53 files changed, 262 insertions, 282 deletions
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
index a5f4e5769809..7743e0d109ea 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *br_mdb_ip6_get(
 {
        struct br_ip br_dst;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&br_dst.u.ip6, dst);
+        br_dst.u.ip6 = *dst;
        br_dst.proto = htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
        return br_mdb_ip_get(mdb, &br_dst);
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *br_mdb_get(struct net_bridge *br,
                break;
 #if defined(CONFIG_IPV6) || defined(CONFIG_IPV6_MODULE)
        case htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&ip.u.ip6, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+                ip.u.ip6 = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
                break;
 #endif
        default:
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *br_ip6_multicast_alloc_query(struct net_bridge *br,
        mldq->mld_cksum = 0;
        mldq->mld_maxdelay = htons((u16)jiffies_to_msecs(interval));
        mldq->mld_reserved = 0;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&mldq->mld_mca, group);
+        mldq->mld_mca = *group;
        /* checksum */
        mldq->mld_cksum = csum_ipv6_magic(&ip6h->saddr, &ip6h->daddr,
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ static int br_ip6_multicast_add_group(struct net_bridge *br,
        if (!ipv6_is_transient_multicast(group))
                return 0;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&br_group.u.ip6, group);
+        br_group.u.ip6 = *group;
        br_group.proto = htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
        return br_multicast_add_group(br, port, &br_group);
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ static void br_ip6_multicast_leave_group(struct net_bridge *br,
        if (!ipv6_is_transient_multicast(group))
                return;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&br_group.u.ip6, group);
+        br_group.u.ip6 = *group;
        br_group.proto = htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
        br_multicast_leave_group(br, port, &br_group);
diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
index 0001c243b35c..aa53a35a631b 100644
--- a/net/core/pktgen.c
+++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ static ssize_t pktgen_if_write(struct file *file,
                scan_ip6(buf, pkt_dev->in6_daddr.s6_addr);
                snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%pI6c", &pkt_dev->in6_daddr);
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&pkt_dev->cur_in6_daddr, &pkt_dev->in6_daddr);
+                pkt_dev->cur_in6_daddr = pkt_dev->in6_daddr;
                if (debug)
                        printk(KERN_DEBUG "pktgen: dst6 set to: %s\n", buf);
@@ -1327,8 +1327,7 @@ static ssize_t pktgen_if_write(struct file *file,
                scan_ip6(buf, pkt_dev->min_in6_daddr.s6_addr);
                snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%pI6c", &pkt_dev->min_in6_daddr);
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&pkt_dev->cur_in6_daddr,
+                pkt_dev->cur_in6_daddr = pkt_dev->min_in6_daddr;
-                               &pkt_dev->min_in6_daddr);
                if (debug)
                        printk(KERN_DEBUG "pktgen: dst6_min set to: %s\n", buf);
@@ -1371,7 +1370,7 @@ static ssize_t pktgen_if_write(struct file *file,
                scan_ip6(buf, pkt_dev->in6_saddr.s6_addr);
                snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%pI6c", &pkt_dev->in6_saddr);
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&pkt_dev->cur_in6_saddr, &pkt_dev->in6_saddr);
+                pkt_dev->cur_in6_saddr = pkt_dev->in6_saddr;
                if (debug)
                        printk(KERN_DEBUG "pktgen: src6 set to: %s\n", buf);
@@ -2079,9 +2078,7 @@ static void pktgen_setup_inject(struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev)
                                     ifp = ifp->if_next) {
                                        if (ifp->scope == IFA_LINK &&
                                            !(ifp->flags & IFA_F_TENTATIVE)) {
-                                                ipv6_addr_copy(&pkt_dev->
+                                                pkt_dev->cur_in6_saddr = ifp->addr;
-                                                               cur_in6_saddr,
-                                                               &ifp->addr);
                                                err = 0;
                                                break;
                                        }
@@ -2958,8 +2955,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *fill_packet_ipv6(struct net_device *odev,
        iph->payload_len = htons(sizeof(struct udphdr) + datalen);
        iph->nexthdr = IPPROTO_UDP;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&iph->daddr, &pkt_dev->cur_in6_daddr);
+        iph->daddr = pkt_dev->cur_in6_daddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&iph->saddr, &pkt_dev->cur_in6_saddr);
+        iph->saddr = pkt_dev->cur_in6_saddr;
        skb->mac_header = (skb->network_header - ETH_HLEN -
                           pkt_dev->pkt_overhead);
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv6.c b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
index 17ee85ce148d..ce903f747e64 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ static void dccp_v6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
                         */
                        memset(&fl6, 0, sizeof(fl6));
                        fl6.flowi6_proto = IPPROTO_DCCP;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &np->daddr);
+                        fl6.daddr = np->daddr;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, &np->saddr);
+                        fl6.saddr = np->saddr;
                        fl6.flowi6_oif = sk->sk_bound_dev_if;
                        fl6.fl6_dport = inet->inet_dport;
                        fl6.fl6_sport = inet->inet_sport;
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ static int dccp_v6_send_response(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
        memset(&fl6, 0, sizeof(fl6));
        fl6.flowi6_proto = IPPROTO_DCCP;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &ireq6->rmt_addr);
+        fl6.daddr = ireq6->rmt_addr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, &ireq6->loc_addr);
+        fl6.saddr = ireq6->loc_addr;
        fl6.flowlabel = 0;
        fl6.flowi6_oif = ireq6->iif;
        fl6.fl6_dport = inet_rsk(req)->rmt_port;
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static int dccp_v6_send_response(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
                dh->dccph_checksum = dccp_v6_csum_finish(skb,
                                                         &ireq6->loc_addr,
                                                         &ireq6->rmt_addr);
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &ireq6->rmt_addr);
+                fl6.daddr = ireq6->rmt_addr;
                err = ip6_xmit(sk, skb, &fl6, opt, np->tclass);
                err = net_xmit_eval(err);
        }
@@ -313,8 +313,8 @@ static void dccp_v6_ctl_send_reset(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *rxskb)
                                                            &rxip6h->daddr);
        memset(&fl6, 0, sizeof(fl6));
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &rxip6h->saddr);
+        fl6.daddr = rxip6h->saddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, &rxip6h->daddr);
+        fl6.saddr = rxip6h->daddr;
        fl6.flowi6_proto = IPPROTO_DCCP;
        fl6.flowi6_oif = inet6_iif(rxskb);
@@ -419,8 +419,8 @@ 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, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
+        ireq6->rmt_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&ireq6->loc_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+        ireq6->loc_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
        if (ipv6_opt_accepted(sk, skb) ||
            np->rxopt.bits.rxinfo || np->rxopt.bits.rxoinfo ||
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static struct sock *dccp_v6_request_recv_sock(struct sock *sk,
                ipv6_addr_set_v4mapped(newinet->inet_saddr, &newnp->saddr);
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&newnp->rcv_saddr, &newnp->saddr);
+                newnp->rcv_saddr = newnp->saddr;
                inet_csk(newsk)->icsk_af_ops = &dccp_ipv6_mapped;
                newsk->sk_backlog_rcv = dccp_v4_do_rcv;
@@ -526,9 +526,9 @@ static struct sock *dccp_v6_request_recv_sock(struct sock *sk,
                memset(&fl6, 0, sizeof(fl6));
                fl6.flowi6_proto = IPPROTO_DCCP;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &ireq6->rmt_addr);
+                fl6.daddr = ireq6->rmt_addr;
                final_p = fl6_update_dst(&fl6, opt, &final);
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, &ireq6->loc_addr);
+                fl6.saddr = ireq6->loc_addr;
                fl6.flowi6_oif = sk->sk_bound_dev_if;
                fl6.fl6_dport = inet_rsk(req)->rmt_port;
                fl6.fl6_sport = inet_rsk(req)->loc_port;
@@ -559,9 +559,9 @@ static struct sock *dccp_v6_request_recv_sock(struct sock *sk,
        memcpy(newnp, np, sizeof(struct ipv6_pinfo));
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&newnp->daddr, &ireq6->rmt_addr);
+        newnp->daddr = ireq6->rmt_addr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&newnp->saddr, &ireq6->loc_addr);
+        newnp->saddr = ireq6->loc_addr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&newnp->rcv_saddr, &ireq6->loc_addr);
+        newnp->rcv_saddr = ireq6->loc_addr;
        newsk->sk_bound_dev_if = ireq6->iif;
        /* Now IPv6 options...
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ static int dccp_v6_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
                        flowlabel = fl6_sock_lookup(sk, fl6.flowlabel);
                        if (flowlabel == NULL)
                                return -EINVAL;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&usin->sin6_addr, &flowlabel->dst);
+                        usin->sin6_addr = flowlabel->dst;
                        fl6_sock_release(flowlabel);
                }
        }
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ static int dccp_v6_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
                        return -EINVAL;
        }
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&np->daddr, &usin->sin6_addr);
+        np->daddr = usin->sin6_addr;
        np->flow_label = fl6.flowlabel;
        /*
@@ -949,8 +949,8 @@ static int dccp_v6_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
                saddr = &np->rcv_saddr;
        fl6.flowi6_proto = IPPROTO_DCCP;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &np->daddr);
+        fl6.daddr = np->daddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, saddr ? saddr : &np->saddr);
+        fl6.saddr = saddr ? *saddr : np->saddr;
        fl6.flowi6_oif = sk->sk_bound_dev_if;
        fl6.fl6_dport = usin->sin6_port;
        fl6.fl6_sport = inet->inet_sport;
@@ -966,11 +966,11 @@ static int dccp_v6_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
        if (saddr == NULL) {
                saddr = &fl6.saddr;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&np->rcv_saddr, saddr);
+                np->rcv_saddr = *saddr;
        }
        /* set the source address */
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&np->saddr, saddr);
+        np->saddr = *saddr;
        inet->inet_rcv_saddr = LOOPBACK4_IPV6;
        __ip6_dst_store(sk, dst, NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/net/dccp/minisocks.c b/net/dccp/minisocks.c
index 563b7c74e49d..b50d5fd3d696 100644
--- a/net/dccp/minisocks.c
+++ b/net/dccp/minisocks.c
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ void dccp_time_wait(struct sock *sk, int state, int timeo)
                        tw->tw_ipv6_offset = inet6_tw_offset(sk->sk_prot);
                        tw6 = inet6_twsk((struct sock *)tw);
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&tw6->tw_v6_daddr, &np->daddr);
+                        tw6->tw_v6_daddr = np->daddr;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&tw6->tw_v6_rcv_saddr, &np->rcv_saddr);
+                        tw6->tw_v6_rcv_saddr = np->rcv_saddr;
                        tw->tw_ipv6only = np->ipv6only;
                }
 #endif
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_diag.c b/net/ipv4/inet_diag.c
index 68e8ac514383..bbebdecd7234 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_diag.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_diag.c
@@ -129,10 +129,8 @@ static int inet_csk_diag_fill(struct sock *sk,
        if (r->idiag_family == AF_INET6) {
                const struct ipv6_pinfo *np = inet6_sk(sk);
-                ipv6_addr_copy((struct in6_addr *)r->id.idiag_src,
+                *(struct in6_addr *)r->id.idiag_src = np->rcv_saddr;
-                               &np->rcv_saddr);
+                *(struct in6_addr *)r->id.idiag_dst = np->daddr;
-                ipv6_addr_copy((struct in6_addr *)r->id.idiag_dst,
-                               &np->daddr);
                if (ext & (1 << (INET_DIAG_TCLASS - 1)))
                        RTA_PUT_U8(skb, INET_DIAG_TCLASS, np->tclass);
        }
@@ -224,10 +222,8 @@ static int inet_twsk_diag_fill(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw,
                const struct inet6_timewait_sock *tw6 =
                                                inet6_twsk((struct sock *)tw);
-                ipv6_addr_copy((struct in6_addr *)r->id.idiag_src,
+                *(struct in6_addr *)r->id.idiag_src = tw6->tw_v6_rcv_saddr;
-                               &tw6->tw_v6_rcv_saddr);
+                *(struct in6_addr *)r->id.idiag_dst = tw6->tw_v6_daddr;
-                ipv6_addr_copy((struct in6_addr *)r->id.idiag_dst,
-                               &tw6->tw_v6_daddr);
        }
 #endif
        nlh->nlmsg_len = skb_tail_pointer(skb) - previous_tail;
@@ -603,10 +599,8 @@ static int inet_diag_fill_req(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk,
        r->idiag_inode = 0;
 #if defined(CONFIG_IPV6) || defined (CONFIG_IPV6_MODULE)
        if (r->idiag_family == AF_INET6) {
-                ipv6_addr_copy((struct in6_addr *)r->id.idiag_src,
+                *(struct in6_addr *)r->id.idiag_src = inet6_rsk(req)->loc_addr;
-                               &inet6_rsk(req)->loc_addr);
+                *(struct in6_addr *)r->id.idiag_dst = inet6_rsk(req)->rmt_addr;
-                ipv6_addr_copy((struct in6_addr *)r->id.idiag_dst,
-                               &inet6_rsk(req)->rmt_addr);
        }
 #endif
        nlh->nlmsg_len = skb_tail_pointer(skb) - b;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index 0a7e3398c461..945efffdd929 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ void tcp_time_wait(struct sock *sk, int state, int timeo)
                        tw->tw_ipv6_offset = inet6_tw_offset(sk->sk_prot);
                        tw6 = inet6_twsk((struct sock *)tw);
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&tw6->tw_v6_daddr, &np->daddr);
+                        tw6->tw_v6_daddr = np->daddr;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&tw6->tw_v6_rcv_saddr, &np->rcv_saddr);
+                        tw6->tw_v6_rcv_saddr = np->rcv_saddr;
                        tw->tw_tclass = np->tclass;
                        tw->tw_ipv6only = np->ipv6only;
                }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index cf88df82e2c2..586051726341 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ ipv6_add_addr(struct inet6_dev *idev, const struct in6_addr *addr, int pfxlen,
                goto out;
        }
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&ifa->addr, addr);
+        ifa->addr = *addr;
        spin_lock_init(&ifa->lock);
        spin_lock_init(&ifa->state_lock);
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ try_nextdev:
        if (!hiscore->ifa)
                return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(saddr, &hiscore->ifa->addr);
+        *saddr = hiscore->ifa->addr;
        in6_ifa_put(hiscore->ifa);
        return 0;
 }
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ int ipv6_get_lladdr(struct net_device *dev, struct in6_addr *addr,
                list_for_each_entry(ifp, &idev->addr_list, if_list) {
                        if (ifp->scope == IFA_LINK &&
                            !(ifp->flags & banned_flags)) {
-                                ipv6_addr_copy(addr, &ifp->addr);
+                                *addr = ifp->addr;
                                err = 0;
                                break;
                        }
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ addrconf_prefix_route(struct in6_addr *pfx, int plen, struct net_device *dev,
                .fc_protocol = RTPROT_KERNEL,
        };
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&cfg.fc_dst, pfx);
+        cfg.fc_dst = *pfx;
        /* Prevent useless cloning on PtP SIT.
           This thing is done here expecting that the whole
diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index ee3319487c4f..7694c82e629d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -361,10 +361,10 @@ int inet6_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
        inet->inet_rcv_saddr = v4addr;
        inet->inet_saddr = v4addr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&np->rcv_saddr, &addr->sin6_addr);
+        np->rcv_saddr = addr->sin6_addr;
        if (!(addr_type & IPV6_ADDR_MULTICAST))
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&np->saddr, &addr->sin6_addr);
+                np->saddr = addr->sin6_addr;
        /* Make sure we are allowed to bind here. */
        if (sk->sk_prot->get_port(sk, snum)) {
@@ -458,14 +458,14 @@ int inet6_getname(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
                    peer == 1)
                        return -ENOTCONN;
                sin->sin6_port = inet->inet_dport;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&sin->sin6_addr, &np->daddr);
+                sin->sin6_addr = np->daddr;
                if (np->sndflow)
                        sin->sin6_flowinfo = np->flow_label;
        } else {
                if (ipv6_addr_any(&np->rcv_saddr))
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&sin->sin6_addr, &np->saddr);
+                        sin->sin6_addr = np->saddr;
                else
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&sin->sin6_addr, &np->rcv_saddr);
+                        sin->sin6_addr = np->rcv_saddr;
                sin->sin6_port = inet->inet_sport;
        }
@@ -660,8 +660,8 @@ int inet6_sk_rebuild_header(struct sock *sk)
                memset(&fl6, 0, sizeof(fl6));
                fl6.flowi6_proto = sk->sk_protocol;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &np->daddr);
+                fl6.daddr = np->daddr;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, &np->saddr);
+                fl6.saddr = np->saddr;
                fl6.flowlabel = np->flow_label;
                fl6.flowi6_oif = sk->sk_bound_dev_if;
                fl6.flowi6_mark = sk->sk_mark;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ah6.c b/net/ipv6/ah6.c
index 4c0f894d0843..2ae79dbeec2f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ah6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ah6.c
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ static void ipv6_rearrange_destopt(struct ipv6hdr *iph, struct ipv6_opt_hdr *des
                                                printk(KERN_WARNING "destopt hao: invalid header length: %u\n", hao->length);
                                        goto bad;
                                }
-                                ipv6_addr_copy(&final_addr, &hao->addr);
+                                final_addr = hao->addr;
-                                ipv6_addr_copy(&hao->addr, &iph->saddr);
+                                hao->addr = iph->saddr;
-                                ipv6_addr_copy(&iph->saddr, &final_addr);
+                                iph->saddr = final_addr;
                        }
                        break;
                }
@@ -241,13 +241,13 @@ static void ipv6_rearrange_rthdr(struct ipv6hdr *iph, struct ipv6_rt_hdr *rthdr)
        segments = rthdr->hdrlen >> 1;
        addrs = ((struct rt0_hdr *)rthdr)->addr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&final_addr, addrs + segments - 1);
+        final_addr = addrs[segments - 1];
        addrs += segments - segments_left;
        memmove(addrs + 1, addrs, (segments_left - 1) * sizeof(*addrs));
-        ipv6_addr_copy(addrs, &iph->daddr);
+        addrs[0] = iph->daddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&iph->daddr, &final_addr);
+        iph->daddr = final_addr;
 }
 static int ipv6_clear_mutable_options(struct ipv6hdr *iph, int len, int dir)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/anycast.c b/net/ipv6/anycast.c
index 674255f5e6b7..fc1cdcd7041a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/anycast.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/anycast.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int ipv6_sock_ac_join(struct sock *sk, int ifindex, const struct in6_addr *addr)
        if (pac == NULL)
                return -ENOMEM;
        pac->acl_next = NULL;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&pac->acl_addr, addr);
+        pac->acl_addr = *addr;
        rcu_read_lock();
        if (ifindex == 0) {
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ int ipv6_dev_ac_inc(struct net_device *dev, const struct in6_addr *addr)
                goto out;
        }
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&aca->aca_addr, addr);
+        aca->aca_addr = *addr;
        aca->aca_idev = idev;
        aca->aca_rt = rt;
        aca->aca_users = 1;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/datagram.c b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
index 83037af4fa7b..ae08aee1773c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/datagram.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int ip6_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
                        flowlabel = fl6_sock_lookup(sk, fl6.flowlabel);
                        if (flowlabel == NULL)
                                return -EINVAL;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&usin->sin6_addr, &flowlabel->dst);
+                        usin->sin6_addr = flowlabel->dst;
                }
        }
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ ipv4_connected:
                }
        }
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&np->daddr, daddr);
+        np->daddr = *daddr;
        np->flow_label = fl6.flowlabel;
        inet->inet_dport = usin->sin6_port;
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ ipv4_connected:
         */
        fl6.flowi6_proto = sk->sk_protocol;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &np->daddr);
+        fl6.daddr = np->daddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, &np->saddr);
+        fl6.saddr = np->saddr;
        fl6.flowi6_oif = sk->sk_bound_dev_if;
        fl6.flowi6_mark = sk->sk_mark;
        fl6.fl6_dport = inet->inet_dport;
@@ -179,10 +179,10 @@ ipv4_connected:
        /* source address lookup done in ip6_dst_lookup */
        if (ipv6_addr_any(&np->saddr))
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&np->saddr, &fl6.saddr);
+                np->saddr = fl6.saddr;
        if (ipv6_addr_any(&np->rcv_saddr)) {
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&np->rcv_saddr, &fl6.saddr);
+                np->rcv_saddr = fl6.saddr;
                inet->inet_rcv_saddr = LOOPBACK4_IPV6;
                if (sk->sk_prot->rehash)
                        sk->sk_prot->rehash(sk);
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ void ipv6_local_error(struct sock *sk, int err, struct flowi6 *fl6, u32 info)
        skb_put(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
        skb_reset_network_header(skb);
        iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&iph->daddr, &fl6->daddr);
+        iph->daddr = fl6->daddr;
        serr = SKB_EXT_ERR(skb);
        serr->ee.ee_errno = err;
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ void ipv6_local_rxpmtu(struct sock *sk, struct flowi6 *fl6, u32 mtu)
        skb_put(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
        skb_reset_network_header(skb);
        iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&iph->daddr, &fl6->daddr);
+        iph->daddr = fl6->daddr;
        mtu_info = IP6CBMTU(skb);
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ void ipv6_local_rxpmtu(struct sock *sk, struct flowi6 *fl6, u32 mtu)
        mtu_info->ip6m_addr.sin6_port = 0;
        mtu_info->ip6m_addr.sin6_flowinfo = 0;
        mtu_info->ip6m_addr.sin6_scope_id = fl6->flowi6_oif;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&mtu_info->ip6m_addr.sin6_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+        mtu_info->ip6m_addr.sin6_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
        __skb_pull(skb, skb_tail_pointer(skb) - skb->data);
        skb_reset_transport_header(skb);
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ int ipv6_recv_error(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int len)
                sin->sin6_port = serr->port;
                sin->sin6_scope_id = 0;
                if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&sin->sin6_addr,
+                        sin->sin6_addr =
-                                  (struct in6_addr *)(nh + serr->addr_offset));
+                                *(struct in6_addr *)(nh + serr->addr_offset);
                        if (np->sndflow)
                                sin->sin6_flowinfo =
                                        (*(__be32 *)(nh + serr->addr_offset - 24) &
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ int ipv6_recv_error(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int len)
                sin->sin6_flowinfo = 0;
                sin->sin6_scope_id = 0;
                if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&sin->sin6_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
+                        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)
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ int ipv6_recv_rxpmtu(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int len)
                sin->sin6_flowinfo = 0;
                sin->sin6_port = 0;
                sin->sin6_scope_id = mtu_info.ip6m_addr.sin6_scope_id;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&sin->sin6_addr, &mtu_info.ip6m_addr.sin6_addr);
+                sin->sin6_addr = mtu_info.ip6m_addr.sin6_addr;
        }
        put_cmsg(msg, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_PATHMTU, sizeof(mtu_info), &mtu_info);
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ 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, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+                src_info.ipi6_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
                put_cmsg(msg, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_PKTINFO, sizeof(src_info), &src_info);
        }
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ 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, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+                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) {
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ int datagram_recv_ctl(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_buff *skb)
                         */
                        sin6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6.sin6_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+                        sin6.sin6_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
                        sin6.sin6_port = ports[1];
                        sin6.sin6_flowinfo = 0;
                        sin6.sin6_scope_id = 0;
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ int datagram_send_ctl(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
                                                   strict ? dev : NULL, 0))
                                        err = -EINVAL;
                                else
-                                        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6->saddr, &src_info->ipi6_addr);
+                                        fl6->saddr = src_info->ipi6_addr;
                        }
                        rcu_read_unlock();
diff --git a/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c b/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
index bf22a225f422..3d641b6e9b09 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ static int ipv6_dest_hao(struct sk_buff *skb, int optoff)
        if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_COMPLETE)
                skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&tmp_addr, &ipv6h->saddr);
+        tmp_addr = ipv6h->saddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&ipv6h->saddr, &hao->addr);
+        ipv6h->saddr = hao->addr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&hao->addr, &tmp_addr);
+        hao->addr = tmp_addr;
        if (skb->tstamp.tv64 == 0)
                __net_timestamp(skb);
@@ -461,9 +461,9 @@ looped_back:
                return -1;
        }
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&daddr, addr);
+        daddr = *addr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+        *addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, &daddr);
+        ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr = daddr;
        skb_dst_drop(skb);
        ip6_route_input(skb);
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ static void ipv6_push_rthdr(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *proto,
                memcpy(phdr->addr, ihdr->addr + 1,
                       (hops - 1) * sizeof(struct in6_addr));
-        ipv6_addr_copy(phdr->addr + (hops - 1), *addr_p);
+        phdr->addr[hops - 1] = **addr_p;
        *addr_p = ihdr->addr;
        phdr->rt_hdr.nexthdr = *proto;
@@ -888,8 +888,8 @@ struct in6_addr *fl6_update_dst(struct flowi6 *fl6,
        if (!opt || !opt->srcrt)
                return NULL;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(orig, &fl6->daddr);
+        *orig = fl6->daddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6->daddr, ((struct rt0_hdr *)opt->srcrt)->addr);
+        fl6->daddr = *((struct rt0_hdr *)opt->srcrt)->addr;
        return orig;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
index 295571576f83..b6c573152067 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static int fib6_rule_action(struct fib_rule *rule, struct flowi *flp,
                        if (!ipv6_prefix_equal(&saddr, &r->src.addr,
                                               r->src.plen))
                                goto again;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&flp6->saddr, &saddr);
+                        flp6->saddr = saddr;
                }
                goto out;
        }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/icmp.c b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
index 90868fb42757..9e2bdccf9143 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
@@ -290,9 +290,9 @@ static void mip6_addr_swap(struct sk_buff *skb)
                if (likely(off >= 0)) {
                        hao = (struct ipv6_destopt_hao *)
                                        (skb_network_header(skb) + off);
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&tmp, &iph->saddr);
+                        tmp = iph->saddr;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&iph->saddr, &hao->addr);
+                        iph->saddr = hao->addr;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&hao->addr, &tmp);
+                        hao->addr = tmp;
                }
        }
 }
@@ -444,9 +444,9 @@ void icmpv6_send(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 type, u8 code, __u32 info)
        memset(&fl6, 0, sizeof(fl6));
        fl6.flowi6_proto = IPPROTO_ICMPV6;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &hdr->saddr);
+        fl6.daddr = hdr->saddr;
        if (saddr)
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, saddr);
+                fl6.saddr = *saddr;
        fl6.flowi6_oif = iif;
        fl6.fl6_icmp_type = type;
        fl6.fl6_icmp_code = code;
@@ -538,9 +538,9 @@ static void icmpv6_echo_reply(struct sk_buff *skb)
        memset(&fl6, 0, sizeof(fl6));
        fl6.flowi6_proto = IPPROTO_ICMPV6;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
+        fl6.daddr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
        if (saddr)
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, saddr);
+                fl6.saddr = *saddr;
        fl6.flowi6_oif = skb->dev->ifindex;
        fl6.fl6_icmp_type = ICMPV6_ECHO_REPLY;
        security_skb_classify_flow(skb, flowi6_to_flowi(&fl6));
@@ -786,8 +786,8 @@ void icmpv6_flow_init(struct sock *sk, struct flowi6 *fl6,
                      int oif)
 {
        memset(fl6, 0, sizeof(*fl6));
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6->saddr, saddr);
+        fl6->saddr = *saddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6->daddr, daddr);
+        fl6->daddr = *daddr;
        fl6->flowi6_proto       = IPPROTO_ICMPV6;
        fl6->fl6_icmp_type      = type;
        fl6->fl6_icmp_code      = 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/inet6_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv6/inet6_connection_sock.c
index fee46d5a2f12..4d7bfb321c75 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/inet6_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/inet6_connection_sock.c
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ struct dst_entry *inet6_csk_route_req(struct sock *sk,
        memset(&fl6, 0, sizeof(fl6));
        fl6.flowi6_proto = IPPROTO_TCP;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &treq->rmt_addr);
+        fl6.daddr = treq->rmt_addr;
        final_p = fl6_update_dst(&fl6, np->opt, &final);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, &treq->loc_addr);
+        fl6.saddr = treq->loc_addr;
        fl6.flowi6_oif = sk->sk_bound_dev_if;
        fl6.flowi6_mark = sk->sk_mark;
        fl6.fl6_dport = inet_rsk(req)->rmt_port;
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void inet6_csk_addr2sockaddr(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr * uaddr)
        struct sockaddr_in6 *sin6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *) uaddr;
        sin6->sin6_family = AF_INET6;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr, &np->daddr);
+        sin6->sin6_addr = np->daddr;
        sin6->sin6_port = inet_sk(sk)->inet_dport;
        /* We do not store received flowlabel for TCP */
        sin6->sin6_flowinfo = 0;
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ int inet6_csk_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct flowi *fl_unused)
        memset(&fl6, 0, sizeof(fl6));
        fl6.flowi6_proto = sk->sk_protocol;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &np->daddr);
+        fl6.daddr = np->daddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, &np->saddr);
+        fl6.saddr = np->saddr;
        fl6.flowlabel = np->flow_label;
        IP6_ECN_flow_xmit(sk, fl6.flowlabel);
        fl6.flowi6_oif = sk->sk_bound_dev_if;
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ int inet6_csk_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct flowi *fl_unused)
        skb_dst_set_noref(skb, dst);
        /* Restore final destination back after routing done */
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &np->daddr);
+        fl6.daddr = np->daddr;
        res = ip6_xmit(sk, skb, &fl6, np->opt, np->tclass);
        rcu_read_unlock();
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c
index 4566dbd916d3..b7867a1215b1 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ fl_create(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct in6_flowlabel_req *freq,
                err = -EINVAL;
                goto done;
        }
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl->dst, &freq->flr_dst);
+        fl->dst = freq->flr_dst;
        atomic_set(&fl->users, 1);
        switch (fl->share) {
        case IPV6_FL_S_EXCL:
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 68ef97f353b6..a24e15557843 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ int ip6_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, struct flowi6 *fl6,
        hdr->nexthdr = proto;
        hdr->hop_limit = hlimit;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&hdr->saddr, &fl6->saddr);
+        hdr->saddr = fl6->saddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&hdr->daddr, first_hop);
+        hdr->daddr = *first_hop;
        skb->priority = sk->sk_priority;
        skb->mark = sk->sk_mark;
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ int ip6_nd_hdr(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
        hdr->nexthdr = proto;
        hdr->hop_limit = np->hop_limit;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&hdr->saddr, saddr);
+        hdr->saddr = *saddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&hdr->daddr, daddr);
+        hdr->daddr = *daddr;
        return 0;
 }
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ struct dst_entry *ip6_dst_lookup_flow(struct sock *sk, struct flowi6 *fl6,
        if (err)
                return ERR_PTR(err);
        if (final_dst)
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6->daddr, final_dst);
+                fl6->daddr = *final_dst;
        if (can_sleep)
                fl6->flowi6_flags |= FLOWI_FLAG_CAN_SLEEP;
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ struct dst_entry *ip6_sk_dst_lookup_flow(struct sock *sk, struct flowi6 *fl6,
        if (err)
                return ERR_PTR(err);
        if (final_dst)
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6->daddr, final_dst);
+                fl6->daddr = *final_dst;
        if (can_sleep)
                fl6->flowi6_flags |= FLOWI_FLAG_CAN_SLEEP;
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ int ip6_push_pending_frames(struct sock *sk)
        if (np->pmtudisc < IPV6_PMTUDISC_DO)
                skb->local_df = 1;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(final_dst, &fl6->daddr);
+        *final_dst = fl6->daddr;
        __skb_pull(skb, skb_network_header_len(skb));
        if (opt && opt->opt_flen)
                ipv6_push_frag_opts(skb, opt, &proto);
@@ -1608,8 +1608,8 @@ int ip6_push_pending_frames(struct sock *sk)
        hdr->hop_limit = np->cork.hop_limit;
        hdr->nexthdr = proto;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&hdr->saddr, &fl6->saddr);
+        hdr->saddr = fl6->saddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&hdr->daddr, final_dst);
+        hdr->daddr = *final_dst;
        skb->priority = sk->sk_priority;
        skb->mark = sk->sk_mark;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index 83f0e31c5fbd..f5f98f558acb 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -979,8 +979,8 @@ static int ip6_tnl_xmit2(struct sk_buff *skb,
        ipv6_change_dsfield(ipv6h, ~INET_ECN_MASK, dsfield);
        ipv6h->hop_limit = t->parms.hop_limit;
        ipv6h->nexthdr = proto;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&ipv6h->saddr, &fl6->saddr);
+        ipv6h->saddr = fl6->saddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&ipv6h->daddr, &fl6->daddr);
+        ipv6h->daddr = fl6->daddr;
        nf_reset(skb);
        pkt_len = skb->len;
        err = ip6_local_out(skb);
@@ -1155,8 +1155,8 @@ static void ip6_tnl_link_config(struct ip6_tnl *t)
        memcpy(dev->broadcast, &p->raddr, sizeof(struct in6_addr));
        /* Set up flowi template */
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6->saddr, &p->laddr);
+        fl6->saddr = p->laddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6->daddr, &p->raddr);
+        fl6->daddr = p->raddr;
        fl6->flowi6_oif = p->link;
        fl6->flowlabel = 0;
@@ -1212,8 +1212,8 @@ static void ip6_tnl_link_config(struct ip6_tnl *t)
 static int
 ip6_tnl_change(struct ip6_tnl *t, struct ip6_tnl_parm *p)
 {
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&t->parms.laddr, &p->laddr);
+        t->parms.laddr = p->laddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&t->parms.raddr, &p->raddr);
+        t->parms.raddr = p->raddr;
        t->parms.flags = p->flags;
        t->parms.hop_limit = p->hop_limit;
        t->parms.encap_limit = p->encap_limit;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index 449a9185b8f2..c7e95c8c579f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -1105,8 +1105,8 @@ static int ip6mr_cache_report(struct mr6_table *mrt, struct sk_buff *pkt,
                msg->im6_msgtype = MRT6MSG_WHOLEPKT;
                msg->im6_mif = mrt->mroute_reg_vif_num;
                msg->im6_pad = 0;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&msg->im6_src, &ipv6_hdr(pkt)->saddr);
+                msg->im6_src = ipv6_hdr(pkt)->saddr;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&msg->im6_dst, &ipv6_hdr(pkt)->daddr);
+                msg->im6_dst = ipv6_hdr(pkt)->daddr;
                skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
        } else
@@ -1131,8 +1131,8 @@ static int ip6mr_cache_report(struct mr6_table *mrt, struct sk_buff *pkt,
        msg->im6_msgtype = assert;
        msg->im6_mif = mifi;
        msg->im6_pad = 0;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&msg->im6_src, &ipv6_hdr(pkt)->saddr);
+        msg->im6_src = ipv6_hdr(pkt)->saddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&msg->im6_dst, &ipv6_hdr(pkt)->daddr);
+        msg->im6_dst = ipv6_hdr(pkt)->daddr;
        skb_dst_set(skb, dst_clone(skb_dst(pkt)));
        skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
@@ -2181,8 +2181,8 @@ int ip6mr_get_route(struct net *net,
                iph->payload_len = 0;
                iph->nexthdr = IPPROTO_NONE;
                iph->hop_limit = 0;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&iph->saddr, &rt->rt6i_src.addr);
+                iph->saddr = rt->rt6i_src.addr;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&iph->daddr, &rt->rt6i_dst.addr);
+                iph->daddr = rt->rt6i_dst.addr;
                err = ip6mr_cache_unresolved(mrt, vif, skb2);
                read_unlock(&mrt_lock);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
index c99e3ee9781f..29993b7079a5 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ sticky_done:
                        goto e_inval;
                np->sticky_pktinfo.ipi6_ifindex = pkt.ipi6_ifindex;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&np->sticky_pktinfo.ipi6_addr, &pkt.ipi6_addr);
+                np->sticky_pktinfo.ipi6_addr = pkt.ipi6_addr;
                retv = 0;
                break;
        }
@@ -980,8 +980,7 @@ static int do_ipv6_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
                                struct in6_pktinfo src_info;
                                src_info.ipi6_ifindex = np->mcast_oif ? np->mcast_oif :
                                        np->sticky_pktinfo.ipi6_ifindex;
-                                np->mcast_oif? ipv6_addr_copy(&src_info.ipi6_addr, &np->daddr) :
+                                src_info.ipi6_addr = np->mcast_oif ? np->daddr : np->sticky_pktinfo.ipi6_addr;
-                                        ipv6_addr_copy(&src_info.ipi6_addr, &(np->sticky_pktinfo.ipi6_addr));
                                put_cmsg(&msg, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_PKTINFO, sizeof(src_info), &src_info);
                        }
                        if (np->rxopt.bits.rxhlim) {
@@ -992,8 +991,7 @@ static int do_ipv6_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
                                struct in6_pktinfo src_info;
                                src_info.ipi6_ifindex = np->mcast_oif ? np->mcast_oif :
                                        np->sticky_pktinfo.ipi6_ifindex;
-                                np->mcast_oif? ipv6_addr_copy(&src_info.ipi6_addr, &np->daddr) :
+                                src_info.ipi6_addr = np->mcast_oif ? np->daddr : np->sticky_pktinfo.ipi6_addr;
-                                        ipv6_addr_copy(&src_info.ipi6_addr, &(np->sticky_pktinfo.ipi6_addr));
                                put_cmsg(&msg, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_2292PKTINFO, sizeof(src_info), &src_info);
                        }
                        if (np->rxopt.bits.rxohlim) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/mcast.c b/net/ipv6/mcast.c
index 7b94bebb73b1..6cc4d1fb8c13 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/mcast.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/mcast.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ int ipv6_sock_mc_join(struct sock *sk, int ifindex, const struct in6_addr *addr)
                return -ENOMEM;
        mc_lst->next = NULL;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&mc_lst->addr, addr);
+        mc_lst->addr = *addr;
        rcu_read_lock();
        if (ifindex == 0) {
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ int ipv6_dev_mc_inc(struct net_device *dev, const struct in6_addr *addr)
        setup_timer(&mc->mca_timer, igmp6_timer_handler, (unsigned long)mc);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&mc->mca_addr, addr);
+        mc->mca_addr = *addr;
        mc->idev = idev; /* (reference taken) */
        mc->mca_users = 1;
        /* mca_stamp should be updated upon changes */
@@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@ static void igmp6_send(struct in6_addr *addr, struct net_device *dev, int type)
        hdr = (struct mld_msg *) skb_put(skb, sizeof(struct mld_msg));
        memset(hdr, 0, sizeof(struct mld_msg));
        hdr->mld_type = type;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&hdr->mld_mca, addr);
+        hdr->mld_mca = *addr;
        hdr->mld_cksum = csum_ipv6_magic(saddr, snd_addr, len,
                                         IPPROTO_ICMPV6,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/mip6.c b/net/ipv6/mip6.c
index 43242e6e6103..7e1e0fbfef21 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/mip6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/mip6.c
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ static inline int mip6_report_rl_allow(struct timeval *stamp,
                mip6_report_rl.stamp.tv_sec = stamp->tv_sec;
                mip6_report_rl.stamp.tv_usec = stamp->tv_usec;
                mip6_report_rl.iif = iif;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&mip6_report_rl.src, src);
+                mip6_report_rl.src = *src;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&mip6_report_rl.dst, dst);
+                mip6_report_rl.dst = *dst;
                allow = 1;
        }
        spin_unlock_bh(&mip6_report_rl.lock);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index d699ddcad4ce..a4769881c5b5 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ struct sk_buff *ndisc_build_skb(struct net_device *dev,
        opt = skb_transport_header(skb) + sizeof(struct icmp6hdr);
        if (target) {
-                ipv6_addr_copy((struct in6_addr *)opt, target);
+                *(struct in6_addr *)opt = *target;
                opt += sizeof(*target);
        }
@@ -1622,9 +1622,9 @@ void ndisc_send_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct neighbour *neigh,
         */
        addrp = (struct in6_addr *)(icmph + 1);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(addrp, target);
+        *addrp = *target;
        addrp++;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(addrp, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+        *addrp = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
        opt = (u8*) (addrp + 1);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
index a5a4c5dd5396..b5a2aa58a03a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ static void send_reset(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *oldskb)
        memset(&fl6, 0, sizeof(fl6));
        fl6.flowi6_proto = IPPROTO_TCP;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, &oip6h->daddr);
+        fl6.saddr = oip6h->daddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &oip6h->saddr);
+        fl6.daddr = oip6h->saddr;
        fl6.fl6_sport = otcph.dest;
        fl6.fl6_dport = otcph.source;
        security_skb_classify_flow(oldskb, flowi6_to_flowi(&fl6));
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ static void send_reset(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *oldskb)
        *(__be32 *)ip6h =  htonl(0x60000000 | (tclass << 20));
        ip6h->hop_limit = ip6_dst_hoplimit(dst);
        ip6h->nexthdr = IPPROTO_TCP;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&ip6h->saddr, &oip6h->daddr);
+        ip6h->saddr = oip6h->daddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&ip6h->daddr, &oip6h->saddr);
+        ip6h->daddr = oip6h->saddr;
        tcph = (struct tcphdr *)skb_put(nskb, sizeof(struct tcphdr));
        /* Truncate to length (no data) */
diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index a1aa869a9ce7..a4894f4f1944 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ static int rawv6_bind(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
        }
        inet->inet_rcv_saddr = inet->inet_saddr = v4addr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&np->rcv_saddr, &addr->sin6_addr);
+        np->rcv_saddr = addr->sin6_addr;
        if (!(addr_type & IPV6_ADDR_MULTICAST))
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&np->saddr, &addr->sin6_addr);
+                np->saddr = addr->sin6_addr;
        err = 0;
 out_unlock:
        rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ 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, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
+                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)
@@ -846,11 +846,11 @@ static int rawv6_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
                goto out;
        if (!ipv6_addr_any(daddr))
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, daddr);
+                fl6.daddr = *daddr;
        else
                fl6.daddr.s6_addr[15] = 0x1; /* :: means loopback (BSD'ism) */
        if (ipv6_addr_any(&fl6.saddr) && !ipv6_addr_any(&np->saddr))
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, &np->saddr);
+                fl6.saddr = np->saddr;
        final_p = fl6_update_dst(&fl6, opt, &final);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
index dfb164e9051a..b69fae76a6f1 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ void ip6_frag_init(struct inet_frag_queue *q, void *a)
        fq->id = arg->id;
        fq->user = arg->user;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fq->saddr, arg->src);
+        fq->saddr = *arg->src;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fq->daddr, arg->dst);
+        fq->daddr = *arg->dst;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip6_frag_init);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 05c89be04c9f..2897403fdaff 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -729,14 +729,14 @@ static struct rt6_info *rt6_alloc_cow(const struct rt6_info *ort,
                        if (rt->rt6i_dst.plen != 128 &&
                            ipv6_addr_equal(&ort->rt6i_dst.addr, daddr))
                                rt->rt6i_flags |= RTF_ANYCAST;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&rt->rt6i_gateway, daddr);
+                        rt->rt6i_gateway = *daddr;
                }
                rt->rt6i_flags |= RTF_CACHE;
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_SUBTREES
                if (rt->rt6i_src.plen && saddr) {
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&rt->rt6i_src.addr, saddr);
+                        rt->rt6i_src.addr = *saddr;
                        rt->rt6i_src.plen = 128;
                }
 #endif
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ struct dst_entry *ip6_blackhole_route(struct net *net, struct dst_entry *dst_ori
                        in6_dev_hold(rt->rt6i_idev);
                rt->rt6i_expires = 0;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&rt->rt6i_gateway, &ort->rt6i_gateway);
+                rt->rt6i_gateway = ort->rt6i_gateway;
                rt->rt6i_flags = ort->rt6i_flags & ~RTF_EXPIRES;
                rt->rt6i_metric = 0;
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ struct dst_entry *icmp6_dst_alloc(struct net_device *dev,
        rt->dst.output  = ip6_output;
        dst_set_neighbour(&rt->dst, neigh);
        atomic_set(&rt->dst.__refcnt, 1);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&rt->rt6i_dst.addr, addr);
+        rt->rt6i_dst.addr = *addr;
        rt->rt6i_dst.plen = 128;
        rt->rt6i_idev     = idev;
        dst_metric_set(&rt->dst, RTAX_HOPLIMIT, 255);
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ int ip6_route_add(struct fib6_config *cfg)
                int gwa_type;
                gw_addr = &cfg->fc_gateway;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&rt->rt6i_gateway, gw_addr);
+                rt->rt6i_gateway = *gw_addr;
                gwa_type = ipv6_addr_type(gw_addr);
                if (gwa_type != (IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL|IPV6_ADDR_UNICAST)) {
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ int ip6_route_add(struct fib6_config *cfg)
                        err = -EINVAL;
                        goto out;
                }
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&rt->rt6i_prefsrc.addr, &cfg->fc_prefsrc);
+                rt->rt6i_prefsrc.addr = cfg->fc_prefsrc;
                rt->rt6i_prefsrc.plen = 128;
        } else
                rt->rt6i_prefsrc.plen = 0;
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ static struct rt6_info *ip6_route_redirect(const struct in6_addr *dest,
                },
        };
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&rdfl.gateway, gateway);
+        rdfl.gateway = *gateway;
        if (rt6_need_strict(dest))
                flags |= RT6_LOOKUP_F_IFACE;
@@ -1631,7 +1631,7 @@ void rt6_redirect(const struct in6_addr *dest, const struct in6_addr *src,
        if (on_link)
                nrt->rt6i_flags &= ~RTF_GATEWAY;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&nrt->rt6i_gateway, (struct in6_addr*)neigh->primary_key);
+        nrt->rt6i_gateway = *(struct in6_addr *)neigh->primary_key;
        dst_set_neighbour(&nrt->dst, neigh_clone(neigh));
        if (ip6_ins_rt(nrt))
@@ -1777,7 +1777,7 @@ static struct rt6_info *ip6_rt_copy(const struct rt6_info *ort,
                rt->dst.output = ort->dst.output;
                rt->dst.flags |= DST_HOST;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&rt->rt6i_dst.addr, dest);
+                rt->rt6i_dst.addr = *dest;
                rt->rt6i_dst.plen = 128;
                dst_copy_metrics(&rt->dst, &ort->dst);
                rt->dst.error = ort->dst.error;
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ static struct rt6_info *ip6_rt_copy(const struct rt6_info *ort,
                rt->dst.lastuse = jiffies;
                rt->rt6i_expires = 0;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&rt->rt6i_gateway, &ort->rt6i_gateway);
+                rt->rt6i_gateway = ort->rt6i_gateway;
                rt->rt6i_flags = ort->rt6i_flags & ~RTF_EXPIRES;
                rt->rt6i_metric = 0;
@@ -1850,8 +1850,8 @@ static struct rt6_info *rt6_add_route_info(struct net *net,
                .fc_nlinfo.nl_net = net,
        };
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&cfg.fc_dst, prefix);
+        cfg.fc_dst = *prefix;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&cfg.fc_gateway, gwaddr);
+        cfg.fc_gateway = *gwaddr;
        /* We should treat it as a default route if prefix length is 0. */
        if (!prefixlen)
@@ -1900,7 +1900,7 @@ struct rt6_info *rt6_add_dflt_router(const struct in6_addr *gwaddr,
                .fc_nlinfo.nl_net = dev_net(dev),
        };
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&cfg.fc_gateway, gwaddr);
+        cfg.fc_gateway = *gwaddr;
        ip6_route_add(&cfg);
@@ -1946,9 +1946,9 @@ static void rtmsg_to_fib6_config(struct net *net,
        cfg->fc_nlinfo.nl_net = net;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&cfg->fc_dst, &rtmsg->rtmsg_dst);
+        cfg->fc_dst = rtmsg->rtmsg_dst;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&cfg->fc_src, &rtmsg->rtmsg_src);
+        cfg->fc_src = rtmsg->rtmsg_src;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&cfg->fc_gateway, &rtmsg->rtmsg_gateway);
+        cfg->fc_gateway = rtmsg->rtmsg_gateway;
 }
 int ipv6_route_ioctl(struct net *net, unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg)
@@ -2082,7 +2082,7 @@ struct rt6_info *addrconf_dst_alloc(struct inet6_dev *idev,
        }
        dst_set_neighbour(&rt->dst, neigh);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&rt->rt6i_dst.addr, addr);
+        rt->rt6i_dst.addr = *addr;
        rt->rt6i_dst.plen = 128;
        rt->rt6i_table = fib6_get_table(net, RT6_TABLE_LOCAL);
@@ -2100,7 +2100,7 @@ int ip6_route_get_saddr(struct net *net,
        struct inet6_dev *idev = ip6_dst_idev((struct dst_entry*)rt);
        int err = 0;
        if (rt->rt6i_prefsrc.plen)
-                ipv6_addr_copy(saddr, &rt->rt6i_prefsrc.addr);
+                *saddr = rt->rt6i_prefsrc.addr;
        else
                err = ipv6_dev_get_saddr(net, idev ? idev->dev : NULL,
                                         daddr, prefs, saddr);
@@ -2439,7 +2439,7 @@ static int rt6_fill_node(struct net *net,
        if (rt->rt6i_prefsrc.plen) {
                struct in6_addr saddr_buf;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&saddr_buf, &rt->rt6i_prefsrc.addr);
+                saddr_buf = rt->rt6i_prefsrc.addr;
                NLA_PUT(skb, RTA_PREFSRC, 16, &saddr_buf);
        }
@@ -2513,14 +2513,14 @@ static int inet6_rtm_getroute(struct sk_buff *in_skb, struct nlmsghdr* nlh, void
                if (nla_len(tb[RTA_SRC]) < sizeof(struct in6_addr))
                        goto errout;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, nla_data(tb[RTA_SRC]));
+                fl6.saddr = *(struct in6_addr *)nla_data(tb[RTA_SRC]);
        }
        if (tb[RTA_DST]) {
                if (nla_len(tb[RTA_DST]) < sizeof(struct in6_addr))
                        goto errout;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, nla_data(tb[RTA_DST]));
+                fl6.daddr = *(struct in6_addr *)nla_data(tb[RTA_DST]);
        }
        if (tb[RTA_IIF])
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index cec09382282d..50968f226e75 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ ipip6_tunnel_ioctl (struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
                                goto done;
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_SIT_6RD
                } else {
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&ip6rd.prefix, &t->ip6rd.prefix);
+                        ip6rd.prefix = t->ip6rd.prefix;
                        ip6rd.relay_prefix = t->ip6rd.relay_prefix;
                        ip6rd.prefixlen = t->ip6rd.prefixlen;
                        ip6rd.relay_prefixlen = t->ip6rd.relay_prefixlen;
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ ipip6_tunnel_ioctl (struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
                        if (relay_prefix != ip6rd.relay_prefix)
                                goto done;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&t->ip6rd.prefix, &prefix);
+                        t->ip6rd.prefix = prefix;
                        t->ip6rd.relay_prefix = relay_prefix;
                        t->ip6rd.prefixlen = ip6rd.prefixlen;
                        t->ip6rd.relay_prefixlen = ip6rd.relay_prefixlen;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
index 5a0d6648bbbc..8e951d8d3b81 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ struct sock *cookie_v6_check(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
        req->mss = mss;
        ireq->rmt_port = th->source;
        ireq->loc_port = th->dest;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&ireq6->rmt_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
+        ireq6->rmt_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&ireq6->loc_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+        ireq6->loc_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
        if (ipv6_opt_accepted(sk, skb) ||
            np->rxopt.bits.rxinfo || np->rxopt.bits.rxoinfo ||
            np->rxopt.bits.rxhlim || np->rxopt.bits.rxohlim) {
@@ -237,9 +237,9 @@ struct sock *cookie_v6_check(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
                struct flowi6 fl6;
                memset(&fl6, 0, sizeof(fl6));
                fl6.flowi6_proto = IPPROTO_TCP;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &ireq6->rmt_addr);
+                fl6.daddr = ireq6->rmt_addr;
                final_p = fl6_update_dst(&fl6, np->opt, &final);
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, &ireq6->loc_addr);
+                fl6.saddr = ireq6->loc_addr;
                fl6.flowi6_oif = sk->sk_bound_dev_if;
                fl6.flowi6_mark = sk->sk_mark;
                fl6.fl6_dport = inet_rsk(req)->rmt_port;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 36131d122a6f..fd98dd010fcb 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int tcp_v6_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
                        flowlabel = fl6_sock_lookup(sk, fl6.flowlabel);
                        if (flowlabel == NULL)
                                return -EINVAL;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&usin->sin6_addr, &flowlabel->dst);
+                        usin->sin6_addr = flowlabel->dst;
                        fl6_sock_release(flowlabel);
                }
        }
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static int tcp_v6_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
                tp->write_seq = 0;
        }
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&np->daddr, &usin->sin6_addr);
+        np->daddr = usin->sin6_addr;
        np->flow_label = fl6.flowlabel;
        /*
@@ -244,9 +244,8 @@ static int tcp_v6_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
                saddr = &np->rcv_saddr;
        fl6.flowi6_proto = IPPROTO_TCP;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &np->daddr);
+        fl6.daddr = np->daddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr,
+        fl6.saddr = saddr ? *saddr : np->saddr;
-                       (saddr ? saddr : &np->saddr));
        fl6.flowi6_oif = sk->sk_bound_dev_if;
        fl6.flowi6_mark = sk->sk_mark;
        fl6.fl6_dport = usin->sin6_port;
@@ -264,11 +263,11 @@ static int tcp_v6_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
        if (saddr == NULL) {
                saddr = &fl6.saddr;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&np->rcv_saddr, saddr);
+                np->rcv_saddr = *saddr;
        }
        /* set the source address */
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&np->saddr, saddr);
+        np->saddr = *saddr;
        inet->inet_rcv_saddr = LOOPBACK4_IPV6;
        sk->sk_gso_type = SKB_GSO_TCPV6;
@@ -398,8 +397,8 @@ static void tcp_v6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
                         */
                        memset(&fl6, 0, sizeof(fl6));
                        fl6.flowi6_proto = IPPROTO_TCP;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &np->daddr);
+                        fl6.daddr = np->daddr;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, &np->saddr);
+                        fl6.saddr = np->saddr;
                        fl6.flowi6_oif = sk->sk_bound_dev_if;
                        fl6.flowi6_mark = sk->sk_mark;
                        fl6.fl6_dport = inet->inet_dport;
@@ -489,8 +488,8 @@ static int tcp_v6_send_synack(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
        memset(&fl6, 0, sizeof(fl6));
        fl6.flowi6_proto = IPPROTO_TCP;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &treq->rmt_addr);
+        fl6.daddr = treq->rmt_addr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, &treq->loc_addr);
+        fl6.saddr = treq->loc_addr;
        fl6.flowlabel = 0;
        fl6.flowi6_oif = treq->iif;
        fl6.flowi6_mark = sk->sk_mark;
@@ -512,7 +511,7 @@ static int tcp_v6_send_synack(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
        if (skb) {
                __tcp_v6_send_check(skb, &treq->loc_addr, &treq->rmt_addr);
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &treq->rmt_addr);
+                fl6.daddr = treq->rmt_addr;
                err = ip6_xmit(sk, skb, &fl6, opt, np->tclass);
                err = net_xmit_eval(err);
        }
@@ -617,8 +616,7 @@ static int tcp_v6_md5_do_add(struct sock *sk, const struct in6_addr *peer,
                        tp->md5sig_info->alloced6++;
                }
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&tp->md5sig_info->keys6[tp->md5sig_info->entries6].addr,
+                tp->md5sig_info->keys6[tp->md5sig_info->entries6].addr = *peer;
-                               peer);
                tp->md5sig_info->keys6[tp->md5sig_info->entries6].base.key = newkey;
                tp->md5sig_info->keys6[tp->md5sig_info->entries6].base.keylen = newkeylen;
@@ -750,8 +748,8 @@ static int tcp_v6_md5_hash_pseudoheader(struct tcp_md5sig_pool *hp,
        bp = &hp->md5_blk.ip6;
        /* 1. TCP pseudo-header (RFC2460) */
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&bp->saddr, saddr);
+        bp->saddr = *saddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&bp->daddr, daddr);
+        bp->daddr = *daddr;
        bp->protocol = cpu_to_be32(IPPROTO_TCP);
        bp->len = cpu_to_be32(nbytes);
@@ -1039,8 +1037,8 @@ static void tcp_v6_send_response(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 seq, u32 ack, u32 win,
 #endif
        memset(&fl6, 0, sizeof(fl6));
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
+        fl6.daddr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+        fl6.saddr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
        buff->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_PARTIAL;
        buff->csum = 0;
@@ -1250,8 +1248,8 @@ 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, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
+        treq->rmt_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&treq->loc_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+        treq->loc_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
        if (!want_cookie || tmp_opt.tstamp_ok)
                TCP_ECN_create_request(req, tcp_hdr(skb));
@@ -1380,7 +1378,7 @@ static struct sock * tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
                ipv6_addr_set_v4mapped(newinet->inet_saddr, &newnp->saddr);
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&newnp->rcv_saddr, &newnp->saddr);
+                newnp->rcv_saddr = newnp->saddr;
                inet_csk(newsk)->icsk_af_ops = &ipv6_mapped;
                newsk->sk_backlog_rcv = tcp_v4_do_rcv;
@@ -1444,9 +1442,9 @@ static struct sock * tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
        memcpy(newnp, np, sizeof(struct ipv6_pinfo));
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&newnp->daddr, &treq->rmt_addr);
+        newnp->daddr = treq->rmt_addr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&newnp->saddr, &treq->loc_addr);
+        newnp->saddr = treq->loc_addr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&newnp->rcv_saddr, &treq->loc_addr);
+        newnp->rcv_saddr = treq->loc_addr;
        newsk->sk_bound_dev_if = treq->iif;
        /* Now IPv6 options...
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index ccfb0451b1c3..84ec9db86ee0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -417,8 +417,7 @@ try_again:
                        ipv6_addr_set_v4mapped(ip_hdr(skb)->saddr,
                                               &sin6->sin6_addr);
                else {
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr,
+                        sin6->sin6_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
-                                       &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
                        if (ipv6_addr_type(&sin6->sin6_addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)
                                sin6->sin6_scope_id = IP6CB(skb)->iif;
                }
@@ -1115,11 +1114,11 @@ do_udp_sendmsg:
        fl6.flowi6_proto = sk->sk_protocol;
        if (!ipv6_addr_any(daddr))
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, daddr);
+                fl6.daddr = *daddr;
        else
                fl6.daddr.s6_addr[15] = 0x1; /* :: means loopback (BSD'ism) */
        if (ipv6_addr_any(&fl6.saddr) && !ipv6_addr_any(&np->saddr))
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, &np->saddr);
+                fl6.saddr = np->saddr;
        fl6.fl6_sport = inet->inet_sport;
        final_p = fl6_update_dst(&fl6, opt, &final);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_beet.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_beet.c
index 3437d7d4eed6..a81ce9450750 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_beet.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_beet.c
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ static int xfrm6_beet_output(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
                top_iph->nexthdr = IPPROTO_BEETPH;
        }
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&top_iph->saddr, (struct in6_addr *)&x->props.saddr);
+        top_iph->saddr = *(struct in6_addr *)&x->props.saddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&top_iph->daddr, (struct in6_addr *)&x->id.daddr);
+        top_iph->daddr = *(struct in6_addr *)&x->id.daddr;
        return 0;
 }
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ static int xfrm6_beet_input(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
        ip6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
        ip6h->payload_len = htons(skb->len - size);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&ip6h->daddr, (struct in6_addr *) &x->sel.daddr.a6);
+        ip6h->daddr = *(struct in6_addr *)&x->sel.daddr.a6;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&ip6h->saddr, (struct in6_addr *) &x->sel.saddr.a6);
+        ip6h->saddr = *(struct in6_addr *)&x->sel.saddr.a6;
        err = 0;
 out:
        return err;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_tunnel.c
index 4d6edff0498f..261e6e6f487e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_tunnel.c
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ static int xfrm6_mode_tunnel_output(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
                dsfield &= ~INET_ECN_MASK;
        ipv6_change_dsfield(top_iph, 0, dsfield);
        top_iph->hop_limit = ip6_dst_hoplimit(dst->child);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&top_iph->saddr, (const struct in6_addr *)&x->props.saddr);
+        top_iph->saddr = *(struct in6_addr *)&x->props.saddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&top_iph->daddr, (const struct in6_addr *)&x->id.daddr);
+        top_iph->daddr = *(struct in6_addr *)&x->id.daddr;
        return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c
index faae41737fca..4eeff89c1aaa 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static void xfrm6_local_rxpmtu(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu)
        struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
        fl6.flowi6_oif = sk->sk_bound_dev_if;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+        fl6.daddr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
        ipv6_local_rxpmtu(sk, &fl6, mtu);
 }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static void xfrm6_local_error(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu)
        struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
        fl6.fl6_dport = inet_sk(sk)->inet_dport;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+        fl6.daddr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
        ipv6_local_error(sk, EMSGSIZE, &fl6, mtu);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
index d879f7efbd10..8ea65e032733 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ _decode_session6(struct sk_buff *skb, struct flowi *fl, int reverse)
        memset(fl6, 0, sizeof(struct flowi6));
        fl6->flowi6_mark = skb->mark;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6->daddr, reverse ? &hdr->saddr : &hdr->daddr);
+        fl6->daddr = reverse ? hdr->saddr : hdr->daddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6->saddr, reverse ? &hdr->daddr : &hdr->saddr);
+        fl6->saddr = reverse ? hdr->daddr : hdr->saddr;
        while (nh + offset + 1 < skb->data ||
               pskb_may_pull(skb, nh + offset + 1 - skb->data)) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_state.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_state.c
index f2d72b8a3faa..3f2f7c4ab721 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_state.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_state.c
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ __xfrm6_init_tempsel(struct xfrm_selector *sel, const struct flowi *fl)
        /* Initialize temporary selector matching only
         * to current session. */
-        ipv6_addr_copy((struct in6_addr *)&sel->daddr, &fl6->daddr);
+        *(struct in6_addr *)&sel->daddr = fl6->daddr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy((struct in6_addr *)&sel->saddr, &fl6->saddr);
+        *(struct in6_addr *)&sel->saddr = fl6->saddr;
        sel->dport = xfrm_flowi_dport(fl, &fl6->uli);
        sel->dport_mask = htons(0xffff);
        sel->sport = xfrm_flowi_sport(fl, &fl6->uli);
diff --git a/net/key/af_key.c b/net/key/af_key.c
index 1e733e9073d0..bfc0bef170cb 100644
--- a/net/key/af_key.c
+++ b/net/key/af_key.c
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ static unsigned int pfkey_sockaddr_fill(const xfrm_address_t *xaddr, __be16 port
                sin6->sin6_family = AF_INET6;
                sin6->sin6_port = port;
                sin6->sin6_flowinfo = 0;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr, (const struct in6_addr *)xaddr->a6);
+                sin6->sin6_addr = *(struct in6_addr *)xaddr->a6;
                sin6->sin6_scope_id = 0;
                return 128;
            }
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_ip.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_ip.c
index f2d576e6b769..4015fcaf87bc 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_ip.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_ip.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ hash_ip6_data_isnull(const struct hash_ip6_elem *elem)
 static inline void
 hash_ip6_data_copy(struct hash_ip6_elem *dst, const struct hash_ip6_elem *src)
 {
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&dst->ip.in6, &src->ip.in6);
+        dst->ip.in6 = src->ip.in6;
 }
 static inline void
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_net.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_net.c
index 60d016541c58..28988196775e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_net.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_net.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static inline void
 hash_net6_data_copy(struct hash_net6_elem *dst,
                    const struct hash_net6_elem *src)
 {
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&dst->ip.in6, &src->ip.in6);
+        dst->ip.in6 = src->ip.in6;
        dst->cidr = src->cidr;
 }
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
index 093cc327020f..611c3359b94d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ static int ip_vs_out_icmp_v6(struct sk_buff *skb, int *related,
        if (!cp)
                return NF_ACCEPT;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&snet.in6, &iph->saddr);
+        snet.in6 = iph->saddr;
        return handle_response_icmp(AF_INET6, skb, &snet, cih->nexthdr, cp,
                                    pp, offset, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
 }
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
index 3cdd479f9b5d..bcf5563e4837 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
@@ -603,9 +603,9 @@ sloop:
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_VS_IPV6
        if (cp->af == AF_INET6) {
                p += sizeof(struct ip_vs_sync_v6);
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&s->v6.caddr, &cp->caddr.in6);
+                s->v6.caddr = cp->caddr.in6;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&s->v6.vaddr, &cp->vaddr.in6);
+                s->v6.vaddr = cp->vaddr.in6;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&s->v6.daddr, &cp->daddr.in6);
+                s->v6.daddr = cp->daddr.in6;
        } else
 #endif
        {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
index aa2d7206ee8a..38a576d05b4b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ __ip_vs_route_output_v6(struct net *net, struct in6_addr *daddr,
                        goto out_err;
                }
        }
-        ipv6_addr_copy(ret_saddr, &fl6.saddr);
+        *ret_saddr = fl6.saddr;
        return dst;
 out_err:
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ __ip_vs_get_out_rt_v6(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ip_vs_dest *dest,
                                  atomic_read(&rt->dst.__refcnt));
                }
                if (ret_saddr)
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(ret_saddr, &dest->dst_saddr.in6);
+                        *ret_saddr = dest->dst_saddr.in6;
                spin_unlock(&dest->dst_lock);
        } else {
                dst = __ip_vs_route_output_v6(net, daddr, ret_saddr, do_xfrm);
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ ip_vs_nat_xmit_v6(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ip_vs_conn *cp,
        /* mangle the packet */
        if (pp->dnat_handler && !pp->dnat_handler(skb, pp, cp))
                goto tx_error;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, &cp->daddr.in6);
+        ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr = cp->daddr.in6;
        if (!local || !skb->dev) {
                /* drop the old route when skb is not shared */
@@ -967,8 +967,8 @@ ip_vs_tunnel_xmit_v6(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ip_vs_conn *cp,
        be16_add_cpu(&iph->payload_len, sizeof(*old_iph));
        iph->priority           =       old_iph->priority;
        memset(&iph->flow_lbl, 0, sizeof(iph->flow_lbl));
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&iph->daddr, &cp->daddr.in6);
+        iph->daddr = cp->daddr.in6;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&iph->saddr, &saddr);
+        iph->saddr = saddr;
        iph->hop_limit          =       old_iph->hop_limit;
        /* Another hack: avoid icmp_send in ip_fragment */
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_main.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_main.c
index f03c2d4539f6..f9368f33e7af 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_main.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_main.c
@@ -750,10 +750,10 @@ static int callforward_do_filter(const union nf_inet_addr *src,
                struct rt6_info *rt1, *rt2;
                memset(&fl1, 0, sizeof(fl1));
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl1.daddr, &src->in6);
+                fl1.daddr = src->in6;
                memset(&fl2, 0, sizeof(fl2));
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl2.daddr, &dst->in6);
+                fl2.daddr = dst->in6;
                if (!afinfo->route(&init_net, (struct dst_entry **)&rt1,
                                   flowi6_to_flowi(&fl1), false)) {
                        if (!afinfo->route(&init_net, (struct dst_entry **)&rt2,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c b/net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c
index 9e63b43faeed..3ecade3966d5 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static u_int32_t tcpmss_reverse_mtu(const struct sk_buff *skb,
                struct flowi6 *fl6 = &fl.u.ip6;
                memset(fl6, 0, sizeof(*fl6));
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6->daddr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
+                fl6->daddr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
        }
        rcu_read_lock();
        ai = nf_get_afinfo(family);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_addrtype.c b/net/netfilter/xt_addrtype.c
index b77d383cec78..c047de2046ad 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_addrtype.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_addrtype.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static u32 match_lookup_rt6(struct net *net, const struct net_device *dev,
        int route_err;
        memset(&flow, 0, sizeof(flow));
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&flow.daddr, addr);
+        flow.daddr = *addr;
        if (dev)
                flow.flowi6_oif = dev->ifindex;
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
index 9c24de10a657..8ed67dccf11d 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ int netlbl_cfg_unlbl_map_add(const char *domain,
                        if (map6 == NULL)
                                goto cfg_unlbl_map_add_failure;
                        map6->type = NETLBL_NLTYPE_UNLABELED;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&map6->list.addr, addr6);
+                        map6->list.addr = *addr6;
                        map6->list.addr.s6_addr32[0] &= mask6->s6_addr32[0];
                        map6->list.addr.s6_addr32[1] &= mask6->s6_addr32[1];
                        map6->list.addr.s6_addr32[2] &= mask6->s6_addr32[2];
                        map6->list.addr.s6_addr32[3] &= mask6->s6_addr32[3];
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&map6->list.mask, mask6);
+                        map6->list.mask = *mask6;
                        map6->list.valid = 1;
                        ret_val = netlbl_af4list_add(&map4->list,
                                                     &addrmap->list4);
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c
index bfa555869775..9879300beefd 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c
@@ -216,12 +216,12 @@ static int netlbl_mgmt_add_common(struct genl_info *info,
                        ret_val = -ENOMEM;
                        goto add_failure;
                }
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&map->list.addr, addr);
+                map->list.addr = *addr;
                map->list.addr.s6_addr32[0] &= mask->s6_addr32[0];
                map->list.addr.s6_addr32[1] &= mask->s6_addr32[1];
                map->list.addr.s6_addr32[2] &= mask->s6_addr32[2];
                map->list.addr.s6_addr32[3] &= mask->s6_addr32[3];
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&map->list.mask, mask);
+                map->list.mask = *mask;
                map->list.valid = 1;
                map->type = entry->type;
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
index e251c2c88521..049ccd2447d7 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
@@ -300,12 +300,12 @@ static int netlbl_unlhsh_add_addr6(struct netlbl_unlhsh_iface *iface,
        if (entry == NULL)
                return -ENOMEM;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&entry->list.addr, addr);
+        entry->list.addr = *addr;
        entry->list.addr.s6_addr32[0] &= mask->s6_addr32[0];
        entry->list.addr.s6_addr32[1] &= mask->s6_addr32[1];
        entry->list.addr.s6_addr32[2] &= mask->s6_addr32[2];
        entry->list.addr.s6_addr32[3] &= mask->s6_addr32[3];
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&entry->list.mask, mask);
+        entry->list.mask = *mask;
        entry->list.valid = 1;
        entry->secid = secid;
diff --git a/net/sctp/ipv6.c b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index 810427833bcd..91f479121c55 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static int sctp_inet6addr_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long ev,
                if (addr) {
                        addr->a.v6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
                        addr->a.v6.sin6_port = 0;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&addr->a.v6.sin6_addr, &ifa->addr);
+                        addr->a.v6.sin6_addr = ifa->addr;
                        addr->a.v6.sin6_scope_id = ifa->idev->dev->ifindex;
                        addr->valid = 1;
                        spin_lock_bh(&sctp_local_addr_lock);
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ static int sctp_v6_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sctp_transport *transport)
        /* Fill in the dest address from the route entry passed with the skb
         * and the source address from the transport.
         */
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &transport->ipaddr.v6.sin6_addr);
+        fl6.daddr = transport->ipaddr.v6.sin6_addr;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, &transport->saddr.v6.sin6_addr);
+        fl6.saddr = transport->saddr.v6.sin6_addr;
        fl6.flowlabel = np->flow_label;
        IP6_ECN_flow_xmit(sk, fl6.flowlabel);
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static int sctp_v6_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sctp_transport *transport)
        if (np->opt && np->opt->srcrt) {
                struct rt0_hdr *rt0 = (struct rt0_hdr *) np->opt->srcrt;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, rt0->addr);
+                fl6.daddr = *rt0->addr;
        }
        SCTP_DEBUG_PRINTK("%s: skb:%p, len:%d, src:%pI6 dst:%pI6\n",
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static void sctp_v6_get_dst(struct sctp_transport *t, union sctp_addr *saddr,
        sctp_scope_t scope;
        memset(fl6, 0, sizeof(struct flowi6));
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6->daddr, &daddr->v6.sin6_addr);
+        fl6->daddr = daddr->v6.sin6_addr;
        fl6->fl6_dport = daddr->v6.sin6_port;
        fl6->flowi6_proto = IPPROTO_SCTP;
        if (ipv6_addr_type(&daddr->v6.sin6_addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static void sctp_v6_get_dst(struct sctp_transport *t, union sctp_addr *saddr,
                fl6->fl6_sport = htons(asoc->base.bind_addr.port);
        if (saddr) {
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6->saddr, &saddr->v6.sin6_addr);
+                fl6->saddr = saddr->v6.sin6_addr;
                fl6->fl6_sport = saddr->v6.sin6_port;
                SCTP_DEBUG_PRINTK("SRC=%pI6 - ", &fl6->saddr);
        }
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ static void sctp_v6_get_dst(struct sctp_transport *t, union sctp_addr *saddr,
        }
        rcu_read_unlock();
        if (baddr) {
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6->saddr, &baddr->v6.sin6_addr);
+                fl6->saddr = baddr->v6.sin6_addr;
                fl6->fl6_sport = baddr->v6.sin6_port;
                dst = ip6_dst_lookup_flow(sk, fl6, NULL, false);
        }
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ static void sctp_v6_get_saddr(struct sctp_sock *sk,
        if (t->dst) {
                saddr->v6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&saddr->v6.sin6_addr, &fl6->saddr);
+                saddr->v6.sin6_addr = fl6->saddr;
        }
 }
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static void sctp_v6_copy_addrlist(struct list_head *addrlist,
                if (addr) {
                        addr->a.v6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
                        addr->a.v6.sin6_port = 0;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&addr->a.v6.sin6_addr, &ifp->addr);
+                        addr->a.v6.sin6_addr = ifp->addr;
                        addr->a.v6.sin6_scope_id = dev->ifindex;
                        addr->valid = 1;
                        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&addr->list);
@@ -416,7 +416,6 @@ static void sctp_v6_copy_addrlist(struct list_head *addrlist,
 static void sctp_v6_from_skb(union sctp_addr *addr,struct sk_buff *skb,
                             int is_saddr)
 {
-        void *from;
        __be16 *port;
        struct sctphdr *sh;
@@ -428,12 +427,11 @@ static void sctp_v6_from_skb(union sctp_addr *addr,struct sk_buff *skb,
        sh = sctp_hdr(skb);
        if (is_saddr) {
                *port  = sh->source;
-                from = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
+                addr->v6.sin6_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
        } else {
                *port = sh->dest;
-                from = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
+                addr->v6.sin6_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
        }
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&addr->v6.sin6_addr, from);
 }
 /* Initialize an sctp_addr from a socket. */
@@ -441,7 +439,7 @@ static void sctp_v6_from_sk(union sctp_addr *addr, struct sock *sk)
 {
        addr->v6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
        addr->v6.sin6_port = 0;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&addr->v6.sin6_addr, &inet6_sk(sk)->rcv_saddr);
+        addr->v6.sin6_addr = inet6_sk(sk)->rcv_saddr;
 }
 /* Initialize sk->sk_rcv_saddr from sctp_addr. */
@@ -454,7 +452,7 @@ static void sctp_v6_to_sk_saddr(union sctp_addr *addr, struct sock *sk)
                inet6_sk(sk)->rcv_saddr.s6_addr32[3] =
                        addr->v4.sin_addr.s_addr;
        } else {
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&inet6_sk(sk)->rcv_saddr, &addr->v6.sin6_addr);
+                inet6_sk(sk)->rcv_saddr = addr->v6.sin6_addr;
        }
 }
@@ -467,7 +465,7 @@ static void sctp_v6_to_sk_daddr(union sctp_addr *addr, struct sock *sk)
                inet6_sk(sk)->daddr.s6_addr32[2] = htonl(0x0000ffff);
                inet6_sk(sk)->daddr.s6_addr32[3] = addr->v4.sin_addr.s_addr;
        } else {
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&inet6_sk(sk)->daddr, &addr->v6.sin6_addr);
+                inet6_sk(sk)->daddr = addr->v6.sin6_addr;
        }
 }
@@ -479,7 +477,7 @@ static void sctp_v6_from_addr_param(union sctp_addr *addr,
        addr->v6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
        addr->v6.sin6_port = port;
        addr->v6.sin6_flowinfo = 0; /* BUG */
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&addr->v6.sin6_addr, &param->v6.addr);
+        addr->v6.sin6_addr = param->v6.addr;
        addr->v6.sin6_scope_id = iif;
 }
@@ -493,7 +491,7 @@ static int sctp_v6_to_addr_param(const union sctp_addr *addr,
        param->v6.param_hdr.type = SCTP_PARAM_IPV6_ADDRESS;
        param->v6.param_hdr.length = htons(length);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&param->v6.addr, &addr->v6.sin6_addr);
+        param->v6.addr = addr->v6.sin6_addr;
        return length;
 }
@@ -504,7 +502,7 @@ static void sctp_v6_to_addr(union sctp_addr *addr, struct in6_addr *saddr,
 {
        addr->sa.sa_family = AF_INET6;
        addr->v6.sin6_port = port;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&addr->v6.sin6_addr, saddr);
+        addr->v6.sin6_addr = *saddr;
 }
 /* Compare addresses exactly.
@@ -759,7 +757,7 @@ static void sctp_inet6_event_msgname(struct sctp_ulpevent *event,
                }
                sin6from = &asoc->peer.primary_addr.v6;
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr, &sin6from->sin6_addr);
+                sin6->sin6_addr = sin6from->sin6_addr;
                if (ipv6_addr_type(&sin6->sin6_addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)
                        sin6->sin6_scope_id = sin6from->sin6_scope_id;
        }
@@ -787,7 +785,7 @@ static void sctp_inet6_skb_msgname(struct sk_buff *skb, char *msgname,
                }
                /* Otherwise, just copy the v6 address. */
-                ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
+                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;
diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index 13bf5fcdbff1..d56c07a3d435 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ static int sctp_send_asconf_del_ip(struct sock		*sk,
                                struct sockaddr_in6 *sin6;
                                sin6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)addrs;
-                                ipv6_addr_copy(&asoc->asconf_addr_del_pending->v6.sin6_addr, &sin6->sin6_addr);
+                                asoc->asconf_addr_del_pending->v6.sin6_addr = sin6->sin6_addr;
                        }
                        SCTP_DEBUG_PRINTK_IPADDR("send_asconf_del_ip: keep the last address asoc: %p ",
                            " at %p\n", asoc, asoc->asconf_addr_del_pending,
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svcauth_unix.c b/net/sunrpc/svcauth_unix.c
index ce136323da8b..fe258fc37f50 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svcauth_unix.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svcauth_unix.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static void ip_map_init(struct cache_head *cnew, struct cache_head *citem)
        struct ip_map *item = container_of(citem, struct ip_map, h);
        strcpy(new->m_class, item->m_class);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&new->m_addr, &item->m_addr);
+        new->m_addr = item->m_addr;
 }
 static void update(struct cache_head *cnew, struct cache_head *citem)
 {
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static int ip_map_show(struct seq_file *m,
        }
        im = container_of(h, struct ip_map, h);
        /* class addr domain */
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&addr, &im->m_addr);
+        addr = im->m_addr;
        if (test_bit(CACHE_VALID, &h->flags) &&
            !test_bit(CACHE_NEGATIVE, &h->flags))
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static struct ip_map *__ip_map_lookup(struct cache_detail *cd, char *class,
        struct cache_head *ch;
        strcpy(ip.m_class, class);
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&ip.m_addr, addr);
+        ip.m_addr = *addr;
        ch = sunrpc_cache_lookup(cd, &ip.h,
                                 hash_str(class, IP_HASHBITS) ^
                                 hash_ip6(*addr));
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
index 71bed1c1c77a..4653286fcc9e 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static void svc_set_cmsg_data(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct cmsghdr *cmh)
                        cmh->cmsg_level = SOL_IPV6;
                        cmh->cmsg_type = IPV6_PKTINFO;
                        pki->ipi6_ifindex = daddr->sin6_scope_id;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy(&pki->ipi6_addr, &daddr->sin6_addr);
+                        pki->ipi6_addr = daddr->sin6_addr;
                        cmh->cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(sizeof(*pki));
                }
                break;
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ static int svc_udp_get_dest_address6(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
                return 0;
        daddr->sin6_family = AF_INET6;
-        ipv6_addr_copy(&daddr->sin6_addr, &pki->ipi6_addr);
+        daddr->sin6_addr = pki->ipi6_addr;
        daddr->sin6_scope_id = pki->ipi6_ifindex;
        return 1;
 }
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 9414b9c5b1e4..5b228f97d4b3 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -1035,16 +1035,12 @@ static struct xfrm_state *__find_acq_core(struct net *net, struct xfrm_mark *m,
                        break;
                case AF_INET6:
-                        ipv6_addr_copy((struct in6_addr *)x->sel.daddr.a6,
+                        *(struct in6_addr *)x->sel.daddr.a6 = *(struct in6_addr *)daddr;
-                                       (const struct in6_addr *)daddr);
+                        *(struct in6_addr *)x->sel.saddr.a6 = *(struct in6_addr *)saddr;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy((struct in6_addr *)x->sel.saddr.a6,
-                                       (const struct in6_addr *)saddr);
                        x->sel.prefixlen_d = 128;
                        x->sel.prefixlen_s = 128;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy((struct in6_addr *)x->props.saddr.a6,
+                        *(struct in6_addr *)x->props.saddr.a6 = *(struct in6_addr *)saddr;
-                                       (const struct in6_addr *)saddr);
+                        *(struct in6_addr *)x->id.daddr.a6 = *(struct in6_addr *)daddr;
-                        ipv6_addr_copy((struct in6_addr *)x->id.daddr.a6,
-                                       (const struct in6_addr *)daddr);
                        break;
                }