diff --git a/include/net/request_sock.h b/include/net/request_sock.h
index c719084..c9b50eb 100644
--- a/include/net/request_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/request_sock.h
@@ -27,13 +27,19 @@ struct sk_buff;
 struct dst_entry;
 struct proto;
 
+/* empty to "strongly type" an otherwise void parameter.
+ */
+struct request_values {
+};
+
 struct request_sock_ops {
 	int		family;
 	int		obj_size;
 	struct kmem_cache	*slab;
 	char		*slab_name;
 	int		(*rtx_syn_ack)(struct sock *sk,
-				       struct request_sock *req);
+				       struct request_sock *req,
+				       struct request_values *rvp);
 	void		(*send_ack)(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				    struct request_sock *req);
 	void		(*send_reset)(struct sock *sk,
diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 325bfcf..ec183fd 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -440,7 +440,8 @@ extern int			tcp_connect(struct sock *sk);
 
 extern struct sk_buff *		tcp_make_synack(struct sock *sk,
 						struct dst_entry *dst,
-						struct request_sock *req);
+						struct request_sock *req,
+						struct request_values *rvp);
 
 extern int			tcp_disconnect(struct sock *sk, int flags);
 
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv4.c b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
index 2423a08..efbcfdc 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv4.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
@@ -477,7 +477,8 @@ static struct dst_entry* dccp_v4_route_skb(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 	return &rt->u.dst;
 }
 
-static int dccp_v4_send_response(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req)
+static int dccp_v4_send_response(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
+				 struct request_values *rv_unused)
 {
 	int err = -1;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -626,7 +627,7 @@ int dccp_v4_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	dreq->dreq_iss	   = dccp_v4_init_sequence(skb);
 	dreq->dreq_service = service;
 
-	if (dccp_v4_send_response(sk, req))
+	if (dccp_v4_send_response(sk, req, NULL))
 		goto drop_and_free;
 
 	inet_csk_reqsk_queue_hash_add(sk, req, DCCP_TIMEOUT_INIT);
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv6.c b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
index 50ea91a..6574215 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ out:
 }
 
 
-static int dccp_v6_send_response(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req)
+static int dccp_v6_send_response(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
+				 struct request_values *rv_unused)
 {
 	struct inet6_request_sock *ireq6 = inet6_rsk(req);
 	struct ipv6_pinfo *np = inet6_sk(sk);
@@ -468,7 +469,7 @@ static int dccp_v6_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	dreq->dreq_iss	   = dccp_v6_init_sequence(skb);
 	dreq->dreq_service = service;
 
-	if (dccp_v6_send_response(sk, req))
+	if (dccp_v6_send_response(sk, req, NULL))
 		goto drop_and_free;
 
 	inet6_csk_reqsk_queue_hash_add(sk, req, DCCP_TIMEOUT_INIT);
diff --git a/net/dccp/minisocks.c b/net/dccp/minisocks.c
index 5ca49ce..af226a0 100644
--- a/net/dccp/minisocks.c
+++ b/net/dccp/minisocks.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ struct sock *dccp_check_req(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			 * counter (backoff, monitored by dccp_response_timer).
 			 */
 			req->retrans++;
-			req->rsk_ops->rtx_syn_ack(sk, req);
+			req->rsk_ops->rtx_syn_ack(sk, req, NULL);
 		}
 		/* Network Duplicate, discard packet */
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 26fb50e..ad098d6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ void inet_csk_reqsk_queue_prune(struct sock *parent,
 					       &expire, &resend);
 				if (!expire &&
 				    (!resend ||
-				     !req->rsk_ops->rtx_syn_ack(parent, req) ||
+				     !req->rsk_ops->rtx_syn_ack(parent, req, NULL) ||
 				     inet_rsk(req)->acked)) {
 					unsigned long timeo;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index df18ce0..397ab8f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -742,8 +742,9 @@ static void tcp_v4_reqsk_send_ack(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
  *	This still operates on a request_sock only, not on a big
  *	socket.
  */
-static int __tcp_v4_send_synack(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
-				struct dst_entry *dst)
+static int __tcp_v4_send_synack(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
+				struct request_sock *req,
+				struct request_values *rvp)
 {
 	const struct inet_request_sock *ireq = inet_rsk(req);
 	int err = -1;
@@ -753,7 +754,7 @@ static int __tcp_v4_send_synack(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
 	if (!dst && (dst = inet_csk_route_req(sk, req)) == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
-	skb = tcp_make_synack(sk, dst, req);
+	skb = tcp_make_synack(sk, dst, req, rvp);
 
 	if (skb) {
 		struct tcphdr *th = tcp_hdr(skb);
@@ -774,9 +775,10 @@ static int __tcp_v4_send_synack(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int tcp_v4_send_synack(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req)
+static int tcp_v4_send_synack(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
+			      struct request_values *rvp)
 {
-	return __tcp_v4_send_synack(sk, req, NULL);
+	return __tcp_v4_send_synack(sk, NULL, req, rvp);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1211,13 +1213,13 @@ static struct timewait_sock_ops tcp_timewait_sock_ops = {
 
 int tcp_v4_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct inet_request_sock *ireq;
 	struct tcp_options_received tmp_opt;
 	struct request_sock *req;
+	struct inet_request_sock *ireq;
+	struct dst_entry *dst = NULL;
 	__be32 saddr = ip_hdr(skb)->saddr;
 	__be32 daddr = ip_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 	__u32 isn = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->when;
-	struct dst_entry *dst = NULL;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES
 	int want_cookie = 0;
 #else
@@ -1337,7 +1339,8 @@ int tcp_v4_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 	tcp_rsk(req)->snt_isn = isn;
 
-	if (__tcp_v4_send_synack(sk, req, dst) || want_cookie)
+	if (__tcp_v4_send_synack(sk, dst, req, NULL)
+	 || want_cookie)
 		goto drop_and_free;
 
 	inet_csk_reqsk_queue_hash_add(sk, req, TCP_TIMEOUT_INIT);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index 4be2228..7a42990 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ struct sock *tcp_check_req(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		 * Enforce "SYN-ACK" according to figure 8, figure 6
 		 * of RFC793, fixed by RFC1122.
 		 */
-		req->rsk_ops->rtx_syn_ack(sk, req);
+		req->rsk_ops->rtx_syn_ack(sk, req, NULL);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 616c686..1151cb8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -2224,7 +2224,8 @@ int tcp_send_synack(struct sock *sk)
 
 /* Prepare a SYN-ACK. */
 struct sk_buff *tcp_make_synack(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
-				struct request_sock *req)
+				struct request_sock *req,
+				struct request_values *rvp)
 {
 	struct inet_request_sock *ireq = inet_rsk(req);
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index de70909..3e327bc 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -461,7 +461,8 @@ out:
 }
 
 
-static int tcp_v6_send_synack(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req)
+static int tcp_v6_send_synack(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
+			      struct request_values *rvp)
 {
 	struct inet6_request_sock *treq = inet6_rsk(req);
 	struct ipv6_pinfo *np = inet6_sk(sk);
@@ -499,7 +500,7 @@ static int tcp_v6_send_synack(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req)
 	if ((err = xfrm_lookup(sock_net(sk), &dst, &fl, sk, 0)) < 0)
 		goto done;
 
-	skb = tcp_make_synack(sk, dst, req);
+	skb = tcp_make_synack(sk, dst, req, rvp);
 	if (skb) {
 		struct tcphdr *th = tcp_hdr(skb);
 
@@ -1161,13 +1162,13 @@ static struct sock *tcp_v6_hnd_req(struct sock *sk,struct sk_buff *skb)
  */
 static int tcp_v6_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	struct tcp_options_received tmp_opt;
+	struct request_sock *req;
 	struct inet6_request_sock *treq;
 	struct ipv6_pinfo *np = inet6_sk(sk);
-	struct tcp_options_received tmp_opt;
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
-	struct request_sock *req = NULL;
-	__u32 isn = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->when;
 	struct dst_entry *dst = __sk_dst_get(sk);
+	__u32 isn = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->when;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES
 	int want_cookie = 0;
 #else
@@ -1239,23 +1240,20 @@ static int tcp_v6_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 		isn = tcp_v6_init_sequence(skb);
 	}
-
 	tcp_rsk(req)->snt_isn = isn;
 
 	security_inet_conn_request(sk, skb, req);
 
-	if (tcp_v6_send_synack(sk, req))
-		goto drop;
+	if (tcp_v6_send_synack(sk, req, NULL)
+	 || want_cookie)
+		goto drop_and_free;
 
-	if (!want_cookie) {
-		inet6_csk_reqsk_queue_hash_add(sk, req, TCP_TIMEOUT_INIT);
-		return 0;
-	}
+	inet6_csk_reqsk_queue_hash_add(sk, req, TCP_TIMEOUT_INIT);
+	return 0;
 
+drop_and_free:
+	reqsk_free(req);
 drop:
-	if (req)
-		reqsk_free(req);
-
 	return 0; /* don't send reset */
 }
 
