static int sctp_side_effects(sctp_event_t event_type, sctp_subtype_t subtype,
                             sctp_state_t state,
                             struct sctp_endpoint *ep,
-                            struct sctp_association *asoc,
+                            struct sctp_association **asoc,
                             void *event_arg,
                             sctp_disposition_t status,
                             sctp_cmd_seq_t *commands,
        debug_post_sfn();
 
        error = sctp_side_effects(event_type, subtype, state,
-                                 ep, asoc, event_arg, status,
+                                 ep, &asoc, event_arg, status,
                                  &commands, gfp);
        debug_post_sfx();
 
 static int sctp_side_effects(sctp_event_t event_type, sctp_subtype_t subtype,
                             sctp_state_t state,
                             struct sctp_endpoint *ep,
-                            struct sctp_association *asoc,
+                            struct sctp_association **asoc,
                             void *event_arg,
                             sctp_disposition_t status,
                             sctp_cmd_seq_t *commands,
         * disposition SCTP_DISPOSITION_CONSUME.
         */
        if (0 != (error = sctp_cmd_interpreter(event_type, subtype, state,
-                                              ep, asoc,
+                                              ep, *asoc,
                                               event_arg, status,
                                               commands, gfp)))
                goto bail;
                break;
 
        case SCTP_DISPOSITION_DELETE_TCB:
+       case SCTP_DISPOSITION_ABORT:
                /* This should now be a command. */
+               *asoc = NULL;
                break;
 
        case SCTP_DISPOSITION_CONSUME:
-       case SCTP_DISPOSITION_ABORT:
                /*
                 * We should no longer have much work to do here as the
                 * real work has been done as explicit commands above.
 
                SCTP_INC_STATS(net, SCTP_MIB_IN_DATA_CHUNK_DISCARDS);
                goto discard_force;
        case SCTP_IERROR_NO_DATA:
-               goto consume;
+               return SCTP_DISPOSITION_ABORT;
        case SCTP_IERROR_PROTO_VIOLATION:
                return sctp_sf_abort_violation(net, ep, asoc, chunk, commands,
                        (u8 *)chunk->subh.data_hdr, sizeof(sctp_datahdr_t));
                sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_GEN_SACK, force);
 
        return SCTP_DISPOSITION_DISCARD;
-consume:
-       return SCTP_DISPOSITION_CONSUME;
-
 }
 
 /*
        case SCTP_IERROR_BAD_STREAM:
                break;
        case SCTP_IERROR_NO_DATA:
-               goto consume;
+               return SCTP_DISPOSITION_ABORT;
        case SCTP_IERROR_PROTO_VIOLATION:
                return sctp_sf_abort_violation(net, ep, asoc, chunk, commands,
                        (u8 *)chunk->subh.data_hdr, sizeof(sctp_datahdr_t));
                                SCTP_TO(SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_T2_SHUTDOWN));
        }
 
-consume:
        return SCTP_DISPOSITION_CONSUME;
 }
 
         * if necessary to fill gaps.
         */
        struct sctp_chunk *abort = arg;
-       sctp_disposition_t retval;
-
-       retval = SCTP_DISPOSITION_CONSUME;
 
        if (abort)
                sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_REPLY, SCTP_CHUNK(abort));
        SCTP_INC_STATS(net, SCTP_MIB_ABORTEDS);
        SCTP_DEC_STATS(net, SCTP_MIB_CURRESTAB);
 
-       return retval;
+       return SCTP_DISPOSITION_ABORT;
 }
 
 /* We tried an illegal operation on an association which is closed.  */
        sctp_cmd_seq_t *commands)
 {
        struct sctp_chunk *abort = arg;
-       sctp_disposition_t retval;
 
        /* Stop T1-init timer */
        sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_TIMER_STOP,
                        SCTP_TO(SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_T1_INIT));
-       retval = SCTP_DISPOSITION_CONSUME;
 
        if (abort)
                sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_REPLY, SCTP_CHUNK(abort));
        sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_INIT_FAILED,
                        SCTP_PERR(SCTP_ERROR_USER_ABORT));
 
-       return retval;
+       return SCTP_DISPOSITION_ABORT;
 }
 
 /*