diff --git a/extensions/ebt_ip6.c b/extensions/ebt_ip6.c
index dd48547b0010..347797b4afe1 100644
--- a/extensions/ebt_ip6.c
+++ b/extensions/ebt_ip6.c
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <inttypes.h>
-#include <limits.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -51,13 +48,7 @@ static const struct option opts[] =
 };
 
 
-struct icmpv6_names {
-	const char *name;
-	uint8_t type;
-	uint8_t code_min, code_max;
-};
-
-static const struct icmpv6_names icmpv6_codes[] = {
+static const struct ebt_icmp_names icmpv6_codes[] = {
 	{ "destination-unreachable", 1, 0, 0xFF },
 	{ "no-route", 1, 0, 0 },
 	{ "communication-prohibited", 1, 1, 1 },
@@ -141,97 +132,6 @@ parse_port_range(const char *protocol, const char *portstring, uint16_t *ports)
 	free(buffer);
 }
 
-static char*
-parse_num(const char *str, long min, long max, long *num)
-{
-	char *end;
-
-	errno = 0;
-	*num = strtol(str, &end, 10);
-	if (errno && (*num == LONG_MIN || *num == LONG_MAX)) {
-		ebt_print_error("Invalid number %s: %s", str, strerror(errno));
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	if (min <= max) {
-		if (*num > max || *num < min) {
-			ebt_print_error("Value %ld out of range (%ld, %ld)", *num, min, max);
-			return NULL;
-		}
-	}
-	if (*num == 0 && str == end)
-		return NULL;
-	return end;
-}
-
-static char *
-parse_range(const char *str, long min, long max, long num[])
-{
-	char *next;
-
-	next = parse_num(str, min, max, num);
-	if (next == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-	if (next && *next == ':')
-		next = parse_num(next+1, min, max, &num[1]);
-	else
-		num[1] = num[0];
-	return next;
-}
-
-static int
-parse_icmpv6(const char *icmpv6type, uint8_t type[], uint8_t code[])
-{
-	static const unsigned int limit = ARRAY_SIZE(icmpv6_codes);
-	unsigned int match = limit;
-	unsigned int i;
-	long number[2];
-
-	for (i = 0; i < limit; i++) {
-		if (strncasecmp(icmpv6_codes[i].name, icmpv6type, strlen(icmpv6type)))
-			continue;
-		if (match != limit)
-			ebt_print_error("Ambiguous ICMPv6 type `%s':"
-					" `%s' or `%s'?",
-					icmpv6type, icmpv6_codes[match].name,
-					icmpv6_codes[i].name);
-		match = i;
-	}
-
-	if (match < limit) {
-		type[0] = type[1] = icmpv6_codes[match].type;
-		code[0] = icmpv6_codes[match].code_min;
-		code[1] = icmpv6_codes[match].code_max;
-	} else {
-		char *next = parse_range(icmpv6type, 0, 255, number);
-		if (!next) {
-			ebt_print_error("Unknown ICMPv6 type `%s'",
-							icmpv6type);
-			return -1;
-		}
-		type[0] = (uint8_t) number[0];
-		type[1] = (uint8_t) number[1];
-		switch (*next) {
-		case 0:
-			code[0] = 0;
-			code[1] = 255;
-			return 0;
-		case '/':
-			next = parse_range(next+1, 0, 255, number);
-			code[0] = (uint8_t) number[0];
-			code[1] = (uint8_t) number[1];
-			if (next == NULL)
-				return -1;
-			if (next && *next == 0)
-				return 0;
-		/* fallthrough */
-		default:
-			ebt_print_error("unknown character %c", *next);
-			return -1;
-		}
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void print_port_range(uint16_t *ports)
 {
 	if (ports[0] == ports[1])
@@ -240,58 +140,6 @@ static void print_port_range(uint16_t *ports)
 		printf("%d:%d ", ports[0], ports[1]);
 }
 
-static void print_icmp_code(uint8_t *code)
-{
-	if (code[0] == code[1])
-		printf("/%"PRIu8 " ", code[0]);
-	else
-		printf("/%"PRIu8":%"PRIu8 " ", code[0], code[1]);
-}
-
-static void print_icmp_type(uint8_t *type, uint8_t *code)
-{
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	if (type[0] != type[1]) {
-		printf("%"PRIu8 ":%" PRIu8, type[0], type[1]);
-		print_icmp_code(code);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(icmpv6_codes); i++) {
-		if (icmpv6_codes[i].type != type[0])
-			continue;
-
-		if (icmpv6_codes[i].code_min == code[0] &&
-		    icmpv6_codes[i].code_max == code[1]) {
-			printf("%s ", icmpv6_codes[i].name);
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-	printf("%"PRIu8, type[0]);
-	print_icmp_code(code);
-}
-
-static void print_icmpv6types(void)
-{
-	unsigned int i;
-        printf("Valid ICMPv6 Types:");
-
-	for (i=0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(icmpv6_codes); i++) {
-		if (i && icmpv6_codes[i].type == icmpv6_codes[i-1].type) {
-			if (icmpv6_codes[i].code_min == icmpv6_codes[i-1].code_min
-			    && (icmpv6_codes[i].code_max
-			        == icmpv6_codes[i-1].code_max))
-				printf(" (%s)", icmpv6_codes[i].name);
-			else
-				printf("\n   %s", icmpv6_codes[i].name);
-		}
-		else
-			printf("\n%s", icmpv6_codes[i].name);
-	}
-	printf("\n");
-}
-
 static void print_help()
 {
 	printf(
@@ -303,7 +151,9 @@ static void print_help()
 "--ip6-sport  [!] port[:port]   : tcp/udp source port or port range\n"
 "--ip6-dport  [!] port[:port]   : tcp/udp destination port or port range\n"
 "--ip6-icmp-type [!] type[[:type]/code[:code]] : ipv6-icmp type/code or type/code range\n");
-print_icmpv6types();
+
+	printf("\nValid ICMPv6 Types:\n");
+	ebt_print_icmp_types(icmpv6_codes, ARRAY_SIZE(icmpv6_codes));
 }
 
 static void init(struct ebt_entry_match *match)
@@ -374,7 +224,9 @@ static int parse(int c, char **argv, int argc, const struct ebt_u_entry *entry,
 		ipinfo->bitmask |= EBT_IP6_ICMP6;
 		if (ebt_check_inverse2(optarg))
 			ipinfo->invflags |= EBT_IP6_ICMP6;
-		if (parse_icmpv6(optarg, ipinfo->icmpv6_type, ipinfo->icmpv6_code))
+		if (ebt_parse_icmp(icmpv6_codes, ARRAY_SIZE(icmpv6_codes),
+				   optarg, ipinfo->icmpv6_type,
+				   ipinfo->icmpv6_code))
 			return 0;
 		break;
 
@@ -493,7 +345,8 @@ static void print(const struct ebt_u_entry *entry,
 		printf("--ip6-icmp-type ");
 		if (ipinfo->invflags & EBT_IP6_ICMP6)
 			printf("! ");
-		print_icmp_type(ipinfo->icmpv6_type, ipinfo->icmpv6_code);
+		ebt_print_icmp_type(icmpv6_codes, ARRAY_SIZE(icmpv6_codes),
+				    ipinfo->icmpv6_type, ipinfo->icmpv6_code);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/include/ebtables_u.h b/include/ebtables_u.h
index 35a5bcc54c86..17afa9487f5a 100644
--- a/include/ebtables_u.h
+++ b/include/ebtables_u.h
@@ -222,6 +222,15 @@ struct ebt_u_target
 	struct ebt_u_target *next;
 };
 
+
+struct ebt_icmp_names {
+	const char *name;
+	uint8_t type;
+	uint8_t code_min, code_max;
+};
+
+
+
 /* libebtc.c */
 
 extern struct ebt_u_table *ebt_tables;
@@ -300,11 +309,17 @@ void ebt_print_mac_and_mask(const unsigned char *mac, const unsigned char *mask)
 int ebt_get_mac_and_mask(const char *from, unsigned char *to, unsigned char *mask);
 void ebt_parse_ip_address(char *address, uint32_t *addr, uint32_t *msk);
 char *ebt_mask_to_dotted(uint32_t mask);
-void ebt_parse_ip6_address(char *address, struct in6_addr *addr, 
+void ebt_parse_ip6_address(char *address, struct in6_addr *addr,
 						   struct in6_addr *msk);
 char *ebt_ip6_to_numeric(const struct in6_addr *addrp);
 char *ebt_ip6_mask_to_string(const struct in6_addr *msk);
 
+int ebt_parse_icmp(const struct ebt_icmp_names *icmp_codes, size_t n_codes,
+		   const char *icmptype, uint8_t type[], uint8_t code[]);
+void ebt_print_icmp_type(const struct ebt_icmp_names *icmp_codes,
+			 size_t n_codes, uint8_t *type, uint8_t *code);
+void ebt_print_icmp_types(const struct ebt_icmp_names *icmp_codes,
+			  size_t n_codes);
 
 int do_command(int argc, char *argv[], int exec_style,
                struct ebt_u_replace *replace_);
diff --git a/useful_functions.c b/useful_functions.c
index d14cbe9dbdba..8f54bae83fae 100644
--- a/useful_functions.c
+++ b/useful_functions.c
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
  */
 #include "include/ebtables_u.h"
 #include "include/ethernetdb.h"
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <netinet/ether.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 
+
 const unsigned char mac_type_unicast[ETH_ALEN] =   {0,0,0,0,0,0};
 const unsigned char msk_type_unicast[ETH_ALEN] =   {1,0,0,0,0,0};
 const unsigned char mac_type_multicast[ETH_ALEN] = {1,0,0,0,0,0};
@@ -188,7 +192,7 @@ static int undot_ip(char *ip, unsigned char *ip2)
 			return -1;
 		*q = '\0';
 		onebyte = strtol(p, &end, 10);
-		if (*end != '\0' || onebyte > 255 || onebyte < 0)   
+		if (*end != '\0' || onebyte > 255 || onebyte < 0)
 			return -1;
 		ip2[i] = (unsigned char)onebyte;
 		p = q + 1;
@@ -275,7 +279,7 @@ char *ebt_mask_to_dotted(uint32_t mask)
 		*buf = '\0';
 	else
 		/* Mask was not a decent combination of 1's and 0's */
-		sprintf(buf, "/%d.%d.%d.%d", ((unsigned char *)&mask)[0], 
+		sprintf(buf, "/%d.%d.%d.%d", ((unsigned char *)&mask)[0],
 		   ((unsigned char *)&mask)[1], ((unsigned char *)&mask)[2],
 		   ((unsigned char *)&mask)[3]);
 
@@ -424,3 +428,146 @@ char *ebt_ip6_mask_to_string(const struct in6_addr *msk)
 		sprintf(buf, "/%s", ebt_ip6_to_numeric(msk));
 	return buf;
 }
+
+static char*
+parse_num(const char *str, long min, long max, long *num)
+{
+	char *end;
+
+	errno = 0;
+	*num = strtol(str, &end, 10);
+	if (errno && (*num == LONG_MIN || *num == LONG_MAX)) {
+		ebt_print_error("Invalid number %s: %s", str, strerror(errno));
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	if (min <= max) {
+		if (*num > max || *num < min) {
+			ebt_print_error("Value %ld out of range (%ld, %ld)", *num, min, max);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	if (*num == 0 && str == end)
+		return NULL;
+	return end;
+}
+
+static char *
+parse_range(const char *str, long min, long max, long num[])
+{
+	char *next;
+
+	next = parse_num(str, min, max, num);
+	if (next == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	if (next && *next == ':')
+		next = parse_num(next+1, min, max, &num[1]);
+	else
+		num[1] = num[0];
+	return next;
+}
+
+int ebt_parse_icmp(const struct ebt_icmp_names *icmp_codes, size_t n_codes,
+		   const char *icmptype, uint8_t type[], uint8_t code[])
+{
+	unsigned int match = n_codes;
+	unsigned int i;
+	long number[2];
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n_codes; i++) {
+		if (strncasecmp(icmp_codes[i].name, icmptype, strlen(icmptype)))
+			continue;
+		if (match != n_codes)
+			ebt_print_error("Ambiguous ICMP type `%s':"
+					" `%s' or `%s'?",
+					icmptype, icmp_codes[match].name,
+					icmp_codes[i].name);
+		match = i;
+	}
+
+	if (match < n_codes) {
+		type[0] = type[1] = icmp_codes[match].type;
+		code[0] = icmp_codes[match].code_min;
+		code[1] = icmp_codes[match].code_max;
+	} else {
+		char *next = parse_range(icmptype, 0, 255, number);
+		if (!next) {
+			ebt_print_error("Unknown ICMP type `%s'",
+							icmptype);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		type[0] = (uint8_t) number[0];
+		type[1] = (uint8_t) number[1];
+		switch (*next) {
+		case 0:
+			code[0] = 0;
+			code[1] = 255;
+			return 0;
+		case '/':
+			next = parse_range(next+1, 0, 255, number);
+			code[0] = (uint8_t) number[0];
+			code[1] = (uint8_t) number[1];
+			if (next == NULL)
+				return -1;
+			if (next && *next == 0)
+				return 0;
+		/* fallthrough */
+		default:
+			ebt_print_error("unknown character %c", *next);
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void print_icmp_code(uint8_t *code)
+{
+	if (code[0] == code[1])
+		printf("/%"PRIu8 " ", code[0]);
+	else
+		printf("/%"PRIu8":%"PRIu8 " ", code[0], code[1]);
+}
+
+void ebt_print_icmp_type(const struct ebt_icmp_names *icmp_codes,
+			 size_t n_codes, uint8_t *type, uint8_t *code)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	if (type[0] != type[1]) {
+		printf("%"PRIu8 ":%" PRIu8, type[0], type[1]);
+		print_icmp_code(code);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n_codes; i++) {
+		if (icmp_codes[i].type != type[0])
+			continue;
+
+		if (icmp_codes[i].code_min == code[0] &&
+		    icmp_codes[i].code_max == code[1]) {
+			printf("%s ", icmp_codes[i].name);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+	printf("%"PRIu8, type[0]);
+	print_icmp_code(code);
+}
+
+void ebt_print_icmp_types(const struct ebt_icmp_names *icmp_codes,
+			  size_t n_codes)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n_codes; i++) {
+		if (i && icmp_codes[i].type == icmp_codes[i-1].type) {
+			if (icmp_codes[i].code_min == icmp_codes[i-1].code_min
+			    && (icmp_codes[i].code_max
+			        == icmp_codes[i-1].code_max))
+				printf(" (%s)", icmp_codes[i].name);
+			else
+				printf("\n   %s", icmp_codes[i].name);
+		}
+		else
+			printf("\n%s", icmp_codes[i].name);
+	}
+	printf("\n");
+}
