diff --git a/include/linux/icmpv6.h b/include/linux/icmpv6.h
index 10d701eec484cb353508afa13efbf63d506e2759..b6a85183c33389e164d7d8f54390501e31c9d415 100644
--- a/include/linux/icmpv6.h
+++ b/include/linux/icmpv6.h
@@ -175,16 +175,16 @@ struct icmp6_filter {
 
 
 extern void				icmpv6_send(struct sk_buff *skb,
-						    int type, int code,
+						    u8 type, u8 code,
 						    __u32 info, 
 						    struct net_device *dev);
 
 extern int				icmpv6_init(void);
-extern int				icmpv6_err_convert(int type, int code,
+extern int				icmpv6_err_convert(u8 type, u8 code,
 							   int *err);
 extern void				icmpv6_cleanup(void);
 extern void				icmpv6_param_prob(struct sk_buff *skb,
-							  int code, int pos);
+							  u8 code, int pos);
 
 struct flowi;
 struct in6_addr;
diff --git a/include/net/protocol.h b/include/net/protocol.h
index ffa5b8b1f1df7c1c92d3e679c3ffacde656faae4..1089d5aabd4990f8b028e6fb3c7db8f82195950d 100644
--- a/include/net/protocol.h
+++ b/include/net/protocol.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct inet6_protocol
 
 	void	(*err_handler)(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
-			       int type, int code, int offset,
+			       u8 type, u8 code, int offset,
 			       __be32 info);
 
 	int	(*gso_send_check)(struct sk_buff *skb);
diff --git a/include/net/rawv6.h b/include/net/rawv6.h
index 8a22599f26ba9ce4fe7b9e649e23321fc359263d..f6b9b830df8c445e3ce88f0ff45d27fc07908c2c 100644
--- a/include/net/rawv6.h
+++ b/include/net/rawv6.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <net/protocol.h>
 
 void raw6_icmp_error(struct sk_buff *, int nexthdr,
-		int type, int code, int inner_offset, __be32);
+		u8 type, u8 code, int inner_offset, __be32);
 int raw6_local_deliver(struct sk_buff *, int);
 
 extern int			rawv6_rcv(struct sock *sk,
diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index 736bca4508862c668675fff1f03e9d462cb08674..9e3a3f4c1f6041bb3447392695f308cfcc5b2cc0 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ struct xfrm_tunnel {
 struct xfrm6_tunnel {
 	int (*handler)(struct sk_buff *skb);
 	int (*err_handler)(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
-			   int type, int code, int offset, __be32 info);
+			   u8 type, u8 code, int offset, __be32 info);
 	struct xfrm6_tunnel *next;
 	int priority;
 };
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv6.c b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
index 05ea7440d9e51b6f40e29b7335277c4853b8ca7d..3e70faab29897370b815447f6ab937dee12101b9 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static inline __u32 dccp_v6_init_sequence(struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 
 static void dccp_v6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
-			int type, int code, int offset, __be32 info)
+			u8 type, u8 code, int offset, __be32 info)
 {
 	struct ipv6hdr *hdr = (struct ipv6hdr *)skb->data;
 	const struct dccp_hdr *dh = (struct dccp_hdr *)(skb->data + offset);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ah6.c b/net/ipv6/ah6.c
index 52449f7a1b715cf830fb4d051cb31ebd10cc3350..86f42a288c4bb487237ffa6da9944e20d0456efb 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ah6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ah6.c
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ static int ah6_input(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 
 static void ah6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
-		    int type, int code, int offset, __be32 info)
+		    u8 type, u8 code, int offset, __be32 info)
 {
 	struct net *net = dev_net(skb->dev);
 	struct ipv6hdr *iph = (struct ipv6hdr*)skb->data;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/esp6.c b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
index c2f250150db10a6d1c68c6904404e258860fc30d..678bb95b1525716f2120db6abe3332a7c4e5edab 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/esp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static u32 esp6_get_mtu(struct xfrm_state *x, int mtu)
 }
 
 static void esp6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
-		     int type, int code, int offset, __be32 info)
+		     u8 type, u8 code, int offset, __be32 info)
 {
 	struct net *net = dev_net(skb->dev);
 	struct ipv6hdr *iph = (struct ipv6hdr*)skb->data;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/icmp.c b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
index 36dff8807183c81741baba329cea9d637ff6ebcd..eab62a7a8f06e54fd7e161b8312565f8da59ed60 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static __inline__ void icmpv6_xmit_unlock(struct sock *sk)
 /*
  * Slightly more convenient version of icmpv6_send.
  */
-void icmpv6_param_prob(struct sk_buff *skb, int code, int pos)
+void icmpv6_param_prob(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 code, int pos)
 {
 	icmpv6_send(skb, ICMPV6_PARAMPROB, code, pos, skb->dev);
 	kfree_skb(skb);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static int is_ineligible(struct sk_buff *skb)
 /*
  * Check the ICMP output rate limit
  */
-static inline int icmpv6_xrlim_allow(struct sock *sk, int type,
+static inline int icmpv6_xrlim_allow(struct sock *sk, u8 type,
 				     struct flowi *fl)
 {
 	struct dst_entry *dst;
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static inline void mip6_addr_swap(struct sk_buff *skb) {}
 /*
  *	Send an ICMP message in response to a packet in error
  */
-void icmpv6_send(struct sk_buff *skb, int type, int code, __u32 info,
+void icmpv6_send(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 type, u8 code, __u32 info,
 		 struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net *net = dev_net(skb->dev);
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ static void icmpv6_echo_reply(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	icmpv6_xmit_unlock(sk);
 }
 
-static void icmpv6_notify(struct sk_buff *skb, int type, int code, __be32 info)
+static void icmpv6_notify(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 type, u8 code, __be32 info)
 {
 	struct inet6_protocol *ipprot;
 	int inner_offset;
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ static int icmpv6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct in6_addr *saddr, *daddr;
 	struct ipv6hdr *orig_hdr;
 	struct icmp6hdr *hdr;
-	int type;
+	u8 type;
 
 	if (!xfrm6_policy_check(NULL, XFRM_POLICY_IN, skb)) {
 		struct sec_path *sp = skb_sec_path(skb);
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ static const struct icmp6_err {
 	},
 };
 
-int icmpv6_err_convert(int type, int code, int *err)
+int icmpv6_err_convert(u8 type, u8 code, int *err)
 {
 	int fatal = 0;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index 404d16a97d5c9d85c119f1853ce23e509c924ed5..51f410e7775a2880981e909817ce9ae5eba68d1f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -394,13 +394,13 @@ parse_tlv_tnl_enc_lim(struct sk_buff *skb, __u8 * raw)
 
 static int
 ip6_tnl_err(struct sk_buff *skb, __u8 ipproto, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
-	    int *type, int *code, int *msg, __u32 *info, int offset)
+	    u8 *type, u8 *code, int *msg, __u32 *info, int offset)
 {
 	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = (struct ipv6hdr *) skb->data;
 	struct ip6_tnl *t;
 	int rel_msg = 0;
-	int rel_type = ICMPV6_DEST_UNREACH;
-	int rel_code = ICMPV6_ADDR_UNREACH;
+	u8 rel_type = ICMPV6_DEST_UNREACH;
+	u8 rel_code = ICMPV6_ADDR_UNREACH;
 	__u32 rel_info = 0;
 	__u16 len;
 	int err = -ENOENT;
@@ -488,11 +488,11 @@ ip6_tnl_err(struct sk_buff *skb, __u8 ipproto, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
 
 static int
 ip4ip6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
-	   int type, int code, int offset, __be32 info)
+	   u8 type, u8 code, int offset, __be32 info)
 {
 	int rel_msg = 0;
-	int rel_type = type;
-	int rel_code = code;
+	u8 rel_type = type;
+	u8 rel_code = code;
 	__u32 rel_info = ntohl(info);
 	int err;
 	struct sk_buff *skb2;
@@ -586,11 +586,11 @@ ip4ip6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
 
 static int
 ip6ip6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
-	   int type, int code, int offset, __be32 info)
+	   u8 type, u8 code, int offset, __be32 info)
 {
 	int rel_msg = 0;
-	int rel_type = type;
-	int rel_code = code;
+	u8 rel_type = type;
+	u8 rel_code = code;
 	__u32 rel_info = ntohl(info);
 	int err;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c b/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
index 3a0b3be7ece525d6d7230c2fd2c79340a025c4f2..79c172f1ff012d6b7f577ea20febae037ec96dad 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 static void ipcomp6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
-				int type, int code, int offset, __be32 info)
+				u8 type, u8 code, int offset, __be32 info)
 {
 	__be32 spi;
 	struct ipv6hdr *iph = (struct ipv6hdr*)skb->data;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/mip6.c b/net/ipv6/mip6.c
index f995e19c87a96d29995d7de530e0f996160ff980..f797e8c6f3b36de616de064616e43c22fa70a536 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/mip6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/mip6.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static inline void *mip6_padn(__u8 *data, __u8 padlen)
 	return data + padlen;
 }
 
-static inline void mip6_param_prob(struct sk_buff *skb, int code, int pos)
+static inline void mip6_param_prob(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 code, int pos)
 {
 	icmpv6_send(skb, ICMPV6_PARAMPROB, code, pos, skb->dev);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index 8b0b6f948063607d8d60ec18bde103a36369bc2a..d6c3c1c34b2d0cf1eac94211675800fce65be843 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static int rawv6_bind(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 
 static void rawv6_err(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	       struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
-	       int type, int code, int offset, __be32 info)
+	       u8 type, u8 code, int offset, __be32 info)
 {
 	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
 	struct ipv6_pinfo *np = inet6_sk(sk);
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ static void rawv6_err(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 }
 
 void raw6_icmp_error(struct sk_buff *skb, int nexthdr,
-		int type, int code, int inner_offset, __be32 info)
+		u8 type, u8 code, int inner_offset, __be32 info)
 {
 	struct sock *sk;
 	int hash;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 658293ea05ba736d143947ceca915cacdf4e5f89..1473ee0a1f5135d02cd9cc2bab8ae5c8b37e1e88 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -1865,7 +1865,7 @@ int ipv6_route_ioctl(struct net *net, unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg)
  *	Drop the packet on the floor
  */
 
-static int ip6_pkt_drop(struct sk_buff *skb, int code, int ipstats_mib_noroutes)
+static int ip6_pkt_drop(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 code, int ipstats_mib_noroutes)
 {
 	int type;
 	struct dst_entry *dst = skb_dst(skb);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 53b6a4192b161eae3f44b226395e02a691ad120c..58810c65b6359524b171fa9ca0678b9a6a21241c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static int tcp_v6_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 }
 
 static void tcp_v6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
-		int type, int code, int offset, __be32 info)
+		u8 type, u8 code, int offset, __be32 info)
 {
 	struct ipv6hdr *hdr = (struct ipv6hdr*)skb->data;
 	const struct tcphdr *th = (struct tcphdr *)(skb->data+offset);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tunnel6.c b/net/ipv6/tunnel6.c
index 669f280989c351ce6c9b2e29ed934e1c3d02a937..633ad789effc12d0000c9ec3bb2c76192bfcee6e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tunnel6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tunnel6.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static int tunnel46_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 
 static void tunnel6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
-			int type, int code, int offset, __be32 info)
+			u8 type, u8 code, int offset, __be32 info)
 {
 	struct xfrm6_tunnel *handler;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index 023beda6b22445f52f75e13fc3e0000b78d42342..33b59bd92c4dc18667a6f0bf94fc7ac4282b4323 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ int udpv6_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
 }
 
 void __udp6_lib_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
-		    int type, int code, int offset, __be32 info,
+		    u8 type, u8 code, int offset, __be32 info,
 		    struct udp_table *udptable)
 {
 	struct ipv6_pinfo *np;
@@ -346,8 +346,8 @@ void __udp6_lib_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
 }
 
 static __inline__ void udpv6_err(struct sk_buff *skb,
-				 struct inet6_skb_parm *opt, int type,
-				 int code, int offset, __be32 info     )
+				 struct inet6_skb_parm *opt, u8 type,
+				 u8 code, int offset, __be32 info     )
 {
 	__udp6_lib_err(skb, opt, type, code, offset, info, &udp_table);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp_impl.h b/net/ipv6/udp_impl.h
index 23779208c334e90aa1bad9100a1d8c84f6b452df..6bb303471e204ade2e31d025cb9d3ec1b80fbd60 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp_impl.h
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp_impl.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 extern int  	__udp6_lib_rcv(struct sk_buff *, struct udp_table *, int );
 extern void 	__udp6_lib_err(struct sk_buff *, struct inet6_skb_parm *,
-			       int , int , int , __be32 , struct udp_table *);
+			       u8 , u8 , int , __be32 , struct udp_table *);
 
 extern int	udp_v6_get_port(struct sock *sk, unsigned short snum);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udplite.c b/net/ipv6/udplite.c
index ba162a824585b8fcecd2c1022c0c64d09faa68bc..4818c48688f210b31932329204b9c47159c5e44c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udplite.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udplite.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static int udplitev6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 static void udplitev6_err(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			  struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
-			  int type, int code, int offset, __be32 info)
+			  u8 type, u8 code, int offset, __be32 info)
 {
 	__udp6_lib_err(skb, opt, type, code, offset, info, &udplite_table);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
index 80193db224d9070e2ca57982122fdf8384ba5d9f..81a95c00e50355855cd7fdf22ac207b7e7dc1d91 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static int xfrm6_tunnel_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 
 static int xfrm6_tunnel_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
-			    int type, int code, int offset, __be32 info)
+			    u8 type, u8 code, int offset, __be32 info)
 {
 	/* xfrm6_tunnel native err handling */
 	switch (type) {
diff --git a/net/sctp/ipv6.c b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index a63de3f7f1859ccf839893f69b4b7db4ee84b431..6a4b19094143653ab79a43de52d916fd8ed2a0f0 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static struct notifier_block sctp_inet6addr_notifier = {
 
 /* ICMP error handler. */
 SCTP_STATIC void sctp_v6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
-			     int type, int code, int offset, __be32 info)
+			     u8 type, u8 code, int offset, __be32 info)
 {
 	struct inet6_dev *idev;
 	struct sock *sk;