1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
index 90690e37a56f..c7bfddfc65b0 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
@@ -279,6 +279,18 @@ static inline bool nf_ct_should_gc(const struct nf_conn *ct)
 	       !nf_ct_is_dying(ct);
 }
 
+#define	NF_CT_DAY	(86400 * HZ)
+
+/* Set an arbitrary timeout large enough not to ever expire, this save
+ * us a check for the IPS_OFFLOAD_BIT from the packet path via
+ * nf_ct_is_expired().
+ */
+static inline void nf_ct_offload_timeout(struct nf_conn *ct)
+{
+	if (nf_ct_expires(ct) < NF_CT_DAY / 2)
+		ct->timeout = nfct_time_stamp + NF_CT_DAY;
+}
+
 struct kernel_param;
 
 int nf_conntrack_set_hashsize(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);