *sk,
                 newnp->pktoptions  = NULL;
                 newnp->opt         = NULL;
                 newnp->mcast_oif   = inet6_iif(skb);
-                newnp->mcast_hops  = skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit;
+                newnp->mcast_hops  = ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit;
 
                 /*
                  * No need to charge this sock to the relevant IPv6 refcnt debug socks count
@@ -653,7 +655,7 @@ static struct sock *dccp_v6_request_recv_sock(struct sock *sk,
         }
         newnp->opt        = NULL;
         newnp->mcast_oif  = inet6_iif(skb);
-        newnp->mcast_hops = skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit;
+        newnp->mcast_hops = ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit;
 
         /*
          * Clone native IPv6 options from listening socket (if any)
@@ -826,8 +828,8 @@ static int dccp_v6_rcv(struct sk_buff **pskb)
                 goto discard_it;
 
         /* Step 1: If header checksum is incorrect, drop packet and return. */
-        if (dccp_v6_csum_finish(skb, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-                                     &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr)) {
+        if (dccp_v6_csum_finish(skb, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+                                     &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr)) {
                 DCCP_WARN("dropped packet with invalid checksum\n");
                 goto discard_it;
         }
@@ -844,9 +846,9 @@ static int dccp_v6_rcv(struct sk_buff **pskb)
 
         /* Step 2:
          *      Look up flow ID in table and get corresponding socket */
-        sk = __inet6_lookup(&dccp_hashinfo, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+        sk = __inet6_lookup(&dccp_hashinfo, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
                             dh->dccph_sport,
-                            &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr, ntohs(dh->dccph_dport),
+                            &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, ntohs(dh->dccph_dport),
                             inet6_iif(skb));
         /*
          * Step 2:
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
index 851f46b910f2..969fe31723a7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ static inline void ipgre_ecn_decapsulate(struct iphdr *iph, struct sk_buff *skb)
                 if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
                         IP_ECN_set_ce(ip_hdr(skb));
                 } else if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
-                        IP6_ECN_set_ce(skb->nh.ipv6h);
+                        IP6_ECN_set_ce(ipv6_hdr(skb));
                 }
         }
 }
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ static int ipgre_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
                         addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(addr6);
 
                         if (addr_type == IPV6_ADDR_ANY) {
-                                addr6 = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+                                addr6 = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
                                 addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(addr6);
                         }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_mode_tunnel.c b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_mode_tunnel.c
index faa1b9a76e76..edba75610a46 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_mode_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_mode_tunnel.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static inline void ipip_ecn_decapsulate(struct sk_buff *skb)
 static inline void ipip6_ecn_decapsulate(struct iphdr *iph, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
         if (INET_ECN_is_ce(iph->tos))
-                IP6_ECN_set_ce(skb->nh.ipv6h);
+                IP6_ECN_set_ce(ipv6_hdr(skb));
 }
 
 /* Add encapsulation header.
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ah6.c b/net/ipv6/ah6.c
index 1c914386982f..b682d2368c2a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ah6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ah6.c
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ static int ah6_input(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
          */
 
         struct ipv6_auth_hdr *ah;
+        struct ipv6hdr *ip6h;
         struct ah_data *ahp;
         unsigned char *tmp_hdr = NULL;
         u16 hdr_len;
@@ -357,13 +358,14 @@ static int ah6_input(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
         tmp_hdr = kmemdup(skb_network_header(skb), hdr_len, GFP_ATOMIC);
         if (!tmp_hdr)
                 goto out;
-        if (ipv6_clear_mutable_options(skb->nh.ipv6h, hdr_len, XFRM_POLICY_IN))
+        ip6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
+        if (ipv6_clear_mutable_options(ip6h, hdr_len, XFRM_POLICY_IN))
                 goto free_out;
-        skb->nh.ipv6h->priority    = 0;
-        skb->nh.ipv6h->flow_lbl[0] = 0;
-        skb->nh.ipv6h->flow_lbl[1] = 0;
-        skb->nh.ipv6h->flow_lbl[2] = 0;
-        skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit   = 0;
+        ip6h->priority    = 0;
+        ip6h->flow_lbl[0] = 0;
+        ip6h->flow_lbl[1] = 0;
+        ip6h->flow_lbl[2] = 0;
+        ip6h->hop_limit   = 0;
 
         {
                 u8 auth_data[MAX_AH_AUTH_LEN];
diff --git a/net/ipv6/datagram.c b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
index ac95d3bfdfb7..f429290c2c37 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/datagram.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void ipv6_local_error(struct sock *sk, int err, struct flowi *fl, u32 info)
 
         skb_put(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
         skb_reset_network_header(skb);
-        iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         ipv6_addr_copy(&iph->daddr, &fl->fl6_dst);
 
         serr = SKB_EXT_ERR(skb);
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ int ipv6_recv_error(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int len)
                 sin->sin6_flowinfo = 0;
                 sin->sin6_scope_id = 0;
                 if (serr->ee.ee_origin == SO_EE_ORIGIN_ICMP6) {
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&sin->sin6_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
+                        ipv6_addr_copy(&sin->sin6_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
                         if (np->rxopt.all)
                                 datagram_recv_ctl(sk, msg, skb);
                         if (ipv6_addr_type(&sin->sin6_addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)
@@ -391,17 +391,17 @@ int datagram_recv_ctl(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_buff *skb)
                 struct in6_pktinfo src_info;
 
                 src_info.ipi6_ifindex = opt->iif;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&src_info.ipi6_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+                ipv6_addr_copy(&src_info.ipi6_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
                 put_cmsg(msg, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_PKTINFO, sizeof(src_info), &src_info);
         }
 
         if (np->rxopt.bits.rxhlim) {
-                int hlim = skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit;
+                int hlim = ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit;
                 put_cmsg(msg, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_HOPLIMIT, sizeof(hlim), &hlim);
         }
 
         if (np->rxopt.bits.rxtclass) {
-                int tclass = (ntohl(*(__be32 *)skb->nh.ipv6h) >> 20) & 0xff;
+                int tclass = (ntohl(*(__be32 *)ipv6_hdr(skb)) >> 20) & 0xff;
                 put_cmsg(msg, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_TCLASS, sizeof(tclass), &tclass);
         }
 
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ int datagram_recv_ctl(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_buff *skb)
                  * IPV6_RECVDSTOPTS is more generic. --yoshfuji
                  */
                 unsigned int off = sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
-                u8 nexthdr = skb->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
+                u8 nexthdr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
 
                 while (off <= opt->lastopt) {
                         unsigned len;
@@ -466,11 +466,11 @@ int datagram_recv_ctl(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_buff *skb)
                 struct in6_pktinfo src_info;
 
                 src_info.ipi6_ifindex = opt->iif;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&src_info.ipi6_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+                ipv6_addr_copy(&src_info.ipi6_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
                 put_cmsg(msg, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_2292PKTINFO, sizeof(src_info), &src_info);
         }
         if (np->rxopt.bits.rxohlim) {
-                int hlim = skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit;
+                int hlim = ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit;
                 put_cmsg(msg, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_2292HOPLIMIT, sizeof(hlim), &hlim);
         }
         if (np->rxopt.bits.ohopopts && opt->hop) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/esp6.c b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
index 6e6b57ac8013..7aff380e74ef 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/esp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static int esp6_input(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
         skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 
         esph = (struct ipv6_esp_hdr*)skb->data;
-        iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
         /* Get ivec. This can be wrong, check against another impls. */
         if (esp->conf.ivlen)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c b/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
index 9ebf120ba6d3..dab069b0b3f6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static int ip6_tlvopt_unknown(struct sk_buff **skbp, int optoff)
                 /* Actually, it is redundant check. icmp_send
                    will recheck in any case.
                  */
-                if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr))
+                if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr))
                         break;
         case 2: /* send ICMP PARM PROB regardless and drop packet */
                 icmpv6_param_prob(skb, ICMPV6_UNK_OPTION, optoff);
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static int ipv6_dest_hao(struct sk_buff **skbp, int optoff)
         struct sk_buff *skb = *skbp;
         struct ipv6_destopt_hao *hao;
         struct inet6_skb_parm *opt = IP6CB(skb);
-        struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         struct in6_addr tmp_addr;
         int ret;
 
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static int ipv6_dest_hao(struct sk_buff **skbp, int optoff)
                 *skbp = skb = skb2;
                 hao = (struct ipv6_destopt_hao *)(skb_network_header(skb2) +
                                                   optoff);
-                ipv6h = skb2->nh.ipv6h;
+                ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb2);
         }
 
         if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_COMPLETE)
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static int ipv6_rthdr_rcv(struct sk_buff **skbp)
                 return -1;
         }
 
-        if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr) ||
+        if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr) ||
             skb->pkt_type != PACKET_HOST) {
                 IP6_INC_STATS_BH(ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst),
                                  IPSTATS_MIB_INADDRERRORS);
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ looped_back:
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_MIP6
         case IPV6_SRCRT_TYPE_2:
                 if (xfrm6_input_addr(skb, (xfrm_address_t *)addr,
-                                     (xfrm_address_t *)&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+                                     (xfrm_address_t *)&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
                                      IPPROTO_ROUTING) < 0) {
                         IP6_INC_STATS_BH(ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst),
                                          IPSTATS_MIB_INADDRERRORS);
@@ -549,8 +549,8 @@ looped_back:
         }
 
         ipv6_addr_copy(&daddr, addr);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr, &daddr);
+        ipv6_addr_copy(addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+        ipv6_addr_copy(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, &daddr);
 
         dst_release(xchg(&skb->dst, NULL));
         ip6_route_input(skb);
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ looped_back:
         }
 
         if (skb->dst->dev->flags&IFF_LOOPBACK) {
-                if (skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit <= 1) {
+                if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit <= 1) {
                         IP6_INC_STATS_BH(ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst),
                                          IPSTATS_MIB_INHDRERRORS);
                         icmpv6_send(skb, ICMPV6_TIME_EXCEED, ICMPV6_EXC_HOPLIMIT,
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ looped_back:
                         kfree_skb(skb);
                         return -1;
                 }
-                skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit--;
+                ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit--;
                 goto looped_back;
         }
 
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ static int ipv6_hop_jumbo(struct sk_buff **skbp, int optoff)
                 icmpv6_param_prob(skb, ICMPV6_HDR_FIELD, optoff+2);
                 return 0;
         }
-        if (skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len) {
+        if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len) {
                 IP6_INC_STATS_BH(ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst), IPSTATS_MIB_INHDRERRORS);
                 icmpv6_param_prob(skb, ICMPV6_HDR_FIELD, optoff);
                 return 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/icmp.c b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
index e5293b34229f..3a01effda695 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ void icmpv6_param_prob(struct sk_buff *skb, int code, int pos)
 
 static int is_ineligible(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-        int ptr = (u8*)(skb->nh.ipv6h+1) - skb->data;
+        int ptr = (u8 *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1) - skb->data;
         int len = skb->len - ptr;
-        __u8 nexthdr = skb->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
+        __u8 nexthdr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
 
         if (len < 0)
                 return 1;
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static int icmpv6_getfrag(void *from, char *to, int offset, int len, int odd, st
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_MIP6
 static void mip6_addr_swap(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-        struct ipv6hdr *iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         struct inet6_skb_parm *opt = IP6CB(skb);
         struct ipv6_destopt_hao *hao;
         struct in6_addr tmp;
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ void icmpv6_send(struct sk_buff *skb, int type, int code, __u32 info,
                  struct net_device *dev)
 {
         struct inet6_dev *idev = NULL;
-        struct ipv6hdr *hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         struct sock *sk;
         struct ipv6_pinfo *np;
         struct in6_addr *saddr = NULL;
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static void icmpv6_echo_reply(struct sk_buff *skb)
         int hlimit;
         int tclass;
 
-        saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+        saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 
         if (!ipv6_unicast_destination(skb))
                 saddr = NULL;
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ static void icmpv6_echo_reply(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
         memset(&fl, 0, sizeof(fl));
         fl.proto = IPPROTO_ICMPV6;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_dst, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
+        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_dst, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
         if (saddr)
                 ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_src, saddr);
         fl.oif = skb->dev->ifindex;
@@ -583,8 +583,8 @@ static void icmpv6_notify(struct sk_buff *skb, int type, int code, __be32 info)
         if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, inner_offset+8))
                 return;
 
-        saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
-        daddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+        saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
+        daddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 
         /* BUGGG_FUTURE: we should try to parse exthdrs in this packet.
            Without this we will not able f.e. to make source routed
@@ -628,8 +628,8 @@ static int icmpv6_rcv(struct sk_buff **pskb)
 
         ICMP6_INC_STATS_BH(idev, ICMP6_MIB_INMSGS);
 
-        saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
-        daddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+        saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
+        daddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 
         /* Perform checksum. */
         switch (skb->ip_summed) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
index aecc74da0721..9c3c787a21c1 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ int ipv6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct packet_type *pt
         if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*hdr))))
                 goto err;
 
-        hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
         if (hdr->version != 6)
                 goto err;
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ int ipv6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct packet_type *pt
                         IP6_INC_STATS_BH(idev, IPSTATS_MIB_INHDRERRORS);
                         goto drop;
                 }
-                hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+                hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         }
 
         if (hdr->nexthdr == NEXTHDR_HOP) {
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ resubmit:
 
                         skb_postpull_rcsum(skb, skb_network_header(skb),
                                            skb->h.raw - skb->nh.raw);
-                        hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+                        hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
                         if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&hdr->daddr) &&
                             !ipv6_chk_mcast_addr(skb->dev, &hdr->daddr,
                             &hdr->saddr) &&
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ int ip6_mc_input(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
         IP6_INC_STATS_BH(ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst), IPSTATS_MIB_INMCASTPKTS);
 
-        hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         deliver = likely(!(skb->dev->flags & (IFF_PROMISC|IFF_ALLMULTI))) ||
             ipv6_chk_mcast_addr(skb->dev, &hdr->daddr, NULL);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index bd25825c0ccd..1900c6226866 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ static int ip6_output2(struct sk_buff *skb)
         skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
         skb->dev = dev;
 
-        if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr)) {
+        if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr)) {
                 struct ipv6_pinfo* np = skb->sk ? inet6_sk(skb->sk) : NULL;
                 struct inet6_dev *idev = ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst);
 
                 if (!(dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) && (!np || np->mc_loop) &&
-                    ipv6_chk_mcast_addr(dev, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
-                                &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr)) {
+                    ipv6_chk_mcast_addr(dev, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
+                                        &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr)) {
                         struct sk_buff *newskb = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
                         /* Do not check for IFF_ALLMULTI; multicast routing
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static int ip6_output2(struct sk_buff *skb)
                                         newskb->dev,
                                         ip6_dev_loopback_xmit);
 
-                        if (skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit == 0) {
+                        if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit == 0) {
                                 IP6_INC_STATS(idev, IPSTATS_MIB_OUTDISCARDS);
                                 kfree_skb(skb);
                                 return 0;
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ int ip6_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, struct flowi *fl,
 
         skb_push(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
         skb_reset_network_header(skb);
-        hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
         /*
          *      Fill in the IPv6 header
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ int ip6_nd_hdr(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 
         totlen = len + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
 
-        hdr = (struct ipv6hdr *) skb_put(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
-        skb->nh.ipv6h = hdr;
+        skb->nh.raw = skb_put(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
+        hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
         *(__be32*)hdr = htonl(0x60000000);
 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static int ip6_call_ra_chain(struct sk_buff *skb, int sel)
 
 static int ip6_forward_proxy_check(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-        struct ipv6hdr *hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         u8 nexthdr = hdr->nexthdr;
         int offset;
 
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static inline int ip6_forward_finish(struct sk_buff *skb)
 int ip6_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
         struct dst_entry *dst = skb->dst;
-        struct ipv6hdr *hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         struct inet6_skb_parm *opt = IP6CB(skb);
 
         if (ipv6_devconf.forwarding == 0)
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ int ip6_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
                 goto drop;
         }
 
-        hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
         /* Mangling hops number delayed to point after skb COW */
 
@@ -527,10 +527,11 @@ static void ip6_copy_metadata(struct sk_buff *to, struct sk_buff *from)
 int ip6_find_1stfragopt(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 **nexthdr)
 {
         u16 offset = sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
-        struct ipv6_opt_hdr *exthdr = (struct ipv6_opt_hdr*)(skb->nh.ipv6h + 1);
+        struct ipv6_opt_hdr *exthdr =
+                                (struct ipv6_opt_hdr *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1);
         unsigned int packet_len = skb->tail - skb_network_header(skb);
         int found_rhdr = 0;
-        *nexthdr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
+        *nexthdr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
 
         while (offset + 1 <= packet_len) {
 
@@ -643,7 +644,8 @@ static int ip6_fragment(struct sk_buff *skb, int (*output)(struct sk_buff *))
                 first_len = skb_pagelen(skb);
                 skb->data_len = first_len - skb_headlen(skb);
                 skb->len = first_len;
-                skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len = htons(first_len - sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
+                ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len = htons(first_len -
+                                                   sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
 
                 dst_hold(&rt->u.dst);
 
@@ -665,7 +667,9 @@ static int ip6_fragment(struct sk_buff *skb, int (*output)(struct sk_buff *))
                                 if (frag->next != NULL)
                                         fh->frag_off |= htons(IP6_MF);
                                 fh->identification = frag_id;
-                                frag->nh.ipv6h->payload_len = htons(frag->len - sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
+                                ipv6_hdr(frag)->payload_len =
+                                                htons(frag->len -
+                                                      sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
                                 ip6_copy_metadata(frag, skb);
                         }
 
@@ -779,7 +783,8 @@ slow_path:
                 fh->frag_off = htons(offset);
                 if (left > 0)
                         fh->frag_off |= htons(IP6_MF);
-                frag->nh.ipv6h->payload_len = htons(frag->len - sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
+                ipv6_hdr(frag)->payload_len = htons(frag->len -
+                                                    sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
 
                 ptr += len;
                 offset += len;
@@ -1355,7 +1360,7 @@ int ip6_push_pending_frames(struct sock *sk)
 
         skb_push(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
         skb_reset_network_header(skb);
-        hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
         *(__be32*)hdr = fl->fl6_flowlabel |
                      htonl(0x60000000 | ((int)np->cork.tclass << 20));
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index bb65779be7a6..05b59a77bc69 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ ip6ip6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
                 skb_reset_network_header(skb2);
 
                 /* Try to guess incoming interface */
-                rt = rt6_lookup(&skb2->nh.ipv6h->saddr, NULL, 0, 0);
+                rt = rt6_lookup(&ipv6_hdr(skb2)->saddr, NULL, 0, 0);
 
                 if (rt && rt->rt6i_dev)
                         skb2->dev = rt->rt6i_dev;
@@ -636,10 +636,10 @@ static void ip6ip6_dscp_ecn_decapsulate(struct ip6_tnl *t,
                                         struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
         if (t->parms.flags & IP6_TNL_F_RCV_DSCP_COPY)
-                ipv6_copy_dscp(ipv6h, skb->nh.ipv6h);
+                ipv6_copy_dscp(ipv6h, ipv6_hdr(skb));
 
         if (INET_ECN_is_ce(ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6h)))
-                IP6_ECN_set_ce(skb->nh.ipv6h);
+                IP6_ECN_set_ce(ipv6_hdr(skb));
 }
 
 static inline int ip6_tnl_rcv_ctl(struct ip6_tnl *t)
@@ -679,10 +679,8 @@ static int ip6_tnl_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, __u16 protocol,
                                                     struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h,
                                                     struct sk_buff *skb))
 {
-        struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h;
         struct ip6_tnl *t;
-
-        ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
         read_lock(&ip6_tnl_lock);
 
@@ -836,7 +834,7 @@ static int ip6_tnl_xmit2(struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
         struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
         struct net_device_stats *stats = &t->stat;
-        struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         struct ipv6_tel_txoption opt;
         struct dst_entry *dst;
         struct net_device *tdev;
@@ -909,7 +907,7 @@ static int ip6_tnl_xmit2(struct sk_buff *skb,
         }
         skb_push(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
         skb_reset_network_header(skb);
-        ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         *(__be32*)ipv6h = fl->fl6_flowlabel | htonl(0x60000000);
         dsfield = INET_ECN_encapsulate(0, dsfield);
         ipv6_change_dsfield(ipv6h, ~INET_ECN_MASK, dsfield);
@@ -983,7 +981,7 @@ static inline int
 ip6ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
         struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
-        struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         int encap_limit = -1;
         __u16 offset;
         struct flowi fl;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c b/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
index 3e71d1691b7d..e2404a629680 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static int ipcomp6_input(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
         skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 
         /* Remove ipcomp header and decompress original payload */
-        iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         ipch = (void *)skb->data;
         skb->h.raw = skb->nh.raw + sizeof(*ipch);
         __skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*ipch));
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
index 1d56b465bddb..d16e0fd2cd89 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int ipv6_gso_send_check(struct sk_buff *skb)
         if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*ipv6h))))
                 goto out;
 
-        ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         __skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*ipv6h));
         err = -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *ipv6_gso_segment(struct sk_buff *skb, int features)
         if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*ipv6h))))
                 goto out;
 
-        ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         __skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*ipv6h));
         segs = ERR_PTR(-EPROTONOSUPPORT);
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *ipv6_gso_segment(struct sk_buff *skb, int features)
                 goto out;
 
         for (skb = segs; skb; skb = skb->next) {
-                ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+                ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
                 ipv6h->payload_len = htons(skb->len - skb->mac_len -
                                            sizeof(*ipv6h));
         }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/mcast.c b/net/ipv6/mcast.c
index 924e24907c3e..b2b37ba48b9c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/mcast.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/mcast.c
@@ -1167,11 +1167,11 @@ int igmp6_event_query(struct sk_buff *skb)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
         /* compute payload length excluding extension headers */
-        len = ntohs(skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len) + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
-        len -= (char *)skb->h.raw - (char *)skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        len = ntohs(ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len) + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
+        len -= skb->h.raw - skb->nh.raw;
 
         /* Drop queries with not link local source */
-        if (!(ipv6_addr_type(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr)&IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL))
+        if (!(ipv6_addr_type(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
         idev = in6_dev_get(skb->dev);
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ int igmp6_event_report(struct sk_buff *skb)
         hdr = (struct icmp6hdr*) skb->h.raw;
 
         /* Drop reports with not link local source */
-        addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
+        addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
         if (addr_type != IPV6_ADDR_ANY &&
             !(addr_type&IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL))
                 return -EINVAL;
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ static inline int mld_dev_queue_xmit2(struct sk_buff *skb)
                 unsigned char ha[MAX_ADDR_LEN];
                 int err;
 
-                ndisc_mc_map(&skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr, ha, dev, 1);
+                ndisc_mc_map(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, ha, dev, 1);
                 err = dev->hard_header(skb, dev, ETH_P_IPV6, ha, NULL, skb->len);
                 if (err < 0) {
                         kfree_skb(skb);
@@ -1459,15 +1459,14 @@ static inline int mld_dev_queue_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 static void mld_sendpack(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-        struct ipv6hdr *pip6 = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *pip6 = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         struct mld2_report *pmr = (struct mld2_report *)skb->h.raw;
         int payload_len, mldlen;
         struct inet6_dev *idev = in6_dev_get(skb->dev);
         int err;
 
         IP6_INC_STATS(idev, IPSTATS_MIB_OUTREQUESTS);
-        payload_len = skb->tail - (unsigned char *)skb->nh.ipv6h -
-                sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
+        payload_len = skb->tail - skb_network_header(skb) - sizeof(*pip6);
         mldlen = skb->tail - skb->h.raw;
         pip6->payload_len = htons(payload_len);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/mip6.c b/net/ipv6/mip6.c
index bb4033553f3b..7b5f9d82e801 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/mip6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/mip6.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static struct mip6_report_rate_limiter mip6_report_rl = {
 
 static int mip6_destopt_input(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-        struct ipv6hdr *iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         struct ipv6_destopt_hdr *destopt = (struct ipv6_destopt_hdr *)skb->data;
 
         if (!ipv6_addr_equal(&iph->saddr, (struct in6_addr *)x->coaddr) &&
@@ -223,16 +223,16 @@ static int mip6_destopt_reject(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb, struct
 
         skb_get_timestamp(skb, &stamp);
 
-        if (!mip6_report_rl_allow(&stamp, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
-                                  hao ? &hao->addr : &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+        if (!mip6_report_rl_allow(&stamp, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
+                                  hao ? &hao->addr : &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
                                   opt->iif))
                 goto out;
 
         memset(&sel, 0, sizeof(sel));
-        memcpy(&sel.daddr, (xfrm_address_t *)&skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
+        memcpy(&sel.daddr, (xfrm_address_t *)&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
                sizeof(sel.daddr));
         sel.prefixlen_d = 128;
-        memcpy(&sel.saddr, (xfrm_address_t *)&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+        memcpy(&sel.saddr, (xfrm_address_t *)&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
                sizeof(sel.saddr));
         sel.prefixlen_s = 128;
         sel.family = AF_INET6;
@@ -256,12 +256,13 @@ static int mip6_destopt_offset(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb,
                                u8 **nexthdr)
 {
         u16 offset = sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
-        struct ipv6_opt_hdr *exthdr = (struct ipv6_opt_hdr*)(skb->nh.ipv6h + 1);
+        struct ipv6_opt_hdr *exthdr =
+                                   (struct ipv6_opt_hdr *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1);
         const unsigned char *nh = skb_network_header(skb);
         unsigned int packet_len = skb->tail - nh;
         int found_rhdr = 0;
 
-        *nexthdr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
+        *nexthdr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
 
         while (offset + 1 <= packet_len) {
 
@@ -387,12 +388,13 @@ static int mip6_rthdr_offset(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb,
                              u8 **nexthdr)
 {
         u16 offset = sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
-        struct ipv6_opt_hdr *exthdr = (struct ipv6_opt_hdr*)(skb->nh.ipv6h + 1);
+        struct ipv6_opt_hdr *exthdr =
+                                   (struct ipv6_opt_hdr *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1);
         const unsigned char *nh = skb_network_header(skb);
         unsigned int packet_len = skb->tail - nh;
         int found_rhdr = 0;
 
-        *nexthdr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
+        *nexthdr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
 
         while (offset + 1 <= packet_len) {
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index a3e3d9e2f44b..00feb4c4d98b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ void ndisc_send_ns(struct net_device *dev, struct neighbour *neigh,
                                        dev->addr_len, dev->type);
 
         /* checksum */
-        msg->icmph.icmp6_cksum = csum_ipv6_magic(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+        msg->icmph.icmp6_cksum = csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
                                                  daddr, len,
                                                  IPPROTO_ICMPV6,
                                                  csum_partial((__u8 *) msg,
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ void ndisc_send_rs(struct net_device *dev, struct in6_addr *saddr,
                                        dev->addr_len, dev->type);
 
         /* checksum */
-        hdr->icmp6_cksum = csum_ipv6_magic(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr, daddr, len,
+        hdr->icmp6_cksum = csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, daddr, len,
                                            IPPROTO_ICMPV6,
                                            csum_partial((__u8 *) hdr, len, 0));
 
@@ -736,8 +736,8 @@ static void ndisc_solicit(struct neighbour *neigh, struct sk_buff *skb)
         struct in6_addr *target = (struct in6_addr *)&neigh->primary_key;
         int probes = atomic_read(&neigh->probes);
 
-        if (skb && ipv6_chk_addr(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr, dev, 1))
-                saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
+        if (skb && ipv6_chk_addr(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, dev, 1))
+                saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
 
         if ((probes -= neigh->parms->ucast_probes) < 0) {
                 if (!(neigh->nud_state & NUD_VALID)) {
@@ -761,8 +761,8 @@ static void ndisc_solicit(struct neighbour *neigh, struct sk_buff *skb)
 static void ndisc_recv_ns(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
         struct nd_msg *msg = (struct nd_msg *)skb->h.raw;
-        struct in6_addr *saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
-        struct in6_addr *daddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+        struct in6_addr *saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
+        struct in6_addr *daddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
         u8 *lladdr = NULL;
         u32 ndoptlen = skb->tail - msg->opt;
         struct ndisc_options ndopts;
@@ -939,8 +939,8 @@ out:
 static void ndisc_recv_na(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
         struct nd_msg *msg = (struct nd_msg *)skb->h.raw;
-        struct in6_addr *saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
-        struct in6_addr *daddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+        struct in6_addr *saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
+        struct in6_addr *daddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
         u8 *lladdr = NULL;
         u32 ndoptlen = skb->tail - msg->opt;
         struct ndisc_options ndopts;
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ static void ndisc_recv_rs(struct sk_buff *skb)
         unsigned long ndoptlen = skb->len - sizeof(*rs_msg);
         struct neighbour *neigh;
         struct inet6_dev *idev;
-        struct in6_addr *saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
+        struct in6_addr *saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
         struct ndisc_options ndopts;
         u8 *lladdr = NULL;
 
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ static void ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
         optlen = (skb->tail - skb->h.raw) - sizeof(struct ra_msg);
 
-        if (!(ipv6_addr_type(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)) {
+        if (!(ipv6_addr_type(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)) {
                 ND_PRINTK2(KERN_WARNING
                            "ICMPv6 RA: source address is not link-local.\n");
                 return;
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ static void ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
                 pref = ICMPV6_ROUTER_PREF_MEDIUM;
 #endif
 
-        rt = rt6_get_dflt_router(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr, skb->dev);
+        rt = rt6_get_dflt_router(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, skb->dev);
 
         if (rt)
                 neigh = rt->rt6i_nexthop;
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ static void ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
                 ND_PRINTK3(KERN_DEBUG
                            "ICMPv6 RA: adding default router.\n");
 
-                rt = rt6_add_dflt_router(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr, skb->dev, pref);
+                rt = rt6_add_dflt_router(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, skb->dev, pref);
                 if (rt == NULL) {
                         ND_PRINTK0(KERN_ERR
                                    "ICMPv6 RA: %s() failed to add default route.\n",
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ skip_defrtr:
          */
 
         if (!neigh)
-                neigh = __neigh_lookup(&nd_tbl, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+                neigh = __neigh_lookup(&nd_tbl, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
                                        skb->dev, 1);
         if (neigh) {
                 u8 *lladdr = NULL;
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ skip_defrtr:
                         if (((struct route_info *)p)->prefix_len > in6_dev->cnf.accept_ra_rt_info_max_plen)
                                 continue;
                         rt6_route_rcv(skb->dev, (u8*)p, (p->nd_opt_len) << 3,
-                                      &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
+                                      &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
                 }
         }
 #endif
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ static void ndisc_redirect_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
         int optlen;
         u8 *lladdr = NULL;
 
-        if (!(ipv6_addr_type(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)) {
+        if (!(ipv6_addr_type(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)) {
                 ND_PRINTK2(KERN_WARNING
                            "ICMPv6 Redirect: source address is not link-local.\n");
                 return;
@@ -1416,8 +1416,8 @@ static void ndisc_redirect_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
         neigh = __neigh_lookup(&nd_tbl, target, skb->dev, 1);
         if (neigh) {
-                rt6_redirect(dest, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
-                             &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr, neigh, lladdr,
+                rt6_redirect(dest, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
+                             &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, neigh, lladdr,
                              on_link);
                 neigh_release(neigh);
         }
@@ -1453,14 +1453,14 @@ void ndisc_send_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct neighbour *neigh,
                 return;
         }
 
-        if (!ipv6_addr_equal(&skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr, target) &&
+        if (!ipv6_addr_equal(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, target) &&
             !(ipv6_addr_type(target) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)) {
                 ND_PRINTK2(KERN_WARNING
                         "ICMPv6 Redirect: target address is not link-local.\n");
                 return;
         }
 
-        ndisc_flow_init(&fl, NDISC_REDIRECT, &saddr_buf, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+        ndisc_flow_init(&fl, NDISC_REDIRECT, &saddr_buf, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
                         dev->ifindex);
 
         dst = ip6_route_output(NULL, &fl);
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@ void ndisc_send_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct neighbour *neigh,
         hlen = 0;
 
         skb_reserve(buff, LL_RESERVED_SPACE(dev));
-        ip6_nd_hdr(sk, buff, dev, &saddr_buf, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+        ip6_nd_hdr(sk, buff, dev, &saddr_buf, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
                    IPPROTO_ICMPV6, len);
 
         icmph = (struct icmp6hdr *)skb_put(buff, len);
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ void ndisc_send_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct neighbour *neigh,
         addrp = (struct in6_addr *)(icmph + 1);
         ipv6_addr_copy(addrp, target);
         addrp++;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(addrp, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+        ipv6_addr_copy(addrp, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
 
         opt = (u8*) (addrp + 1);
 
@@ -1552,9 +1552,9 @@ void ndisc_send_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct neighbour *neigh,
         *(opt++) = (rd_len >> 3);
         opt += 6;
 
-        memcpy(opt, skb->nh.ipv6h, rd_len - 8);
+        memcpy(opt, ipv6_hdr(skb), rd_len - 8);
 
-        icmph->icmp6_cksum = csum_ipv6_magic(&saddr_buf, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+        icmph->icmp6_cksum = csum_ipv6_magic(&saddr_buf, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
                                              len, IPPROTO_ICMPV6,
                                              csum_partial((u8 *) icmph, len, 0));
 
@@ -1588,10 +1588,10 @@ int ndisc_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
         __skb_push(skb, skb->data-skb->h.raw);
 
-        if (skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit != 255) {
+        if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit != 255) {
                 ND_PRINTK2(KERN_WARNING
                            "ICMPv6 NDISC: invalid hop-limit: %d\n",
-                           skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit);
+                           ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit);
                 return 0;
         }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
index 1c405dd30c67..38b149613915 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 int ip6_route_me_harder(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-        struct ipv6hdr *iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         struct dst_entry *dst;
         struct flowi fl = {
                 .oif = skb->sk ? skb->sk->sk_bound_dev_if : 0,
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static void nf_ip6_saveroute(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_info *info)
         struct ip6_rt_info *rt_info = nf_info_reroute(info);
 
         if (info->hook == NF_IP6_LOCAL_OUT) {
-                struct ipv6hdr *iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+                struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
                 rt_info->daddr = iph->daddr;
                 rt_info->saddr = iph->saddr;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static int nf_ip6_reroute(struct sk_buff **pskb, const struct nf_info *info)
         struct ip6_rt_info *rt_info = nf_info_reroute(info);
 
         if (info->hook == NF_IP6_LOCAL_OUT) {
-                struct ipv6hdr *iph = (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h;
+                struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(*pskb);
                 if (!ipv6_addr_equal(&iph->daddr, &rt_info->daddr) ||
                     !ipv6_addr_equal(&iph->saddr, &rt_info->saddr))
                         return ip6_route_me_harder(*pskb);
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static int nf_ip6_reroute(struct sk_buff **pskb, const struct nf_info *info)
 __sum16 nf_ip6_checksum(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int hook,
                              unsigned int dataoff, u_int8_t protocol)
 {
-        struct ipv6hdr *ip6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *ip6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         __sum16 csum = 0;
 
         switch (skb->ip_summed) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 7c512e13f956..caf9e375a0f1 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ ip6_packet_match(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
         size_t i;
         unsigned long ret;
-        const struct ipv6hdr *ipv6 = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        const struct ipv6hdr *ipv6 = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 #define FWINV(bool,invflg) ((bool) ^ !!(ip6info->invflags & invflg))
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ ip6t_do_table(struct sk_buff **pskb,
                                 goto no_match;
 
                         ADD_COUNTER(e->counters,
-                                    ntohs((*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->payload_len)
+                                    ntohs(ipv6_hdr(*pskb)->payload_len)
                                     + IPV6_HDR_LEN,
                                     1);
 
@@ -1448,8 +1448,8 @@ static void __exit ip6_tables_fini(void)
 int ipv6_find_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int *offset,
                   int target, unsigned short *fragoff)
 {
-        unsigned int start = (u8*)(skb->nh.ipv6h + 1) - skb->data;
-        u8 nexthdr = skb->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
+        unsigned int start = (u8 *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1) - skb->data;
+        u8 nexthdr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
         unsigned int len = skb->len - start;
 
         if (fragoff)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_HL.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_HL.c
index ccbab66277e3..4115a576ba25 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_HL.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_HL.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static unsigned int ip6t_hl_target(struct sk_buff **pskb,
         if (!skb_make_writable(pskb, (*pskb)->len))
                 return NF_DROP;
 
-        ip6h = (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h;
+        ip6h = ipv6_hdr(*pskb);
 
         switch (info->mode) {
                 case IP6T_HL_SET:
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c
index fc9e51a77784..54d176187f3f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ ip6t_log_packet(unsigned int pf,
                         printk(" ");
         }
 
-        dump_packet(loginfo, skb, (u8*)skb->nh.ipv6h - skb->data, 1);
+        dump_packet(loginfo, skb, skb_network_offset(skb), 1);
         printk("\n");
         spin_unlock_bh(&log_lock);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
index 4441bed430f8..cb3d2415a064 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void send_reset(struct sk_buff *oldskb)
         struct tcphdr otcph, *tcph;
         unsigned int otcplen, hh_len;
         int tcphoff, needs_ack;
-        struct ipv6hdr *oip6h = oldskb->nh.ipv6h, *ip6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *oip6h = ipv6_hdr(oldskb), *ip6h;
         struct dst_entry *dst = NULL;
         u8 proto;
         struct flowi fl;
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static void send_reset(struct sk_buff *oldskb)
 
         skb_put(nskb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
         skb_reset_network_header(nskb);
-        ip6h = nskb->nh.ipv6h;
+        ip6h = ipv6_hdr(nskb);
         ip6h->version = 6;
         ip6h->hop_limit = dst_metric(dst, RTAX_HOPLIMIT);
         ip6h->nexthdr = IPPROTO_TCP;
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ static void send_reset(struct sk_buff *oldskb)
         tcph->check = 0;
 
         /* Adjust TCP checksum */
-        tcph->check = csum_ipv6_magic(&nskb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-                                      &nskb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
+        tcph->check = csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6_hdr(nskb)->saddr,
+                                      &ipv6_hdr(nskb)->daddr,
                                       sizeof(struct tcphdr), IPPROTO_TCP,
                                       csum_partial((char *)tcph,
                                                    sizeof(struct tcphdr), 0));
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_eui64.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_eui64.c
index c2676066a80f..0f3dd932f0a6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_eui64.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_eui64.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ match(const struct sk_buff *skb,
         memset(eui64, 0, sizeof(eui64));
 
         if (eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
-                if (skb->nh.ipv6h->version == 0x6) {
+                if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->version == 0x6) {
                         memcpy(eui64, eth_hdr(skb)->h_source, 3);
                         memcpy(eui64 + 5, eth_hdr(skb)->h_source + 3, 3);
                         eui64[3] = 0xff;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ match(const struct sk_buff *skb,
                         eui64[0] |= 0x02;
 
                         i = 0;
-                        while ((skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr.s6_addr[8+i] == eui64[i])
+                        while ((ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr.s6_addr[8 + i] == eui64[i])
                                && (i < 8))
                                 i++;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_hl.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_hl.c
index 37c8a4d4ed78..d606c0e6d6fd 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_hl.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_hl.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static int match(const struct sk_buff *skb,
                  int offset, unsigned int protoff, int *hotdrop)
 {
         const struct ip6t_hl_info *info = matchinfo;
-        const struct ipv6hdr *ip6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        const struct ipv6hdr *ip6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
         switch (info->mode) {
                 case IP6T_HL_EQ:
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ipv6header.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ipv6header.c
index 700a11d25deb..fd6a0869099b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ipv6header.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ipv6header.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ipv6header_match(const struct sk_buff *skb,
         /* Make sure this isn't an evil packet */
 
         /* type of the 1st exthdr */
-        nexthdr = skb->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
+        nexthdr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
         /* pointer to the 1st exthdr */
         ptr = sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
         /* available length */
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c
index da2c1994539b..85b1c272946c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c
@@ -146,21 +146,21 @@ ip6t_local_hook(unsigned int hook,
 #endif
 
         /* save source/dest address, mark, hoplimit, flowlabel, priority,  */
-        memcpy(&saddr, &(*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->saddr, sizeof(saddr));
-        memcpy(&daddr, &(*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->daddr, sizeof(daddr));
+        memcpy(&saddr, &ipv6_hdr(*pskb)->saddr, sizeof(saddr));
+        memcpy(&daddr, &ipv6_hdr(*pskb)->daddr, sizeof(daddr));
         mark = (*pskb)->mark;
-        hop_limit = (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit;
+        hop_limit = ipv6_hdr(*pskb)->hop_limit;
 
         /* flowlabel and prio (includes version, which shouldn't change either */
-        flowlabel = *((u_int32_t *) (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h);
+        flowlabel = *((u_int32_t *)ipv6_hdr(*pskb));
 
         ret = ip6t_do_table(pskb, hook, in, out, &packet_mangler);
 
         if (ret != NF_DROP && ret != NF_STOLEN
-                && (memcmp(&(*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->saddr, &saddr, sizeof(saddr))
-                    || memcmp(&(*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->daddr, &daddr, sizeof(daddr))
+                && (memcmp(&ipv6_hdr(*pskb)->saddr, &saddr, sizeof(saddr))
+                    || memcmp(&ipv6_hdr(*pskb)->daddr, &daddr, sizeof(daddr))
                     || (*pskb)->mark != mark
-                    || (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit != hop_limit))
+                    || ipv6_hdr(*pskb)->hop_limit != hop_limit))
                 return ip6_route_me_harder(*pskb) == 0 ? ret : NF_DROP;
 
         return ret;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c
index d1102455668d..fe7f46c4dbff 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c
@@ -138,16 +138,10 @@ static int
 ipv6_prepare(struct sk_buff **pskb, unsigned int hooknum, unsigned int *dataoff,
              u_int8_t *protonum)
 {
-        unsigned int extoff;
-        unsigned char pnum;
-        int protoff;
-
-        extoff = (u8*)((*pskb)->nh.ipv6h + 1) - (*pskb)->data;
-        pnum = (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
-
-        protoff = nf_ct_ipv6_skip_exthdr(*pskb, extoff, &pnum,
-                                         (*pskb)->len - extoff);
-
+        unsigned int extoff = (u8 *)(ipv6_hdr(*pskb) + 1) - (*pskb)->data;
+        unsigned char pnum = ipv6_hdr(*pskb)->nexthdr;
+        int protoff = nf_ct_ipv6_skip_exthdr(*pskb, extoff, &pnum,
+                                             (*pskb)->len - extoff);
         /*
          * (protoff == (*pskb)->len) mean that the packet doesn't have no data
          * except of IPv6 & ext headers. but it's tracked anyway. - YK
@@ -179,9 +173,8 @@ static unsigned int ipv6_confirm(unsigned int hooknum,
         struct nf_conn_help *help;
         enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo;
         unsigned int ret, protoff;
-        unsigned int extoff = (u8*)((*pskb)->nh.ipv6h + 1)
-                              - (*pskb)->data;
-        unsigned char pnum = (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
+        unsigned int extoff = (u8 *)(ipv6_hdr(*pskb) + 1) - (*pskb)->data;
+        unsigned char pnum = ipv6_hdr(*pskb)->nexthdr;
 
 
         /* This is where we call the helper: as the packet goes out. */
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
index bc1d09584008..d3fbb1f1caf5 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
@@ -400,8 +400,8 @@ static int nf_ct_frag6_queue(struct nf_ct_frag6_queue *fq, struct sk_buff *skb,
         }
 
         offset = ntohs(fhdr->frag_off) & ~0x7;
-        end = offset + (ntohs(skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len) -
-                        ((u8 *) (fhdr + 1) - (u8 *) (skb->nh.ipv6h + 1)));
+        end = offset + (ntohs(ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len) -
+                        ((u8 *)(fhdr + 1) - (u8 *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1)));
 
         if ((unsigned int)end > IPV6_MAXPLEN) {
                 DEBUGP("offset is too large.\n");
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ nf_ct_frag6_reasm(struct nf_ct_frag6_queue *fq, struct net_device *dev)
         head->next = NULL;
         head->dev = dev;
         head->tstamp = fq->stamp;
-        head->nh.ipv6h->payload_len = htons(payload_len);
+        ipv6_hdr(head)->payload_len = htons(payload_len);
 
         /* Yes, and fold redundant checksum back. 8) */
         if (head->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_COMPLETE)
@@ -706,9 +706,9 @@ out_fail:
 static int
 find_prev_fhdr(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *prevhdrp, int *prevhoff, int *fhoff)
 {
-        u8 nexthdr = skb->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
-        u8 prev_nhoff = (u8 *)&skb->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr - skb->data;
-        int start = (u8 *)(skb->nh.ipv6h+1) - skb->data;
+        u8 nexthdr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
+        u8 prev_nhoff = (u8 *)&ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr - skb->data;
+        int start = (u8 *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1) - skb->data;
         int len = skb->len - start;
         u8 prevhdr = NEXTHDR_IPV6;
 
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ struct sk_buff *nf_ct_frag6_gather(struct sk_buff *skb)
         struct sk_buff *ret_skb = NULL;
 
         /* Jumbo payload inhibits frag. header */
-        if (skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len == 0) {
+        if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len == 0) {
                 DEBUGP("payload len = 0\n");
                 return skb;
         }
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ struct sk_buff *nf_ct_frag6_gather(struct sk_buff *skb)
         }
 
         clone->h.raw = clone->data + fhoff;
-        hdr = clone->nh.ipv6h;
+        hdr = ipv6_hdr(clone);
         fhdr = (struct frag_hdr *)clone->h.raw;
 
         if (!(fhdr->frag_off & htons(0xFFF9))) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index 9b2bcde73f19..0e2b56ce0a56 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ int ipv6_raw_deliver(struct sk_buff *skb, int nexthdr)
         int delivered = 0;
         __u8 hash;
 
-        saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
+        saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
         daddr = saddr + 1;
 
         hash = nexthdr & (MAX_INET_PROTOS - 1);
@@ -363,15 +363,16 @@ int rawv6_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
         if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_COMPLETE) {
                 skb_postpull_rcsum(skb, skb_network_header(skb),
                                    skb->h.raw - skb->nh.raw);
-                if (!csum_ipv6_magic(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-                                     &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
+                if (!csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+                                     &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
                                      skb->len, inet->num, skb->csum))
                         skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
         }
         if (skb->ip_summed != CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY)
-                skb->csum = ~csum_unfold(csum_ipv6_magic(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-                                             &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
-                                             skb->len, inet->num, 0));
+                skb->csum = ~csum_unfold(csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+                                                         &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
+                                                         skb->len,
+                                                         inet->num, 0));
 
         if (inet->hdrincl) {
                 if (skb_checksum_complete(skb)) {
@@ -438,7 +439,7 @@ static int rawv6_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
         if (sin6) {
                 sin6->sin6_family = AF_INET6;
                 sin6->sin6_port = 0;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
+                ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
                 sin6->sin6_flowinfo = 0;
                 sin6->sin6_scope_id = 0;
                 if (ipv6_addr_type(&sin6->sin6_addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)
@@ -578,7 +579,7 @@ static int rawv6_send_hdrinc(struct sock *sk, void *from, int length,
 
         skb_put(skb, length);
         skb_reset_network_header(skb);
-        iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
         skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
index f85e49acb91a..156a37fe3ff3 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ static void ip6_frag_queue(struct frag_queue *fq, struct sk_buff *skb,
                 goto err;
 
         offset = ntohs(fhdr->frag_off) & ~0x7;
-        end = offset + (ntohs(skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len) -
-                        ((u8 *) (fhdr + 1) - (u8 *) (skb->nh.ipv6h + 1)));
+        end = offset + (ntohs(ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len) -
+                        ((u8 *)(fhdr + 1) - (u8 *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1)));
 
         if ((unsigned int)end > IPV6_MAXPLEN) {
                 IP6_INC_STATS_BH(ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst),
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ static int ip6_frag_reasm(struct frag_queue *fq, struct sk_buff **skb_in,
         head->next = NULL;
         head->dev = dev;
         head->tstamp = fq->stamp;
-        head->nh.ipv6h->payload_len = htons(payload_len);
+        ipv6_hdr(head)->payload_len = htons(payload_len);
         IP6CB(head)->nhoff = nhoff;
 
         *skb_in = head;
@@ -708,9 +708,7 @@ static int ipv6_frag_rcv(struct sk_buff **skbp)
         struct net_device *dev = skb->dev;
         struct frag_hdr *fhdr;
         struct frag_queue *fq;
-        struct ipv6hdr *hdr;
-
-        hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
         IP6_INC_STATS_BH(ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst), IPSTATS_MIB_REASMREQDS);
 
@@ -726,7 +724,7 @@ static int ipv6_frag_rcv(struct sk_buff **skbp)
                 return -1;
         }
 
-        hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         fhdr = (struct frag_hdr *)skb->h.raw;
 
         if (!(fhdr->frag_off & htons(0xFFF9))) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 0aa4762f53f7..52cbe1cd4045 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ out2:
 
 void ip6_route_input(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-        struct ipv6hdr *iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         int flags = RT6_LOOKUP_F_HAS_SADDR;
         struct flowi fl = {
                 .iif = skb->dev->ifindex,
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ static inline int ip6_pkt_drop(struct sk_buff *skb, int code,
         int type;
         switch (ipstats_mib_noroutes) {
         case IPSTATS_MIB_INNOROUTES:
-                type = ipv6_addr_type(&skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+                type = ipv6_addr_type(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
                 if (type == IPV6_ADDR_ANY || type == IPV6_ADDR_RESERVED) {
                         IP6_INC_STATS(ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst), IPSTATS_MIB_INADDRERRORS);
                         break;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index e33ac3c3a9ca..18ec86f177d9 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ out:
 static inline void ipip6_ecn_decapsulate(struct iphdr *iph, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
         if (INET_ECN_is_ce(iph->tos))
-                IP6_ECN_set_ce(skb->nh.ipv6h);
+                IP6_ECN_set_ce(ipv6_hdr(skb));
 }
 
 static int ipip6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static int ipip6_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
         struct net_device_stats *stats = &tunnel->stat;
         struct iphdr  *tiph = &tunnel->parms.iph;
-        struct ipv6hdr *iph6 = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *iph6 = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         u8     tos = tunnel->parms.iph.tos;
         struct rtable *rt;                      /* Route to the other host */
         struct net_device *tdev;                        /* Device to other host */
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ static int ipip6_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
                 addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(addr6);
 
                 if (addr_type == IPV6_ADDR_ANY) {
-                        addr6 = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+                        addr6 = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
                         addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(addr6);
                 }
 
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static int ipip6_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
                         skb_set_owner_w(new_skb, skb->sk);
                 dev_kfree_skb(skb);
                 skb = new_skb;
-                iph6 = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+                iph6 = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         }
 
         skb->h.raw = skb->nh.raw;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 80a52ab1e384..85b3e89110f9 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ static __inline__ __sum16 tcp_v6_check(struct tcphdr *th, int len,
 
 static __u32 tcp_v6_init_sequence(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-        return secure_tcpv6_sequence_number(skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr.s6_addr32,
-                                            skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr.s6_addr32,
+        return secure_tcpv6_sequence_number(ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr.s6_addr32,
+                                            ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr.s6_addr32,
                                             skb->h.th->dest,
                                             skb->h.th->source);
 }
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ static int tcp_v6_inbound_md5_hash (struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
         __u8 *hash_location = NULL;
         struct tcp_md5sig_key *hash_expected;
-        struct ipv6hdr *ip6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *ip6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         struct tcphdr *th = skb->h.th;
         int length = (th->doff << 2) - sizeof (*th);
         int genhash;
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ static int tcp_v6_gso_send_check(struct sk_buff *skb)
         if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*th)))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         th = skb->h.th;
 
         th->check = 0;
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ static void tcp_v6_send_reset(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG
         if (sk)
-                key = tcp_v6_md5_do_lookup(sk, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+                key = tcp_v6_md5_do_lookup(sk, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
         else
                 key = NULL;
 
@@ -1039,20 +1039,18 @@ static void tcp_v6_send_reset(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
                                (TCPOPT_NOP << 16) |
                                (TCPOPT_MD5SIG << 8) |
                                TCPOLEN_MD5SIG);
-                tcp_v6_do_calc_md5_hash((__u8*)&opt[1],
-                                        key,
-                                        &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
-                                        &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-                                        t1, IPPROTO_TCP,
-                                        tot_len);
+                tcp_v6_do_calc_md5_hash((__u8 *)&opt[1], key,
+                                        &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
+                                        &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+                                        t1, IPPROTO_TCP, tot_len);
         }
 #endif
 
         buff->csum = csum_partial((char *)t1, sizeof(*t1), 0);
 
         memset(&fl, 0, sizeof(fl));
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_dst, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_src, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_dst, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
+        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_src, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
 
         t1->check = csum_ipv6_magic(&fl.fl6_src, &fl.fl6_dst,
                                     sizeof(*t1), IPPROTO_TCP,
@@ -1093,7 +1091,7 @@ static void tcp_v6_send_ack(struct tcp_timewait_sock *tw,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG
         if (!tw && skb->sk) {
-                key = tcp_v6_md5_do_lookup(skb->sk, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+                key = tcp_v6_md5_do_lookup(skb->sk, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
         } else if (tw && tw->tw_md5_keylen) {
                 tw_key.key = tw->tw_md5_key;
                 tw_key.keylen = tw->tw_md5_keylen;
@@ -1142,20 +1140,18 @@ static void tcp_v6_send_ack(struct tcp_timewait_sock *tw,
         if (key) {
                 *topt++ = htonl((TCPOPT_NOP << 24) | (TCPOPT_NOP << 16) |
                                 (TCPOPT_MD5SIG << 8) | TCPOLEN_MD5SIG);
-                tcp_v6_do_calc_md5_hash((__u8 *)topt,
-                                        key,
-                                        &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
-                                        &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-                                        t1, IPPROTO_TCP,
-                                        tot_len);
+                tcp_v6_do_calc_md5_hash((__u8 *)topt, key,
+                                        &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
+                                        &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+                                        t1, IPPROTO_TCP, tot_len);
         }
 #endif
 
         buff->csum = csum_partial((char *)t1, tot_len, 0);
 
         memset(&fl, 0, sizeof(fl));
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_dst, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_src, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_dst, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
+        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_src, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
 
         t1->check = csum_ipv6_magic(&fl.fl6_src, &fl.fl6_dst,
                                     tot_len, IPPROTO_TCP,
@@ -1204,13 +1200,13 @@ static struct sock *tcp_v6_hnd_req(struct sock *sk,struct sk_buff *skb)
 
         /* Find possible connection requests. */
         req = inet6_csk_search_req(sk, &prev, th->source,
-                                   &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-                                   &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr, inet6_iif(skb));
+                                   &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+                                   &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, inet6_iif(skb));
         if (req)
                 return tcp_check_req(sk, skb, req, prev);
 
-        nsk = __inet6_lookup_established(&tcp_hashinfo, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-                                         th->source, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
+        nsk = __inet6_lookup_established(&tcp_hashinfo, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+                                         th->source, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
                                          ntohs(th->dest), inet6_iif(skb));
 
         if (nsk) {
@@ -1277,8 +1273,8 @@ static int tcp_v6_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
         tcp_openreq_init(req, &tmp_opt, skb);
 
         treq = inet6_rsk(req);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&treq->rmt_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&treq->loc_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+        ipv6_addr_copy(&treq->rmt_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
+        ipv6_addr_copy(&treq->loc_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
         TCP_ECN_create_request(req, skb->h.th);
         treq->pktopts = NULL;
         if (ipv6_opt_accepted(sk, skb) ||
@@ -1365,7 +1361,7 @@ static struct sock * tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
                 newnp->pktoptions  = NULL;
                 newnp->opt         = NULL;
                 newnp->mcast_oif   = inet6_iif(skb);
-                newnp->mcast_hops  = skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit;
+                newnp->mcast_hops  = ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit;
 
                 /*
                  * No need to charge this sock to the relevant IPv6 refcnt debug socks count
@@ -1473,7 +1469,7 @@ static struct sock * tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
         }
         newnp->opt        = NULL;
         newnp->mcast_oif  = inet6_iif(skb);
-        newnp->mcast_hops = skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit;
+        newnp->mcast_hops = ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit;
 
         /* Clone native IPv6 options from listening socket (if any)
 
@@ -1532,15 +1528,16 @@ out:
 static __sum16 tcp_v6_checksum_init(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
         if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_COMPLETE) {
-                if (!tcp_v6_check(skb->h.th,skb->len,&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-                                  &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,skb->csum)) {
+                if (!tcp_v6_check(skb->h.th, skb->len, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+                                  &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, skb->csum)) {
                         skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
                         return 0;
                 }
         }
 
-        skb->csum = ~csum_unfold(tcp_v6_check(skb->h.th,skb->len,&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-                                  &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr, 0));
+        skb->csum = ~csum_unfold(tcp_v6_check(skb->h.th, skb->len,
+                                              &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+                                              &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, 0));
 
         if (skb->len <= 76) {
                 return __skb_checksum_complete(skb);
@@ -1668,7 +1665,7 @@ ipv6_pktoptions:
                 if (np->rxopt.bits.rxinfo || np->rxopt.bits.rxoinfo)
                         np->mcast_oif = inet6_iif(opt_skb);
                 if (np->rxopt.bits.rxhlim || np->rxopt.bits.rxohlim)
-                        np->mcast_hops = opt_skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit;
+                        np->mcast_hops = ipv6_hdr(opt_skb)->hop_limit;
                 if (ipv6_opt_accepted(sk, opt_skb)) {
                         skb_set_owner_r(opt_skb, sk);
                         opt_skb = xchg(&np->pktoptions, opt_skb);
@@ -1718,11 +1715,11 @@ static int tcp_v6_rcv(struct sk_buff **pskb)
                                     skb->len - th->doff*4);
         TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->ack_seq = ntohl(th->ack_seq);
         TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->when = 0;
-        TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->flags = ipv6_get_dsfield(skb->nh.ipv6h);
+        TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->flags = ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(skb));
         TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked = 0;
 
-        sk = __inet6_lookup(&tcp_hashinfo, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr, th->source,
-                            &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr, ntohs(th->dest),
+        sk = __inet6_lookup(&tcp_hashinfo, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, th->source,
+                            &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, ntohs(th->dest),
                             inet6_iif(skb));
 
         if (!sk)
@@ -1802,7 +1799,7 @@ do_time_wait:
                 struct sock *sk2;
 
                 sk2 = inet6_lookup_listener(&tcp_hashinfo,
-                                            &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
+                                            &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
                                             ntohs(th->dest), inet6_iif(skb));
                 if (sk2 != NULL) {
                         struct inet_timewait_sock *tw = inet_twsk(sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index e991e606ab1f..55affe39b2eb 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ try_again:
                         ipv6_addr_set(&sin6->sin6_addr, 0, 0,
                                       htonl(0xffff), ip_hdr(skb)->saddr);
                 else {
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
+                        ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr,
+                                       &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
                         if (ipv6_addr_type(&sin6->sin6_addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)
                                 sin6->sin6_scope_id = IP6CB(skb)->iif;
                 }
@@ -392,13 +393,13 @@ static inline int udp6_csum_init(struct sk_buff *skb, struct udphdr *uh,
                 return 1;
         }
         if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_COMPLETE &&
-            !csum_ipv6_magic(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
+            !csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
                              skb->len, proto, skb->csum))
                 skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 
         if (skb->ip_summed != CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY)
-                skb->csum = ~csum_unfold(csum_ipv6_magic(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-                                                         &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
+                skb->csum = ~csum_unfold(csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+                                                         &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
                                                          skb->len, proto, 0));
 
         return 0;
@@ -417,8 +418,8 @@ int __udp6_lib_rcv(struct sk_buff **pskb, struct hlist_head udptable[],
         if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(struct udphdr)))
                 goto short_packet;
 
-        saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
-        daddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+        saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
+        daddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
         uh = skb->h.uh;
 
         ulen = ntohs(uh->len);
@@ -438,8 +439,8 @@ int __udp6_lib_rcv(struct sk_buff **pskb, struct hlist_head udptable[],
                 if (ulen < skb->len) {
                         if (pskb_trim_rcsum(skb, ulen))
                                 goto short_packet;
-                        saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
-                        daddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+                        saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
+                        daddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
                         uh = skb->h.uh;
                 }
         }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_input.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_input.c
index 5c929f886129..f30ef16072f6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_input.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ int xfrm6_rcv_spi(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 spi)
                 goto drop;
 
         do {
-                struct ipv6hdr *iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+                struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
                 if (xfrm_nr == XFRM_MAX_DEPTH)
                         goto drop;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ int xfrm6_rcv_spi(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 spi)
                 return -1;
         } else {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
-                skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len = htons(skb->len);
+                ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len = htons(skb->len);
                 __skb_push(skb, skb->data - skb_network_header(skb));
 
                 NF_HOOK(PF_INET6, NF_IP6_PRE_ROUTING, skb, skb->dev, NULL,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_beet.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_beet.c
index 247e2d5d2acf..b5a48c255f07 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_beet.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_beet.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static int xfrm6_beet_output(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
         int hdr_len;
 
         skb_push(skb, x->props.header_len);
-        iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
         hdr_len = ip6_find_1stfragopt(skb, &prevhdr);
         skb->nh.raw = prevhdr - x->props.header_len;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static int xfrm6_beet_output(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
         memmove(skb->data, iph, hdr_len);
 
         skb_reset_network_header(skb);
-        top_iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        top_iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         skb->nh.raw = &top_iph->nexthdr;
         skb->h.ipv6h = top_iph + 1;
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static int xfrm6_beet_input(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
         skb_set_mac_header(skb, -skb->mac_len);
         memmove(skb_mac_header(skb), old_mac, skb->mac_len);
 
-        ip6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        ip6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         ip6h->payload_len = htons(skb->len - size);
         ipv6_addr_copy(&ip6h->daddr, (struct in6_addr *) &x->sel.daddr.a6);
         ipv6_addr_copy(&ip6h->saddr, (struct in6_addr *) &x->sel.saddr.a6);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c
index 6031c16d46ca..d01958d921ac 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int xfrm6_ro_output(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
         int hdr_len;
 
         skb_push(skb, x->props.header_len);
-        iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
         hdr_len = x->type->hdr_offset(x, skb, &prevhdr);
         skb->nh.raw = prevhdr - x->props.header_len;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_transport.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_transport.c
index ace0bbf4f25d..358b60d9d912 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_transport.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_transport.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static int xfrm6_transport_output(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
         int hdr_len;
 
         skb_push(skb, x->props.header_len);
-        iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
         hdr_len = x->type->hdr_offset(x, skb, &prevhdr);
         skb->nh.raw = prevhdr - x->props.header_len;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static int xfrm6_transport_input(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
                 memmove(skb->h.raw, skb_network_header(skb), ihl);
                 skb->nh.raw = skb->h.raw;
         }
-        skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len = htons(skb->len + ihl -
+        ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len = htons(skb->len + ihl -
                                            sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
         skb->h.raw = skb->data;
         return 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_tunnel.c
index 498f17b5c42f..28f36b363d1f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_tunnel.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 static inline void ipip6_ecn_decapsulate(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-        struct ipv6hdr *outer_iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *outer_iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         struct ipv6hdr *inner_iph = skb->h.ipv6h;
 
         if (INET_ECN_is_ce(ipv6_get_dsfield(outer_iph)))
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static inline void ipip6_ecn_decapsulate(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 static inline void ip6ip_ecn_decapsulate(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-        if (INET_ECN_is_ce(ipv6_get_dsfield(skb->nh.ipv6h)))
+        if (INET_ECN_is_ce(ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(skb))))
                         IP_ECN_set_ce(skb->h.ipiph);
 }
 
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ static int xfrm6_tunnel_output(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
         int dsfield;
 
         skb_push(skb, x->props.header_len);
-        iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
         skb_reset_network_header(skb);
-        top_iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        top_iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         skb->nh.raw = &top_iph->nexthdr;
         skb->h.ipv6h = top_iph + 1;
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static int xfrm6_tunnel_input(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
         nh = skb_network_header(skb);
         if (nh[IP6CB(skb)->nhoff] == IPPROTO_IPV6) {
                 if (x->props.flags & XFRM_STATE_DECAP_DSCP)
-                        ipv6_copy_dscp(skb->nh.ipv6h, skb->h.ipv6h);
+                        ipv6_copy_dscp(ipv6_hdr(skb), skb->h.ipv6h);
                 if (!(x->props.flags & XFRM_STATE_NOECN))
                         ipip6_ecn_decapsulate(skb);
         } else {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
index cb5a723d4cb4..b93bfb87f494 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static inline void
 _decode_session6(struct sk_buff *skb, struct flowi *fl)
 {
         u16 offset = skb->h.raw - skb->nh.raw;
-        struct ipv6hdr *hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         struct ipv6_opt_hdr *exthdr;
         const unsigned char *nh = skb_network_header(skb);
         u8 nexthdr = nh[IP6CB(skb)->nhoff];
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
index 93c42232aa39..538499a89975 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static int xfrm6_tunnel_input(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 static int xfrm6_tunnel_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-        struct ipv6hdr *iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
         __be32 spi;
 
         spi = xfrm6_tunnel_spi_lookup((xfrm_address_t *)&iph->saddr);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_DSCP.c b/net/netfilter/xt_DSCP.c
index de647bd54893..a97704a3f95c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_DSCP.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_DSCP.c
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ static unsigned int target6(struct sk_buff **pskb,
                             const void *targinfo)
 {
         const struct xt_DSCP_info *dinfo = targinfo;
-        u_int8_t dscp = ipv6_get_dsfield((*pskb)->nh.ipv6h) >> XT_DSCP_SHIFT;
+        u_int8_t dscp = ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(*pskb)) >> XT_DSCP_SHIFT;
 
         if (dscp != dinfo->dscp) {
                 if (!skb_make_writable(pskb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr)))
                         return NF_DROP;
 
-                ipv6_change_dsfield((*pskb)->nh.ipv6h, (__u8)(~XT_DSCP_MASK),
+                ipv6_change_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(*pskb), (__u8)(~XT_DSCP_MASK),
                                     dinfo->dscp << XT_DSCP_SHIFT);
         }
         return XT_CONTINUE;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c b/net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c
index 9e948ce27600..15fe8f649510 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ xt_tcpmss_target6(struct sk_buff **pskb,
                   const struct xt_target *target,
                   const void *targinfo)
 {
-        struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(*pskb);
         u8 nexthdr;
         int tcphoff;
         int ret;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ xt_tcpmss_target6(struct sk_buff **pskb,
         if (ret < 0)
                 return NF_DROP;
         if (ret > 0) {
-                ipv6h = (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h;
+                ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(*pskb);
                 ipv6h->payload_len = htons(ntohs(ipv6h->payload_len) + ret);
         }
         return XT_CONTINUE;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_dscp.c b/net/netfilter/xt_dscp.c
index 9ec294cd2436..000e9c2f8d1f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_dscp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_dscp.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static int match6(const struct sk_buff *skb,
                   int *hotdrop)
 {
         const struct xt_dscp_info *info = matchinfo;
-        u_int8_t dscp = ipv6_get_dsfield(skb->nh.ipv6h) >> XT_DSCP_SHIFT;
+        u_int8_t dscp = ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(skb)) >> XT_DSCP_SHIFT;
 
         return (dscp == info->dscp) ^ !!info->invert;
 }
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c b/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
index 47af19ab03cf..eb932913693b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
@@ -392,10 +392,10 @@ hashlimit_init_dst(struct xt_hashlimit_htable *hinfo, struct dsthash_dst *dst,
 #if defined(CONFIG_IP6_NF_IPTABLES) || defined(CONFIG_IP6_NF_IPTABLES_MODULE)
         case AF_INET6:
                 if (hinfo->cfg.mode & XT_HASHLIMIT_HASH_DIP)
-                        memcpy(&dst->addr.ip6.dst, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
+                        memcpy(&dst->addr.ip6.dst, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
                                sizeof(dst->addr.ip6.dst));
                 if (hinfo->cfg.mode & XT_HASHLIMIT_HASH_SIP)
-                        memcpy(&dst->addr.ip6.src, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+                        memcpy(&dst->addr.ip6.src, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
                                sizeof(dst->addr.ip6.src));
 
                 if (!(hinfo->cfg.mode &
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_length.c b/net/netfilter/xt_length.c
index 65fdb2166996..77288c5ada78 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_length.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_length.c
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ match6(const struct sk_buff *skb,
        int *hotdrop)
 {
         const struct xt_length_info *info = matchinfo;
-        u_int16_t pktlen = ntohs(skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len) + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
+        const u_int16_t pktlen = (ntohs(ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len) +
+                                  sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
 
         return (pktlen >= info->min && pktlen <= info->max) ^ info->invert;
 }
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_rsvp.h b/net/sched/cls_rsvp.h
index cb8cf5bfa053..6f373b020eb4 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_rsvp.h
+++ b/net/sched/cls_rsvp.h
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static int rsvp_classify(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcf_proto *tp,
         u8 tunnelid = 0;
         u8 *xprt;
 #if RSVP_DST_LEN == 4
-        struct ipv6hdr *nhptr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+        struct ipv6hdr *nhptr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 #else
         struct iphdr *nhptr = ip_hdr(skb);
 #endif
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c b/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c
index 45b5734dd72a..2c857af79a1e 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static int dsmark_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb,struct Qdisc *sch)
                                         & ~INET_ECN_MASK;
                                 break;
                         case __constant_htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
-                                skb->tc_index = ipv6_get_dsfield(skb->nh.ipv6h)
+                                skb->tc_index = ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(skb))
                                         & ~INET_ECN_MASK;
                                 break;
                         default:
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *dsmark_dequeue(struct Qdisc *sch)
                                             p->value[index]);
                         break;
                 case __constant_htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
-                        ipv6_change_dsfield(skb->nh.ipv6h, p->mask[index],
+                        ipv6_change_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(skb), p->mask[index],
                                             p->value[index]);
                         break;
                 default:
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_sfq.c b/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
index 02081bc9e0d1..e3695407afc6 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static unsigned sfq_hash(struct sfq_sched_data *q, struct sk_buff *skb)
         }
         case __constant_htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
         {
-                struct ipv6hdr *iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+                struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
                 h = iph->daddr.s6_addr32[3];
                 h2 = iph->saddr.s6_addr32[3]^iph->nexthdr;
                 if (iph->nexthdr == IPPROTO_TCP ||
diff --git a/net/sctp/ipv6.c b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index 742f9ff42fbf..001be2de0b3c 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
@@ -393,10 +393,10 @@ static void sctp_v6_from_skb(union sctp_addr *addr,struct sk_buff *skb,
         sh = (struct sctphdr *) skb->h.raw;
         if (is_saddr) {
                 *port  = sh->source;
-                from = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
+                from = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
         } else {
                 *port = sh->dest;
-                from = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+                from = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
         }
         ipv6_addr_copy(&addr->v6.sin6_addr, from);
 }
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ static int sctp_v6_skb_iif(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 /* Was this packet marked by Explicit Congestion Notification? */
 static int sctp_v6_is_ce(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-        return *((__u32 *)(skb->nh.ipv6h)) & htonl(1<<20);
+        return *((__u32 *)(ipv6_hdr(skb))) & htonl(1 << 20);
 }
 
 /* Dump the v6 addr to the seq file. */
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ static void sctp_inet6_skb_msgname(struct sk_buff *skb, char *msgname,
                 }
 
                 /* Otherwise, just copy the v6 address. */
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
+                ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
                 if (ipv6_addr_type(&sin6->sin6_addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL) {
                         struct sctp_ulpevent *ev = sctp_skb2event(skb);
                         sin6->sin6_scope_id = ev->iif;