tipc_net_route_msg(buf);
 }
 
-static int port_unreliable(struct tipc_port *p_ptr)
-{
-       return msg_src_droppable(&p_ptr->phdr);
-}
-
-int tipc_portunreliable(u32 ref, unsigned int *isunreliable)
-{
-       struct tipc_port *p_ptr;
-
-       p_ptr = tipc_port_lock(ref);
-       if (!p_ptr)
-               return -EINVAL;
-       *isunreliable = port_unreliable(p_ptr);
-       tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
-       return 0;
-}
-
-int tipc_set_portunreliable(u32 ref, unsigned int isunreliable)
-{
-       struct tipc_port *p_ptr;
-
-       p_ptr = tipc_port_lock(ref);
-       if (!p_ptr)
-               return -EINVAL;
-       msg_set_src_droppable(&p_ptr->phdr, (isunreliable != 0));
-       tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int port_unreturnable(struct tipc_port *p_ptr)
-{
-       return msg_dest_droppable(&p_ptr->phdr);
-}
-
-int tipc_portunreturnable(u32 ref, unsigned int *isunrejectable)
-{
-       struct tipc_port *p_ptr;
-
-       p_ptr = tipc_port_lock(ref);
-       if (!p_ptr)
-               return -EINVAL;
-       *isunrejectable = port_unreturnable(p_ptr);
-       tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
-       return 0;
-}
-
-int tipc_set_portunreturnable(u32 ref, unsigned int isunrejectable)
-{
-       struct tipc_port *p_ptr;
-
-       p_ptr = tipc_port_lock(ref);
-       if (!p_ptr)
-               return -EINVAL;
-       msg_set_dest_droppable(&p_ptr->phdr, (isunrejectable != 0));
-       tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
-       return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * port_build_proto_msg(): create connection protocol message for port
  *
        tipc_net_route_msg(buf);
 }
 
-int tipc_portimportance(u32 ref, unsigned int *importance)
-{
-       struct tipc_port *p_ptr;
-
-       p_ptr = tipc_port_lock(ref);
-       if (!p_ptr)
-               return -EINVAL;
-       *importance = (unsigned int)msg_importance(&p_ptr->phdr);
-       tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
-       return 0;
-}
-
-int tipc_set_portimportance(u32 ref, unsigned int imp)
-{
-       struct tipc_port *p_ptr;
-
-       if (imp > TIPC_CRITICAL_IMPORTANCE)
-               return -EINVAL;
-
-       p_ptr = tipc_port_lock(ref);
-       if (!p_ptr)
-               return -EINVAL;
-       msg_set_importance(&p_ptr->phdr, (u32)imp);
-       tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
-       return 0;
-}
-
-
 int tipc_publish(struct tipc_port *p_ptr, unsigned int scope,
                 struct tipc_name_seq const *seq)
 {
                        return res;
                }
        }
-       if (port_unreliable(p_ptr)) {
+       if (tipc_port_unreliable(p_ptr)) {
                p_ptr->congested = 0;
                return len;
        }
                                p_ptr->sent++;
                        return res;
                }
-               if (port_unreliable(p_ptr)) {
+               if (tipc_port_unreliable(p_ptr))
                        return len;
-               }
+
                return -ELINKCONG;
        }
        return tipc_port_iovec_reject(p_ptr, msg, msg_sect, len,
                        p_ptr->sent++;
                return res;
        }
-       if (port_unreliable(p_ptr)) {
+       if (tipc_port_unreliable(p_ptr))
                return len;
-       }
+
        return -ELINKCONG;
 }
 
 
 void tipc_port_destroy(struct tipc_port *p_ptr);
 
-int tipc_portimportance(u32 portref, unsigned int *importance);
-int tipc_set_portimportance(u32 portref, unsigned int importance);
-
-int tipc_portunreliable(u32 portref, unsigned int *isunreliable);
-int tipc_set_portunreliable(u32 portref, unsigned int isunreliable);
-
-int tipc_portunreturnable(u32 portref, unsigned int *isunreturnable);
-int tipc_set_portunreturnable(u32 portref, unsigned int isunreturnable);
-
 int tipc_publish(struct tipc_port *p_ptr, unsigned int scope,
                 struct tipc_name_seq const *name_seq);
 int tipc_withdraw(struct tipc_port *p_ptr, unsigned int scope,
        return msg_destport(&p_ptr->phdr);
 }
 
+static inline  bool tipc_port_unreliable(struct tipc_port *port)
+{
+       return msg_src_droppable(&port->phdr) != 0;
+}
+
+static inline void tipc_port_set_unreliable(struct tipc_port *port,
+                                           bool unreliable)
+{
+       msg_set_src_droppable(&port->phdr, unreliable ? 1 : 0);
+}
+
+static inline bool tipc_port_unreturnable(struct tipc_port *port)
+{
+       return msg_dest_droppable(&port->phdr) != 0;
+}
+
+static inline void tipc_port_set_unreturnable(struct tipc_port *port,
+                                            bool unreturnable)
+{
+       msg_set_dest_droppable(&port->phdr, unreturnable ? 1 : 0);
+}
+
+
+static inline int tipc_port_importance(struct tipc_port *port)
+{
+       return msg_importance(&port->phdr);
+}
+
+static inline void tipc_port_set_importance(struct tipc_port *port, int imp)
+{
+       msg_set_importance(&port->phdr, (u32)imp);
+}
+
 #endif
 
        spin_unlock_bh(tp_ptr->lock);
 
        if (sock->state == SS_READY) {
-               tipc_set_portunreturnable(tp_ptr->ref, 1);
+               tipc_port_set_unreturnable(tp_ptr, true);
                if (sock->type == SOCK_DGRAM)
-                       tipc_set_portunreliable(tp_ptr->ref, 1);
+                       tipc_port_set_unreliable(tp_ptr, true);
        }
        return 0;
 }
        tipc_port_connect(new_ref, &peer);
        new_sock->state = SS_CONNECTED;
 
-       tipc_set_portimportance(new_ref, msg_importance(msg));
+       tipc_port_set_importance(new_port, msg_importance(msg));
        if (msg_named(msg)) {
                new_port->conn_type = msg_nametype(msg);
                new_port->conn_instance = msg_nameinst(msg);
 
        switch (opt) {
        case TIPC_IMPORTANCE:
-               res = tipc_set_portimportance(tport->ref, value);
+               tipc_port_set_importance(tport, value);
                break;
        case TIPC_SRC_DROPPABLE:
                if (sock->type != SOCK_STREAM)
-                       res = tipc_set_portunreliable(tport->ref, value);
+                       tipc_port_set_unreliable(tport, value);
                else
                        res = -ENOPROTOOPT;
                break;
        case TIPC_DEST_DROPPABLE:
-               res = tipc_set_portunreturnable(tport->ref, value);
+               tipc_port_set_unreturnable(tport, value);
                break;
        case TIPC_CONN_TIMEOUT:
                tipc_sk(sk)->conn_timeout = value;
 
        switch (opt) {
        case TIPC_IMPORTANCE:
-               res = tipc_portimportance(tport->ref, &value);
+               value = tipc_port_importance(tport);
                break;
        case TIPC_SRC_DROPPABLE:
-               res = tipc_portunreliable(tport->ref, &value);
+               value = tipc_port_unreliable(tport);
                break;
        case TIPC_DEST_DROPPABLE:
-               res = tipc_portunreturnable(tport->ref, &value);
+               value = tipc_port_unreturnable(tport);
                break;
        case TIPC_CONN_TIMEOUT:
                value = tipc_sk(sk)->conn_timeout;