htonl(0xFF000000) | addr->s6_addr32[3]);
 }
 
-static inline bool ipv6_addr_is_multicast(const struct in6_addr *addr)
-{
-       return (addr->s6_addr32[0] & htonl(0xFF000000)) == htonl(0xFF000000);
-}
-
 static inline bool ipv6_addr_is_ll_all_nodes(const struct in6_addr *addr)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS) && BITS_PER_LONG == 64
 
        return (a->s6_addr32[0] & htonl(0xfffffff0)) == htonl(0x20010010);
 }
 
+static inline bool ipv6_addr_is_multicast(const struct in6_addr *addr)
+{
+       return (addr->s6_addr32[0] & htonl(0xFF000000)) == htonl(0xFF000000);
+}
+
 static inline void ipv6_addr_set_v4mapped(const __be32 addr,
                                          struct in6_addr *v4mapped)
 {
 
 int ip6_dst_hoplimit(struct dst_entry *dst);
 
+static inline int ip6_sk_dst_hoplimit(struct ipv6_pinfo *np, struct flowi6 *fl6,
+                                     struct dst_entry *dst)
+{
+       int hlimit;
+
+       if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&fl6->daddr))
+               hlimit = np->mcast_hops;
+       else
+               hlimit = np->hop_limit;
+       if (hlimit < 0)
+               hlimit = ip6_dst_hoplimit(dst);
+       return hlimit;
+}
+
 /*
  *     Header manipulation
  */
 
        if (IS_ERR(dst))
                goto out;
 
-       if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&fl6.daddr))
-               hlimit = np->mcast_hops;
-       else
-               hlimit = np->hop_limit;
-       if (hlimit < 0)
-               hlimit = ip6_dst_hoplimit(dst);
+       hlimit = ip6_sk_dst_hoplimit(np, &fl6, dst);
 
        msg.skb = skb;
        msg.offset = skb_network_offset(skb);
        if (IS_ERR(dst))
                goto out;
 
-       if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&fl6.daddr))
-               hlimit = np->mcast_hops;
-       else
-               hlimit = np->hop_limit;
-       if (hlimit < 0)
-               hlimit = ip6_dst_hoplimit(dst);
+       hlimit = ip6_sk_dst_hoplimit(np, &fl6, dst);
 
        idev = __in6_dev_get(skb->dev);
 
 
 #include <net/sock.h>
 
 #include <net/ipv6.h>
-#include <net/addrconf.h>
 #include <net/rawv6.h>
 #include <net/transp_v6.h>
 
 
        pfh.wcheck = 0;
        pfh.family = AF_INET6;
 
-       if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&fl6.daddr))
-               hlimit = np->mcast_hops;
-       else
-               hlimit = np->hop_limit;
-       if (hlimit < 0)
-               hlimit = ip6_dst_hoplimit(dst);
+       hlimit = ip6_sk_dst_hoplimit(np, &fl6, dst);
 
        lock_sock(sk);
        err = ip6_append_data(sk, ping_getfrag, &pfh, len,
 
                err = PTR_ERR(dst);
                goto out;
        }
-       if (hlimit < 0) {
-               if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&fl6.daddr))
-                       hlimit = np->mcast_hops;
-               else
-                       hlimit = np->hop_limit;
-               if (hlimit < 0)
-                       hlimit = ip6_dst_hoplimit(dst);
-       }
+       if (hlimit < 0)
+               hlimit = ip6_sk_dst_hoplimit(np, &fl6, dst);
 
        if (tclass < 0)
                tclass = np->tclass;
 
                goto out;
        }
 
-       if (hlimit < 0) {
-               if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&fl6.daddr))
-                       hlimit = np->mcast_hops;
-               else
-                       hlimit = np->hop_limit;
-               if (hlimit < 0)
-                       hlimit = ip6_dst_hoplimit(dst);
-       }
+       if (hlimit < 0)
+               hlimit = ip6_sk_dst_hoplimit(np, &fl6, dst);
 
        if (tclass < 0)
                tclass = np->tclass;
 
                goto out;
        }
 
-       if (hlimit < 0) {
-               if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&fl6.daddr))
-                       hlimit = np->mcast_hops;
-               else
-                       hlimit = np->hop_limit;
-               if (hlimit < 0)
-                       hlimit = ip6_dst_hoplimit(dst);
-       }
+       if (hlimit < 0)
+               hlimit = ip6_sk_dst_hoplimit(np, &fl6, dst);
 
        if (tclass < 0)
                tclass = np->tclass;