diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
index 8555afa..b8cf777 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
@@ -1304,8 +1304,8 @@
 			break;
 		}
 
-		hash_start = (char*)&(skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
-		hash_size = sizeof(skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+		hash_start = (char *)&(ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+		hash_size = sizeof(ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
 		break;
 	case ETH_P_IPX:
 		if (ipx_hdr(skb)->ipx_checksum !=
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index c324866..a3d9986 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -2899,13 +2899,11 @@
 			cmd_length = E1000_TXD_CMD_IP;
 			ipcse = skb->h.raw - skb->data - 1;
 		} else if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
-			skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len = 0;
+			ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len = 0;
 			skb->h.th->check =
-				~csum_ipv6_magic(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-						 &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
-						 0,
-						 IPPROTO_TCP,
-						 0);
+				~csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+						 &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
+						 0, IPPROTO_TCP, 0);
 			ipcse = 0;
 		}
 		ipcss = skb_network_offset(skb);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_eddp.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_eddp.c
index 1574247..90da58b 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_eddp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_eddp.c
@@ -479,9 +479,11 @@
 						  skb->h.raw,
 						  skb->h.th->doff * 4);
 	else
-		eddp = qeth_eddp_create_eddp_data(qhdr, (u8 *)skb->nh.ipv6h,
-				sizeof(struct ipv6hdr),
-				(u8 *)skb->h.th, skb->h.th->doff*4);
+		eddp = qeth_eddp_create_eddp_data(qhdr,
+						  skb_network_header(skb),
+						  sizeof(struct ipv6hdr),
+						  skb->h.raw,
+						  skb->h.th->doff * 4);
 
 	if (eddp == NULL) {
 		QETH_DBF_TEXT(trace, 2, "eddpfcnm");
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c
index 8a07d54..df7f279 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c
@@ -4053,7 +4053,8 @@
 			       skb->dst->neighbour->primary_key, 16);
 		} else {
 			/* fill in destination address used in ip header */
-			memcpy(hdr->hdr.l3.dest_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr, 16);
+			memcpy(hdr->hdr.l3.dest_addr,
+			       &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, 16);
 		}
 	} else { /* passthrough */
                 if((skb->dev->type == ARPHRD_IEEE802_TR) &&
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_tso.h b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_tso.h
index 255cb2e..4040bdd 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_tso.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_tso.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 qeth_tso_set_tcpip_header(struct qeth_card *card, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct iphdr *iph    = ip_hdr(skb);
-	struct ipv6hdr *ip6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *ip6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	struct tcphdr *tcph  = skb->h.th;
 
 	tcph->check = 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/ipv6.h b/include/linux/ipv6.h
index e046b22..ec79c59 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipv6.h
@@ -223,6 +223,11 @@
 #include <net/if_inet6.h>       /* struct ipv6_mc_socklist */
 #include <net/inet_sock.h>
 
+static inline struct ipv6hdr *ipv6_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return (struct ipv6hdr *)skb_network_header(skb);
+}
+
 /* 
    This structure contains results of exthdrs parsing
    as offsets from skb->nh.
diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 9cb674b..31806a7 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@
 	} h;
 
 	union {
-		struct ipv6hdr	*ipv6h;
 		unsigned char	*raw;
 	} nh;
 
diff --git a/include/net/inet_ecn.h b/include/net/inet_ecn.h
index 6fd4452..06a2c69 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_ecn.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_ecn.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 	case __constant_htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
 		if (skb_network_header(skb) + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr) <=
 		    skb->tail)
-			return IP6_ECN_set_ce(skb->nh.ipv6h);
+			return IP6_ECN_set_ce(ipv6_hdr(skb));
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c b/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
index 0ee74b1..f2796c9 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
 /* We only check the length. A bridge shouldn't do any hop-by-hop stuff anyway */
 static int check_hbh_len(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	unsigned char *raw = (u8 *) (skb->nh.ipv6h + 1);
+	unsigned char *raw = (u8 *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1);
 	u32 pkt_len;
 	const unsigned char *nh = skb_network_header(skb);
 	int off = raw - nh;
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
 				goto bad;
 			pkt_len = ntohl(*(__be32 *) (nh + off + 2));
 			if (pkt_len <= IPV6_MAXPLEN ||
-			    skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len)
+			    ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len)
 				goto bad;
 			if (pkt_len > skb->len - sizeof(struct ipv6hdr))
 				goto bad;
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
 	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr)))
 		goto inhdr_error;
 
-	hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 	if (hdr->version != 6)
 		goto inhdr_error;
diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
index e0faff8..ee82364 100644
--- a/net/core/pktgen.c
+++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
@@ -2736,7 +2736,7 @@
 	skb->protocol = protocol;
 	skb->dev = odev;
 	skb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST;
-	skb->nh.ipv6h = iph;
+	skb->nh.raw = (unsigned char *)iph;
 	skb->h.uh = udph;
 
 	if (pkt_dev->nfrags <= 0)
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv6.c b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
index 627d0c3..64eac25 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@
 
 static inline __u32 dccp_v6_init_sequence(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return secure_dccpv6_sequence_number(skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr.s6_addr32,
-					     skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr.s6_addr32,
+	return secure_dccpv6_sequence_number(ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr.s6_addr32,
+					     ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr.s6_addr32,
 					     dccp_hdr(skb)->dccph_dport,
 					     dccp_hdr(skb)->dccph_sport     );
 
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@
 static void dccp_v6_ctl_send_reset(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *rxskb)
 {
 	struct dccp_hdr *rxdh = dccp_hdr(rxskb), *dh;
+	struct ipv6hdr *rxip6h;
 	const u32 dccp_hdr_reset_len = sizeof(struct dccp_hdr) +
 				       sizeof(struct dccp_hdr_ext) +
 				       sizeof(struct dccp_hdr_reset);
@@ -352,12 +353,13 @@
 	dccp_hdr_set_ack(dccp_hdr_ack_bits(skb), DCCP_SKB_CB(rxskb)->dccpd_seq);
 
 	dccp_csum_outgoing(skb);
-	dh->dccph_checksum = dccp_v6_csum_finish(skb, &rxskb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-						      &rxskb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+	rxip6h = ipv6_hdr(rxskb);
+	dh->dccph_checksum = dccp_v6_csum_finish(skb, &rxip6h->saddr,
+						      &rxip6h->daddr);
 
 	memset(&fl, 0, sizeof(fl));
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_dst, &rxskb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_src, &rxskb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+	ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_dst, &rxip6h->saddr);
+	ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_src, &rxip6h->daddr);
 
 	fl.proto = IPPROTO_DCCP;
 	fl.oif = inet6_iif(rxskb);
@@ -390,7 +392,7 @@
 static struct sock *dccp_v6_hnd_req(struct sock *sk,struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	const struct dccp_hdr *dh = dccp_hdr(skb);
-	const struct ipv6hdr *iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	const struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	struct sock *nsk;
 	struct request_sock **prev;
 	/* Find possible connection requests. */
@@ -460,8 +462,8 @@
 		goto drop_and_free;
 
 	ireq6 = inet6_rsk(req);
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&ireq6->rmt_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&ireq6->loc_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+	ipv6_addr_copy(&ireq6->rmt_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
+	ipv6_addr_copy(&ireq6->loc_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
 	ireq6->pktopts	= NULL;
 
 	if (ipv6_opt_accepted(sk, skb) ||
@@ -546,7 +548,7 @@
 		newnp->pktoptions  = NULL;
 		newnp->opt	   = NULL;
 		newnp->mcast_oif   = inet6_iif(skb);
-		newnp->mcast_hops  = skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit;
+		newnp->mcast_hops  = ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit;
 
 		/*
 		 * No need to charge this sock to the relevant IPv6 refcnt debug socks count
@@ -653,7 +655,7 @@
 	}
 	newnp->opt	  = NULL;
 	newnp->mcast_oif  = inet6_iif(skb);
-	newnp->mcast_hops = skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit;
+	newnp->mcast_hops = ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit;
 
 	/*
 	 * Clone native IPv6 options from listening socket (if any)
@@ -826,8 +828,8 @@
 		goto discard_it;
 
 	/* Step 1: If header checksum is incorrect, drop packet and return. */
-	if (dccp_v6_csum_finish(skb, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-				     &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr)) {
+	if (dccp_v6_csum_finish(skb, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+				     &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr)) {
 		DCCP_WARN("dropped packet with invalid checksum\n");
 		goto discard_it;
 	}
@@ -844,9 +846,9 @@
 
 	/* Step 2:
 	 *	Look up flow ID in table and get corresponding socket */
-	sk = __inet6_lookup(&dccp_hashinfo, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+	sk = __inet6_lookup(&dccp_hashinfo, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
 			    dh->dccph_sport,
-			    &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr, ntohs(dh->dccph_dport),
+			    &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, ntohs(dh->dccph_dport),
 			    inet6_iif(skb));
 	/*
 	 * Step 2:
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
index 851f46b..969fe31 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@
 		if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
 			IP_ECN_set_ce(ip_hdr(skb));
 		} else if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
-			IP6_ECN_set_ce(skb->nh.ipv6h);
+			IP6_ECN_set_ce(ipv6_hdr(skb));
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@
 			addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(addr6);
 
 			if (addr_type == IPV6_ADDR_ANY) {
-				addr6 = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+				addr6 = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 				addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(addr6);
 			}
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_mode_tunnel.c b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_mode_tunnel.c
index faa1b9a..edba756 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_mode_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_mode_tunnel.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 static inline void ipip6_ecn_decapsulate(struct iphdr *iph, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	if (INET_ECN_is_ce(iph->tos))
-		IP6_ECN_set_ce(skb->nh.ipv6h);
+		IP6_ECN_set_ce(ipv6_hdr(skb));
 }
 
 /* Add encapsulation header.
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ah6.c b/net/ipv6/ah6.c
index 1c91438..b682d23 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ah6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ah6.c
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@
 	 */
 
 	struct ipv6_auth_hdr *ah;
+	struct ipv6hdr *ip6h;
 	struct ah_data *ahp;
 	unsigned char *tmp_hdr = NULL;
 	u16 hdr_len;
@@ -357,13 +358,14 @@
 	tmp_hdr = kmemdup(skb_network_header(skb), hdr_len, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!tmp_hdr)
 		goto out;
-	if (ipv6_clear_mutable_options(skb->nh.ipv6h, hdr_len, XFRM_POLICY_IN))
+	ip6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
+	if (ipv6_clear_mutable_options(ip6h, hdr_len, XFRM_POLICY_IN))
 		goto free_out;
-	skb->nh.ipv6h->priority    = 0;
-	skb->nh.ipv6h->flow_lbl[0] = 0;
-	skb->nh.ipv6h->flow_lbl[1] = 0;
-	skb->nh.ipv6h->flow_lbl[2] = 0;
-	skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit   = 0;
+	ip6h->priority    = 0;
+	ip6h->flow_lbl[0] = 0;
+	ip6h->flow_lbl[1] = 0;
+	ip6h->flow_lbl[2] = 0;
+	ip6h->hop_limit   = 0;
 
 	{
 		u8 auth_data[MAX_AH_AUTH_LEN];
diff --git a/net/ipv6/datagram.c b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
index ac95d3b..f429290 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/datagram.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 
 	skb_put(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
-	iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	ipv6_addr_copy(&iph->daddr, &fl->fl6_dst);
 
 	serr = SKB_EXT_ERR(skb);
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
 		sin->sin6_flowinfo = 0;
 		sin->sin6_scope_id = 0;
 		if (serr->ee.ee_origin == SO_EE_ORIGIN_ICMP6) {
-			ipv6_addr_copy(&sin->sin6_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
+			ipv6_addr_copy(&sin->sin6_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
 			if (np->rxopt.all)
 				datagram_recv_ctl(sk, msg, skb);
 			if (ipv6_addr_type(&sin->sin6_addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)
@@ -391,17 +391,17 @@
 		struct in6_pktinfo src_info;
 
 		src_info.ipi6_ifindex = opt->iif;
-		ipv6_addr_copy(&src_info.ipi6_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+		ipv6_addr_copy(&src_info.ipi6_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
 		put_cmsg(msg, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_PKTINFO, sizeof(src_info), &src_info);
 	}
 
 	if (np->rxopt.bits.rxhlim) {
-		int hlim = skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit;
+		int hlim = ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit;
 		put_cmsg(msg, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_HOPLIMIT, sizeof(hlim), &hlim);
 	}
 
 	if (np->rxopt.bits.rxtclass) {
-		int tclass = (ntohl(*(__be32 *)skb->nh.ipv6h) >> 20) & 0xff;
+		int tclass = (ntohl(*(__be32 *)ipv6_hdr(skb)) >> 20) & 0xff;
 		put_cmsg(msg, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_TCLASS, sizeof(tclass), &tclass);
 	}
 
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
 		 * IPV6_RECVDSTOPTS is more generic. --yoshfuji
 		 */
 		unsigned int off = sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
-		u8 nexthdr = skb->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
+		u8 nexthdr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
 
 		while (off <= opt->lastopt) {
 			unsigned len;
@@ -466,11 +466,11 @@
 		struct in6_pktinfo src_info;
 
 		src_info.ipi6_ifindex = opt->iif;
-		ipv6_addr_copy(&src_info.ipi6_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+		ipv6_addr_copy(&src_info.ipi6_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
 		put_cmsg(msg, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_2292PKTINFO, sizeof(src_info), &src_info);
 	}
 	if (np->rxopt.bits.rxohlim) {
-		int hlim = skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit;
+		int hlim = ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit;
 		put_cmsg(msg, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_2292HOPLIMIT, sizeof(hlim), &hlim);
 	}
 	if (np->rxopt.bits.ohopopts && opt->hop) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/esp6.c b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
index 6e6b57a..7aff380 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/esp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 
 	esph = (struct ipv6_esp_hdr*)skb->data;
-	iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 	/* Get ivec. This can be wrong, check against another impls. */
 	if (esp->conf.ivlen)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c b/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
index 9ebf120..dab069b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 		/* Actually, it is redundant check. icmp_send
 		   will recheck in any case.
 		 */
-		if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr))
+		if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr))
 			break;
 	case 2: /* send ICMP PARM PROB regardless and drop packet */
 		icmpv6_param_prob(skb, ICMPV6_UNK_OPTION, optoff);
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 	struct sk_buff *skb = *skbp;
 	struct ipv6_destopt_hao *hao;
 	struct inet6_skb_parm *opt = IP6CB(skb);
-	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	struct in6_addr tmp_addr;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
 		*skbp = skb = skb2;
 		hao = (struct ipv6_destopt_hao *)(skb_network_header(skb2) +
 						  optoff);
-		ipv6h = skb2->nh.ipv6h;
+		ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb2);
 	}
 
 	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_COMPLETE)
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr) ||
+	if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr) ||
 	    skb->pkt_type != PACKET_HOST) {
 		IP6_INC_STATS_BH(ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst),
 				 IPSTATS_MIB_INADDRERRORS);
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_MIP6
 	case IPV6_SRCRT_TYPE_2:
 		if (xfrm6_input_addr(skb, (xfrm_address_t *)addr,
-				     (xfrm_address_t *)&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+				     (xfrm_address_t *)&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
 				     IPPROTO_ROUTING) < 0) {
 			IP6_INC_STATS_BH(ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst),
 					 IPSTATS_MIB_INADDRERRORS);
@@ -549,8 +549,8 @@
 	}
 
 	ipv6_addr_copy(&daddr, addr);
-	ipv6_addr_copy(addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr, &daddr);
+	ipv6_addr_copy(addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+	ipv6_addr_copy(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, &daddr);
 
 	dst_release(xchg(&skb->dst, NULL));
 	ip6_route_input(skb);
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (skb->dst->dev->flags&IFF_LOOPBACK) {
-		if (skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit <= 1) {
+		if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit <= 1) {
 			IP6_INC_STATS_BH(ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst),
 					 IPSTATS_MIB_INHDRERRORS);
 			icmpv6_send(skb, ICMPV6_TIME_EXCEED, ICMPV6_EXC_HOPLIMIT,
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 			return -1;
 		}
-		skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit--;
+		ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit--;
 		goto looped_back;
 	}
 
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@
 		icmpv6_param_prob(skb, ICMPV6_HDR_FIELD, optoff+2);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len) {
+	if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len) {
 		IP6_INC_STATS_BH(ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst), IPSTATS_MIB_INHDRERRORS);
 		icmpv6_param_prob(skb, ICMPV6_HDR_FIELD, optoff);
 		return 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/icmp.c b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
index e5293b3..3a01eff 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@
 
 static int is_ineligible(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	int ptr = (u8*)(skb->nh.ipv6h+1) - skb->data;
+	int ptr = (u8 *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1) - skb->data;
 	int len = skb->len - ptr;
-	__u8 nexthdr = skb->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
+	__u8 nexthdr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
 
 	if (len < 0)
 		return 1;
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_MIP6
 static void mip6_addr_swap(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct ipv6hdr *iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	struct inet6_skb_parm *opt = IP6CB(skb);
 	struct ipv6_destopt_hao *hao;
 	struct in6_addr tmp;
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
 		 struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct inet6_dev *idev = NULL;
-	struct ipv6hdr *hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	struct sock *sk;
 	struct ipv6_pinfo *np;
 	struct in6_addr *saddr = NULL;
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
 	int hlimit;
 	int tclass;
 
-	saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+	saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 
 	if (!ipv6_unicast_destination(skb))
 		saddr = NULL;
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@
 
 	memset(&fl, 0, sizeof(fl));
 	fl.proto = IPPROTO_ICMPV6;
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_dst, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
+	ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_dst, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
 	if (saddr)
 		ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_src, saddr);
 	fl.oif = skb->dev->ifindex;
@@ -583,8 +583,8 @@
 	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, inner_offset+8))
 		return;
 
-	saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
-	daddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+	saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
+	daddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 
 	/* BUGGG_FUTURE: we should try to parse exthdrs in this packet.
 	   Without this we will not able f.e. to make source routed
@@ -628,8 +628,8 @@
 
 	ICMP6_INC_STATS_BH(idev, ICMP6_MIB_INMSGS);
 
-	saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
-	daddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+	saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
+	daddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 
 	/* Perform checksum. */
 	switch (skb->ip_summed) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
index aecc74d..9c3c787 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 	if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*hdr))))
 		goto err;
 
-	hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 	if (hdr->version != 6)
 		goto err;
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 			IP6_INC_STATS_BH(idev, IPSTATS_MIB_INHDRERRORS);
 			goto drop;
 		}
-		hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+		hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	}
 
 	if (hdr->nexthdr == NEXTHDR_HOP) {
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 
 			skb_postpull_rcsum(skb, skb_network_header(skb),
 					   skb->h.raw - skb->nh.raw);
-			hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+			hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 			if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&hdr->daddr) &&
 			    !ipv6_chk_mcast_addr(skb->dev, &hdr->daddr,
 			    &hdr->saddr) &&
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 
 	IP6_INC_STATS_BH(ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst), IPSTATS_MIB_INMCASTPKTS);
 
-	hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	deliver = likely(!(skb->dev->flags & (IFF_PROMISC|IFF_ALLMULTI))) ||
 	    ipv6_chk_mcast_addr(skb->dev, &hdr->daddr, NULL);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index bd25825..1900c62 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@
 	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
 	skb->dev = dev;
 
-	if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr)) {
+	if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr)) {
 		struct ipv6_pinfo* np = skb->sk ? inet6_sk(skb->sk) : NULL;
 		struct inet6_dev *idev = ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst);
 
 		if (!(dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) && (!np || np->mc_loop) &&
-		    ipv6_chk_mcast_addr(dev, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
-				&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr)) {
+		    ipv6_chk_mcast_addr(dev, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
+					&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr)) {
 			struct sk_buff *newskb = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 			/* Do not check for IFF_ALLMULTI; multicast routing
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 					newskb->dev,
 					ip6_dev_loopback_xmit);
 
-			if (skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit == 0) {
+			if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit == 0) {
 				IP6_INC_STATS(idev, IPSTATS_MIB_OUTDISCARDS);
 				kfree_skb(skb);
 				return 0;
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 
 	skb_push(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
-	hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 	/*
 	 *	Fill in the IPv6 header
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@
 
 	totlen = len + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
 
-	hdr = (struct ipv6hdr *) skb_put(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
-	skb->nh.ipv6h = hdr;
+	skb->nh.raw = skb_put(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
+	hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 	*(__be32*)hdr = htonl(0x60000000);
 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
 
 static int ip6_forward_proxy_check(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct ipv6hdr *hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	u8 nexthdr = hdr->nexthdr;
 	int offset;
 
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
 int ip6_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct dst_entry *dst = skb->dst;
-	struct ipv6hdr *hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	struct inet6_skb_parm *opt = IP6CB(skb);
 
 	if (ipv6_devconf.forwarding == 0)
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@
 		goto drop;
 	}
 
-	hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 	/* Mangling hops number delayed to point after skb COW */
 
@@ -527,10 +527,11 @@
 int ip6_find_1stfragopt(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 **nexthdr)
 {
 	u16 offset = sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
-	struct ipv6_opt_hdr *exthdr = (struct ipv6_opt_hdr*)(skb->nh.ipv6h + 1);
+	struct ipv6_opt_hdr *exthdr =
+				(struct ipv6_opt_hdr *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1);
 	unsigned int packet_len = skb->tail - skb_network_header(skb);
 	int found_rhdr = 0;
-	*nexthdr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
+	*nexthdr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
 
 	while (offset + 1 <= packet_len) {
 
@@ -643,7 +644,8 @@
 		first_len = skb_pagelen(skb);
 		skb->data_len = first_len - skb_headlen(skb);
 		skb->len = first_len;
-		skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len = htons(first_len - sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
+		ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len = htons(first_len -
+						   sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
 
 		dst_hold(&rt->u.dst);
 
@@ -665,7 +667,9 @@
 				if (frag->next != NULL)
 					fh->frag_off |= htons(IP6_MF);
 				fh->identification = frag_id;
-				frag->nh.ipv6h->payload_len = htons(frag->len - sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
+				ipv6_hdr(frag)->payload_len =
+						htons(frag->len -
+						      sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
 				ip6_copy_metadata(frag, skb);
 			}
 
@@ -779,7 +783,8 @@
 		fh->frag_off = htons(offset);
 		if (left > 0)
 			fh->frag_off |= htons(IP6_MF);
-		frag->nh.ipv6h->payload_len = htons(frag->len - sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
+		ipv6_hdr(frag)->payload_len = htons(frag->len -
+						    sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
 
 		ptr += len;
 		offset += len;
@@ -1355,7 +1360,7 @@
 
 	skb_push(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
-	hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 	*(__be32*)hdr = fl->fl6_flowlabel |
 		     htonl(0x60000000 | ((int)np->cork.tclass << 20));
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index bb65779..05b59a7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
 		skb_reset_network_header(skb2);
 
 		/* Try to guess incoming interface */
-		rt = rt6_lookup(&skb2->nh.ipv6h->saddr, NULL, 0, 0);
+		rt = rt6_lookup(&ipv6_hdr(skb2)->saddr, NULL, 0, 0);
 
 		if (rt && rt->rt6i_dev)
 			skb2->dev = rt->rt6i_dev;
@@ -636,10 +636,10 @@
 					struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	if (t->parms.flags & IP6_TNL_F_RCV_DSCP_COPY)
-		ipv6_copy_dscp(ipv6h, skb->nh.ipv6h);
+		ipv6_copy_dscp(ipv6h, ipv6_hdr(skb));
 
 	if (INET_ECN_is_ce(ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6h)))
-		IP6_ECN_set_ce(skb->nh.ipv6h);
+		IP6_ECN_set_ce(ipv6_hdr(skb));
 }
 
 static inline int ip6_tnl_rcv_ctl(struct ip6_tnl *t)
@@ -679,10 +679,8 @@
 						    struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h,
 						    struct sk_buff *skb))
 {
-	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h;
 	struct ip6_tnl *t;
-
-	ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 	read_lock(&ip6_tnl_lock);
 
@@ -836,7 +834,7 @@
 {
 	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct net_device_stats *stats = &t->stat;
-	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	struct ipv6_tel_txoption opt;
 	struct dst_entry *dst;
 	struct net_device *tdev;
@@ -909,7 +907,7 @@
 	}
 	skb_push(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
-	ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	*(__be32*)ipv6h = fl->fl6_flowlabel | htonl(0x60000000);
 	dsfield = INET_ECN_encapsulate(0, dsfield);
 	ipv6_change_dsfield(ipv6h, ~INET_ECN_MASK, dsfield);
@@ -983,7 +981,7 @@
 ip6ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	int encap_limit = -1;
 	__u16 offset;
 	struct flowi fl;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c b/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
index 3e71d16..e2404a6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 
 	/* Remove ipcomp header and decompress original payload */
-	iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	ipch = (void *)skb->data;
 	skb->h.raw = skb->nh.raw + sizeof(*ipch);
 	__skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*ipch));
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
index 1d56b46..d16e0fd 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 	if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*ipv6h))))
 		goto out;
 
-	ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	__skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*ipv6h));
 	err = -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 	if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*ipv6h))))
 		goto out;
 
-	ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	__skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*ipv6h));
 	segs = ERR_PTR(-EPROTONOSUPPORT);
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 		goto out;
 
 	for (skb = segs; skb; skb = skb->next) {
-		ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+		ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 		ipv6h->payload_len = htons(skb->len - skb->mac_len -
 					   sizeof(*ipv6h));
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipv6/mcast.c b/net/ipv6/mcast.c
index 924e249..b2b37ba 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/mcast.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/mcast.c
@@ -1167,11 +1167,11 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* compute payload length excluding extension headers */
-	len = ntohs(skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len) + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
-	len -= (char *)skb->h.raw - (char *)skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	len = ntohs(ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len) + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
+	len -= skb->h.raw - skb->nh.raw;
 
 	/* Drop queries with not link local source */
-	if (!(ipv6_addr_type(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr)&IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL))
+	if (!(ipv6_addr_type(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	idev = in6_dev_get(skb->dev);
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@
 	hdr = (struct icmp6hdr*) skb->h.raw;
 
 	/* Drop reports with not link local source */
-	addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
+	addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
 	if (addr_type != IPV6_ADDR_ANY &&
 	    !(addr_type&IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@
 		unsigned char ha[MAX_ADDR_LEN];
 		int err;
 
-		ndisc_mc_map(&skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr, ha, dev, 1);
+		ndisc_mc_map(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, ha, dev, 1);
 		err = dev->hard_header(skb, dev, ETH_P_IPV6, ha, NULL, skb->len);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			kfree_skb(skb);
@@ -1459,15 +1459,14 @@
 
 static void mld_sendpack(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct ipv6hdr *pip6 = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *pip6 = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	struct mld2_report *pmr = (struct mld2_report *)skb->h.raw;
 	int payload_len, mldlen;
 	struct inet6_dev *idev = in6_dev_get(skb->dev);
 	int err;
 
 	IP6_INC_STATS(idev, IPSTATS_MIB_OUTREQUESTS);
-	payload_len = skb->tail - (unsigned char *)skb->nh.ipv6h -
-		sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
+	payload_len = skb->tail - skb_network_header(skb) - sizeof(*pip6);
 	mldlen = skb->tail - skb->h.raw;
 	pip6->payload_len = htons(payload_len);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/mip6.c b/net/ipv6/mip6.c
index bb40335..7b5f9d8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/mip6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/mip6.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 
 static int mip6_destopt_input(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct ipv6hdr *iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	struct ipv6_destopt_hdr *destopt = (struct ipv6_destopt_hdr *)skb->data;
 
 	if (!ipv6_addr_equal(&iph->saddr, (struct in6_addr *)x->coaddr) &&
@@ -223,16 +223,16 @@
 
 	skb_get_timestamp(skb, &stamp);
 
-	if (!mip6_report_rl_allow(&stamp, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
-				  hao ? &hao->addr : &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+	if (!mip6_report_rl_allow(&stamp, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
+				  hao ? &hao->addr : &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
 				  opt->iif))
 		goto out;
 
 	memset(&sel, 0, sizeof(sel));
-	memcpy(&sel.daddr, (xfrm_address_t *)&skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
+	memcpy(&sel.daddr, (xfrm_address_t *)&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
 	       sizeof(sel.daddr));
 	sel.prefixlen_d = 128;
-	memcpy(&sel.saddr, (xfrm_address_t *)&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+	memcpy(&sel.saddr, (xfrm_address_t *)&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
 	       sizeof(sel.saddr));
 	sel.prefixlen_s = 128;
 	sel.family = AF_INET6;
@@ -256,12 +256,13 @@
 			       u8 **nexthdr)
 {
 	u16 offset = sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
-	struct ipv6_opt_hdr *exthdr = (struct ipv6_opt_hdr*)(skb->nh.ipv6h + 1);
+	struct ipv6_opt_hdr *exthdr =
+				   (struct ipv6_opt_hdr *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1);
 	const unsigned char *nh = skb_network_header(skb);
 	unsigned int packet_len = skb->tail - nh;
 	int found_rhdr = 0;
 
-	*nexthdr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
+	*nexthdr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
 
 	while (offset + 1 <= packet_len) {
 
@@ -387,12 +388,13 @@
 			     u8 **nexthdr)
 {
 	u16 offset = sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
-	struct ipv6_opt_hdr *exthdr = (struct ipv6_opt_hdr*)(skb->nh.ipv6h + 1);
+	struct ipv6_opt_hdr *exthdr =
+				   (struct ipv6_opt_hdr *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1);
 	const unsigned char *nh = skb_network_header(skb);
 	unsigned int packet_len = skb->tail - nh;
 	int found_rhdr = 0;
 
-	*nexthdr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
+	*nexthdr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
 
 	while (offset + 1 <= packet_len) {
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index a3e3d9e..00feb4c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@
 				       dev->addr_len, dev->type);
 
 	/* checksum */
-	msg->icmph.icmp6_cksum = csum_ipv6_magic(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+	msg->icmph.icmp6_cksum = csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
 						 daddr, len,
 						 IPPROTO_ICMPV6,
 						 csum_partial((__u8 *) msg,
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@
 				       dev->addr_len, dev->type);
 
 	/* checksum */
-	hdr->icmp6_cksum = csum_ipv6_magic(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr, daddr, len,
+	hdr->icmp6_cksum = csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, daddr, len,
 					   IPPROTO_ICMPV6,
 					   csum_partial((__u8 *) hdr, len, 0));
 
@@ -736,8 +736,8 @@
 	struct in6_addr *target = (struct in6_addr *)&neigh->primary_key;
 	int probes = atomic_read(&neigh->probes);
 
-	if (skb && ipv6_chk_addr(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr, dev, 1))
-		saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
+	if (skb && ipv6_chk_addr(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, dev, 1))
+		saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
 
 	if ((probes -= neigh->parms->ucast_probes) < 0) {
 		if (!(neigh->nud_state & NUD_VALID)) {
@@ -761,8 +761,8 @@
 static void ndisc_recv_ns(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct nd_msg *msg = (struct nd_msg *)skb->h.raw;
-	struct in6_addr *saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
-	struct in6_addr *daddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+	struct in6_addr *saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
+	struct in6_addr *daddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 	u8 *lladdr = NULL;
 	u32 ndoptlen = skb->tail - msg->opt;
 	struct ndisc_options ndopts;
@@ -939,8 +939,8 @@
 static void ndisc_recv_na(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct nd_msg *msg = (struct nd_msg *)skb->h.raw;
-	struct in6_addr *saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
-	struct in6_addr *daddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+	struct in6_addr *saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
+	struct in6_addr *daddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 	u8 *lladdr = NULL;
 	u32 ndoptlen = skb->tail - msg->opt;
 	struct ndisc_options ndopts;
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@
 	unsigned long ndoptlen = skb->len - sizeof(*rs_msg);
 	struct neighbour *neigh;
 	struct inet6_dev *idev;
-	struct in6_addr *saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
+	struct in6_addr *saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
 	struct ndisc_options ndopts;
 	u8 *lladdr = NULL;
 
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@
 
 	optlen = (skb->tail - skb->h.raw) - sizeof(struct ra_msg);
 
-	if (!(ipv6_addr_type(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)) {
+	if (!(ipv6_addr_type(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)) {
 		ND_PRINTK2(KERN_WARNING
 			   "ICMPv6 RA: source address is not link-local.\n");
 		return;
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@
 		pref = ICMPV6_ROUTER_PREF_MEDIUM;
 #endif
 
-	rt = rt6_get_dflt_router(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr, skb->dev);
+	rt = rt6_get_dflt_router(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, skb->dev);
 
 	if (rt)
 		neigh = rt->rt6i_nexthop;
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@
 		ND_PRINTK3(KERN_DEBUG
 			   "ICMPv6 RA: adding default router.\n");
 
-		rt = rt6_add_dflt_router(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr, skb->dev, pref);
+		rt = rt6_add_dflt_router(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, skb->dev, pref);
 		if (rt == NULL) {
 			ND_PRINTK0(KERN_ERR
 				   "ICMPv6 RA: %s() failed to add default route.\n",
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@
 	 */
 
 	if (!neigh)
-		neigh = __neigh_lookup(&nd_tbl, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+		neigh = __neigh_lookup(&nd_tbl, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
 				       skb->dev, 1);
 	if (neigh) {
 		u8 *lladdr = NULL;
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@
 			if (((struct route_info *)p)->prefix_len > in6_dev->cnf.accept_ra_rt_info_max_plen)
 				continue;
 			rt6_route_rcv(skb->dev, (u8*)p, (p->nd_opt_len) << 3,
-				      &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
+				      &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
 		}
 	}
 #endif
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@
 	int optlen;
 	u8 *lladdr = NULL;
 
-	if (!(ipv6_addr_type(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)) {
+	if (!(ipv6_addr_type(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)) {
 		ND_PRINTK2(KERN_WARNING
 			   "ICMPv6 Redirect: source address is not link-local.\n");
 		return;
@@ -1416,8 +1416,8 @@
 
 	neigh = __neigh_lookup(&nd_tbl, target, skb->dev, 1);
 	if (neigh) {
-		rt6_redirect(dest, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
-			     &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr, neigh, lladdr,
+		rt6_redirect(dest, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
+			     &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, neigh, lladdr,
 			     on_link);
 		neigh_release(neigh);
 	}
@@ -1453,14 +1453,14 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!ipv6_addr_equal(&skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr, target) &&
+	if (!ipv6_addr_equal(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, target) &&
 	    !(ipv6_addr_type(target) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)) {
 		ND_PRINTK2(KERN_WARNING
 			"ICMPv6 Redirect: target address is not link-local.\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ndisc_flow_init(&fl, NDISC_REDIRECT, &saddr_buf, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+	ndisc_flow_init(&fl, NDISC_REDIRECT, &saddr_buf, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
 			dev->ifindex);
 
 	dst = ip6_route_output(NULL, &fl);
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@
 	hlen = 0;
 
 	skb_reserve(buff, LL_RESERVED_SPACE(dev));
-	ip6_nd_hdr(sk, buff, dev, &saddr_buf, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+	ip6_nd_hdr(sk, buff, dev, &saddr_buf, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
 		   IPPROTO_ICMPV6, len);
 
 	icmph = (struct icmp6hdr *)skb_put(buff, len);
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@
 	addrp = (struct in6_addr *)(icmph + 1);
 	ipv6_addr_copy(addrp, target);
 	addrp++;
-	ipv6_addr_copy(addrp, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+	ipv6_addr_copy(addrp, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
 
 	opt = (u8*) (addrp + 1);
 
@@ -1552,9 +1552,9 @@
 	*(opt++) = (rd_len >> 3);
 	opt += 6;
 
-	memcpy(opt, skb->nh.ipv6h, rd_len - 8);
+	memcpy(opt, ipv6_hdr(skb), rd_len - 8);
 
-	icmph->icmp6_cksum = csum_ipv6_magic(&saddr_buf, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+	icmph->icmp6_cksum = csum_ipv6_magic(&saddr_buf, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
 					     len, IPPROTO_ICMPV6,
 					     csum_partial((u8 *) icmph, len, 0));
 
@@ -1588,10 +1588,10 @@
 
 	__skb_push(skb, skb->data-skb->h.raw);
 
-	if (skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit != 255) {
+	if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit != 255) {
 		ND_PRINTK2(KERN_WARNING
 			   "ICMPv6 NDISC: invalid hop-limit: %d\n",
-			   skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit);
+			   ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
index 1c405dd..38b1496 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 int ip6_route_me_harder(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct ipv6hdr *iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	struct dst_entry *dst;
 	struct flowi fl = {
 		.oif = skb->sk ? skb->sk->sk_bound_dev_if : 0,
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 	struct ip6_rt_info *rt_info = nf_info_reroute(info);
 
 	if (info->hook == NF_IP6_LOCAL_OUT) {
-		struct ipv6hdr *iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+		struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 		rt_info->daddr = iph->daddr;
 		rt_info->saddr = iph->saddr;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 	struct ip6_rt_info *rt_info = nf_info_reroute(info);
 
 	if (info->hook == NF_IP6_LOCAL_OUT) {
-		struct ipv6hdr *iph = (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h;
+		struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(*pskb);
 		if (!ipv6_addr_equal(&iph->daddr, &rt_info->daddr) ||
 		    !ipv6_addr_equal(&iph->saddr, &rt_info->saddr))
 			return ip6_route_me_harder(*pskb);
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 __sum16 nf_ip6_checksum(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int hook,
 			     unsigned int dataoff, u_int8_t protocol)
 {
-	struct ipv6hdr *ip6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *ip6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	__sum16 csum = 0;
 
 	switch (skb->ip_summed) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 7c512e1..caf9e37 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 {
 	size_t i;
 	unsigned long ret;
-	const struct ipv6hdr *ipv6 = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	const struct ipv6hdr *ipv6 = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 #define FWINV(bool,invflg) ((bool) ^ !!(ip6info->invflags & invflg))
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
 				goto no_match;
 
 			ADD_COUNTER(e->counters,
-				    ntohs((*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->payload_len)
+				    ntohs(ipv6_hdr(*pskb)->payload_len)
 				    + IPV6_HDR_LEN,
 				    1);
 
@@ -1448,8 +1448,8 @@
 int ipv6_find_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int *offset,
 		  int target, unsigned short *fragoff)
 {
-	unsigned int start = (u8*)(skb->nh.ipv6h + 1) - skb->data;
-	u8 nexthdr = skb->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
+	unsigned int start = (u8 *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1) - skb->data;
+	u8 nexthdr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
 	unsigned int len = skb->len - start;
 
 	if (fragoff)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_HL.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_HL.c
index ccbab66..4115a57 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_HL.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_HL.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 	if (!skb_make_writable(pskb, (*pskb)->len))
 		return NF_DROP;
 
-	ip6h = (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h;
+	ip6h = ipv6_hdr(*pskb);
 
 	switch (info->mode) {
 		case IP6T_HL_SET:
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c
index fc9e51a..54d1761 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
 			printk(" ");
 	}
 
-	dump_packet(loginfo, skb, (u8*)skb->nh.ipv6h - skb->data, 1);
+	dump_packet(loginfo, skb, skb_network_offset(skb), 1);
 	printk("\n");
 	spin_unlock_bh(&log_lock);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
index 4441bed..cb3d241 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 	struct tcphdr otcph, *tcph;
 	unsigned int otcplen, hh_len;
 	int tcphoff, needs_ack;
-	struct ipv6hdr *oip6h = oldskb->nh.ipv6h, *ip6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *oip6h = ipv6_hdr(oldskb), *ip6h;
 	struct dst_entry *dst = NULL;
 	u8 proto;
 	struct flowi fl;
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 
 	skb_put(nskb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
 	skb_reset_network_header(nskb);
-	ip6h = nskb->nh.ipv6h;
+	ip6h = ipv6_hdr(nskb);
 	ip6h->version = 6;
 	ip6h->hop_limit = dst_metric(dst, RTAX_HOPLIMIT);
 	ip6h->nexthdr = IPPROTO_TCP;
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@
 	tcph->check = 0;
 
 	/* Adjust TCP checksum */
-	tcph->check = csum_ipv6_magic(&nskb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-				      &nskb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
+	tcph->check = csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6_hdr(nskb)->saddr,
+				      &ipv6_hdr(nskb)->daddr,
 				      sizeof(struct tcphdr), IPPROTO_TCP,
 				      csum_partial((char *)tcph,
 						   sizeof(struct tcphdr), 0));
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_eui64.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_eui64.c
index c267606..0f3dd93 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_eui64.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_eui64.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 	memset(eui64, 0, sizeof(eui64));
 
 	if (eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
-		if (skb->nh.ipv6h->version == 0x6) {
+		if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->version == 0x6) {
 			memcpy(eui64, eth_hdr(skb)->h_source, 3);
 			memcpy(eui64 + 5, eth_hdr(skb)->h_source + 3, 3);
 			eui64[3] = 0xff;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 			eui64[0] |= 0x02;
 
 			i = 0;
-			while ((skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr.s6_addr[8+i] == eui64[i])
+			while ((ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr.s6_addr[8 + i] == eui64[i])
 			       && (i < 8))
 				i++;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_hl.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_hl.c
index 37c8a4d..d606c0e6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_hl.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_hl.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 		 int offset, unsigned int protoff, int *hotdrop)
 {
 	const struct ip6t_hl_info *info = matchinfo;
-	const struct ipv6hdr *ip6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	const struct ipv6hdr *ip6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 	switch (info->mode) {
 		case IP6T_HL_EQ:
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ipv6header.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ipv6header.c
index 700a11d..fd6a086 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ipv6header.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ipv6header.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 	/* Make sure this isn't an evil packet */
 
 	/* type of the 1st exthdr */
-	nexthdr = skb->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
+	nexthdr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
 	/* pointer to the 1st exthdr */
 	ptr = sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
 	/* available length */
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c
index da2c199..85b1c27 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c
@@ -146,21 +146,21 @@
 #endif
 
 	/* save source/dest address, mark, hoplimit, flowlabel, priority,  */
-	memcpy(&saddr, &(*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->saddr, sizeof(saddr));
-	memcpy(&daddr, &(*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->daddr, sizeof(daddr));
+	memcpy(&saddr, &ipv6_hdr(*pskb)->saddr, sizeof(saddr));
+	memcpy(&daddr, &ipv6_hdr(*pskb)->daddr, sizeof(daddr));
 	mark = (*pskb)->mark;
-	hop_limit = (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit;
+	hop_limit = ipv6_hdr(*pskb)->hop_limit;
 
 	/* flowlabel and prio (includes version, which shouldn't change either */
-	flowlabel = *((u_int32_t *) (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h);
+	flowlabel = *((u_int32_t *)ipv6_hdr(*pskb));
 
 	ret = ip6t_do_table(pskb, hook, in, out, &packet_mangler);
 
 	if (ret != NF_DROP && ret != NF_STOLEN
-		&& (memcmp(&(*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->saddr, &saddr, sizeof(saddr))
-		    || memcmp(&(*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->daddr, &daddr, sizeof(daddr))
+		&& (memcmp(&ipv6_hdr(*pskb)->saddr, &saddr, sizeof(saddr))
+		    || memcmp(&ipv6_hdr(*pskb)->daddr, &daddr, sizeof(daddr))
 		    || (*pskb)->mark != mark
-		    || (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit != hop_limit))
+		    || ipv6_hdr(*pskb)->hop_limit != hop_limit))
 		return ip6_route_me_harder(*pskb) == 0 ? ret : NF_DROP;
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c
index d110245..fe7f46c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c
@@ -138,16 +138,10 @@
 ipv6_prepare(struct sk_buff **pskb, unsigned int hooknum, unsigned int *dataoff,
 	     u_int8_t *protonum)
 {
-	unsigned int extoff;
-	unsigned char pnum;
-	int protoff;
-
-	extoff = (u8*)((*pskb)->nh.ipv6h + 1) - (*pskb)->data;
-	pnum = (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
-
-	protoff = nf_ct_ipv6_skip_exthdr(*pskb, extoff, &pnum,
-					 (*pskb)->len - extoff);
-
+	unsigned int extoff = (u8 *)(ipv6_hdr(*pskb) + 1) - (*pskb)->data;
+	unsigned char pnum = ipv6_hdr(*pskb)->nexthdr;
+	int protoff = nf_ct_ipv6_skip_exthdr(*pskb, extoff, &pnum,
+					     (*pskb)->len - extoff);
 	/*
 	 * (protoff == (*pskb)->len) mean that the packet doesn't have no data
 	 * except of IPv6 & ext headers. but it's tracked anyway. - YK
@@ -179,9 +173,8 @@
 	struct nf_conn_help *help;
 	enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo;
 	unsigned int ret, protoff;
-	unsigned int extoff = (u8*)((*pskb)->nh.ipv6h + 1)
-			      - (*pskb)->data;
-	unsigned char pnum = (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
+	unsigned int extoff = (u8 *)(ipv6_hdr(*pskb) + 1) - (*pskb)->data;
+	unsigned char pnum = ipv6_hdr(*pskb)->nexthdr;
 
 
 	/* This is where we call the helper: as the packet goes out. */
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
index bc1d095..d3fbb1f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
@@ -400,8 +400,8 @@
 	}
 
 	offset = ntohs(fhdr->frag_off) & ~0x7;
-	end = offset + (ntohs(skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len) -
-			((u8 *) (fhdr + 1) - (u8 *) (skb->nh.ipv6h + 1)));
+	end = offset + (ntohs(ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len) -
+			((u8 *)(fhdr + 1) - (u8 *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1)));
 
 	if ((unsigned int)end > IPV6_MAXPLEN) {
 		DEBUGP("offset is too large.\n");
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@
 	head->next = NULL;
 	head->dev = dev;
 	head->tstamp = fq->stamp;
-	head->nh.ipv6h->payload_len = htons(payload_len);
+	ipv6_hdr(head)->payload_len = htons(payload_len);
 
 	/* Yes, and fold redundant checksum back. 8) */
 	if (head->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_COMPLETE)
@@ -706,9 +706,9 @@
 static int
 find_prev_fhdr(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *prevhdrp, int *prevhoff, int *fhoff)
 {
-	u8 nexthdr = skb->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr;
-	u8 prev_nhoff = (u8 *)&skb->nh.ipv6h->nexthdr - skb->data;
-	int start = (u8 *)(skb->nh.ipv6h+1) - skb->data;
+	u8 nexthdr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
+	u8 prev_nhoff = (u8 *)&ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr - skb->data;
+	int start = (u8 *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1) - skb->data;
 	int len = skb->len - start;
 	u8 prevhdr = NEXTHDR_IPV6;
 
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@
 	struct sk_buff *ret_skb = NULL;
 
 	/* Jumbo payload inhibits frag. header */
-	if (skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len == 0) {
+	if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len == 0) {
 		DEBUGP("payload len = 0\n");
 		return skb;
 	}
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@
 	}
 
 	clone->h.raw = clone->data + fhoff;
-	hdr = clone->nh.ipv6h;
+	hdr = ipv6_hdr(clone);
 	fhdr = (struct frag_hdr *)clone->h.raw;
 
 	if (!(fhdr->frag_off & htons(0xFFF9))) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index 9b2bcde..0e2b56c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 	int delivered = 0;
 	__u8 hash;
 
-	saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
+	saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
 	daddr = saddr + 1;
 
 	hash = nexthdr & (MAX_INET_PROTOS - 1);
@@ -363,15 +363,16 @@
 	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_COMPLETE) {
 		skb_postpull_rcsum(skb, skb_network_header(skb),
 				   skb->h.raw - skb->nh.raw);
-		if (!csum_ipv6_magic(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-				     &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
+		if (!csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+				     &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
 				     skb->len, inet->num, skb->csum))
 			skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 	}
 	if (skb->ip_summed != CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY)
-		skb->csum = ~csum_unfold(csum_ipv6_magic(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-					     &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
-					     skb->len, inet->num, 0));
+		skb->csum = ~csum_unfold(csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+							 &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
+							 skb->len,
+							 inet->num, 0));
 
 	if (inet->hdrincl) {
 		if (skb_checksum_complete(skb)) {
@@ -438,7 +439,7 @@
 	if (sin6) {
 		sin6->sin6_family = AF_INET6;
 		sin6->sin6_port = 0;
-		ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
+		ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
 		sin6->sin6_flowinfo = 0;
 		sin6->sin6_scope_id = 0;
 		if (ipv6_addr_type(&sin6->sin6_addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)
@@ -578,7 +579,7 @@
 
 	skb_put(skb, length);
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
-	iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
index f85e49a..156a37f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@
 		goto err;
 
 	offset = ntohs(fhdr->frag_off) & ~0x7;
-	end = offset + (ntohs(skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len) -
-			((u8 *) (fhdr + 1) - (u8 *) (skb->nh.ipv6h + 1)));
+	end = offset + (ntohs(ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len) -
+			((u8 *)(fhdr + 1) - (u8 *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1)));
 
 	if ((unsigned int)end > IPV6_MAXPLEN) {
 		IP6_INC_STATS_BH(ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst),
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@
 	head->next = NULL;
 	head->dev = dev;
 	head->tstamp = fq->stamp;
-	head->nh.ipv6h->payload_len = htons(payload_len);
+	ipv6_hdr(head)->payload_len = htons(payload_len);
 	IP6CB(head)->nhoff = nhoff;
 
 	*skb_in = head;
@@ -708,9 +708,7 @@
 	struct net_device *dev = skb->dev;
 	struct frag_hdr *fhdr;
 	struct frag_queue *fq;
-	struct ipv6hdr *hdr;
-
-	hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 	IP6_INC_STATS_BH(ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst), IPSTATS_MIB_REASMREQDS);
 
@@ -726,7 +724,7 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	fhdr = (struct frag_hdr *)skb->h.raw;
 
 	if (!(fhdr->frag_off & htons(0xFFF9))) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 0aa4762..52cbe1c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@
 
 void ip6_route_input(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct ipv6hdr *iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	int flags = RT6_LOOKUP_F_HAS_SADDR;
 	struct flowi fl = {
 		.iif = skb->dev->ifindex,
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@
 	int type;
 	switch (ipstats_mib_noroutes) {
 	case IPSTATS_MIB_INNOROUTES:
-		type = ipv6_addr_type(&skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+		type = ipv6_addr_type(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
 		if (type == IPV6_ADDR_ANY || type == IPV6_ADDR_RESERVED) {
 			IP6_INC_STATS(ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst), IPSTATS_MIB_INADDRERRORS);
 			break;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index e33ac3c..18ec86f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
 static inline void ipip6_ecn_decapsulate(struct iphdr *iph, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	if (INET_ECN_is_ce(iph->tos))
-		IP6_ECN_set_ce(skb->nh.ipv6h);
+		IP6_ECN_set_ce(ipv6_hdr(skb));
 }
 
 static int ipip6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
 	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct net_device_stats *stats = &tunnel->stat;
 	struct iphdr  *tiph = &tunnel->parms.iph;
-	struct ipv6hdr *iph6 = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *iph6 = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	u8     tos = tunnel->parms.iph.tos;
 	struct rtable *rt;     			/* Route to the other host */
 	struct net_device *tdev;			/* Device to other host */
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
 		addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(addr6);
 
 		if (addr_type == IPV6_ADDR_ANY) {
-			addr6 = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+			addr6 = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 			addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(addr6);
 		}
 
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@
 			skb_set_owner_w(new_skb, skb->sk);
 		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 		skb = new_skb;
-		iph6 = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+		iph6 = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	}
 
 	skb->h.raw = skb->nh.raw;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 80a52ab..85b3e891 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@
 
 static __u32 tcp_v6_init_sequence(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return secure_tcpv6_sequence_number(skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr.s6_addr32,
-					    skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr.s6_addr32,
+	return secure_tcpv6_sequence_number(ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr.s6_addr32,
+					    ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr.s6_addr32,
 					    skb->h.th->dest,
 					    skb->h.th->source);
 }
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@
 {
 	__u8 *hash_location = NULL;
 	struct tcp_md5sig_key *hash_expected;
-	struct ipv6hdr *ip6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *ip6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	struct tcphdr *th = skb->h.th;
 	int length = (th->doff << 2) - sizeof (*th);
 	int genhash;
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@
 	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*th)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	th = skb->h.th;
 
 	th->check = 0;
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG
 	if (sk)
-		key = tcp_v6_md5_do_lookup(sk, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+		key = tcp_v6_md5_do_lookup(sk, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
 	else
 		key = NULL;
 
@@ -1039,20 +1039,18 @@
 			       (TCPOPT_NOP << 16) |
 			       (TCPOPT_MD5SIG << 8) |
 			       TCPOLEN_MD5SIG);
-		tcp_v6_do_calc_md5_hash((__u8*)&opt[1],
-					key,
-					&skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
-					&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-					t1, IPPROTO_TCP,
-					tot_len);
+		tcp_v6_do_calc_md5_hash((__u8 *)&opt[1], key,
+					&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
+					&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+					t1, IPPROTO_TCP, tot_len);
 	}
 #endif
 
 	buff->csum = csum_partial((char *)t1, sizeof(*t1), 0);
 
 	memset(&fl, 0, sizeof(fl));
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_dst, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_src, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+	ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_dst, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
+	ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_src, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
 
 	t1->check = csum_ipv6_magic(&fl.fl6_src, &fl.fl6_dst,
 				    sizeof(*t1), IPPROTO_TCP,
@@ -1093,7 +1091,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG
 	if (!tw && skb->sk) {
-		key = tcp_v6_md5_do_lookup(skb->sk, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+		key = tcp_v6_md5_do_lookup(skb->sk, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
 	} else if (tw && tw->tw_md5_keylen) {
 		tw_key.key = tw->tw_md5_key;
 		tw_key.keylen = tw->tw_md5_keylen;
@@ -1142,20 +1140,18 @@
 	if (key) {
 		*topt++ = htonl((TCPOPT_NOP << 24) | (TCPOPT_NOP << 16) |
 				(TCPOPT_MD5SIG << 8) | TCPOLEN_MD5SIG);
-		tcp_v6_do_calc_md5_hash((__u8 *)topt,
-					key,
-					&skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
-					&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-					t1, IPPROTO_TCP,
-					tot_len);
+		tcp_v6_do_calc_md5_hash((__u8 *)topt, key,
+					&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
+					&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+					t1, IPPROTO_TCP, tot_len);
 	}
 #endif
 
 	buff->csum = csum_partial((char *)t1, tot_len, 0);
 
 	memset(&fl, 0, sizeof(fl));
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_dst, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_src, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+	ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_dst, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
+	ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_src, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
 
 	t1->check = csum_ipv6_magic(&fl.fl6_src, &fl.fl6_dst,
 				    tot_len, IPPROTO_TCP,
@@ -1204,13 +1200,13 @@
 
 	/* Find possible connection requests. */
 	req = inet6_csk_search_req(sk, &prev, th->source,
-				   &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-				   &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr, inet6_iif(skb));
+				   &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+				   &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, inet6_iif(skb));
 	if (req)
 		return tcp_check_req(sk, skb, req, prev);
 
-	nsk = __inet6_lookup_established(&tcp_hashinfo, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-					 th->source, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
+	nsk = __inet6_lookup_established(&tcp_hashinfo, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+					 th->source, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
 					 ntohs(th->dest), inet6_iif(skb));
 
 	if (nsk) {
@@ -1277,8 +1273,8 @@
 	tcp_openreq_init(req, &tmp_opt, skb);
 
 	treq = inet6_rsk(req);
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&treq->rmt_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&treq->loc_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr);
+	ipv6_addr_copy(&treq->rmt_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
+	ipv6_addr_copy(&treq->loc_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
 	TCP_ECN_create_request(req, skb->h.th);
 	treq->pktopts = NULL;
 	if (ipv6_opt_accepted(sk, skb) ||
@@ -1365,7 +1361,7 @@
 		newnp->pktoptions  = NULL;
 		newnp->opt	   = NULL;
 		newnp->mcast_oif   = inet6_iif(skb);
-		newnp->mcast_hops  = skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit;
+		newnp->mcast_hops  = ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit;
 
 		/*
 		 * No need to charge this sock to the relevant IPv6 refcnt debug socks count
@@ -1473,7 +1469,7 @@
 	}
 	newnp->opt	  = NULL;
 	newnp->mcast_oif  = inet6_iif(skb);
-	newnp->mcast_hops = skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit;
+	newnp->mcast_hops = ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit;
 
 	/* Clone native IPv6 options from listening socket (if any)
 
@@ -1532,15 +1528,16 @@
 static __sum16 tcp_v6_checksum_init(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_COMPLETE) {
-		if (!tcp_v6_check(skb->h.th,skb->len,&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-				  &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,skb->csum)) {
+		if (!tcp_v6_check(skb->h.th, skb->len, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+				  &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, skb->csum)) {
 			skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 
-	skb->csum = ~csum_unfold(tcp_v6_check(skb->h.th,skb->len,&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-				  &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr, 0));
+	skb->csum = ~csum_unfold(tcp_v6_check(skb->h.th, skb->len,
+					      &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+					      &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, 0));
 
 	if (skb->len <= 76) {
 		return __skb_checksum_complete(skb);
@@ -1668,7 +1665,7 @@
 		if (np->rxopt.bits.rxinfo || np->rxopt.bits.rxoinfo)
 			np->mcast_oif = inet6_iif(opt_skb);
 		if (np->rxopt.bits.rxhlim || np->rxopt.bits.rxohlim)
-			np->mcast_hops = opt_skb->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit;
+			np->mcast_hops = ipv6_hdr(opt_skb)->hop_limit;
 		if (ipv6_opt_accepted(sk, opt_skb)) {
 			skb_set_owner_r(opt_skb, sk);
 			opt_skb = xchg(&np->pktoptions, opt_skb);
@@ -1718,11 +1715,11 @@
 				    skb->len - th->doff*4);
 	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->ack_seq = ntohl(th->ack_seq);
 	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->when = 0;
-	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->flags = ipv6_get_dsfield(skb->nh.ipv6h);
+	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->flags = ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(skb));
 	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked = 0;
 
-	sk = __inet6_lookup(&tcp_hashinfo, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr, th->source,
-			    &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr, ntohs(th->dest),
+	sk = __inet6_lookup(&tcp_hashinfo, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, th->source,
+			    &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, ntohs(th->dest),
 			    inet6_iif(skb));
 
 	if (!sk)
@@ -1802,7 +1799,7 @@
 		struct sock *sk2;
 
 		sk2 = inet6_lookup_listener(&tcp_hashinfo,
-					    &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
+					    &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
 					    ntohs(th->dest), inet6_iif(skb));
 		if (sk2 != NULL) {
 			struct inet_timewait_sock *tw = inet_twsk(sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index e991e60..55affe3 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@
 			ipv6_addr_set(&sin6->sin6_addr, 0, 0,
 				      htonl(0xffff), ip_hdr(skb)->saddr);
 		else {
-			ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
+			ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr,
+				       &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
 			if (ipv6_addr_type(&sin6->sin6_addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)
 				sin6->sin6_scope_id = IP6CB(skb)->iif;
 		}
@@ -392,13 +393,13 @@
 		return 1;
 	}
 	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_COMPLETE &&
-	    !csum_ipv6_magic(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
+	    !csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
 			     skb->len, proto, skb->csum))
 		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 
 	if (skb->ip_summed != CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY)
-		skb->csum = ~csum_unfold(csum_ipv6_magic(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
-							 &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
+		skb->csum = ~csum_unfold(csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+							 &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
 							 skb->len, proto, 0));
 
 	return 0;
@@ -417,8 +418,8 @@
 	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(struct udphdr)))
 		goto short_packet;
 
-	saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
-	daddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+	saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
+	daddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 	uh = skb->h.uh;
 
 	ulen = ntohs(uh->len);
@@ -438,8 +439,8 @@
 		if (ulen < skb->len) {
 			if (pskb_trim_rcsum(skb, ulen))
 				goto short_packet;
-			saddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
-			daddr = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+			saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
+			daddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 			uh = skb->h.uh;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_input.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_input.c
index 5c929f8..f30ef16 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_input.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 		goto drop;
 
 	do {
-		struct ipv6hdr *iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+		struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 		if (xfrm_nr == XFRM_MAX_DEPTH)
 			goto drop;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 		return -1;
 	} else {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
-		skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len = htons(skb->len);
+		ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len = htons(skb->len);
 		__skb_push(skb, skb->data - skb_network_header(skb));
 
 		NF_HOOK(PF_INET6, NF_IP6_PRE_ROUTING, skb, skb->dev, NULL,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_beet.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_beet.c
index 247e2d5..b5a48c2 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_beet.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_beet.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 	int hdr_len;
 
 	skb_push(skb, x->props.header_len);
-	iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 	hdr_len = ip6_find_1stfragopt(skb, &prevhdr);
 	skb->nh.raw = prevhdr - x->props.header_len;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 	memmove(skb->data, iph, hdr_len);
 
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
-	top_iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	top_iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	skb->nh.raw = &top_iph->nexthdr;
 	skb->h.ipv6h = top_iph + 1;
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 	skb_set_mac_header(skb, -skb->mac_len);
 	memmove(skb_mac_header(skb), old_mac, skb->mac_len);
 
-	ip6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	ip6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	ip6h->payload_len = htons(skb->len - size);
 	ipv6_addr_copy(&ip6h->daddr, (struct in6_addr *) &x->sel.daddr.a6);
 	ipv6_addr_copy(&ip6h->saddr, (struct in6_addr *) &x->sel.saddr.a6);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c
index 6031c16..d01958d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 	int hdr_len;
 
 	skb_push(skb, x->props.header_len);
-	iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 	hdr_len = x->type->hdr_offset(x, skb, &prevhdr);
 	skb->nh.raw = prevhdr - x->props.header_len;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_transport.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_transport.c
index ace0bbf..358b60d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_transport.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_transport.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 	int hdr_len;
 
 	skb_push(skb, x->props.header_len);
-	iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 	hdr_len = x->type->hdr_offset(x, skb, &prevhdr);
 	skb->nh.raw = prevhdr - x->props.header_len;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 		memmove(skb->h.raw, skb_network_header(skb), ihl);
 		skb->nh.raw = skb->h.raw;
 	}
-	skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len = htons(skb->len + ihl -
+	ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len = htons(skb->len + ihl -
 					   sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
 	skb->h.raw = skb->data;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_tunnel.c
index 498f17b..28f36b3 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_tunnel.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 static inline void ipip6_ecn_decapsulate(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct ipv6hdr *outer_iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *outer_iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	struct ipv6hdr *inner_iph = skb->h.ipv6h;
 
 	if (INET_ECN_is_ce(ipv6_get_dsfield(outer_iph)))
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 static inline void ip6ip_ecn_decapsulate(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	if (INET_ECN_is_ce(ipv6_get_dsfield(skb->nh.ipv6h)))
+	if (INET_ECN_is_ce(ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(skb))))
 			IP_ECN_set_ce(skb->h.ipiph);
 }
 
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@
 	int dsfield;
 
 	skb_push(skb, x->props.header_len);
-	iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
-	top_iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	top_iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	skb->nh.raw = &top_iph->nexthdr;
 	skb->h.ipv6h = top_iph + 1;
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 	nh = skb_network_header(skb);
 	if (nh[IP6CB(skb)->nhoff] == IPPROTO_IPV6) {
 		if (x->props.flags & XFRM_STATE_DECAP_DSCP)
-			ipv6_copy_dscp(skb->nh.ipv6h, skb->h.ipv6h);
+			ipv6_copy_dscp(ipv6_hdr(skb), skb->h.ipv6h);
 		if (!(x->props.flags & XFRM_STATE_NOECN))
 			ipip6_ecn_decapsulate(skb);
 	} else {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
index cb5a723..b93bfb8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 _decode_session6(struct sk_buff *skb, struct flowi *fl)
 {
 	u16 offset = skb->h.raw - skb->nh.raw;
-	struct ipv6hdr *hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	struct ipv6_opt_hdr *exthdr;
 	const unsigned char *nh = skb_network_header(skb);
 	u8 nexthdr = nh[IP6CB(skb)->nhoff];
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
index 93c4223..538499a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 
 static int xfrm6_tunnel_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct ipv6hdr *iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	__be32 spi;
 
 	spi = xfrm6_tunnel_spi_lookup((xfrm_address_t *)&iph->saddr);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_DSCP.c b/net/netfilter/xt_DSCP.c
index de647bd..a97704a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_DSCP.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_DSCP.c
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@
 			    const void *targinfo)
 {
 	const struct xt_DSCP_info *dinfo = targinfo;
-	u_int8_t dscp = ipv6_get_dsfield((*pskb)->nh.ipv6h) >> XT_DSCP_SHIFT;
+	u_int8_t dscp = ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(*pskb)) >> XT_DSCP_SHIFT;
 
 	if (dscp != dinfo->dscp) {
 		if (!skb_make_writable(pskb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr)))
 			return NF_DROP;
 
-		ipv6_change_dsfield((*pskb)->nh.ipv6h, (__u8)(~XT_DSCP_MASK),
+		ipv6_change_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(*pskb), (__u8)(~XT_DSCP_MASK),
 				    dinfo->dscp << XT_DSCP_SHIFT);
 	}
 	return XT_CONTINUE;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c b/net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c
index 9e948ce..15fe8f6 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 		  const struct xt_target *target,
 		  const void *targinfo)
 {
-	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(*pskb);
 	u8 nexthdr;
 	int tcphoff;
 	int ret;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return NF_DROP;
 	if (ret > 0) {
-		ipv6h = (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h;
+		ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(*pskb);
 		ipv6h->payload_len = htons(ntohs(ipv6h->payload_len) + ret);
 	}
 	return XT_CONTINUE;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_dscp.c b/net/netfilter/xt_dscp.c
index 9ec294c..000e9c2 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_dscp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_dscp.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 		  int *hotdrop)
 {
 	const struct xt_dscp_info *info = matchinfo;
-	u_int8_t dscp = ipv6_get_dsfield(skb->nh.ipv6h) >> XT_DSCP_SHIFT;
+	u_int8_t dscp = ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(skb)) >> XT_DSCP_SHIFT;
 
 	return (dscp == info->dscp) ^ !!info->invert;
 }
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c b/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
index 47af19a..eb93291 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
@@ -392,10 +392,10 @@
 #if defined(CONFIG_IP6_NF_IPTABLES) || defined(CONFIG_IP6_NF_IPTABLES_MODULE)
 	case AF_INET6:
 		if (hinfo->cfg.mode & XT_HASHLIMIT_HASH_DIP)
-			memcpy(&dst->addr.ip6.dst, &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr,
+			memcpy(&dst->addr.ip6.dst, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
 			       sizeof(dst->addr.ip6.dst));
 		if (hinfo->cfg.mode & XT_HASHLIMIT_HASH_SIP)
-			memcpy(&dst->addr.ip6.src, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,
+			memcpy(&dst->addr.ip6.src, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
 			       sizeof(dst->addr.ip6.src));
 
 		if (!(hinfo->cfg.mode &
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_length.c b/net/netfilter/xt_length.c
index 65fdb21..77288c5 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_length.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_length.c
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
        int *hotdrop)
 {
 	const struct xt_length_info *info = matchinfo;
-	u_int16_t pktlen = ntohs(skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len) + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
+	const u_int16_t pktlen = (ntohs(ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len) +
+				  sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
 
 	return (pktlen >= info->min && pktlen <= info->max) ^ info->invert;
 }
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_rsvp.h b/net/sched/cls_rsvp.h
index cb8cf5b..6f373b0 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_rsvp.h
+++ b/net/sched/cls_rsvp.h
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 	u8 tunnelid = 0;
 	u8 *xprt;
 #if RSVP_DST_LEN == 4
-	struct ipv6hdr *nhptr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+	struct ipv6hdr *nhptr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 #else
 	struct iphdr *nhptr = ip_hdr(skb);
 #endif
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c b/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c
index 45b5734..2c857af 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 					& ~INET_ECN_MASK;
 				break;
 			case __constant_htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
-				skb->tc_index = ipv6_get_dsfield(skb->nh.ipv6h)
+				skb->tc_index = ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(skb))
 					& ~INET_ECN_MASK;
 				break;
 			default:
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
 					    p->value[index]);
 			break;
 		case __constant_htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
-			ipv6_change_dsfield(skb->nh.ipv6h, p->mask[index],
+			ipv6_change_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(skb), p->mask[index],
 					    p->value[index]);
 			break;
 		default:
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_sfq.c b/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
index 02081bc..e369540 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 	}
 	case __constant_htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
 	{
-		struct ipv6hdr *iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
+		struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 		h = iph->daddr.s6_addr32[3];
 		h2 = iph->saddr.s6_addr32[3]^iph->nexthdr;
 		if (iph->nexthdr == IPPROTO_TCP ||
diff --git a/net/sctp/ipv6.c b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index 742f9ff..001be2d 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
@@ -393,10 +393,10 @@
 	sh = (struct sctphdr *) skb->h.raw;
 	if (is_saddr) {
 		*port  = sh->source;
-		from = &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr;
+		from = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
 	} else {
 		*port = sh->dest;
-		from = &skb->nh.ipv6h->daddr;
+		from = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 	}
 	ipv6_addr_copy(&addr->v6.sin6_addr, from);
 }
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@
 /* Was this packet marked by Explicit Congestion Notification? */
 static int sctp_v6_is_ce(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return *((__u32 *)(skb->nh.ipv6h)) & htonl(1<<20);
+	return *((__u32 *)(ipv6_hdr(skb))) & htonl(1 << 20);
 }
 
 /* Dump the v6 addr to the seq file. */
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@
 		}
 
 		/* Otherwise, just copy the v6 address. */
-		ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr, &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
+		ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
 		if (ipv6_addr_type(&sin6->sin6_addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL) {
 			struct sctp_ulpevent *ev = sctp_skb2event(skb);
 			sin6->sin6_scope_id = ev->iif;